Vuredel
Skirmisher
posted 04-30-05 01:26 PM
EDT (US)
4 / 19
Unless you're rushing. Although since ES has gone to such great lengths to minimalize early defeats, it wouldn't even make sense to have mercenaries in the first age. If there are mercenaries, I'd expect it to be something you research at the HC.
lachlan
Skirmisher
posted 05-30-05 06:22 PM
EDT (US)
11 / 19
As I understood it before, the mercs are in a pool available to everybody and the various civs make them offers. Early in the game they are weak but the improve as you advance, the downside being that competing civ might hire them before you think they are good enough or offer them more money. In any case, it was never said that they would die after a period of time.
irishdevil
Skirmisher
posted 07-12-05 11:28 AM
EDT (US)
15 / 19
I agree. I'd love to see some Fightin' Irish. No weapons needed. They'd just march around, jump on the enemy, and beat the heck out of em.
lachlan
Skirmisher
posted 07-12-05 11:03 PM
EDT (US)
17 / 19
I'm hoping Mamelukes make it. Napoleon used them in some of his European conflicts.