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Post by Alexyx on Jul 17, 2019 20:59:18 GMT
I'm sure someone has posted something like this before, but I'm not certain about some things. If you answered, I'd be very grateful.
1. Which skill should I specialize my commander in (have mithridates and hannibal in my team, and money for next gold/silver general)
2. Should I put march on him? (as he already has +3 mobility)
3. Pompey or Vercingetorix? (Pompey is faster, but does it make up for Vercingetorix's better skills?)
4. Similar question: Anthony or Arminius?
5. Which general should I get as well? (I think Cleopatra is good, but don't know who else is)
Thank you for your answers!
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Post by Gone on Jul 17, 2019 21:02:56 GMT
I can answer your third question. I believe that good skills matter more than speed. Think of speed as a bonus, because what really matters is the skills.
A general can’t be good by having super speed but bad skills. However, a general can be good by having good skills but bad speed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2019 21:44:07 GMT
I'm sure someone has posted something like this before, but I'm not certain about some things. If you answered, I'd be very grateful. 1. Which skill should I specialize my commander in (have mithridates and hannibal in my team, and money for next gold/silver general) 2. Should I put march on him? (as he already has +3 mobility) 3. Pompey or Vercingetorix? (Pompey is faster, but does it make up for Vercingetorix's better skills?) 4. Similar question: Anthony or Arminius? 5. Which general should I get as well? (I think Cleopatra is good, but don't know who else is) Thank you for your answers! 1. Archer Gen. Infantry has a great roster of gens, and since you have Hannibal, just make yours an archer gen. Go infantry if you are going for an archer heavy team. 2. More mobility is always good. Mine has March, but it's not necessary. Depends on his role you want to give him. 3. Pompey. Pompey has better mobility and skillset that synergies well with each other . Granted, plain fighting isn't the best terrain skill:infantry commander, March and shieldwall are some of the best skill an infantry Gen should have. Vercingetorix is a beast, but the lack of infantry commander holds him back. Get both if you can, but for now get Pompey. Crassus is another option, although he has a very niche use that may be hard to utilize. 4. Antony. Arminius' talent isn't that GREAT. Arminius underperformed a lot when I had him:he doesn't deal as much damage as Hannibal, and he pretty much is just an inferior Hannibal. Huo is a better candidate than Arminius. Antony on the other hand, is the embodiment of cavalry. You will need Antony to get you out a lot of tricky situations in the campaign. Him and Pompey usually go ahead to scout in campaigns and conquests, and are strong enough to deal with enemy units(just don't overextended). And as a bonus, he's cute  . 5. Drusus, Pacorus, Huo, Cleopatra and the like. Drusus may seem weak, but don't underestimate the power of having high morale all the time. Pacorus is the same, but a lot more cheaper. Huo is a better fighter than Arminius, and Cleopatra is just Cleopatra:hot and ready to destroy navy. Great archer Gen Too. Most of the other gold gens are under performing, and you can safely ignore them. Crassus is another great infantry Gen, but I won't recommend for now since he's not a general that is like Pompey or Vercingetorix, and has a rather odd playstyle. |
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Post by Alexyx on Jul 17, 2019 23:26:50 GMT
Thanks! I'll do it like that. One more thing: which are the best skills for archer gen?
I think:
Archery Commander
Jungle fighting
Besiege
Advantage
But I may be missing something (and don't want to replace them later 😅)
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Post by Lucius Vorenus on Jul 17, 2019 23:44:47 GMT
Yes Pompey over Ver any day. But I prefer both Arminius and Antony to Huo.
