why? (formation disruption question)

**Comemnus** · 09-16-2007, 09:29

Why when I tell my pike men, who are defending in a city, to attack; they decide to break formation and attack with their piddly little daggers?? its infuriating, I have lost several crucial battles because my men just seem to ignore common sense. Its truly infuriating to see an expensive unit of Argyraspidai get cut to pieces by cavalry because they refuse to use their spears.

**Bellum** · 09-16-2007, 09:29

Are you sure your not talking about M2TW? :/

**Sarkiss** · 09-16-2007, 09:53

Originally Posted by Comemnus

Why when I tell my pike men, who are defending in a city, to attack; they decide to break formation and attack with their piddly little daggers?? its infuriating, I have lost several crucial battles because my men just seem to ignore common sense. Its truly infuriating to see an expensive unit of Argyraspidai get cut to pieces by cavalry because they refuse to use their spears.

when u see them breaking into hand to hand ignoring pikes hit "Back Space". they will reform. worked wonders for me. the trick is not to forget the "BS" after ordering attack. it also prevents soldiers wandering off formation, and so called moon walk.

**blank** · 09-16-2007, 11:22

It's an RTW bug, nothing to do with EB

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 09-16-2007, 19:14

Never attack, just ram.

**Spoofa** · 09-16-2007, 22:12

my guy's always get owned when i "ram"

**antisocialmunky** · 09-16-2007, 22:32

March them up to charge range and backspace. Let them come to you. I mean.. if its a siege, they have to.

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 09-17-2007, 04:10

Originally Posted by Spoofa

my guy's always get owned when i "ram"

Oh, in cities I don't know... but on the open field, ram them, and when they start to get "squeezed", press Backspace. And don't turn your phalanxes more than 5° while ramming, that won't work. Oh and ramming works better with deep formations.