Archery in M2 - Analysis from in-game testing

[Darkmoor_Dragon]

dont start the history again

[dopp]

dont start the history bollocks again ffs

Too late, it started about 5 posts back.

[Darkmoor_Dragon]

wake me up in another 300 posts then - might have returned OT by then

[katank]

Yep, French late game roster is amazing. Not only do they get lancers (best pure heavy cavalry), they get Scots guard (best archers).

Scots guard require huge stone walls to build and is in fact easier to reach than top level archery range IMHO.

[Mandos]

Yes, you can build SG out of cities. No need for all that money on archery ranges. The English do get longbows a long long time before French get them, the French ones are just better once you are later in the game.

[Kraxis]

Yes, you can build SG out of cities. No need for all that money on archery ranges. The English do get longbows a long long time before French get them, the French ones are just better once you are later in the game.

Getting SG from cities is not very great. I don't mind them being stronger, if only they were pretty hard to get. These guys should be fixed to the highest archery range. It is sad that there can't really be a requirement of several buildings anymore, or else these would be easy to limit out (all three highest unitbuildings at castles would be fitting).

But as to the tests, I think it is fair that the test ends with the longbows out of ammo.
Would I play Passive AI and stand around with my army while the enemy crossbows laid waste to it? Or would I withdraw/attack? It is limited how much more damage the crossbows would do in case of the latter.