I have a question about Satyrs

[Arralen]

Sartyr = Suck

Sartyr + Maenads + (Mass)Protection = impressive, but ultra-cheap force

I agree about type1, though - it's absolutly useless, even for patrolling, as you'll use Harpies for that.

A.

[Jasper]

Mass protection improves the basic Satyrs, but works much better on troops that start with armor and/or have berserk. Centaur Warriors IIRC berserked with Barksin have 19 protection.

I can't think of any spells that make the unarmored satyrs worthwhile. Perhaps if you cast Wind Guide and Flaming Arrows on their javelins... But that's not easy to do for Pangaea, and besides would be more effective with the crappy independent LI.

Really, if you're playing Pangaea stay away from the unarmored Satyrs. Why use inferior troops when you have access to great troops like Centaur Warriors?

[PvK]

Because you can raise a lot of them quickly in an emergency, and cannon fodder is useful to have some of, to reduce the attention on your stronger troops, and distract the enemy, etc.

PvK

[Jasper]

They're roughly as resource efficient as Centaur Warriors, so this doesn't seem like an advantage to me.

[Saber Cherry]

Originally posted by Jasper:
They're roughly as resource efficient as Centaur Warriors, so this doesn't seem like an advantage to me.

Against lightning bolts and mind bLasts, they are more resouce efficient... in terms of HP/res and minds/res. But still, indy LI is better, because resources tend not to limit unarmored units.

[Jasper]

Exactly. If you're looking for volume of fodder, you can do better than Satyrs. Then again, they do have pretty good MR for fodder... Hmmm.

[Arralen]

They

• are stealthy.
• do 2 points more damage ...
• are faster (can't recall from memory how much) and will run down most routing troops, and can "attack rear" more efficiently ...
• they have less encumbrance ...
  than their human (indy) counterparts.

A.

[ January 18, 2004, 06:32: Message edited by: Arralen ]