Sensei54321 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Hello everyone, I recently resumed playing the new version of 0 AD and would love some help. I am playing with a friend, with ceasefire, who loves using Spartans, while I play as the newly added Germans civilization. So, the games end up as one late game battle. His army mostly consists of promoted elite melee champion Spartiates (300 hp each). I tried to counter this countless times, but the battles are always one-sided. What approach would you take against this late game army (regardless of civilization)? Any advice is truly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapothei Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago I don't have much experience with multiplayers, in my case using horsearchers and just kite them since their slower, just uh... don't stop and stay far away from them. Then again their spartans, maybe use mostly champion/mercenary swordsman with helps of healers and mercenary archers/crossbow with the highest damage per attack? Since they blob, having siege throwers in the back could help soften them a bit. If you want to slow their arrival use stone walls, be ready with champions to destroy any rams, then return back to the walls. Having upgraded towers as support can help too when he's offensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensei54321 Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Hi Tapothei, thanks for the advice. I tried that as the Seleucids a couple of times, using their champion cavalry melee cataphracts as support, but the Spartiates have x2.5 bonus against any cavalry and they fall like wheat. Ranged cavalry could be one of the options, but it takes a lot of micromanaging. Last time as Germans I tried melee fighters (axemen and clubmen) with their champion healers (who heal and sap enemy hp automatically) and ranged slingers right next to a castle with three times the units and still got crushed. His Spartiates were almost unharmed. It feels like there is no direct counter unit of any sort for them, while they crush cavalry and melee alike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHerbert Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) Yeah that Hoplites spam is a nightmare, that's why I made this test Edited 2 hours ago by AlexHerbert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensei54321 Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Share Posted 1 hour ago Hi AlexHerbert, thank you so much for the video. I will try the "counter" in a few moments. Will report back with the results. Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHerbert Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago And here I added the one I forgot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeJardindEpicure Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago So its the splash damage that does the work against spartans hoplites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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