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    Default Archer speed...

    Why are archer so slow? Seriously, pikeman get 300 speed and archers get 250...This is ridiculous hehe...Are archers carrying more armor and weight then pikeman? I dont think so...Leather and bows vs plates and pikes? Yeesh =P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zenoth View Post
    Why are archer so slow? Seriously, pikeman get 300 speed and archers get 250...This is ridiculous hehe...Are archers carrying more armor and weight then pikeman? I dont think so...Leather and bows vs plates and pikes? Yeesh =P


    Uh... look at the picture of the archers... they are wearing plenty of plate mail... plus they have to carry their 6 foot bow and plenty of arrows... Imagine if they ran like the pikemen into battle... they would drop their arrows all over the place!
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    Quote Originally Posted by enriquan View Post
    Uh... look at the picture of the archers... they are wearing plenty of plate mail... plus they have to carry their 6 foot bow and plenty of arrows... Imagine if they ran like the pikemen into battle... they would drop their arrows all over the place!
    actually, what would the archers be doing running AT the pikemen? if anything they would be running AWAY from the pikemen... and most of the pikemen would be long dead before they got into striking distance.

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    Plenty of plate? All I see is a breast and a helm...Still havent convinced me at all

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    doesnt say AT it says LIKE

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    I think the more logical response is that the game wants a combined (or mixed) army to be moving slowing if it includes archers.

    The justification being that the archers are the first big advantage in battle, and being able to include them in your army should have some kind of detriment to balance it out.

    Anyone ever noticed that melee die first almost always on battle reports? I believe they realistically model the archers as lining up behind melee units.

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    Yes I have noticed that, and hate that my swordsman die before my warriors But regardless, I dont see how being behind another unit would slow you if that unit if faster than you. Also, perhaps they should make formations, and allow the lowered speed be turned into some kind of tactical setup cooldown upon reaching the attack site...If they are heading to reinforce a city or zone they can run =P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saucman View Post
    I think the more logical response is that the game wants a combined (or mixed) army to be moving slowing if it includes archers.

    The justification being that the archers are the first big advantage in battle, and being able to include them in your army should have some kind of detriment to balance it out.

    Anyone ever noticed that melee die first almost always on battle reports? I believe they realistically model the archers as lining up behind melee units.
    No, but I have noticed my archers are always the first to die when there are enemy archers...

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    NO joke, take the battle formations idea to the suggestions forum! That would add some great depth to gameplay!
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    wtf?

    ums do we want archers running to the front of the pack here???

    i mean idk, never fought a real war in real life... but on the history channel,
    the archers aren't on the front lines... maybe i'm missing something.

    the faster a unit is, the sooner it gets with in range of enemy ballistas and archers... are you really saying you wish your archers would hurry up and become a target???

    plz think before you game, these developers will make any request a reality, as long as it comes from someone with 0 knowledge of how their battle system works, or how their game is optimally played
    Last edited by Met7797; 06-13-2009 at 03:25 PM.

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