[chrispedersen]

There is a medium between not used and not as cost effective as mages.

For example: For ulm War Machines: Chariots with 100 hp that cost 600 gold and 60 resources each.

For Agartha: Terra Cotta Regiment:
Each regiment comes with 45 soldier. Each soldier has 45 hp, prot 20, sacred.

Cost 1200 and 200 resources.

Play with the numbers. Sure mages are cheaper - but mages can fall victim due to lower hp.