"OMG SilverOsiris you are a fool- everyone knows Hoplites are by FAR the best"
Wrong Answer.
* Hoplite
Hack Damage : 8 (8)
Pierce Damage : 0 (0)
Crush Damage : 0 (0)
Hack Armor : 35 (35)
Pierce Armor : 15 (15)
Crush Armor : 99 (99)
Hitpoints : 115 (115)
Range : 0 (0)
Speed : 4.2 (4.2)
Line Of Sight : 16 (16)
Bonus : 1
In order to maked this comparison work, we need them each to fight a cavlary unit that will beat them. So we have a Champion Heratoi.
When the Hoplite is killed, he has dealt 130 damage to the still living Heratoi.
When the Ulfsark is killed, he has dealt 30 damage When the Spearman is killed, he has dealt 83 Damage. If you have read my "Whats good against Peltasts?" thread, you will know what im about to do, and probably understand it better. What I need to do is make all 3 units equal. Not by changing their stats, but by seeing how many of one unit equals another Pricewise. Hoplite is the Strongest so he will be the Equalizer. Hoplites cost 60 food 35 gold. Ulfies cost 50 food and 30 gold. Spearmen cost 50 food and 20 gold. We now use my Formula (lets start with the Ulfsark): 130 (damage done by Hoplite) divided by 30 (damage done by ulfsark) = 4.4. This means that Hoplites are 4.4 times stronger than Ulfsarks when fighting cavalry. I do this for the Spearmen too, and my final Solution is: If you dont understand my next step, go to my "Best/Worst Ranged Units vs. Peltasts Thread, I talked more about it there. Here is the packaged product This is the amount of resourses needed for each set of units in order for them to be equally as effective vs. Cavalry. Hoplite: 60 food 35 gold (total: 95) Well, its taken a long time for you to read this and a LONG LONG LONG time for me to collected the data and write this, so here it is: Cost effectiveness Now you need to talk about this anti-cavalry unit balance. I have given you the data (which is ver hard, long and stressful) and now you need to analyze that data. [This message has been edited by SilverOsirisAOM (edited 08-17-2003 @ 04:46 PM).]
1 Hoplite=1.6 Spearmen=4.4 Ulfasrks.
Ulfsarks: 220 food 132 gold (total: 352)
Spearmen: 70 food 28 gold (total: 98)
1. Hoplites (0 resources wasted)
2. Spearmen (3 resources wasted)
3. Ulfsarks (254 resources wasted)
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