The Pontic Question

[Perturabo]

Sorry man, I am one who thinks that Pontus is now overpowered. The new bodyguards are partly to blame, I caputured Trapezous, and of the 900+ enemies killed something like 630 were by my bodyguard cavalry, for a massive 3 losses to that unit.

Once you capture Nikaea, possibly Byzantium, and a few of the other towns in Asia Minor you will be rolling in money (now 7+ very good goldmines, some of the best in game). By the time Seleucia attacks they will be easy to terminate.

First decade is a bit difficult and you need to be careful with money, and not to offend your neighbours, but after that it gets too easy

Bringing back the old bodyguards to give the faction a bit more indivduality and less power would be great! Ok, maybe fiddle their stats a bit (the old bodyguards), but imho the new ones are 'just' generic massacre monsters.

Still, a fun campaign for the first couple of decades.

edit: fought the Pontic bodyguards as KH, totally destroyed the enemy army in Pergamon while invading Asia Minor, with minimal losses, in the city sqauare ran into the bodyguards and lost half my army to them (200+ units of infantry). If that isn't overpowered then what is? Still won but sheesh....