Quote Originally Posted by satalexton View Post
Seconded. Hai has good potential: Sturdy Medium infantry, excellent archers, wonderous cavalry.

p.s. In the east, persian hoplitai are the next best thing after smoked cheese.
The problem is the medium inf are low in numbers, archers aren't as armoured as their Syrian and Bosphoran counterparts, and the fact that Persian Hoplites are pretty useless, for they've poor morale, stamina, and their swords suck. I've experienced they even lose to missile fire so easily.