Ah, to try and hold the edge of the map (against the enemy's reinforcements) or not.....a classic conundrum!

Unfortunately, I find that the answer of whether or not to do so is "it depends". What kind of units is your army composed of, and what kind of reinforcements is your opponent bringing on? What's the overall state of your army, in terms of morale/fatigue/ammo? Exactly how many reinforcments does the enemy have?

The simple fact is, there are too many variables that factor in to say whether it's usually beneficial to try and hold the edge or not. I myself tend to be conservative and hold my army back at or near its original position, but that's admittedly not always the smartest thing to do. My best friend -- also an MTW afficianado -- is more apt to simply move his army back & forth, depending how the battle continues to unfold.


Quote Originally Posted by Heidrek
Has anyone else experienced the "Knot Formation" before? Seems like a good way to throw away troops to me.....
Not that I'm aware of. It sounds rather like a bug in the AI.