Mars_Mullo said:
The experience levels for elites are the same across factions for elites?
I ask as you describe the shortness of progression. I'm hoping that when playing against AI armies they are not going to be chocka block with elites.
I find Nordic armies a big challenge as they are. Their shields nullify Vagier archers.. I have to have plenty of skirmishers to break their shields close in to beat them.
I just imagine an elite heavy army being only possible to vanquish with higher numbers only.
Yes, the experiences levels are the same across all factions. The only armies that have elite troops in the party templates are the king's armies. Regular lords don't have elite troops in their party templates but could conceivably acquire them from an army they defeated. The player can have elites but I have found that the large amount of experience required to raise them to elite level makes them fairly rare for players too, especially early in the game. For example, my level 35 character has only 10-15 elites in an army of 140 troops.
Let me know what you think after you have gotten more time in the game. I haven't made any changes to elites this version, at least none that I can think of.