Units seldom used.

[fahdiz]

Originally posted by Argitoth:
I dunno what your strategy is, but I never have an army without a lvl 4 priest.

You don't? Not even at the very beginning of the game? Maybe if you used more Serpents you wouldn't need a level 4 priest with every army.

I'm just giving you a hard time. I haven't really played much C'tis...although I did notice a sudden jump in the lifespan of my Serpent Dancers when I took a water blessing.

[ March 10, 2004, 22:15: Message edited by: fahdiz ]

[Nagot Gick Fel]

Originally posted by Argitoth:
To me, 1 priest is worth more than 7 snakes

Using both is even better.

[fahdiz]

Originally posted by Nagot Gick Fel:

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Originally posted by Argitoth:
To me, 1 priest is worth more than 7 snakes

Using both is even better.

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Yes, that's sort of what I was trying to get at. Thank you!

[archaeolept]

What I don't know is why you would use Serpents and Snake Dancer things. Serpents are replaced by fantacism-casting priests and snake dancers die too easily. No bless effect would make them worth it even if they are resistant to poison. Slingers + Dancers don't do crap. The dancers die and then the slingers are open for attack.

wow. I love serpent dancers - they're a great chassis for bless effects, especially Water9. W/ Water9 they're fast, hit and poison everything in sight, and are very difficult to kill in melee. Hell, just use them head on against knights. They'll take a charge w/out any losses often enough. If you can afford more blessings they're even better

There only weakness is to archery fire.

Snakes are expensive, but nice to sprinkle in w/ ordinary troops if you're pursuing a bless strategy.

[Argitoth]

Originally posted by fahdiz:

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Originally posted by Nagot Gick Fel:

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Originally posted by Argitoth:
To me, 1 priest is worth more than 7 snakes

Using both is even better.

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Yes, that's sort of what I was trying to get at. Thank you!

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I WILL NEVERRRR!!!!!!!! nooope, no snakes for me, no way no how, no nono1no1!!!Awawhawa!!!AAH!!!!

[fahdiz]

Originally posted by archaeolept:
wow. I love serpent dancers - they're a great chassis for bless effects, especially Water9. W/ Water9 they're fast, hit and poison everything in sight, and are very difficult to kill in melee. Hell, just use them head on against knights. They'll take a charge w/out any losses often enough. If you can afford more blessings they're even better

There only weakness is to archery fire.

Snakes are expensive, but nice to sprinkle in w/ ordinary troops if you're pursuing a bless strategy.

I think that's the problem...from the little I've seen Argitoth write about his usual C'tis strategy, there's no room in it for Water. And so it makes sense that he's never had an opportunity to give Serpent Dancers a fair shake.

[Kjeld]

I'd dare to say that there are few balance problems with individual units. Any of the nation specific "elite" unites have their uses, even if some of them are very situational and/or require additional support and/or appropriate blessings.

My biggest gripe is that in most (if not all) cases, wherever there is a "light" and a "heavy" unit of comparable quality and availability, it is better to build the heavier unit, period. This is largely due to the fact that the difference in cost between the light unit and its heavy counterpart is ressources, not gold, and it is the gold that ultimately matters. This is more of a general problem than a problem with specific units. Why build velites when you can build principes or alae legionaires, why build cardaces, why build unarmored satyrs, etc ...