how do i make a good 20 unit 10k army?

[ElmarkOFear]

Elmo the mounted xbow is possibly the most underpriced unit in the game, if u get say 4... split them into pairs u can harrass cav from all angles having it so that at least 2 are firing in the back, u can kill off whole units with no trouble at all i find.

I haven't really observed that, probably for the very simple fact, my armies aren't around long enough on the battlefield to give the cross cav time enough to shoot em up!

I agree they are underpriced, given their archer ability, speed, charge, and hand -to-hoof fighting ability.

[x-dANGEr]

"kinda annoyed me", I'm hardly making posters about it am I. Seriously man...

Sorry for delivering you what I caught from your sentence. It sounds really strange that you're annoyed because people practice to win a tourney.. Oh, at least that's how I understood "kinda annoyed me".

[Callahan9119]

well barrett, most games i play there is 2 Ha limit so 1 unit of muskets is all i need, not hard to move them to my rear and leave 3 in my front missle line

[Chaos Cornelius lucius]

Hi guys, first post on this.
If you think that HA are a waste of money and not very effective, then all I can say is that you are not using them correctly. Granted HA are not as effective as foot archers, but they are not meant to be, use them to shoot at the sides and rear of units, they are more effective that way. And it is perfectly possible to flatten a unit of heavy infantry with a charge from light HA (skythion, Khazaks etc). The abilities HA have make them an indispensible part of an army for me. Which is why I really do not like the max HA rule, as it effectively penalises some of the factions, and forces you to choose an army mix you would not otherwise pick for that faction.
It is possible to make a 'good' 20 unit 10k army as well, with nearly all the factions, although I do find it difficuly in late era games as most of the units available are relatively expensive and picking a 20 unit medium army will quite probably end up with you been flattened by a 15 unit heavy army. Shaka's 20 unit rule makes very good sense in this regard.
Luc

[Callahan9119]

hmm i have played too many games that require everyone to 3X speed the game at the end for 15 minutes cuz someone is being a lamer with horse archers and wont commit to a fight, i find it hard to be sympathetic to anybody saying 2 HA limit ruins mongols, hungary etc,...i do fine with 2 HA as mongols...there is a reason its a fairly common rule...now if it was a "2 jaguar warrior limit" i could see how that might ruin the faction

if i am hosting like a scored 7k 3 vs 3, by all means take 15 HA, then i at least know someone will be below me for sure in the score from the start

[x-dANGEr]

It is a spread rule, because people don't know how to deal with HA (At least most of them), just the same as they couldn't back in RTW.

[ElmarkOFear]

One way to battle against crossbow cav, I guess, would be to buy a few fast cav and wait until they are in a position away from their main force and then go after them. Even if you don't catch them, it will keep them busy running away instead of shooting your men. The maps are so large, it is very hard to corner them, like on the old MTW maps.

[RTKBarrett]

well barrett, most games i play there is 2 Ha limit so 1 unit of muskets is all i need, not hard to move them to my rear and leave 3 in my front missle line

Sab i guarrantee against a half decent opponent u wouldnt be able to fire off more than one usket volley on his mounted xbows lol

[Callahan9119]

muskets have nice range

i normally never get to use muskets anyways unless i am hosting a novelty game, and none of the "cool dudes" like to join those...so my musket balls strike only fun loving newbs

[RTKBarrett]

It doesnt matter if muskets have nice range if ure aiming in the wrong direction mate :D

[Callahan9119]

It doesnt matter if muskets have nice range if ure aiming in the wrong direction mate :D

but i use magic bullets