sphyrth Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 Is this the Skiritai Commando? The patch is recent, so does this mean they just got promoted to Champions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 @Alexandermb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandermb Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 They always have been an infantry but using the highest rank. What i have updated is the icon wich remained before as an old tunic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphyrth Posted September 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 Then I guess it's more about the naming convention; it says spart_champion_infantry_sword.png @Nescio What do you think about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandermb Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 38 minutes ago, sphyrth said: Then I guess it's more about the naming convention; it says spart_champion_infantry_sword.png @Nescio What do you think about this? it also has infantry_swordsmand_"C" On the actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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av93 Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 11 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: On 6/11/2016 at 2:39 PM, av93 said: I usually don't play as sparta, but: 1) As I said in the balancing topic some time ago, maybe the translation of Ekdromos Skiritai, Skiritai Commando, should be renamed: commando reminds to some kind of modern special ops unit. I propose Skiritai runner. Sources 1, 2. The explanation of why Mythos gave that name is here. Seems that the link are broken Besides the name change, they served as light phalanx but also as runners and chasers. So probably they used spear as main weapon, as Wow have changed. Giving spears could be a little misleading from a POV gameplay, but on the other hand it gives cohesion to the civ spear identity and aesthetics (I'm not suggesting an stats change) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphyrth Posted September 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 Okay, so wow's basically arguing that they should be spearmen. History aside, I was questioning why the naming convention puts them as champions when the game classifies them as Elite-Rank Citizen Soldiers. I assume that they were originally intended to be champions, but then the devs changed how they were played later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, sphyrth said: Okay, so wow's basically arguing that they should be spearmen. Essentially like fast hoplites, yeah. I keep them as Elite Citizen Soldiers so as to not make them out class the Spartiate Hoplites, and also it makes them more of a unique "champion" to be classed that way. I wanted the Spartiates to be their one and only true champions. They also remind me of one of my favorite units from Age of Kings: the Eagle Warrior. 5 hours ago, sphyrth said: History aside, I was questioning why the naming convention puts them as champions when the game classifies them as Elite-Rank Citizen Soldiers. I assume that they were originally intended to be champions, but then the devs changed how they were played later on. The naming is just for the actor and template, because they take the place of a champion, but have the functions of a citizen-soldier. The Skiritai, as far as I know, weren't professional soldiers like Spartiates, but were a crack allied contingent levied by the Spartans, hence their Elite status. Better than a standard hoplite, not quite as good as a Spartiate. Edited September 6, 2019 by wowgetoffyourcellphone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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