Questions on Dacia:

**Tobit of Media** · February 01, 2012, 06:38 PM

I recently began playing EB again, and I decided to give the Getai a try. I am playing on Medium/Medium, because I remember when being swamped by Seleukids Stacks when I played Getai last. Yet as I started playing I realised how plain overpowered the Getai are. For instance, I took my starting army, and first captured Samisgethuzda, Kalatis and Naissos. Even the renowned Tribilli were no match for my simple skirmishers and archers. My skirmirshers could fight to exaustion and using their amazing stamina return to warmed up in just a little while. After retraining I took on the Scordisi and after two battles conquered them. I took Dalminion from Epirus, and now am making thousands and thousands that the elite troops are actually a good way to keep my Family members from being too lazy.

Which brings me to my next point, the Getai have Elites for just about every type of unit. Samisgethuzda can pump out blacksmithed, chevroned guys really easily. In comparison to a game as Epirotes without doing some crazy rushing the Greeks are probably weaker. Even their light cavalry all wear studded leather armor, which seems a bit extravagant. Dio Chrysostom, Orationes quote for the level 5 native barracks, that quote doesn't make it clear that all those different positions were part of the Getai army, rather what position the writer might have held, whether as a Greek or whatever. Which Oration is it from?

I do want to learn more about the Getai, and many of the descriptions hint at a really interesting history. Like what are the Tarabostes? Are they enemies of the Getai? How come you can recruit them, but the Komatai seem to be their enemies?

**Dan Rares** · February 02, 2012, 07:01 AM

The Tarabostes where named those who ruled a dava, aka a city or a fortress.
They used to have their own army, regarding the size of their dava.

The King had it's own army, but when he goes to war the tarbostes should join him with their army and help him.

The Tarabostes killed Burebista when they heared that Caesar was killed and Rome wasn't a threat anymore.

Hope this helped a lil' bit.

**Ferdiad** · February 02, 2012, 07:18 AM

http://www.europabarbarorum.com/factions_getai.html

**Pelican Man** · February 02, 2012, 01:35 PM

Wow, looking at their unit roster, they definitely could do some serious damage.... I bet their campaign is definitely fun!!!

THE P-MAN

**Ferdiad** · February 02, 2012, 03:30 PM

Their the strongest Barbarian faction in Human hands.

**Pelican Man** · February 02, 2012, 03:37 PM

interesting...

I think I might just give them a go for my next campaign...

**Frtigern** · February 03, 2012, 12:02 AM

The Getai rock! I love chopping up Hoplites with falxmen, after pinning them with Getikoi Stratiotai, Komatai Thorakitai Stratiotai and Ischyroi Orditon. The Getai have the opportunity to create very diverse armies. You got your Celtic, German, Greek, Sauromatae, and Thracian units and their cavalry ain't bad at all since they have the stamina to charge repeatedly and chase routers. I do try not to get them mixed up with heavier cavalry though. You will be surrounded. There are eight factions that will want to try and conqueror your lands. The only easy route is north, but wait until the Hellenes have killed off a few men killing themselves and then storm the peninsula. Their units are a bit cheaper than Greek ones so it's easy to spam lower cost units and easily defeat the elite hoplites. So many different elites are recruitable it's hard to resist but IMO they aren't needed until the Romans and the Seleukeia start squeezing you.

**Darios** · February 18, 2012, 05:49 AM

The Getae, definitely the next faction i'm going to play as)

**Thracian Princess** · February 22, 2012, 05:06 AM

Originally Posted by Darios

The Getae, definitely the next faction i'm going to play as)

Same here, after I finish my Casse campaign. I might even write an AAR about it, like I am my Casse campaign. I've been in love with Dacia since I was first introduced to Falxmen in vanilla and have been itching to try the Getai ^_^

**Ferdiad** · February 22, 2012, 05:10 AM

I said i'd start one when I finished my Roman Campaign, its a been a year and 4 months.

**Thracian Princess** · February 22, 2012, 05:15 AM

Well then, get on it!

**Ferdiad** · February 22, 2012, 05:20 AM

Takes 2+ hours per turn, I have over 50 stacks and 140 settlements. Constannt rebellions, 20 Citys with red faces no matter what I do and so much cash my Family Members get horrible traits.

**~~The Kybrothilian~~** · February 22, 2012, 05:23 AM

The Getai do have a very variable roster. The only thing they lack at their factional roster is heavy cavalry, but since the Scythian noble cavalry aren't far away, that thing is solved too.