Solikos
Regular
I've been playing Rhodoks as of late and am somewhat disappointed with the Sargents. Roughly 50% of them are nearly identical to Sharpshooters, but they have no ranged attack. IMO Sargents need something to stand out from their Sharpshooter counterparts. The Green text below is FYI... The Red is an offered suggestion to add a bit more spice and playability for the Rhodok Sargents. Also keep in mind that percentages are very rough; this is just based off of my observations:
Equipment:
Sargent
Armor: 40% Byrine / 10% Surcoat over Mail / 50% Banded
Helm: 50% Kettle Helm / 50% Guard Helm
Weapons: Sword + Board Shield / or / Glaive
Sharpshooter
Armor: 100% Byrine
Helm: 50% Kettle Helm / 50% Sturdy Leather Cap
Weapons: Swords, Shields, Crossbows and Bolts.
So about half of Sharpshooters are basically better equipped than Sargents; about the same armor, but with more weapons. Sargents have no form of distance attack (not even sometimes), and are often left defenseless to ranged attacks, regardless of their tougher (and heavier) armor. Additionally, Sharpshooters are consistently the same, which is nice.
Relevant Skill Information:
Sargents - 57 Health . 5 Powerstrike . 5 Shield . 5 Athletics . 138 1H . 151 2H
Sharpshooters - 62 Health . 4 Powerstrike . 4 Shield . 6 Athletics . 119 1H . 140 Crossbow
Stats are not great, nor unimpressive. No Weapons skill (not sure if it matters). The lower Athletics of Sargents doesn't make much sense, since they have to haul around heavier armor, and are more likely to engage the enemy themselves (often without shields). Additionally, Sharpshooters have more health!
Don't get me wrong, I am enjoying Rhodoks, but I personally see very little reason to turn half of my troops into Sargents (who, contrary to lore, are not very good at their job of slaying Calvary).
A possible solution?
Give Sargents:
- More Health
- Better Armor (Remove Byrine)
- 6 or 7 Athletics
- Spears / Glaives... or Military Picks with shields.
That would at least allow Rhodok 'spearmen' to live up to their names and actually carry spears, which would also really help against calvary, something high level Rhodok troops currently do not handle so well. At a bare minimum, give Sargents a piercing weapon like the Military Pick and a shield to let them deal with Calvary in a different manner. Just don't give them Pikes, which are totally useless against infantry.
As I said, what they really need is a distinction between them and sharpshooters.
Equipment:
Sargent
Armor: 40% Byrine / 10% Surcoat over Mail / 50% Banded
Helm: 50% Kettle Helm / 50% Guard Helm
Weapons: Sword + Board Shield / or / Glaive
Sharpshooter
Armor: 100% Byrine
Helm: 50% Kettle Helm / 50% Sturdy Leather Cap
Weapons: Swords, Shields, Crossbows and Bolts.
So about half of Sharpshooters are basically better equipped than Sargents; about the same armor, but with more weapons. Sargents have no form of distance attack (not even sometimes), and are often left defenseless to ranged attacks, regardless of their tougher (and heavier) armor. Additionally, Sharpshooters are consistently the same, which is nice.
Relevant Skill Information:
Sargents - 57 Health . 5 Powerstrike . 5 Shield . 5 Athletics . 138 1H . 151 2H
Sharpshooters - 62 Health . 4 Powerstrike . 4 Shield . 6 Athletics . 119 1H . 140 Crossbow
Stats are not great, nor unimpressive. No Weapons skill (not sure if it matters). The lower Athletics of Sargents doesn't make much sense, since they have to haul around heavier armor, and are more likely to engage the enemy themselves (often without shields). Additionally, Sharpshooters have more health!
Don't get me wrong, I am enjoying Rhodoks, but I personally see very little reason to turn half of my troops into Sargents (who, contrary to lore, are not very good at their job of slaying Calvary).
A possible solution?
Give Sargents:
- More Health
- Better Armor (Remove Byrine)
- 6 or 7 Athletics
- Spears / Glaives... or Military Picks with shields.
That would at least allow Rhodok 'spearmen' to live up to their names and actually carry spears, which would also really help against calvary, something high level Rhodok troops currently do not handle so well. At a bare minimum, give Sargents a piercing weapon like the Military Pick and a shield to let them deal with Calvary in a different manner. Just don't give them Pikes, which are totally useless against infantry.
As I said, what they really need is a distinction between them and sharpshooters.
