Longbows are no good

[CaptainSolo]

Now just to clarify, was Grimaldi at Agincourt or at Crecy?

Of course i meant Crecy

There's the matter of about a century or so between the two battles. There is also the little matter of the Genoese lacking some essential equipment (pavises) and not intending to have a missile duel in the first place, so the Crecy example isn't good enough either.

I have to disagree dopp.I think it shows the superiority of the Longbow quite well.The pavise aside for one moment,when comparing the two weapons side by side the Longbow is far superior.If the pavise was created for large scale battles then why would they be necessary if the crossbow was comparable in performance to the Longbow?
The Genoese would have much preffered to have the Pavisises,as i would,and yes maybe things would have been different but i suppose we'll never know now.

As far the game goes i have found the longbow in large scale battles to be awesome.I just dont think the 1 V 1 in a custom battles shows them in a good light.
Regardless of history i'd take a balanced game over a historically accurate one every time.