What is your Favorite Unit in FATW?

[Achilles Wrath]

Hey Everyone just a quick question on what your favorite unit in FATW is? I don't know if anyone before me has brought this up since I haven't browsed all the pages of this forum. Plus couldn't think up any question to ask regarding DoM.
Mines the Knights of Dol Amroth cause IMHO they are the best cavalry in the entire middle earth Riddlemark Spears be damned pity they are so less in number. And plus their appearance is simply awesome.

[StealthEvo]

Gondor Militia. Game winning unit right there. Better then anything Dunland can throw at them.

[Publius Otho]

I would place Peasants. they are very good at carrying siege Equipment and have spears too :grin:

[Thangaror]

Amroth, Amroth!
Amroth for Gondor!

[Wambat]

I always love to play factions with access to orcs. When I play these, by far the most commonly use, and useful unit is the Snagas.

[CountMRVHS]

I can never pick just one.

War Wains - idiosyncratic, sure, but the guys inside are *fierce*, and they are lots of fun when you use them effectively (causing chaos as they fly around the flanks, cutting down cav and spreading fear through the ranks of infantry).

Dunland's berserker unit - the name escapes me just now, but they're awesome on the defensive in woodlands, where they can spring nasty tactical ambushes.

Mumakil - of course.

Olog-Hai - smashy smashy.

Riders of the Mark - they look great, and spears + swords + shields makes them quite versatile.

Rangers of Ithilien - I never get very far in RK campaigns, but I really like the look of these guys, even if they don't see much use.

[Thibaud]

Amroth, Amroth!
Amroth for Gondor!

+1!!!!!!

[Achilles Wrath]

Olog Hai Thankfully I did not have the misfortune of encountering those hideous behemoths in my RK Campaign( good thing I took out Adunabar before they could make them) same goes for the Mumakil although I think the AI doesn't train any AFAIK.

And as far as Gondor Militia go I agree with StealthEvo they are the best base unit in the game handy for garrisoning duties(that's where I primarily employ them) and for battlefield combat duties as long as they don't encounter heavy infantry or cavalry but yeah better than anything Dunland can muster.

I just have one gripe Ithilien Rangers seriously need to be bumped up vis-a-vis Kings Longbowmen since I feel they are underpowered. I am not familiar with the lore that much and will not pretend to have read any of the LOTR books or any other works of the good Professor but was under the impression that the Rangers were an elite group of archers.

[athanaric]

I just have one gripe Ithilien Rangers seriously need to be bumped up vis-a-vis Kings Longbowmen since I feel they are underpowered. I am not familiar with the lore that much and will not pretend to have read any of the LOTR books or any other works of the good Professor but was under the impression that the Rangers were an elite group of archers.

Different units, different purposes. Yes Rangers are a kind of elite, but they are meant to be ambushers, snipers, and commandos, not regular battlefield units (unlike some other elites such as Knights of Dol Amroth, who're meant for open battles). For that reason, their armour is limited and they come in smaller numbers.
The tactical and strategic possibilities of the real world are difficult to translate to RTW gameplay, meaning that ambusher units may be somewhat "underpowered" compared to regulars. But simply buffing their stats for compensation is hardly justifiable.

[Achilles Wrath]

Hmm You do make a lot of sense I think if stealth and agility are their primary concerns than they do fit the role perfectly and yes I agree that as beautiful as the RTW game is and a modders dream the engine that runs it not every idea that we think of can be incorporated into it as the engine itself has its limits and what is hard coded is hard coded. Oh why oh Why did I waste my Elven Archers in the beginning of the game really miss them Man did they kick ass.

[Earl of Memory]

Once a unit of Knights of Dol Amroth, men at arms of Dol amroth, and a couple RK swordsmen (about 4), saved my day, they totally owned an easterling almost fullstack (and they had though units! but no cavalry). Ever since, I loved Knights of Dol Amroth.

[Rahwana]

Riddermark spears, kick ass!
and Rohan start with whole lot of them, without retraining, a simple tactics of bull-head charge into dunland lines will bring many heroic victories and eventually, a 10 stars general

[Alatar]

Riddermark spears, kick ass!
and Rohan start with whole lot of them, without retraining, a simple tactics of bull-head charge into dunland lines will bring many heroic victories and eventually, a 10 stars general

Rohan have a great army, I usually split them into 3 wings, two on the flanks (light units and archers) and one heavy one in the centre. The ones on the flanks try to position themselves behind the enemy and pepper there archers, then charge the enemy lines from the rear, once the enemy get involved, my Faction Leader and the riddermark spears hit the back, instant rout usually. If not, withdraw, rinse, repeat.


But my favorite unit, Guards of the Citadel, cover there flanks and watch them tear up everything infront of them.
Although placing the Prince of Dol Amroth in Dunland with 4 units of Dol Amroth men at arms is quite fun as well, a decent shield wall is practically impossible to beat, unless heavily out numbered.

[insolent1]

I have been playing this mod for a week now and I had to register to pass on my praise to the development team

Kings/Royal longbow are my favorite unit since they are just so good, I struggle to play any other faction because I miss them so much and I fear going up against them even if they are under the AI's control.

[Flaviafelix]

welcome! I really like the marines, as they always seem to end up being the back bone of my army when i decide to take the entire coast of Harad. They are cheap, and can be recruited long before the culture and barracks get up to the levels of similar quality troops in newly conquered cities. Love them for garrison duty and naval invasions. Apart from that i really like the trolls for adunabar because they are so fun to watch tear through enemies. Rangers are great imo. once they can be recruited it really makes holding off fullstack after fullstack at minas ithil/emyn arnen a piece of cake.

[Blatta Optima Maxima]

Aside from Mumakil, dark champions - they look awesome.

[Serech]

Guards Of The Citadel are my favourite.
Too bad their unit size is so small, although this can easily be modded. Increasing the cost accordingly of course.

[Themea]

White Company

'nuff said

[Revelo]

White Company

'nuff said

Seconded, and the Guards of the Citadel.

Have to give special mention to the Elves of Ithilien and the Dwarves of Algarond. Just because they are unique.

[Rahwana]

White Company

'nuff said

if they have 2 HP instead of just 1 (And faramir with entire guards of him got killed by single charge of the scarlet shield when I look at another place.....) dammit...