EPTI agree, over the sea. Sparta isn't a slouch early on.
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Vaporeon
Canada68 Posts
I agree, over the sea. Sparta isn't a slouch early on. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9852 Posts
Basically i hit quick match and the other guy goes Rome. Is there anything i can do except choose Rome or lose? | ||
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TSORG
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qotsager
Germany585 Posts
On September 13 2013 07:43 Jockmcplop wrote: So i'm trying to start my Rome 2 multiplayer career, and its gone very badly so far. Basically i hit quick match and the other guy goes Rome. Is there anything i can do except choose Rome or lose? well, the limited experiences anax and i have made seem to support the assumption that rome is pretty fucking strong. but i'd say you just need to try stuff out (egypt sucks imo) and see with what you're successful. | ||
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aXa
France748 Posts
On September 13 2013 07:43 Jockmcplop wrote: So i'm trying to start my Rome 2 multiplayer career, and its gone very badly so far. Basically i hit quick match and the other guy goes Rome. Is there anything i can do except choose Rome or lose? What faction do you use? | ||
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TigerKarl
1757 Posts
On September 13 2013 07:43 Jockmcplop wrote: So i'm trying to start my Rome 2 multiplayer career, and its gone very badly so far. Basically i hit quick match and the other guy goes Rome. Is there anything i can do except choose Rome or lose? play Parthia with horse archers? | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9852 Posts
Then i used spartans, and spammed spartans, but just got beaten. I then tried this again and got beat again lol. I think i'm just not very good | ||
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aXa
France748 Posts
On September 13 2013 09:12 Jockmcplop wrote: I try to use different factions every time. The first time i came up against Rome i used Macedonia, and the praetorian Cav was outnumbered and still beat my cav :\ Then i used spartans, and spammed spartans, but just got beaten. I then tried this again and got beat again lol. I think i'm just not very good I could teach you how to play Rome. I'm very good at it, and i'm not spamming or using gimmicky strats. I never played with other faction, but I know how to counter them. | ||
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FromShouri
United States862 Posts
On September 13 2013 09:12 Jockmcplop wrote: I try to use different factions every time. The first time i came up against Rome i used Macedonia, and the praetorian Cav was outnumbered and still beat my cav :\ Then i used spartans, and spammed spartans, but just got beaten. I then tried this again and got beat again lol. I think i'm just not very good If Rome 2 follows Rome 1 chariot logic, chariots > All. | ||
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cLAN.Anax
United States2847 Posts
On September 13 2013 09:37 FromShouri wrote: If Rome 2 follows Rome 1 chariot logic, chariots > All. Extremely limited experience with chariots in Rome II, but they have higher defense scores in this game. I say that because in Rome I, they had a starting defense of 1; brandish a spear at them the wrong way, and they'll tip over. Jock, I'm busy the next few days, but I'd be glad to practice and learn with you.  | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9852 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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aXa
France748 Posts
On September 13 2013 09:57 Jockmcplop wrote: Thanks guys. We should get together on Sunday and have some noobie school in my honour Sure ! I'll prepare some diagram | ||
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Vaporeon
Canada68 Posts
I've got all the mods set up that I want now and i'm having lots of fun. | ||
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Sermokala
United States14137 Posts
I tried this in an ai battle but if you stagger every other unit back in a checkerboard style ish thingthe enemy will be natualy attacked to your flanks BUT the units that don't take contact initially will push those units out and get a flanking bonus on them and slaughter them to take a huge advantage. you're basicaly defending a spot and then counter attacking when you get attacked. all within the breath of a few seconds and its done automaticaly with the move past push mechanic of the phalanx. | ||
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aXa
France748 Posts
On September 13 2013 10:30 Sermokala wrote: I think that there might be a ton of potential to where true phalanx units are right now. not the shitty ones with short spears but the real ones with the huge spears taht can literaly push the enemy back. I tried this in an ai battle but if you stagger every other unit back in a checkerboard style ish thingthe enemy will be natualy attacked to your flanks BUT the units that don't take contact initially will push those units out and get a flanking bonus on them and slaughter them to take a huge advantage. you're basicaly defending a spot and then counter attacking when you get attacked. all within the breath of a few seconds and its done automaticaly with the move past push mechanic of the phalanx. I can't represent myself what you are describing  | ||
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Simberto
Germany11857 Posts
x_x_x_x _x_x_x_ With x's being troops. | ||
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aXa
France748 Posts
On September 13 2013 10:54 Simberto wrote: He is saying he lines his armies up like this: x_x_x_x _x_x_x_ With x's being troops. Ok, so when one X get engaged, it gets flanked, but can then flank back with the neighboring X, right ? | ||
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Simberto
Germany11857 Posts
ooooooo x_x_x_x _x_x_x o_o_o_o xoxoxox _x_x_x As can be seen here, once the lines crash into each other, every second o will split up to flank the x's, and then get flanked by the second row of x's while doing this. If your first line of troops can withstand that pressure, this seem like a reasonable way to quickly decide the frontline. A lot of this would be dependent on how the engine handles that specific scenario, and how troops split up, and since i don't own Rome 2 i can't really say anything about that. I am pretty sure that in earlier games, the main group of the "flanking" o's would still continue to look forward, and thus not get flanked by the second row of x's, while the sides of them destroy the first row of x's. But considering that everyone says that stuff breaks formation faster in rome 2, it could work. | ||
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aXa
France748 Posts
On September 13 2013 11:34 Simberto wrote: Yeah, that is what i assume he is saying. So basically, ooooooo x_x_x_x _x_x_x o_o_o_o xoxoxox _x_x_x As can be seen here, once the lines crash into each other, every second o will split up to flank the x's, and then get flanked by the second row of x's while doing this. If your first line of troops can withstand that pressure, this seem like a reasonable way to quickly decide the frontline. A lot of this would be dependent on how the engine handles that specific scenario, and how troops split up, and since i don't own Rome 2 i can't really say anything about that. I am pretty sure that in earlier games, the main group of the "flanking" o's would still continue to look forward, and thus not get flanked by the second row of x's, while the sides of them destroy the first row of x's. But considering that everyone says that stuff breaks formation faster in rome 2, it could work. I think it can work ever better if the first line of X's are phalanx in square formation. That way, it even removes the flanking debuff. | ||
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