Have you seen the spam that is vlandian crossbowmen in TDM.There is no way that crossbows would match bows in multiplayer. My suggestion is to nerf bows and maybe buff crossbow's damage a little more.
Have you seen the spam that is vlandian crossbowmen in TDM.There is no way that crossbows would match bows in multiplayer. My suggestion is to nerf bows and maybe buff crossbow's damage a little more.
So what we really need isn't buffing nor nerfing things rather a complete armour-arrowhead overhaul..
Before we start: lets make a few things clear:
-Battanian Fian Champions are currently unmatched if it comes to ranged units
-Arrows have more Ammo then Bolts
-Bows shoot faster then Crossbows
-Bows have higher range then Crossbows.
Now lets think: why did humanity even invent the crossbows?
1.: its easy to use of course. while archers needed lots of training, a crossbow could be used by anyone who is strong enough to load it. (there were loading mechanisms too)
2.: and more important: their armor piercing! i cant stress this out enough. as far as i can tell, there is NO armor penetration in the game right now. i tested it with several crossbows and i ALWAYS was dealing more dmg with the bow. (tried both with high [400+] skill). so the only reason right now you could use crossbows are the pavese shields. but there is no command to tell the troops to place them (yes, shocking information: pavese shields have this weird shape because they are placeable shields to give ranged units cover).
i think they really should implement armor penetration for the crossbow and maces. i think 50% for the crossbow and 25% for the maces, but thats balance talking and we all know there is never an end to balancing a game.
Yeah, it would be really cool and fun to use and it would also fix many armour problems but im not sure Devs can add such a system into the game as im sure a lot of people will fail to use it correctly then complain about it as ''you butchered archery etc''That would be really cool actually. Would be great if you could hold x to bring up a radial menu to specify what type of arrow you wanted to use and the damage inflicted would reflect the relationship of that choice against the armour type you hit.
(...) i tested it with several crossbows and i ALWAYS was dealing more dmg with the bow. (tried both with high [400+] skill). (...)
Even if they don't deploy pavise, they should turn while reloading, like soso the only reason right now you could use crossbows are the pavese shields. but there is no command to tell the troops to place them (yes, shocking information: pavese shields have this weird shape because they are placeable shields to give ranged units cover).
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But the crossbow is SLOW.
That most likely does not matter because you usually did not fire bows at will either (someone paid and thus counted those arrows, you know).
So within the term crossbow and the term bow you have the difference of pistol calibre to a rifle calibre so their performance was extremely diverse.