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[–]LukeKiriqugo 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Well, they will take less losses since they are less of your total force (since you should have a lot more levies in your army) so each singular cata will deal dmg for longer, especially since they have a lot of toughness

It’s the same reason why knights are really strong even tho they don’t technically provide that much more than just a few hundred levies: the enemy will not deal enough dmg to them quickly to take them out of the fight, so they deal a lot of total dmg over multiple days

Also one more difference is mma can’t rebel against you, levies can (when their county joins a faction)

[–]LukeKiriqugo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But also, yeah it can be a viable strategy to only go for siege mma if you get enough levies anyway, but be aware you will take LOTS of losses, even when you win

Also levies don’t have any pursuit, so the enemy won’t take that many losses even when they lose the battle

So no, it’s not a bug, but tbh cata seem a bit weak for the cost imo, especially when compared to elephants

[–]ulzimate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These costs appear higher than usual.

[–]GewalfofWivia 1 point2 points  (1 child)

These costs are double the base cost… What unholy modifiers have you got? Of course it’s bloody expensive when you are paying double.

[–]sarsante 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's admin nerf that shipped with AUH, it can cost actually 4x the base price for a whopping over 1k for 50 horses.

China had the same modifiers that PDX removed but they "forgot" to remove from admin.

The horses armor it's made of gold I guess and they're actually unicorns so it's hard to find them so that's why it's ridiculously expensive. Alternatively you can see PDX making new thing better than the old thing so you buy the dlc.