Lucadena said:
I understand your point and agree. If force field would be' removed then arrows would have to' be' set as they really were: useless against armors.
...because even a light armor (padded or leather) was quite effective against em. Not to' mention that anything like mail was untouchavle by arrows.
So far as I know, mail isn't very good against piercing weapons, the mail links spread the impact outwards from where the blow lands, and if the energy is concentrated in a small area (as with a piercing attack) the links do not spread the impact as well, so the weapon will likely smash through the links. With a slashing blow, the energy is concentrated in a larger area of the striking weapon, so the mail spreads it a lot more easily across the links.
Cloth & leather was mostly good for deflecting glancing or weak blows from swords, arrows would have gone through them most likely. Most armour failed against the heavy crossbow bolts, whilst the momentum of the yard long arrows that the longbows fired falling from the sky would go through most armours (most likely bounce off of plate except at very short ranges if the shot hit the target dead on).
In medieval warfare arrows were a danger only against unarmored peons
A lot of the fighting of the 13th/14th centuries revolved around professional Companies of soldiers being hired by their King for a campaign, rather than the use of serfs/peasants. 12th century I am not so sure about, but certainly for battles such a Crécy, majority of the combatants would have been professional soldiers or Lords with their retinues. You need your serfs/peasants to work your fields, craft & forge weapons, armour & supplies for the armies, as well as provide horses, carts & transport for the army's rations, supplies & equipment. Certainly an expensive way to wage war, if I'm reliably informed Henry V of England pawned his crown jewels to raise the money for his campaign in France that culminated in the battle of Azincourt/Agincourt (whichever spelling you prefer), but serfs/peasants were a valuable commodity, as they were items of property, and needed to do the menial jobs that others wouldn't.
Another couple of social factors, short life expectancy, poor sanitation & living standards, meant that serfs/peasants had short enough lives as it was without risking them on a battlefield. They'd also be incredibly unreliable troops and just a bunch of extra mouths to feed on campaign.
I am not expert about medieval warfare but this is what i know.
Don't worry, I'm definatly not an expert, and if I'm incorrect, hopefully someone will correct me. Always good to learn new things
I feeling archers balanced as they Are now, sometimes even owerpowered anyway.
I know what you mean. Once you've the hang of how high to aim for the arrow drop on each bow its almost a doddle, but ocne those shields are out your arrows are going to find it really hard to get past them. I tend to leg it instead of facing shield bearing foes, find easier targets.
If they did introduce a dynamic blocking system for shields & altered the 'force-fields', then they should remove the reticule and increase the dispersion a little more. It is annoying to shoot at an opponents feet only to hear a 'thwack' as the arrow somehow hits their shield...
