attaking Vs Defending

**Nik00117** · 08-10-2007, 20:32

Some situtions call for a defensive type of play. Maybe your commanding a small army and have to wait for your reserve forces or you'll loose a entire army.

Maybe you need to hurry up and killas much as possible before the enemy gets their reserve in.

IT all really depends, although I perfer offesnive.

**Cleon of Sparta** · 08-10-2007, 21:23

As i prefer phalaxne based factions i prefer to defend. Put my main line in guard mode then take it off so they push forward and finish the enemy.

**Kings Hand** · 08-19-2007, 22:01

Hey all,
While defending is usually the safest option, some of my favourite and most exciting battles are when u are forced to go on the offensive lest u be surrounded and annihilated, the britons and germans are particularly adept at this. Its cool when you end your turn alone in the darkened wilderness only to be attacked by 4 or 5 half or 3/4 stacks of angry germans, That usually requires some fancy footwork with both attacking and defending in the same battle, i love when that happens.
Another point is that if you play online you have to be comfortable in attack aswell as defence, cos 2 guys sitting in their starting poitions gets old fast, u must have the confidence to bring the fight to him if necessary. Ok hes getting all the advantages but it makes the victory all the sweeter when u crush him ;]

**gaiusjulii** · 08-24-2007, 10:24

Although i am a defensive player i have recently been forced to go on the offensive espcially when playing the egyptians on bridge battles, They attack my force on a bridge and then just sit there

so as King hand says i am forced from time to time to take the offensive, Its fun but a lot harder... I am really considering changing my stance on attacking

**icek** · 08-24-2007, 14:58

i prefer to attack and use my artillery to the limits.

**SSJVegetaTrunks** · 08-24-2007, 18:41

Originally Posted by gaiusjulii

Although i am a defensive player i have recently been forced to go on the offensive espcially when playing the egyptians on bridge battles, They attack my force on a bridge and then just sit there

so as King hand says i am forced from time to time to take the offensive, Its fun but a lot harder... I am really considering changing my stance on attacking

You could have just waited for time to run out.