I have a question about Satyrs

PvK · #1 January 17th, 2004, 12:04 AM

Oftentimes cannon fodder is very useful.

Or, if places in the rear with Hold and Attack, they can arrive when the enemy has a bunch of fatigue, but they are fresh, and so suddenly can compete with better units. Numbers help.

I've even done some good damage with Mictlani slaves (!!) ... when they arrive at just the right time. Actually, I have quite a few elite-2 Mictlani slaves (which still stink worse than Satyrs, but it's interesting). They always serve to at least distract the enemy for a while, and when then usually run away, the survivers end up getting to be experienced.

PvK

aldin · #2 January 17th, 2004, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PvK:
Or, if places in the rear with Hold and Attack, they can arrive when the enemy has a bunch of fatigue, but they are fresh, and so suddenly can compete with better units.

Excellent! Another arrow for the quiver. What a brilliant way to mix things up.

~Aldin

[ January 16, 2004, 22:13: Message edited by: aldin ]

aldin · #3 January 17th, 2004, 12:12 AM

Feh! Apparently hitting Enter while selecting an icon = POST

[ January 16, 2004, 22:13: Message edited by: aldin ]

Arralen · #4 January 17th, 2004, 07:14 AM

Sartyr = Suck

Sartyr + Maenads + (Mass)Protection = impressive, but ultra-cheap force

I agree about type1, though - it's absolutly useless, even for patrolling, as you'll use Harpies for that.

A.

Jasper · #5 January 17th, 2004, 05:48 PM

Mass protection improves the basic Satyrs, but works much better on troops that start with armor and/or have berserk. Centaur Warriors IIRC berserked with Barksin have 19 protection.

I can't think of any spells that make the unarmored satyrs worthwhile. Perhaps if you cast Wind Guide and Flaming Arrows on their javelins... But that's not easy to do for Pangaea, and besides would be more effective with the crappy independent LI.

Really, if you're playing Pangaea stay away from the unarmored Satyrs. Why use inferior troops when you have access to great troops like Centaur Warriors?

PvK · #6 January 17th, 2004, 08:01 PM

Because you can raise a lot of them quickly in an emergency, and cannon fodder is useful to have some of, to reduce the attention on your stronger troops, and distract the enemy, etc.

PvK

Jasper · #7 January 18th, 2004, 12:25 AM

They're roughly as resource efficient as Centaur Warriors, so this doesn't seem like an advantage to me.