Foz,

But to train them and work them up to those exp levels, or even to use them, requires a lot of micromanaging. They aren't like horse archers in that respect, where (while micromanagin pays) you can target them and forget them for a while.

If you just use them as another archer unit, their combined firepower is about that of a retinue longbow unit. To shine they have to flank into a pinned unit (or rear attack one). And they are SO fragile, you have to micro manage them. If they are charged by cav or flanked in turn, say goodbye.

They are, to me, a gimmick unit. Fun to mess with when bored, but not terrible useful in the greater scheme. It's easier to kill generals with jav cav than try to do it with sherwood archers. At least jav cav can be ignored a few while handling some other things as they can do their attacks on skirmish. To flank with sherwoods you have to take them off skirmish and charge them into melee where they are prone to sudden death syndrome if the enemy reacts.

So, while they do have coolness points, that's not enough for me. Not until I discover a better use for them, if ever.