Desert Rangers

[RamsHead]

In case any of you don't know, the Desert Ranger is a unit for LA C'tis. I am curious as to what everyone thinks about them. Personally, I think the Desert Ranger is a solid unit. Its stats all slightly better than most C'tissians, and its cost is reasonable. My concern is for the Desert Ranger's capital only status. As I said, I think it is a good unit, but I do not think it is that good. Moreover, Tomb Guards, which are LA C'tis's really heavy infantries, are also capital only. These guys cost just under 30 resources. Desert Rangers cost 15 resources, so while you will probably be able to recruit a decent number of them, if you want some Tomb Guards, you will get very few Rangers. Poison Slingers are capital only too, but their limiting cost is gold.

With the loss of the tan C'tissians, the best killing unit LA C'tis has in its arsenal outside of the capital is probably the Falchioneer, which has a heck of a time hitting things. Its best punching bag outside of the capital is the Heavy Infantry. With the abundance of heavy armor in LA, Heavy Infantry are still an efficient use of resources, but their protection value is pretty much normal for the age.

Now I am not asking for a unit that has the offensive potential that the Elite Warrior had. Things change in the ages, and I have to get used to not using Elite Warriors and Shaman. I would just like the Desert Ranger released of its capital only status. If it is capital only for thematic reasons, you can just say that, while they are trained in the desert, they patrol all C’tissian cities looking for potential tomb raiders.

Maybe I am the only one that feels this way. I want to know what other people think.

Also, Tomb Wyrms, we need Tomb Wyrms. Oh, and what’s the deal with the Longdead Chariots? Will they ever be available?

OK, I’m done.