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What unit do you like to command the most?

Infantry
7 (17.9%)
Archers
2 (5.1%)
Cavalry
17 (43.6%)
Special Forces
6 (15.4%)
Mixed Infantry
7 (17.9%)

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Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Topic Start: June 01, 2012, 12:55:55 PM »
What's your favorite unit to command? Feel free to explain why!

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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #1: June 01, 2012, 01:27:50 PM »
Nothing screams "I am a successful noble and you have work to do before you even come close" like leading a 100-men ranged special force unit that can take on a whole army by itself.
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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #2: June 01, 2012, 01:44:08 PM »
I like cavalry, massive hits/gold ratio, at least sometimes. Even if your unit is often decimated soon after. SF as close second, because it's just cool to show off with a 1500CS+ unit :P also, I've had some great regeneration rates: 70 men unit, 69 wounded one dead, all but a few recovered in 2-3-4 turns. Never used MI or ranged SF. Every now and then I get large archer/infantry units, for TOs or sieges

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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #3: June 01, 2012, 03:02:14 PM »
I like me some good SF. The variety that exists between them intrigues me. :)

But overall I'd say: any melee type of unit.

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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #4: June 01, 2012, 03:25:20 PM »
I've got to say cavalry. Nothing makes me seek out open field battles as much.

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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #5: June 01, 2012, 05:04:26 PM »
whatever unit type I need at the moment. It could be archers, SF, or infantry. I only had one character that routinely used cavalry. I usually avoid MI, but I am trying them out with the new behavior for MI.
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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #6: June 01, 2012, 05:59:44 PM »
I would say that my favorite unit to command is infantry, because I like being part of the backbone of the army.

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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #7: June 01, 2012, 06:54:08 PM »
whatever unit type I need at the moment. It could be archers, SF, or infantry. I only had one character that routinely used cavalry. I usually avoid MI, but I am trying them out with the new behavior for MI.

Mixed Infantry are the perfect unit for fighting rogues. Unfortunately this mainly makes them valuable on Dwilight, and if the rogue spawning was at old levels, they would be awesome!

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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #8: June 01, 2012, 06:54:49 PM »
Gotta go with SF with 100 weapons.  Having upwards of 60-80 in a unit is wonderful. :)
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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #9: June 01, 2012, 06:57:49 PM »
Gotta go with SF with 100 weapons.  Having upwards of 60-80 in a unit is wonderful. :)

Yep. I am leading them now. Pretty impressive. But really expensive to maintain.

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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #10: June 01, 2012, 06:59:58 PM »
Mixed Infantry. They're like cheap SF.

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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #11: June 01, 2012, 07:04:48 PM »
Yep. I am leading them now. Pretty impressive. But really expensive to maintain.

Flaunting your personal wealth is extremely satisfying.  :P
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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #12: June 01, 2012, 07:22:25 PM »
In general I like MI as they're flexible. Ranged SF being like MI on steroids are even more fun :)

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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #13: June 02, 2012, 12:45:58 AM »
Flaunting your personal wealth is extremely satisfying.  :P

Exactly! Nothing like showing off that your a powerful duke, except running around with 75+ men SF units with 95/95 stats.

Except maybe running around with a 115 man cavalry unit as only a knight. That was pretty awesome. I must say I love cavalry the most. Seeing that hit for 2000+ hits in a single round from one unit is just too good to beat. Although I think having only led the same cavalry unit for over 3 real life years on one of my characters has something to do with that.
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Re: Favorite Unit Type to Command
« Reply #14: June 02, 2012, 01:30:21 AM »
A large cavalry unit is fearsome. I remember when Perdan was sieging Tuchanon V in Isadril, King Sangue and his unit of about 80 Black Knights single-handedly blockaded Isadril while the Perdan army went home to refit. He trotted back and forth between the three border regions, and attacked anyone who dared to poke their head outside the city.
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