[PvK]

Sure there is a reason!

Suppose you have 90 resources available - you can build either 30 of Satyr #3, or 45 of Satyr #1, in one turn. So if you want units quickly, you can produce them at 150% the rate of the kind with bucklers. They are probably much more than 67% as effective as a Satyr #3, so you get a lot more combat power, quickly.

PvK

P.S.
Or if you have 2 resources left over, you can get a Satyr #1, instead of nothing.
Or if you have 4 resources left over, you could add two Satyr #1's instead of one Satyr #3.
Cannon fodder can make a big difference in the outcome of a battle.

[ January 16, 2004, 20:04: Message edited by: PvK ]