Byzantine Pythium - hype/brainstorming thread

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Originally Posted by Trumanator

Also, kataphraktoi were absolutely covered in armor, it makes no sense for them to have crappy prot in-game.

Originally Posted by Trumanator

nothing wrong with having good heavy cavs, they don't need a special nerf. Res cost alone ensures that you don't see a great deal of knights/heavy cavs usually.

They will be covered in armor, it just won't be full plate. The poorer armor* is supposed to reflect how byzantine heavy cavalry was a bit lagging behind a bit with their western Europe counterparts (in this context, Knights of MA Man). You should read the entry like this: "They will have good stats, but will be brought down to the right power level** with sub-optimal equipment".

*Full chain instead of full plate is what -3 prot? Also, it means decreased resourcecost
** About on level with MA Man Knights

Originally Posted by Trumanator

Umm, are you planning on anyone recruiting varangian captains?

Not really, they are just there for added flavour. They have a small niche with sailing and perhaps uber-desperate "anti-thug" capacity, but that's about it.