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    What's the best archer unit in RS ? My personal fav's are the Syrian Archers, followed by the Cretan Archers but I'm wondering if there are better archer units in the game esp as I've not checked out most factions ?

    A side note - when your playing a custom game why can't the Selecuid's recruit Syrian archers ? .. I'd like to see how well they can do against a Roman legion or two without having to go into a campaign to do so.

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    Last edited by TTRouble; May 03, 2010 at 11:43 AM.

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    Default Re: Best Archer units ?

    Quote Originally Posted by TTRouble View Post
    What's the best archer unit in RS ? My personal fav's are the Syrian Archers, followed by the Cretan Archers but I'm wondering if there are better archer units in the game esp as I've not checked out most factions ?

    A side note - when your playing a custom game why can't the Selecuid's etc recruit Syrian archers .. I'd like to see how well they can do against a Roman legion or two!

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    Syrian Archers

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    Cretan, Syrian, Persian, Bosporan Foot Archers... and mounted: Getae, Armenians, Scythians, Medians and all those nomads...
    Last edited by Visarion; May 03, 2010 at 01:25 PM.

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    For me every archer that has the "long range missiles" ability.

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    oh! wait! you were reffering to archers in game? I thought in history!

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    Foot archers: 1. Syrian, 2. Barbarian Mercenaries, 3.Athenian marines
    Mounted: 1. Cataphract mounted archers, 2. Persian cavalry, 3.Eastern mounted archers
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    Cretan archers on foot.

    Any mounted archers since they will always destroy the enemy-it doesnt really matter what unit they are imo.


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    Mercenary barbarian archers , I use them every single time I'm fighting in the Balkan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cupoftea View Post
    Mercenary barbarian archers , I use them every single time I'm fighting in the Balkan.
    As Rome they are a Godsend at the beginning. I haven't even invaded that area, i just had a general go back and forth across the water to get a few and transport them to Gaul.

    But Syrian are extremely good. I like them a lot. Or the post reform Cretums auxiliary archers. They are awesome.

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    Marcus Publius's Avatar Miles
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    Syrian archers.

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    Yep, they've got their own archer unit.
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    thats great news indeed i hate it when factions dont get there own archer unit and have to rely on merc units,thanks for answering i didnt know as theres been no carthage preview
    Last edited by gamer77; May 08, 2010 at 09:08 AM.

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    I'm not entirely sure they SHOULD get them, as Carthage wasn't exactly renowned for its archery, but hey. I'm not THAT concerned.
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