Favorite/Least Favorite Bodyguards

[Laman]

Have no real favorite, but my least favorite is the Lusotannan bodyguards, for those that remember the old Pontika Spahbet and all the talk about how bad they where, the Lusotannan guys are in essence the same (but in my experience maybe even worse). While not really bad, they don't do what at least I want from a bodyguard. All others atleast have something going for them, the infantry ones are real though guys, the Casse chariots have the whole fear factor (at least the last time I played Casse in one of the previous versions) so the fact they aren't impressive in combat aren't that important. The other cavalry bodyguards all are able to charge and break the enemy. The Lusotannan guys, no charge whatsoever, get eaten alive by Curisi, not to mention anything that remotely looks like infantry. The javelins are useful but really, do one want a bodyguard that is just a really good Hippakontistai?

[Grriffon]

Have no real favorite, but my least favorite is the Lusotannan bodyguards, for those that remember the old Pontika Spahbet and all the talk about how bad they where, the Lusotannan guys are in essence the same (but in my experience maybe even worse). While not really bad, they don't do what at least I want from a bodyguard. All others atleast have something going for them, the infantry ones are real though guys, the Casse chariots have the whole fear factor (at least the last time I played Casse in one of the previous versions) so the fact they aren't impressive in combat aren't that important. The other cavalry bodyguards all are able to charge and break the enemy. The Lusotannan guys, no charge whatsoever, get eaten alive by Curisi, not to mention anything that remotely looks like infantry. The javelins are useful but really, do one want a bodyguard that is just a really good Hippakontistai?

I dunno. I like the Lusotannan bodyguard. Their javelins have a high enough attack value to actually be useful, unlike the Cassee generals, and they have a really nice high attack value sword melee attack, so even though they don't have a massive charge bonus, they are WELL able to fight most units in prolonged melee, something I usually avoid doing with my cavalry.

[Celtic_Punk]

I love the Spartan body guards. i dont like that only the starting spartan characters have them :(