08-06-2013, 02:15 PM
Nice brainstorming:
I like the idea of new deployable items. Will look at that.
A tower shield would be a good idea too. It would be difficult to fit such a shield into the progression, as you have described it, since there are so many new ones and a big one with low resistance would be objectively worse than most of the new ones. Further, such a shield would not be very good for fighting in the high difficulties, especially hunting ranged units as the shield would be regularly penetrated. I do however want to give them a tower shield and have some ideas about what to do with them.
Lightweight armour is possible but that is what the pikeman has, the legionnaire was designed to be more of a tank. A difference when compared to commandoes is possible but I am not sure why someone would not just go for the pikeman if they wanted speed.
Not sure I see a good case for giving the legionnaire the best head armour in the game.
I also don't see a good reason to give them such a huge amount of ammo. The legionnaire is supposed to be tied to the unit and therefor tied to supplies. Super fast throwing also seems a bit much. The legionnaire is supposed to throw a few volleys of pilum into the enemy, not to spam them like a porcupine. The idea is also that they should be inaccurate and target groups, they are troops to meet the mass of enemy not to snipe and kite.
I like the idea of new deployable items. Will look at that.
A tower shield would be a good idea too. It would be difficult to fit such a shield into the progression, as you have described it, since there are so many new ones and a big one with low resistance would be objectively worse than most of the new ones. Further, such a shield would not be very good for fighting in the high difficulties, especially hunting ranged units as the shield would be regularly penetrated. I do however want to give them a tower shield and have some ideas about what to do with them.
Lightweight armour is possible but that is what the pikeman has, the legionnaire was designed to be more of a tank. A difference when compared to commandoes is possible but I am not sure why someone would not just go for the pikeman if they wanted speed.
Not sure I see a good case for giving the legionnaire the best head armour in the game.
I also don't see a good reason to give them such a huge amount of ammo. The legionnaire is supposed to be tied to the unit and therefor tied to supplies. Super fast throwing also seems a bit much. The legionnaire is supposed to throw a few volleys of pilum into the enemy, not to spam them like a porcupine. The idea is also that they should be inaccurate and target groups, they are troops to meet the mass of enemy not to snipe and kite.