Unit types, skills and equipment

[moj]

Is any equipment after Weaon Grade 3 and Armor Grade 3 really worth the cost for your basic units? Each 200 GP only gets you +3 concuss damage. Doesn't seem worth the money does it?

Try Philippi with a single Praetorian unit at Grade 3 and see how far you get...



These boys were maxed out (although I can't remember what level that actually is: 8? 9?)

[Redpossum]

Possum, Sum1won et al. What is the prevailing wisdom on endurance? It seems to be like a solid addition to the Possum Pattern. Or is the thinking that to get to the higher skill levels in Swordsman and Feint, it is not worth the investment. Is the amount endurance adds to the unit's HP not enough to make it worthwhile?

Honestly, kongming, there's isn't a truly prevailing wisdom on this.

The Possum Method is all about pure offense up to L13, and Endurance doesn't contribute to offense directly. It does contribute indirectly in that it can help keep your troops alive and attacking longer.

I have gone back and forth on Endurance. The points you gain look large in proportion to your troops' health at low level. But by the time you get to L14 or L15, the 5 points per level which you gain from Endurance is a much smaller percentage of their existing health.

So, honestly, the answer is.....I just don't know!

[Teruyuki]

it allows for the purchase of the Ajax's banner, level 8 armour and such
Master swordsman allows the purchase of the Dacian Falx? Light troops with both are killing machines doing over 100 points of damage.