"Civilized" factions conquering the steppe

**pezhetairoi** · 12-23-2007, 00:09

They conquered the Sarmatians because they moved into the Balkan region in the Imperial times. The Sarmatia of EB is way north and east of the Roman Sarmatia... As I see it the Romans never stepped into the steppe, pun not intended...

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

**russia almighty** · 12-23-2007, 00:40

Pez I think your right . Except it's just one group of Sarmatian's . Not the whole damn group .

**Danest** · 12-23-2007, 14:06

Well, Attila and Genghis did something like that, didn't they?

**Chris A. T.** · 12-23-2007, 20:00

Personally I'm all for making the nomads (especially the sauromatae) stronger campaign-vise, but if you do decide to make the steppe areas inherently harder to control for non-nomad factions, I might suggest that you take a look at the campaign objectives for Baktria. Currently, they include a few steppe areas, and (what is worse) destroying or outlasting the Sakae. In my current game as Baktria, they have spread west, to Dahyu Aursa and Dahyu Yugra, and they don't look satisfied yet.. chasing after them is going to be a pain, especially if they do continue. If you add huge unrest etc., well, its going to be tough.

.. On the other hand, you get the privilege of commanding the baktrian late bodyguard cavalry..

Suffice to say, they make my pants happy.

**Hooahguy** · 12-23-2007, 20:46

about your camapign Chris A.T., thats why im also aiming to knock the Saka out early and i already killed off the persians..... less of a pain later on.

**Chris A. T.** · 12-23-2007, 22:20

Originally Posted by hooahguy14

about your camapign Chris A.T., thats why im also aiming to knock the Saka out early and i already killed off the persians..... less of a pain later on.

Yeah, I guess that is the best solution.. exept for the fact that it leaves you with the Arche Seleukia and the Eleutheroi for company for most, if not all, of the rest of your campaign.
That unfortunately kills a lot of the variety, which I feel is otherwise a major EB force.

**Hooahguy** · 12-25-2007, 20:35

Originally Posted by Chris A. T.

Yeah, I guess that is the best solution.. exept for the fact that it leaves you with the Arche Seleukia and the Eleutheroi for company for most, if not all, of the rest of your campaign.
That unfortunately kills a lot of the variety, which I feel is otherwise a major EB force.

ya, well the Eleutheroi are very varied, ranging from HA's to elephants, and i want to have full concentration of the AS.... and i dont want to deal with Saka heavy cavalry stacks.......