Which is better, feared or respected generals

**Dualhammers** · February 11, 2011, 05:57 PM

Trying to plan my my young generals, who will be strictly military generals. Is it better for them to be fully feared or fully respected.

**Jambat** · February 11, 2011, 06:00 PM

Dread trumps all for combat oriented characters.

**Thefallenhun** · February 11, 2011, 06:03 PM

Well, Machiavelli would say since one cannot be both feared and loved, it is better to be feared. But as I understand it, Chiv gives good bonuses to settlements and icnreases the morale of your troops, whereas dread gives public order bonuses and decreases the morale of enemy troops. I would deffo say dread for a combat general and chiv for your managerial types.

**Mega Tortas de Bodemloze** · February 11, 2011, 07:01 PM

Which is better, feared or respected generals

Originally Posted by Jambat

Dread trumps all for combat oriented characters.

Well...As far as battle is concerned, I'd take dread generals all-day-long. However the moment you stray down that path, The faction Reputation and using chivalry generals as city-builders leaps out the window. Might as well use assassins in force and really tear things up....

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**Kolaris8472** · February 11, 2011, 06:27 PM

The Chivalry morale bonuses are really only useful (again) on an administrator who's more likely to lead low-morale militia-type units.

**Erunion Telcontar** · February 11, 2011, 06:56 PM

Dread for fighters, Chivalry for Governors.
Simple as that.

**johnny_b_good** · February 11, 2011, 07:09 PM

Just build assasins and exterminate

**Mega Tortas de Bodemloze** · February 11, 2011, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by johnny_b_good

Just build assasins and exterminate

Lego Assasin

Bye bye Mr. Jihad & Mr. Crusade...

**Dealhit** · February 11, 2011, 10:44 PM

From what I know, if you want a good reputation for your faction (faction reliability), it is better to have a chivalric King and to "End Battle" when you can.

**Jambat** · February 11, 2011, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by Dealhit

From what I know, if you want a good reputation for your faction (faction reliability), it is better to have a chivalric King and to "End Battle" when you can.

End Battle doesn't matter. If you continue with the battle, run down all the enemies, and then release them all without ransom you actually gain global and personal reputation. Ransom is a middle ground that does absolutely nothing for or against, and execution is the big mean negative for Dread.

**Kolaris8472** · February 11, 2011, 11:18 PM

If the enemy refuses to pay your ransom and you end up executing, you still lose reputation.

I don't know what happens to your reputation if they do pay the ransom though.

**Losthief** · February 12, 2011, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by Kolaris8472

If the enemy refuses to pay your ransom and you end up executing, you still lose reputation.

I don't know what happens to your reputation if they do pay the ransom though.

the mericiful triat can be triggered which is chiv....but dread generals can scare whole armies into

their pants and retreating which is useful.

**SirRobin** · February 12, 2011, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by Kolaris8472

If the enemy refuses to pay your ransom and you end up executing, you still lose reputation.

False.

I don't know what happens to your reputation if they do pay the ransom though.

Absolutetly nothing.

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**xHerzoGx De Bodemloze** · February 12, 2011, 05:45 AM

"Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a republic whose flag is loved while other flags are only feared." -William Jennings Bryan

i agree to him the greatest generals where those who commanded a army that would follow them into the death

(battle at the termophyles)

**Marcvs Antonivs** · February 12, 2011, 05:48 AM

I like to make Chivalric generals, even in battle, problem is you cannot exterminate so you end up fighting against the same chunks of armies over and over again!

**Moritol** · February 12, 2011, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by Jamesphillip

I like to make Chivalric generals, even in battle, problem is you cannot exterminate so you end up fighting against the same chunks of armies over and over again!

Just shoot most of the remaining troops when they flee and release the rest.
It is cruel, but good for your "chivalry". Works perfect with horse archers who still got some ammo left.

**flankstakes** · February 12, 2011, 04:11 PM

dread is definitely good for field generals but chivalry should not be overlooked while besieging since it gives a morale boost to your troops if your general is chivalrous, helps a lot when you are on the walls.

**Ichon** · February 12, 2011, 04:15 PM

I prefer chivalry generals for morale bonus when leading infantry armies or any army likely to take lots of casualties so that your units don't flee. A Dread general with some HA or missile/cavalry army leads to the enemy routing even quicker and your army suffering less casualties in shorter battles.