I'm not a Romani fan ,However I've played them in v0.81 And I think Basileos ton Ellenon is right. Because while Praetorians were far more powerful in 0.81 ,Still because of their very limited AOR ,And considering I have plenty of golden experience republican legions and Evocata ,They were not my emipre's elite unit as they should be. I only held them because of historical joy ,and their upkeep was nothing for my already wealthy emipre. the bloody jobs were all up to Republican legions and Evocata (All first trained before imperial reform) and those of early recruited imperial legions.
EB is a historical mod ,and I don't mean to change this as I love this mod because the same historical accuracy. However ,Still some values are question for me. Cohors Evocata for instance ,regardless of those leg greaves,they are reenlisted legionaries ,which means they are seen battle and thus have some real combat experience compare to ordinary legionaries. If we pose some already recruited troops in front of the same amount of toldiers who have passed away the same training ,But have experienced real battles ,Then logically those experienced ones can beat the newly recruited soldiers. But Evocata's defence skill is the same as ordinary legionaries !
There is some changes I made in the satues of these units that I'd like to offer you. I used Cohors Reformata as the base unit
Cohors Evocata
Increased thier Defence Skill with one point to reflect the experience they gained from their previous battles. It'd not a big deal ,just one point more than ordinary legionaries.
Also added one point to their Armor becuase of those greaves they have on each of their legs. I see you mentioned/counted the single greave Pezhetairoi (and two greaves those Ptolemaioi Agema) have ,So why not give one point to them for the two greaves they wear?!
Cohors Praetoriana
I added two point to the armor value of these guys ,Because not only they have one greave for each legs ,But they also using imperial gallic helmet compare to ordinary legionaries. BTW ,They get the best empire can provide. Also at least in look ,Their armor seems not inferior to those of Selukidd ,Aigyptous and Makedonian elite phalanx have !
Also decreased their "Defence Skill" ,Because Although their training is a bit more extensive ,But still is pretty much the same as ordinary legionaries. They are only the sons of more important romans ,Willing to fight ! So I see no reason having them one point Skill than other legionaries.
Cohors Imperatoria
It is true that these guys are not better than their Republican bretheren ,But Still for sake of gameply and as the player have to waite till imperial reform to get them and thus expect something better ,I suggest to at least lower either their coast or their upkeep just a little bit. And it is not ahistorical Imo ,because are recruited in in roman imperial era ,and Legionary equipment already have become standardized. Also As rome have more territories ,thus more smiths available to produce these gears ,And we know that when something being massed produced ,Its price being lowered. By decreasing heir upkeep with 30-50 mani ,The players are encouraged to use them instead of Republican Legionaries![]()
This is just my humble opinion ,Not intended to disregard your efforts![]()
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