NativeBoy Of USA
Legionary
posted 05 February 2005 16:52
EDT (US)
4 / 41
kinda takes away the whole point of this game, it is a STRATEGY game after all, not kill them before we can implament strategy.
ahenobarb
Legionary
posted 05 February 2005 16:53
EDT (US)
5 / 41
Try it against an all cavalry army though and see who wins, eventually the archers will turn tail and run. Then it's all over for them.
Rawhk
Legionary
posted 05 February 2005 17:22
EDT (US)
8 / 41
Nice numbers, but I agree with NativeBoy Of USA it takes away the strategy of the game... have you tested it agaisnt legions in testudo?
Themistocles472
Legionary
posted 05 February 2005 18:10
EDT (US)
10 / 41
I would venture to guess that testudo formations dont move quickly enough, nor do they come out of formation quickly enough. I'd still like to try/see cavalry vs all archers.
lawler
Legionary
posted 05 February 2005 18:27
EDT (US)
14 / 41
the best is playing on custom battle as entirely Scythian Archers against what ever factions, balanced army or not... inside a camp.... massacre
Rawhk
Legionary
posted 05 February 2005 20:02
EDT (US)
20 / 41
Testudo formation owns archers, just let em waste their ammo on you and then get out of Testudo and charge, but, like people said before, the AI is dumb, so it won't think like this.
Personally I dont like archers and just use them as arrow-fodder. I only found archers good vs phalanx, but they are easily out-manouvered. So unless someone gives me a nice and based argument about how good they are (plz do not come with data based on battles vs AI),I dont see any reason that they would be good as an army.
Themistocles472
Legionary
posted 05 February 2005 20:09
EDT (US)
21 / 41
What would make anybody think all elephants could beat all archer?? That's what fire is for...........