Quote Originally Posted by Bob_the_great
Yeah but everyone does like dis-mountng cav. before battles so they haven't made it to popular conception or historical actuality.
I doubt the majority of people who play the game think dismounted knights fight better than mounted knights. CA does make decisions on the basis of what they ascertain to be the popular conception, and this conception is largely shaped by movies. Also, the people within CA who advocate historical accuracy and realism has steadily lost influence over the years. Just prior to the release of RTW, CA said that historical accuracy and realism are not their focus. This was their reason for why hoplites didn't use overhand spears, Egyptians had chariots and the game had exploding projectiles.