>LIZARDS GONE WILD!
>>I've found Falchioneers to be also effective
The Falchioneers are good troops, but I have found the Elite Warriors to be better even at the higher gold cost.
#1 The trident is a length 4 weapon, which will provide extra defense in the form of repels much more often than the length 2 falchion.
#2 They have a 12 morale as opposed to the flachioneers 10. That's a huge difference, particularly for C'tis, who has no other troops with good morale.
#3 The higher attack skill is absolutely critical. In practice I find that the Elite Warriors simply deal damage on a much more consistent basis.
#4 The lower resource cost means that I can generate more troops. When playing C'tis I often find that numbers are the key to victory, and the production limitations are often a tighter constraint than the gold costs.
#5 I have tried games using both troops, and while this is certainly nothing more than anecdotal evidence, I have found that the Elite Warriors appear to out perform the Falchioneers in practice.
On the other hand I'm open to input on potential ways that the falchioneers may be abused.
[ January 11, 2004, 17:49: Message edited by: apoger ]