Re: I have a question about Satyrs
In Dom 1 Satyr Hoplites were the bulk of my mundane forces, as with move 2 and 14 protection they were very good. The drop from 14 to 12 protection has had a much bigger impact than I expected; before Satyrs often survived with some affliction and later recovered leaving you with a nice body of experienced troops. Now they seem to die much more easily.
On top of that, move 1 for protection 12 sucks. With strategic move 2 and a round shield they would be usefull again IMHO. What's more, this seems entirely reasonable and in theme, as the most closely equipped unit (Hypaspists) has just this.
Plus, if they carried a Hoplon (Round Shield) rather than a buckler, it would actually make some sense to call them Hoplites!
And while I'm thinking wishfully, why not ditch the two most useless satyrs and instead have one unarmored Satyr with Spear, Javelin, and buckler? Perhaps with similar equipment the Reveler might be usefull too.
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