Flaming arrows better than plain arrows?

**Bibbin** · 05-28-2008, 02:02

i was just wondering, in RTW, are the flaming arrows shot by archers better than plain arrows? I think flaming arrows are less accurate but are better against calvary, what do you suggest?

**Darkvicer98** · 05-28-2008, 02:12

It depends on the situation however fire arrows deal more damage but less accurate and scare the enemy and take longer to reload. If your in a situation where there's more enemy the normal arrows are better but if you want to hit the enemy hard use fire arrows.

**Bibbin** · 05-28-2008, 16:27

And I doubt that flaming arrows would affect heavy calvary like the Parthian cataphracts. Too bad that the Parthians can't actully do Parthian shots.

**Quintus.JC** · 05-28-2008, 19:24

Originally Posted by Bibbin

..... Too bad that the Parthians can't actully do Parthian shots.

What do you mean by that?

**Fadly** · 05-29-2008, 01:45

Originally Posted by Quintus.J.Cicero

What do you mean by that?

that means riding forward while shooting backwards. it's one of the issues solve in the M2TW.

**LittleGrizzly** · 05-29-2008, 04:23

I pretty much used the flaming arrows as standard, with any massed group of enemy troops it will rack the kills up in no time, i would only usually switch to plain arrows or hold fire when my infantry and cavalry engaged the enemys line....

**Quintus.JC** · 05-29-2008, 13:05

Originally Posted by Fadly

that means riding forward while shooting backwards. it's one of the issues solve in the M2TW.

I knew what Parthian shots meant, but didn't know what bibin meant by saying Parthians couldn't do Parthian shots. I'd never noticed that they couldn't shoot backwards in RTW.