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Post by mrvije on Jul 17, 2019 23:45:55 GMT
Thanks! I'll do it like that. One more thing: which are the best skills for archer gen? I think: Archery Commander Jungle fighting Besiege Advantage But I may be missing something (and don't want to replace them later 😅) Accuracy is also nice for The enemies Cavalry |
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Jul 17, 2019 23:46:59 GMT
Yes Pompey over Ver any day. But I prefer both Arminius and Antony to Huo. ^ |
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Post by yuanzhong on Jul 18, 2019 0:58:18 GMT
Yes Pompey over Ver any day. But I prefer both Arminius and Antony to Huo. Antony is runner, Huo is killing machine (give him crossbow and use Oration on him in battle, you'll see how good he is), and Arminius isn't so good Arminius is the first Cav I bought and I have all 3 of them now. |
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Post by Lucius Vorenus on Jul 18, 2019 1:07:27 GMT
Yes Pompey over Ver any day. But I prefer both Arminius and Antony to Huo. Antony is runner, Huo is killing machine (give him crossbow and use Oration on him in battle, you'll see how good he is), and Arminius isn't so good Arminius is the first Cav I bought and I have all 3 of them now. He only has 10% more crit than Arminius, at the cost of garrison and less capability. That doesn't make him a killing machine. And ill take charge and jungle fighting over raid and counterattack any day. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2019 1:14:12 GMT
Thanks! I'll do it like that. One more thing: which are the best skills for archer gen? I think: Archery Commander Jungle fighting Besiege Advantage But I may be missing something (and don't want to replace them later 😅) Yup, that's the standard archer build. Simple but effective. Just give him the laurel crown or the golden ring for free crits when you have high morale, or just keep spamming oration in him every chance you get. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2019 1:16:37 GMT
Antony is runner, Huo is killing machine (give him crossbow and use Oration on him in battle, you'll see how good he is), and Arminius isn't so good Arminius is the first Cav I bought and I have all 3 of them now. He only has 10% more crit than Arminius, at the cost of garrison and less capability. That doesn't make him a killing machine. And ill take charge and jungle fighting over raid and counterattack any day. He has interesting uses to say the least. I don't have much preference from both Huo or Arminius, although I slightly favor Huo because of his unique skill set rather than overt strength over Arminius. Will choose Antony over them all day tho. |
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Post by stoic on Jul 18, 2019 1:43:41 GMT
Thanks! I'll do it like that. One more thing: which are the best skills for archer gen? I think: Archery Commander Jungle fighting Besiege Advantage But I may be missing something (and don't want to replace them later 😅) I am not so sure about Besiege... At level 4 it gives you only 16 additional points of damage and is situational as well. I think that Accuracy and Counterattack are preferable to Besiege. Jungle fighting is not so obvious to me either. Your Commander, Mithridates, Arminius, Vercingetorix... Are there enough forests for all of them? On the other hand, only Pompey has Plain fighting and Plains are still the most common type of terrain. With flag it could give you 20 solid points of damage (and with Accuracy +40 against cavalry while fighting on Plains). But, truth be told, there are enough powerful archers in the game. Mithridates, Octavian, Drusus, even Cleo... And, as you may see, there is not a general agreement about Cavalry or Infantry generals. Everyone will agree that Pompey is great, but that is where a general agreement ends up. Meanwhile, there are some interesting combinations of skills that you can't find by existing generals. For example, imagine our Commander as Infantry general with: Infantry Commander (a skill very easy to upgrade because there are many free scrolls with it here and there). Intercept (an underrated and cheap skill. You need only 150 medals to buy 10 scrolls). Shieldwall (triggers pretty often in defence as well as in offence). Ambush (a probability to strike without retaliation can't be bad). So, this Commander has a good mobility (his talent), excellent survivability (shieldwall and ambush) and an interesting attacking potential (Infantry Commander and Intercept). Quite a powerful general, I would say... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2019 2:34:11 GMT
 Alexyx, stoic, Just go this route then. Archer Crassus basically. It all depends on which role it needs to fill in really. Just made mine as he is because he can kill units just fine, and most of my generals are great at killing units, but buildings are a problem. Great in both campaigns and conquests. March is there for more repositionability, and the ability to match Antony and Pompey in mobility is great. |
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Post by stoic on Jul 18, 2019 2:52:29 GMT
Yes Pompey over Ver any day. But I prefer both Arminius and Antony to Huo. Antony is runner, Huo is killing machine (give him crossbow and use Oration on him in battle, you'll see how good he is), and Arminius isn't so good Arminius is the first Cav I bought and I have all 3 of them now. I agree that Huo is a very powerful general when his moral is high, but there is one "but"... If he has a crossbow - there is only one way to increase his moral constantly, namely Oration. But what about other generals who need Oration as well? Caesar, Hannibal, Spartacus, Mithridates, Vercingetorix ... All of them will profit from high moral, and there is only one crown in the game... |
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Post by yuanzhong on Jul 18, 2019 3:41:50 GMT
Antony is runner, Huo is killing machine (give him crossbow and use Oration on him in battle, you'll see how good he is), and Arminius isn't so good Arminius is the first Cav I bought and I have all 3 of them now. He only has 10% more crit than Arminius, at the cost of garrison and less capability. That doesn't make him a killing machine. And ill take charge and jungle fighting over raid and counterattack any day. That 10% makes things different. As I said, Arminius is the first Cav gen of mine, that's mean in first looking, I like him most because of his skill and capability. But in actual play, I think that Huo is better (Huo is the third general I bought, that's mean at beginning I think he's the worst among 3) |
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