Question? How do ranks improve battle capabilities.

**Andrei** · 03-15-2008, 13:52

Hello all...

So just to the point, what do you think about ranks?

For me it's a priority to have a full gold army

. Managed to do just that will post picture. I mean the general changes but late units don't so how do ranks interfere with the game? besides the attack bonus I've seen, does anyone know? O and pls post your favorite methods of obtaining ranks...mine is by far crusading and beating the crap out of those land hungry Mongols and other aggressive factions

but I am open to new suggestions.

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It's simple to do something complicated but complicated to do something simple.

**Rhyfelwyr** · 03-16-2008, 00:05

For each chevron the unit gets +1 morale. On bronze chevrons, you also get +1 attack/defense skill. +2 of each on silver, +3 of each on gold.

The morale effect is by far the best. Peasants with all 9 chevrons have more morale than Knights Templar....

**Yaropolk** · 03-18-2008, 02:51

That is on rank 3 (3 bronze) you get +1 attack/def on rank 6 (3 silver) you get another +1 and on rank 9 (3 gold) you get another +1

How does it work for archers? Are rank 0 archers as good as rank 9 as far as their ability to throw pointy sticks is concerned? Your melee attack and defense will not come into play very often.

**Korlon** · 03-18-2008, 05:53

No, it is on rank 1 and rank 4 and rank 7 that you gain those attack and defense bonuses. Attack bonuses are purely melee meaning there's no change in missile damage and defense bonuses are to defense skill.