08-19-2003, 01:11 PM
Quote:</em></strong><hr>StrategyM I'm surprised you consider the scions of the upper classes to be better soldiers than the lower classes in your game.<hr><br>
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I would hardly consider the regular Praetorian soldier a scion of the upper class.<br>
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Better pay, equipment, and status would however always provide an initial morale advantage to "favored" troops when recruited, regardless of the time period in which they exist.<br>
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Particularly in the ancient world, the nobility often provided the best troops of the ancient world, since they were the one's with the most motivation for fighting and the one's able to afford the best arms; e.g., the Macedonian companions, the Spartans (each of whom would be a minor landowner). <p>Strategy <br>
Designer/Developer <br>
Imperium - Rise of Rome</p><i></i>
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I would hardly consider the regular Praetorian soldier a scion of the upper class.<br>
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Better pay, equipment, and status would however always provide an initial morale advantage to "favored" troops when recruited, regardless of the time period in which they exist.<br>
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Particularly in the ancient world, the nobility often provided the best troops of the ancient world, since they were the one's with the most motivation for fighting and the one's able to afford the best arms; e.g., the Macedonian companions, the Spartans (each of whom would be a minor landowner). <p>Strategy <br>
Designer/Developer <br>
Imperium - Rise of Rome</p><i></i>
