I'm confused?!?!?

[Magra 738 587 125]

It seems you can have three units for each ally you have. 50 allies, max troops 150. See the Army stats by clicking the i button middle right in the Profile pane. It shows total troops allowable, how many you have, and how much gear they have.

[onsiteone]

(for some reason i can't post a new thread on this forum but this one is similar...)

I've read that each of your troops will use one weapon and one armor from your inventory, but no specifics on WHICH weapons(s) or armor(s)...

My character is a rogue and let's assume my army and inventory consists of the following:

Army (20 units):
- 10 foot soldiers
- 10 archers

Inventory
(20 weapons, 20 armor)

Weapons:
- 15 equestrian swords
- 2 sharpshot bows
- spiked club (in use by my character)
- spider's fang (previously used by my character)
- trophy blades (previously used by my character)

Armor:
- 10 adventurer armors
- 2 archer doublets
- scout leather (in use by my character)
- footpad armor (previously used by my character)
- badit leather (previously used by my character)

Here are my questions:

1. Based on details above, I have 10 archers but only 2 sharpshot bows. I have 10 foot soldiers and 15 equestrian swords. So do my archers use the "leftover" 5 equestrians swords?

2. If so, then weapon "compatibility" does NOT matter in this game for army units?

3. If that's the case then is there also NO point to purchasing more powerful (thus more expensive) weapons/armor for your units from the Item Store?

4. When browsing through my Inventory, certain weapons and armor are labelled only for "warrior", "rogue", or "mage". Do my units also use these REGARDLESS of whether it's compatible to their class? Or is there such thing as army unit class when pertaining to weapon/armor compatibility?

5. Is there such thing as weapons/armor compatibility when referring to your army units?

I'm reluctant to spend more coins on my army weapons/armor until I understand how this works. I should either purchase more powerful items for my army hoping that it will boost the stats, or just purchase the CHEAPEST items after hearing if thatit matters NOT what TYPE of weapon/armor each unit can use.

Thanks for any clarification!

[onsiteone]

Tried to experiment a little... before and after purchasing 10 equestrian swords and 1 cured leather armor.

Seems like ALL stats stayed the same except for Army Attack and Army Defense. Before purchasing the above items:

Army Attack: 608
Army Defense: 605

After purchasing those items:

Army Attack: 611
Army Defense: 590

Defense went DOWN? What the? Below are the specifics of my army and inventory (after those purchases) if someone can help clarify how this works in game. Thanks in advance!

My Army (75 units):
foot soldier x56
valkyrie x1
sorcerer x7
archer x11

My Weapons, 101 total (from best to worst):
wand of withering x2 [mage]
faceripper claws x1 [rogue] (my rogue now using)
acid-hone daggers x2 [rogue]
staff of rulership x1 [mage]
necrotic bow x1 [rogue]
throwing axe x1 [rogue]
bone daggers x1 [rogue]
rod of the unburied x2 [mage]
spiked club x1 [rogue]
corrupting blade x1 [warrior]
lantern of souls x2 [mage]
wraithblades x1 [rogue]
trollish render x1 [warrior]
the spider's fang x1 [rogue]
hunter's bow x2 [rogue]
heavy stone club x2 [warrior]
staff of flame x2 [mage]
blazing staff x1 [mage]
helsing's stake x1 [rogue]
exquisite blade x1 [warrior]
equestrian sword x43
whirling axe x1 [warrior]
hermit staff x1 [mage]
sharpshot bow x17
trophy blades x1 [rogue]
notched battle axe x1 [warrior]
wand of sparks x3 [mage]
primitive broadsword x5 [warrior]
inferno bow x1
iron sword x1

My Armor, 102 total (from best to worst):
field plate x1 [warrior]
scout leather x1 [rogue] (my rogue now using)
crypt stalker armor x2 [rogue]
embalmer robe x1 [mage]
robe of the seas x1 [mage]
helsing's leather x1 [rogue]
obsidian plate x1 [warrior]
footpad armor x1 [rogue]
cured leather x1 [rogue]
boneshard armor x2 [rogue]
bandit leather x1 [rogue]
elder's tunic x1 [rogue]
glacier robe x1 [mage]
ogre hide armor x4 [warrior]
hate-forged plate x1 [warrior]
troll battle armor x1 [warrior]
shaman's robe x1 [mage]
trollish leather x3 [rogue]
robe of defense x4 [mage]
cavalier armor x52
archer doublet x17
darkling armor x1 [rogue]
goblin toughskin x2 [rogue]
thane armor x1