Hey guys,
Is it just me or do light javelin-armed foot skirmishers feel underwhelming? My biggest problem is that the throw animation is so damn slow that even the heaviest non-phalangite can catch up with them and absolutely destroy them. It also doesn't help that javelins are ineffective against all but the most naked of infantry. Except, like, longche, solifera, and pila, which cost noticeably more to equip and provide little benefit because of the low ammo.
Are there some hidden pros to these units of which I'm just not aware? I've been trying to field more diverse and historically accurate armies, but I can't bring myself to recruit light skirmishers (except eastern/cappodocian/hyrkanian hillmen, I just have a soft spot for them and they make reasonably effective flankers)
I've been sifting through the forum archives and it looks like that at some point:
1) Quintus buffed them via a submod, that I presume was integrated into one of the patches
2) there was some talk of campaign map benefits and trait/ancillary scripts related to foot skirmishers
What happened with these?