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LordTed
02-09-2002, 06:12
This might sound stupid, but i am playing really bad now, so i have turned to the veterans of the org to ask you what you do when your play strategy breaks down and you cant get them consistant wins. This is especially bad now since nasty sods find it amusing, however these are the types who dont post here, so advice from the good lot of the community is required here.....

02-09-2002, 06:22
See what's your problem and try to resolve it.
Or else give up. lol.

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Kocmoc
02-09-2002, 06:41
i saw ur logfiles ted, it seems u invest a lot in ur guns...h4 or h3 guns, ur other units are monks (h3) and 2 nd(h4), u dont have spears, if i remember well..

this was 10k game, ofcourse i lose the gunbattle, but i still kill enougth of ut guns, so i havnt to fear them...

and my h2h units are much stronger, h4 nc, h5nd and h5 spears.

i would say, get a more balanced army, ur army is just a shoot army, u need to win the gunbattle, ur not flexible enought...

get 2 spears to make the eemy horses weaker, and some high honour units...

an other point is ur gun Gen http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif in MI is too weak, just if ur lucky and he get killed in gunbattle http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/smile.gif

head up m8, we all have bad days...


ur clanm8 koc

Whitey
02-09-2002, 08:12
go back to the drawing board, when I was completely broken down I checked to see whether it was me changing my army a bit or the enemy army/tactics changing and I was left behiend

I then used completely different armies for a while (gun heavy, monk heavy, cav heavy, spear heavy) until I worked my way back into a niche

but truly, being out of form is the hardest thing to get out of...

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BSM_Skkzarg
02-09-2002, 08:31
LT - your problem is simple. You have fallen victim to the fear of the wet gunny wedgie! From the descriptions above, it seems your army is set to defend against the WGW - and thus when you face an opponent that uses something different, your not as prepared. My suggestion - if you know your going to face the WGW - use TB's. They excel at turning a fearsome WGW charge into a one legged wet gunny hop that, while still dangerous, can be beaten.

Otherwise, if your facing a more standard army, look into taking a couple of archer units, or Cav Archers, so that you can use them to add a bit more damage in the gunfight. This will allow you to win the battle of the boom-sticks. Cav archers are especially effective from the side. In doing this, your ability to use your guns on the enemy infantry is increased as you will win the gunbattle, and thus will still have use of the muskets firepower to rout enemy H2H units. Your main issue then is enemy cav - and for that you need cav of your own, or serious groundpounders. I prefer Naginata (of course), but spears are effective as well. This will keep your guns and shock h2h'ers from getting horseshoe prints in their foreheads. And yes - I have to agree with the one statement - make sure you do NOT have your general as a gunner! Alot of folks seem to take the gun/ashi high honor road still. Remember - for a bit less than the price of a fully upgraded honor 9 ashi - a nagi with upgrades is cheaper will take out 2 of these ashi units with ease. Hope this helps!

Qapla!

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Rath
02-09-2002, 08:44
I'm in a similar out of form period...i've found that now that i don't play so much i have no consistency and once i start losing i find it hard to get out of it.

My tip Ted: Play friendlies until u get your confidence back.

BomilkarDate
02-09-2002, 17:30
Look forward,
...take aim and shoot them. (With arrows of course),... if they try to hit u,
.... hit back. (With your Naginata or two No Dachis, one in each hand)
And...."always look on the bright side of life,..."

I bow and wish u

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evilc
02-09-2002, 23:04
3 spears at least, i use 2 of them to make sure no cav runs at my guns. But then again u know how i play (2 slow) so theres not much point in me posting...

theforce
02-10-2002, 01:36
Honor in guns adds nothing to accuracy. It simply makes them harder to die under enemy fire and they rout harder. H3 guns are best with one armour upgrade. Also yari can win the fight most of time. H5 1W is my think and they kick major ass most of the time.
I am having trouble believing you don't play well lol but l also don't play as good as l used to play http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/frown.gif


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