Empire faction 1.5

[takides]

Hi, after trying 1.5 beta and the classes rework, my clan , have some questions about the faction balancing.

1.We don't understand why the bracing spears aren't accessible to Empire.

2.Why The cathapract doesn't have a couch lance, and doesn't have a basic shield, you have to choose between a longer spear or a shield, unlike the druzhinnik, knight, and lancer.

Also we don't understand why it'simpossible to strike while we are crouched (in the purpose of a shield wall, with the first rank crouched).

 

[Septimius Tullius]

The cataphract has very tanky armor and a tanky horse, and can pick a long spear (knotos) which can outrange inf. spears, or you could go for a shield for protection (tradoffs)

 

[[FR] iWeester]

The cataphract has very tanky armor and a tanky horse, and can pick a long spear (knotos) which can outrange inf. spears, or you could go for a shield for protection (tradoffs)

The vlandian knight have almost the same armor and a best improve armor ... and he have a shield

 

[[FR] iWeester]

The cataphract has very tanky armor and a tanky horse, and can pick a long spear (knotos) which can outrange inf. spears, or you could go for a shield for protection (tradoffs)

if there is 1 archer the game is over for the cataphract

 

[Mabons]

if there is 1 archer the game is over for the cataphract

If there is 1 good archer the game is over for cav in general, they can easily snipe past their puny shields anyways.

 

[EbdanianAdmiral]

The vlandian knight have almost the same armor and a best improve armor ... and he have a shield

The agile horse perk for the cataphract is MUCH faster than any vlandian heavy horse. Overall the cataphract wasnt OP or anything but it certainly wasnt bad. Now that every other heavy horse costs the same they are even better on paper. The long spear which cataphract gets is plenty long, and the shield is similar to every other Heavy Horse shield.

 

[[FR] iWeester]

For me it is necessary to reduce the capacities of the cataphract and to put it a shield

 

[[FR] iWeester]

Everyone is okay with the other concerns?

 

[JuanNieve]

Can you couch the longer spear?

 

[TheBard]

If there is 1 good archer the game is over for cav in general, they can easily snipe past their puny shields anyways.

You even need this now with crushthrough. There's no other way to combat that stupid ****.