Wow, this thread really blew up overnight. I’m seeing some calls for archers to be nerfed, PLEASE NO. Archers are in a really good place right now (after having been pretty useless for months).
Heavy Infantry is expected to lose to 2Handers, however, they shouldn't be getting killed by archers in most cases, we will make adjustments if required. We are looking into the walking speeds for formations.
I get that heavy infantry is supposed to lose to 2 handers; this has always been the case and I’m not advocating against that. When they had throwables, heavy infantry at least had a fighting chance to soften up 2 handers.
I’m glad walking speeds for formations are being looked into!
Also don’t get me wrong, I’ve been really enjoying this patch. It’s refreshing to have cavalry and especially archers viable again. The months long reign of infantry spam meta is finally over! It’s just apparent that heavy shields got hit the worst with the last patch. I typically play whatever is best for the team, but I can’t stomach playing heavy shields right now. While playing as an archer, even I feel bad destroying shield units. I think adjusting formation speeds will return a nice balance.