Questions about the Arquebus

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It just seems strange that they are so useless in the game, because they seem to have been an important weapon, they were used well into the 1600's and maybe the 1700's even?

Well, I am not a specialists on weapons, but I think it is because the arquebuses of the medieval era were not quite as good as those of a few centuries later. Also, it took a while before generals figured out how to use them effectively. But the main advantage is that a general could bulk up his army with cheap missile troops (arquebuses are cheap and don't require intensive training like bows or slings) that still packed a punch. However, in M:TW it is easier to get high quality troops than it was in real life so in game the arquebus is outclassed.

Off course, I don't think the missile weapons in M:TW are balanced to start with .

BTW, the forum does not have the integral search function enabled because the number of search request brought the forum down. Instead, there is a Google search in the top left, but it is not up to date and not very reliable.