naked fanatics vs. berserkers

[Ahlerich]

i mainly play germania
usually i build quite a few berserkers and never really liked the naked fanatics a lot

now i build lots of naked fanatics because they are cheap, have a good number and go nuts.
i barely build any berserkers anymore because the high cost and the small unit size. fact is a unit of berserkers barely survives a battle.

i dont really want stats changed or so i just wonder if you compare naked faantics with berserkers, what would be a reason to build a berserker instead of naked fanatics who are way cheaper, higher in number and only a little weaker??

[hsimoorb]

Are we talking 1.2 here? Because in BI obviously berserkers actualy go berker, and with all the chaos that entails it's no competition for which unit is better. In 1.2 your basicaly building berserkers for 1) Extra attack power. There armour peircing and have a wicked attack(19 isn't it?) and 2) 2 HP. this means a lot, it means you less likely to take casualties, and you have MUCH better defense against sudden shocks like cavalry charges and arrow and javelin storms. For instance, I've seen spartains take a charge in the rear without suffereing a casualty.

[Ahlerich]

oh i forgot to write that.

im talking fanatics vs berserkers in rtw 1.5 in darthmod7

and both, fanatics and berserkers go crazy (red banner) and run amok in this mod.
the berserkers might have more attack power but a unit of fanatics has 40 and a unit of berserkers just 8 or 12 (edit20 men. so the higher numbers of fanatics might even the attack power out roughly. also fanatics cost half as much then berserkers...so for the same money you get either 80 fanatics or ~10 berserkers. another advantage of fanatics is that some survive most battles so they get more experience and can be "repaired"..the 10 berserkes usually get wiped out no matter how carefull you use them.

[hsimoorb]

Oh, stupid me. I haven't played 1.5 much, and never played darthmod. Should have noticed this is in the DM forum. I just replied to this when I saw it on the front page.

[DARTH VADER]

Berserkers are really effective when unleashed into battle together cooperating with other units. Or else they are overwhelmed by superior numbers.
The fanatics are many so they can be self-depended but not so powerful like Berserkers.

Everything is balanced to give options to player according to needs and style of play.