Flaming arrows better than plain arrows?

**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.

**Rhyfelwyr** · 06-07-2008, 00:06

From what I understand the only difference with fire arrows is that they take longer to reload, but cause morale damage to the enemy.

**Spartan198** · 06-09-2008, 01:16

Flaming arrows do more damage, but it's oh-so-much more satisfying to listen to the screams of dying Romans as they're being showered with conventional arrows.

**TruePraetorian** · 06-09-2008, 01:47

I think regular are better then flaming just because they fire quicker and hit more accuratley, AFAIK. Besides, who cares about dying Romans scream when the Greeks are the ones who lose the battle

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**grwn** · 06-09-2008, 17:17

I always use fire when outnumbered, they seem to break attacking units a lot easier then conventional arrows. And the wider hit area means you CAN hit more units in big battles, which mean even quicker routing of other units

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grwn

**Spartan198** · 06-09-2008, 20:23

Originally Posted by TruePraetorian

I think regular are better then flaming just because they fire quicker and hit more accuratley, AFAIK. Besides, who cares about dying Romans scream when the Greeks are the ones who lose the battle

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How can the Greeks lose when all the Romans are lying dead in the field?

**King Jan III Sobieski** · 06-09-2008, 21:02

I like flame arrows, myself. They're pretty...

**Omanes Alexandrapolites** · 06-10-2008, 07:52

I prefer the faster reloading time and accuracy of regular arrows. I'm also uncertain as to whether fire arrows do actually cause more damage to standard units - it could just be the fact that the damage is more visible giving that illusion.

Against elephants and other amok running units, fire arrows are the way to go to force them to go wild. They are also useful if a quick route is needed. As I've said though, for pure damage, plain arrows are, in my opinion better.