The Shield Problem(s)

[Carl]

The Shield Fix REALLY nerfs HA against spearmen.

Here’s a few screenshots of a battle I ran. 20 Vardorti against 8 Armoured Sergeants with 1 Bronze Chevron, 1 Armour and 1 Weapon.

All I did was put the Armoured Sergeants in Schilstrom and group 1, Double Line Formation then pushed the Start battle and 3X speed buttons and let it happen.

Here’s 2 screenshots, The first was taken whilst i was chasing down some stragglers who refused to charge me. the second is the end battle report.





Best thing yet, In shistrom the spearmen have shield facing out in all directions so the fact that Enfilade Fire is less effective with the shield fix doesn’t matter as you can't get true Enfilade fire, (i.e. you'll always be hitting shields).

Looks like the shield fix balances HA vs. Infantry too.