Polybian Units vs Camillan Units

**Iskander 3.1** · 06-15-2009, 22:30

If you form your army properly, you shouldn't have to use the Triarii at all.

As for the best units? Pedites Extrodinari. Keep them back and then charge them when you need to a decisive blow and watch the rout begin. PedEx FTW

**Aemilius Paulus** · 06-16-2009, 00:17

Originally Posted by Iskander 3.1

If you form your army properly, you shouldn't have to use the Triarii at all.

"If"s are irrelevant. One can win a battle with only horse archers, but does that mean they want to use only horse archers?

Originally Posted by Iskander 3.1

As for the best units? Pedites Extrodinari. Keep them back and then charge them when you need to a decisive blow and watch the rout begin. PedEx FTW

Agreed. They are my favourite as well. Triarii work the best as line holders and anti-cavalry units. PEs work best against heavily armoured infantry and cavalry units, as well as making superb flankers. Although I would recommend Hastati or Principes as flankers.

**Mikhail Mengsk** · 06-16-2009, 08:42

Ok, understood. I think i will keep the camillan barrack at Capua, just to be able to keep training camillan Triarii and Equites Romanii. ;-) Camillan Triarii rocks!!!

**Cute Wolf** · 06-16-2009, 10:20

I think they are auto-damaged by the script... u must remove the auto-damage script to made this happened

**Apázlinemjó** · 06-16-2009, 10:42

Yeah, you shouldn't be able to use them lawl.

**johnhughthom** · 06-16-2009, 11:38

I'm not a huge "stat-watcher" , when selecting units I don't really bother looking at the numbers, my reasoning being ancient generals didn't have a statistical breakdown of their mens strengths and weaknesses. I do spend a lot of time reading unit descriptions. I have played many a Romani campaign though, just hit the Polybians in my current one, so feel qualified to venture an opinion.
With a Camillan army you go into any battle , even with odds up to two to one, confident of victory. You know your army will stand well, so long as you don't do anything silly. There is always a tiny doubt in the back of your mind though, those three or four times you have been shocked to see your Hastati rout, thinking "what the hell's going on".
You go into battles with Polybian armies even more confident, certain that, unless you do something completely moronic, your men will stand and fight. I can honestly say I have never seen a Polybian legionary run in any of my battles in a situation where I wasn't expecting it.