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Diablodude
Knight at Arms
There's two that dominate that area.
Ravenstern Rangers (And to a lesser extent, mounted rangers) are the elite "Archer" unit (Not counting special units, such as the Noldor, or Silvermist Rangers). They fire quick and deadly, but they also run out of ammo fast. They usually spawn with two handed swords, so they also make surprisingly good anti-cavalty or siege units.
The Empire Armoured Crossbowmen are the crossbow varient. They fire slower, but hit hard, and their ammo lasts longer. They're a bit more beefy than the Rangers. A much more well-rounded unit in my opinion, while the Ravenstern Ranger is more specialized.
Pick your flavor.
Ravenstern Rangers (And to a lesser extent, mounted rangers) are the elite "Archer" unit (Not counting special units, such as the Noldor, or Silvermist Rangers). They fire quick and deadly, but they also run out of ammo fast. They usually spawn with two handed swords, so they also make surprisingly good anti-cavalty or siege units.
The Empire Armoured Crossbowmen are the crossbow varient. They fire slower, but hit hard, and their ammo lasts longer. They're a bit more beefy than the Rangers. A much more well-rounded unit in my opinion, while the Ravenstern Ranger is more specialized.
Pick your flavor.
Fjoelsvider
Sergeant
i feel like warning you, you will soon have many replies telling you to go and read this frequently asked question in some other thread, just a heads up 
depending on your preferance either ravenstern or empire have excellent troops.
ravenstern rangers have superb rate of fire with good damage, a nice line of these and its a massacre.
the empire armored crossbows have more damage, but as with any crossbow, they fire slower. its still a massacre.
i prefer the rangers, the sound of hundreds of arrows per minute is just pure awesome, and you can see them all in the air, it looks awesome too
actually i mix them. 35 rangers and 30 armored crossbowmen at the moment
depending on your preferance either ravenstern or empire have excellent troops.
ravenstern rangers have superb rate of fire with good damage, a nice line of these and its a massacre.
the empire armored crossbows have more damage, but as with any crossbow, they fire slower. its still a massacre.
i prefer the rangers, the sound of hundreds of arrows per minute is just pure awesome, and you can see them all in the air, it looks awesome too
actually i mix them. 35 rangers and 30 armored crossbowmen at the moment
AxeMaster3
Knight at Arms
Sarleon has good armored longbowman. They level faster than ravenstern rangers and are cheaper. I hate the rangers. They wear dresses.
AxeMaster3
Knight at Arms
This game needs total war style multiplayer game battles. So we can fight with our party instead of single.
AxeMaster3
Knight at Arms
Well said! (Applause)
Diablodude
Knight at Arms
No love for the D'shar archers? Really? I think they can even outperform Sarleon's bowmen, especially when mounted.
... I couldn't type that with a straight face.
... I couldn't type that with a straight face.
Diablodude
Knight at Arms
Actually, I'd say Doomguides are very easily much better.
azenky
Sergeant
I think the dude asked for an actual RANGED troop, not cavalry who can kill stuff from 5 yards away. Besides, if doomguides (or Rav. Rangers or Xbowmen or sappers) and demons held ground and exchanged fire in an open field, demons would lose, granted that they don't stand five feet away from each other.Dathlos said:
Gr. Adm. Thrawn
Veteran
For the sieges Ravenstern rangers can't be beaten. Sure you'll lose some, but when 50 machine gunners..oh rangers, start shooting, bottom left of the screen will have lots of green lines.
Open field battles favor empire xbowmen though, unless you can very effectively use your ranger's ammo with hold fire/rain death orders. Still, as open field battles are usually decided with melee, I rarely carry many archers with me.
Open field battles favor empire xbowmen though, unless you can very effectively use your ranger's ammo with hold fire/rain death orders. Still, as open field battles are usually decided with melee, I rarely carry many archers with me.
