Archers: An Observation & Question

[Gr3yL3gion]

I understand what you meant. Regardless don't you think archer units are way overpowered? They have good kill ratio and inspire fear into their enemies. Hell, Most units will start to rout even before they make contact with the infantry line.

Well, FYI i did play with limited ammo.

 

[starlifter]

Regardless don't you think archer units are way overpowered?

Unless the enemy has the right counter units (or at least counter-strategy), then they are indeed, to the units they face.

In early game, I find the Cretan Archers powerful, especially against certain foes and assault of AI towns. But so too for elephants, or scythed chariots.

If you put 4 units of HAs against 4 units of just about any contemporary foe, I pretty much would agree that my money would be on the HAs... and in that sense, one can say they are overpowered. If nothing else, HAs can exhaust an enemy, and take them out with local superiority one by one with direct coordinated charge. Not true with foot archers, like Cretans, so FAs are not overpowered, just very powerful.

But I do agree with you that HAs... in the hands of a good human... are among the most powerful and versatile units in RTW.