Archer

[Armeniacus]

Why are the archers so good in battle? I mean when l or the AL use archers in battle then we can easily win the battle. All we have to do is to shoot arrows then everyone will die. Can you do the archers less effective in battle?

[Maion Maroneios]

I believe we have a problem here. First of all, what difficulty are you playing? Secodnly, what faction are you playing? If you're playing the Sweboz, for example, it's only natural a hail of arrows is going to hit those half-naked dudes of theirs. Just for the record of it, arrows tend to be lethal when hitting a target. Especially when that target is not wearing any kind of armour, or a good shield.

Maion

[Armeniacus]

1) l am playing the faction Aedui

2) l don't know

[Fluvius Camillus]

1) l am playing the faction Aedui

2) l don't know

Trousers dont really block arrows, also a bare six pack neither does... Try getting the heavy troops or charge the enemy archers with you general/other cavalry.. Dont get your general killed though!

[Maion Maroneios]

1) l am playing the faction Aedui

2) l don't know

You've inversed your points. Plus, the Aedui are Barbaroi. Showing off bare-chasted doesn't help against arrows as well. So you see, it's natural you get so many casualties when someone used archers against you.

My advice: First of all, stop trying to convince the EB team about having to tweak the game to your own likeness, because they won't. Not until you provide solid evidence that supports your claims, instead of threads like this where you whine about "faults" you see in the game.

Now, about the archers problem. The best way to counter them, would be with slingers. Their range is greater (at least from wetsern archers), they have more ammo and they are wider-spread (meaning more hard to hit). Also, never forget to have a solid cavalry wing with you. Use fast cavalry and utilize hit-and-run tactics to drive away enemy archers and skirmishers in general. Or, another thing you could do, is hide in woods, or charge at an enemy very fast to prevent casualties from projectiles.

Maion

[Armeniacus]

Okay

[anubis88]

Also, who's AL, and how does it,he or she use archers?

[Apázlinemjó]

Also, who's AL, and how does it,he or she use archers?

Look at the AL topic, you will understand.

[Spearman]

Would those be the Roman archers you were looking for in a previous thread? Just saying, if your gonna spam the forums with pointless threads about archers try and give us a little more substance.

1) l am playing the faction Aedui

2) l don't know

1) Use celtic archers/slingers to counter

2) I honestly think that you would be happier with vanilla RTW, perhaps BI.

3) at least you came up with a little more thoughtful title!

Where's MarcusAurilius and his magical thread lock wand?

[athanaric]

Leuce Epos. These guys are your friends when you face archers, Armeniacus. Don't forget though that most "barbarian" archers carry spears for melee.

[Mulceber]

Would those be the Roman archers you were looking for in a previous thread?

Just thought I'd point out that technically, the Romani do have archers: Cohors Sagittariorvm Levantinorvm

-M

[Maion Maroneios]

If you take a look at his posts, you'll see he does mention them. He rather wanted factional archers to be implemented into the game, not late-period auxillia troops.

Maion

[Watchman]

Not sure how well it works in practice, but might be worth a try to just forget the tactical niceties and CHARRRRRRRRRRRRGE like a proper barbarian warrior. After all, those guys in shirts and pants come in *large* blocks, move very fast, and tend to have pretty good stamina... as the Greeks also figured out, one of the better moves you can pull when faced with superior firepower is getting in close ASAP to mix it up mano y mano.