Do archers really fire over other units' heads successfully? I've never really tried since Shogun taught me that the only really safe place to have your archers was out in front IN A THIN LINE (they would even shoot the backs of eachothers heads off-- !within the same unit!-- if you weren't careful). Plus I mostly use X-bows Arbalesters (more kills, ammo lasts longer)-- can they fire over people's heads?

I find that my current style works really well in an archer duel as it protects my melee units and provides a clear field of fire which can often be very deadly. When the enemy starts trying to charge me, weaknesses in this style emerge, and if the charges get serious my only real solution is to counter charge and get things over with.

I've also noticed that my archer/xbow units seem to suck pretty hard at skirmishing and almost always get caught unless I personally order them back. I don't remember this being as much of a problem in Shogun.

DA