Do you use special units often?

[(+) Influence]

Do you use special units often when you play the game? By that I mean spies, special ops, and generals (not unique units).

 

[Silverflame]

Spies take way too much micro, for me at least. Those enemy spies annoy me to death, though. I usually have the scouts and generals tag along, but I don't use their abilities often. Scouts are useful for seeing spies, and generals add armor to their immediate surroundings, and that's useful enough.

 

[Quentin]

I used to use the scouts to bomb enemy structures quite a lot. It really helps to being down cities fast. Recently I've become too impatient to use them. Ironic isn't it?

 

[kamleungc]

General is a must in my army
Normally,I have 2~3in my army,and may be some in cities...

 

[LLXerxes]

I use speis and generals.

 

[Quentin]

So most people use generals but has anyone noticed that the AI sometimes has like a quarter of their army made up of just generals? I've seen it quite a few times... and I am confused.

 

[LLXerxes]

So most people use generals but has anyone noticed that the AI sometimes has like a quarter of their army made up of just generals? I've seen it quite a few times... and I am confused.

Confusedlike your avatar.
They do that because they are morons.
Can a general attack alone like a rg unit?

 

[Quentin]

What I thought was when they got to build generals they go "OMG t3H L337!" and just feel the need to build them.
Yes and half the time I am confused like my avatar... that's the whole point

 

[kamleungc]

It can't be...
Normally, AI have a few like 5~6 generals only...
AND each with at least 6 other units fellowing it.

Generals can't attack

 

[covok48]

I usually build generals or the senators/despots that come from the capital building. Spies are a little too much micromanaging for me.

 

[rbis4rbb]

So most people use generals but has anyone noticed that the AI sometimes has like a quarter of their army made up of just generals? I've seen it quite a few times... and I am confused.

I've seen them attack with an infantry unit and 2 generals. But I use generals, because entrenchment can be useful.

 

[Kietharr]

i use generals and commandos, never used spies much, but commandos are useful for making like 20 of them and sending them all on the enemy's capitol with bombs, usually quite a few make it to set bombs when i send some infantry to draw their army to some crappy city with no strategic value, and i like decoys and entrenchment with generals.

 

[Pablicosta]

I sometimes use General's and their Ambush ability, hides about 20 infantry men nicely. 5 generals, 100 hidden troops, and with any luck by the time they arrive they have the 1000 points to plant bombs or entrench

 

[dojoboy]

I use them, particularly about 5-6 spec-ops w/ a general behind enemy lines.

 

[Grohan]

I use mostly generals/patriots. Forced march ability is really nice.
Though spies and commandos are useful, they require too much micromanagement so I don't use them much.

 

[Cilpot]

I use generels, of course. My shock-cavalry attacking from the sides in big battles get slaughtered without a general.

And I sometimes use ambush to sneak a small army into an enemy base to destroy a wonder. But first I send a spy along the planned route to check for watchtowers. The human players I've played against are often too lazy to build those towers.

 

[GenMarshall]

I oftenly use Generals and Patriots (from RoN:T&P).

In T&P, I oftenly like to use spies during spy missions during the Cold War campang .

 

[Splime]

Unless it's a cold war espionage mission, I don't use spies. I use special ops and generals. Special ops, when the coast is clear, are really useful for blowing stuff up.

 

[Cilpot]

Spies are, IMO, more annoying than dangerous. But nevertheless, I use explorers along my armies to detect them.

 

[Alpha Infantry]

the scouts, i only use them in the beginnin of the game
i put them on auto explore
i used a spy once, wasted my time
i use general and special ops VERY frequently.
i like targetin buildin and farms, just to be annoyin, so when i rze the city, it wont be sayin "raze all civillian buildingsfirst"
and i use ambush with the general
im dope.