Rome 2: A constructive wishlist

[AntiDamascus]

I really never pick any retainer with zeal,auth or whatever because it seems to be a waste of time. I pick things like armor, morale, damage or movement speed.

[Bramborough]

I really never pick any retainer with zeal,auth or whatever because it seems to be a waste of time. I pick things like armor, morale, damage or movement speed.

In theory, I agree. In practice, however, generals (the Roman ones, at least) usually seem to go crazy (first "Not Quite Right", followed soon by "Unhinged") and lose tons of authority. I find myself using +authority retainers quite often, trying to get rid of their low-auth debuffs. Other than that, yeah, I much prefer the others, especially the +damage guys.

A side observation: Household members with +authority and +cunning come up all the time, but I don't think I've ever seen one with +zeal, which I find rather odd.

[AntiDamascus]

Maybe because they knew how easy it was for a general to go +zeal?

[Bramborough]

Maybe because they knew how easy it was for a general to go +zeal?

True enough, especially since it's much more natural to embed a champ with an army stack than a spy or dignitary.

[Myth]

+1 to seeing command stars on the map.

For general development:

Get the walking stick household item that gives +1% campaign map movement.

Go for Strategist and then for the horn icon which gives 6% campaign map movement at first level.

Can't go wrong with these. If you don't have that household item, 5% morale or armour is great (morale not needed once you have a sufficient armidoctor and Pretorians)

[Sp4]

In theory, I agree. In practice, however, generals (the Roman ones, at least) usually seem to go crazy (first "Not Quite Right", followed soon by "Unhinged") and lose tons of authority. I find myself using +authority retainers quite often, trying to get rid of their low-auth debuffs. Other than that, yeah, I much prefer the others, especially the +damage guys.

A side observation: Household members with +authority and +cunning come up all the time, but I don't think I've ever seen one with +zeal, which I find rather odd.

If I get a general going crazy, I just roll with it and buff the guy's zeal. Minmax and all that ^^