Quote Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr View Post
The problem with not letting chariots escape is that the only unit that can chase them are cavalry, which get minced in the scythes. The best thing you can do is try to take out a few with the ranged attacks. IIRC Elephants also kill troops when they fall over after dieing, but usually that's a price worth paying.
Now, I don't know if's it's just me, but I swear I see tight formation heavy cavalry (ie. my Cataphract Archers) take less damage from charging scythed chariots if I tell them to stay and brace themselves rather than charge! Perhaps they have a harder time riding through the CA formation, and gets bogged down?