Quote Originally Posted by SunShadow
Actually I'm playing with the romani and their units don't seem that bad... if used properly of course. I'm in Polybian times now, but I'm still using the camillan units that where still around when the reform happened. Effectively.

Maybe they are not as powerful as the elite units of other factions, but Roman's elite units are pedites/equites extraordinarii after all... and before Marian times you have to rely a lot on locals, since you can have romans only in italy; so you can get some good troops here and there (ok, not many; but still there are Neitos and Brihentin only a few provinces north...).

About roman's cavalry: equites romani suck, i agree, but the roman army is mainly based on heavy melee infantry and that makes a good work.
I am or better was playing romani until today. As a romani fan i should like them, but unfortunatly i dont.
I have given up playing because i just got pissed off by 2 facts:
1. and most annoying: the reform conditions for the romani.
Ok polybian reforms r eazy to get, but when it comes to marian reforms the porbs begin. I have 5 plebs on the whole map and only 2 of em r sharp/char/vig.
Only 1 guy has everything u need to iniciate the reforms and the the thing with 45 provinces is also done. What happenes? Nothing for about 4 years nothing( and i was already in 159bc). To conquer 90 provinces is just nonesense! I dont wanna fight in asia minor and send reinforcements from italy(what takes u 1 whole year fromt taras harbor) or just use mercs or regional auxillia.

2. I just cant emagine how the hell some light troops like orindary iberi caetraii(or compareable) r able to cut princepes xp 3 bronze chevrons into pieces. I know they use ap weapons, but what has that to do with balance?

Ill try to play as romani again, but in 2 or 3 weeks or so.