Promotions!

[spedius01]

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Promotions are an essential element in the structure of Legion Arena. No promotion, no progress!

There are seven main categories of promotion and various sub-categories within each group.
They are as follows:-

1a. Command - Leadership (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Legate only.
1b. Command - Quick Thinker (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Legate only.
1c. Command - Strategist (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Legate only.
2a. Defensive - Block (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal
2b. Defensive - Dodge (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal excluding Elephants.
2c. Defensive - Missile Protection (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal.
2d. Defensive - Stand Firm (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Auxilia and all Heavy Infantry only.
2e. Defensive - Protection From Cavalry (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal.
2f. Defensive - Protection From Infantry (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal.
3a. Health - Health (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal excluding Elephants.
4a. Morale - Morale (Junior NCOs, Senior NCOs, Junior Officers, Senior Officers) - Universal excluding Legate.
5a. Missiles - Marksman (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Skirmishers, Velites & Archers only.
5b. Missiles - Weakspot Targeting (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Skirmishers, Velites & Archers only.
5c. Missiles - Expert Throwers (with no futher upgrades) - All missile armed troops excluding Auxilia.
5d. Missiles - Skirmish (with no further upgrades) - Skirmishers, Velites and Archers only.
6a. Offensive - Armour Penetration (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal exludes Skirmishers, Velites & Archers
6b. Offensive - Swordsman (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal excludes Skirmishers, Velites & Archers.
6c. Offensive - Feint (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal excludes Skirmishers, Velites & Archers.
6d. Offensive - Trample (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Cavalry and Elephants only.
6e. Offensive - Anti-Cavalry Specialist (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal
6f. Offensive - Anti-Infantry Specialist (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal.
6g. Offensive - Anti-Elephant Specialist (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Militia, Skirmishers, Velites & Auxilia only.
7a. Others - Drill (Basic, Advanced, Expert, Master) - Universal excludes Legate.
7b. Others - Disciplined Formations (with no further upgrades) - Peasants, Militia, Spearmen, Auxilia and Archers.
7c. Others - Advanced Formations (with no futher upgrades) - Peasants, Militia, Spearmen, Hastati, Pricipe, Triarii, Auxilia, Archers, Legionaries & Praetorians.

As you move through the various promotion levels within each category the bonuses increase. I believe the ability to use these promotions, to further the prowess of your troops, is a skill in itself. Choose badly and your troops will suffer heavy losses, and you will suffer loss of fame!! Choose wisely and the troops will sing your praises to the very heavens.

In order to earn these promotions your troops must achieve sufficient experience points gained on the battlefield.
Once again insufficient experience points, no promotion. Initially the points required start quite low but as your troops' experience points increase so do the gaps between each level.

I do hope the above will prove helpful.

Vale

M. Spedius Corbulo

PS. See "Equipment" for a second major feature of Legion Arena.