@Geticus
I think we're actually agreeing with each other in a roundabout way. You're right, Komatai are a more versatile unit, and with a few chevrons and morale bonuses, they can really just take care of themselves very well for such a cheap unit (although cavalry would still be a problem). Drapanai, on the other hand, are great in some situations and terrible in others. But they were the option in the poll and Komatai weren't, so that's why I picked them.

Yeah in my Getai campaign I thought I had almost destroyed Makedonia pretty early on (except for that island). But later I discovered them rampaging across Asia Minor, and had to fight them all over again, which is when that Hypastist/Drapanai encounter occurred. On the bright side, Pontus was actually doing well (which you don't see very often) for a while because the AS and Ptolies were occupied by the Maks. But then Pontus became my main enemy and I was forced to reduce them to the status they are in most games haha


Quote Originally Posted by athanaric View Post
Yup. Though it is important to remember that there are two kind of Baltic Archers: the Lonkīnīkōs, who are slightly better than Germanic or Celtic archers but nothing special, and the Medjīnīkōs (Baltic Frontiersmen), who are the strongest Archer-Spearmen, although their range and attack is slightly lower than that of the Arabian guys. Btw., I suspect that only Saba can recruit the latter.
Thanks for the info, those Arabians definitely have much longer range than the Persian guys do. It's too bad that they're only factional, I would have expected a fairly low-level archer unit to be regional as well. Those Baltic Frontiersmen are good too, it's too bad I don't really feel like ever expanding into the desolate area where you find them.