Quote Originally Posted by Nelson View Post
Why, Swoosh?

Why should yari cavalry be poor against sword armed troops as opposed to any other troops? Was there a battle where katana armed troops annihilated yari cavalry but heavy cav smashed the same sword soldiers? Any basis in fact for this idea? Was yari armed cav actually faster than archer cav?

I know the answer. We disagree about what we want the game to be. Fair enough. But do realize that what you propose makes the game less accurate and some fans want reality to trump fictional abilities.
From terms of MP balance Id like to see the Yari Cav stay as they were, it may not be historically accurate, but if we dont have some sort of balance between the infantry and cav units we'll get another game of one army tactics.
Shogun excelled at varied armies as most of the top players would change thier armies a lot and practice with different setups this is one of the reasons why the MP was so great as you were never quite sure what your oponent would bring.
I agree the first game's balance was pretty good and if they follow that blueprint and put the new units around it then I'll be happy.

Oh and don't forget the foyer :P