Quote Originally Posted by Valin View Post
(Valin ponders weather he should post this after what happened last time)

Archers are not the supreme attack unit people make them out to be. Every unit in the game has a viable and useful counter. Swordsmen are NOT very useful against archers despite what the description says, just like rockfall is not effective against seige. The only thing that matters are the stats of each unit. What counters range. SPEED!!!

******Major Spoiler That No One Ever Notices Despite Battle Reports In The Forums******

How To Defend Yourself Against What 99% Of Players Attack With.

The typical attack force consists of massive amounts of archers with warriors/swords as meat shields. This is considered to be the best attack force because NO ONE builds up the proper counter. Get ready for it....Calvery!!! Battle reports all over the forums support the fact that calvery eats up archers like hay by ignoring eveything else. People don't build them because they suicide themselves agaist abatis. They are not an offensive unit but a defensive one.

Now, bring on the naysayers...
I maintain a healthy stable of cavalry. They're very important for a number of reasons. But relying on them as the 'killer app' against archers puts on in the same position....don't rely on any one unit to be everything.