I dont understand Serpent Cataphracts

[Nagot Gick Fel]

Originally posted by Pocus:
Ok, so your crappy cataphracts saved your day because they were size 3 and not 2. Does it proves that they are not subpar?

They are subpar when compared to other nation's knights - and I've already said or implied this 3 times in this thread, so I'm not trying to prove the contrary - ou alors je serais vraiment de mauvaise foi.

Your point was:

they are underpowered enough to never be built, at least if you play MP.

I proved this to be wrong.

So by definition they are useless.

Saving one player's butt doen't match my own definition of 'useless', and I - and others - have given other examples of their (limited, I agree) usefulness.

Either trash the unit, or bring it to average level (swamp survival, why not)

I wouldn't mind about them getting Swamp Survival. Otherwise, as it's been said several times, Serpent Cataphracts don't need to be improved further, just because Pythium doesn't need another rope to its bow - it has plenty already.

That they find a use in 0.1% of the situation is rather the proof they have a very small window of opportunity.

I estimate the probability for Pythium to start close to Pangaea to be more than that.

Anyway I'm not going to beat this dead horse - or should I say dead serpent? - any longer.

btw, what are the exact damages of a light lance, the description says 'dependant charge bonus' ???

It's dependent on the distance your charger moved in the round. I don't know the exact formula, I guess it must be something like +1 damage/square.