What battles have you pwned in???

[Old Geezer]

I never could get very good results with the musketeers in the Americas campaign. I did do better with the Portugese. Firing into a densely packed formation does give almost a kill for every shot, esp. at point blank range.


I'd really rather hear about how ya'll have been whupped up on by the AI. I know its rare but sometimes it happens. I once rented 2 elephant units and tried to use them against the Timurids. They both got shot by flaming ballista bolts and ran amok after before they could do any damage to the Timurids. Then they stomped my men so good that the Timurids cleaned up with girls who weren't even old enough to wear birkas. I usually learn a lot more from my defeats and mistakes than my wins. (I have made so many mistakes in my marriage that I am a regular marriage expert.)

[Iñnsomñni]

I never could get very good results with the musketeers in the Americas campaign. I did do better with the Portugese. Firing into a densely packed formation does give almost a kill for every shot, esp. at point blank range.


I'd really rather hear about how ya'll have been whupped up on by the AI. I know its rare but sometimes it happens. I once rented 2 elephant units and tried to use them against the Timurids. They both got shot by flaming ballista bolts and ran amok after before they could do any damage to the Timurids. Then they stomped my men so good that the Timurids cleaned up with girls who weren't even old enough to wear birkas. I usually learn a lot more from my defeats and mistakes than my wins. (I have made so many mistakes in my marriage that I am a regular marriage expert.)

Insane already made a forum like it, here, it is all about the AI getting some intelligence, see for yourself

[Eikon the Magistrate]

No Geezer no additions to MTW2 I actually havent even modded my pikemen yet all I got so far is the TW patch. My musketeers get more kills becuz I feed them
salt pork 4 times a week.

Seriously tho, its mainly due to outflanking the AI and finding ways to trap them in a "net 'o steel" if your gunners are on a nice hill or a gully or a house or trees or you are able to bunch the AI force together....they rapidly become mincemeat.

Id have to differ on the opinion that gunners have the same kill rate as archers however, since Ive not seen many archer units able to decimate a late bodyguard unit in less than a minute but 2 muskets will no problem.