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cRPG => Beginner's Help and Guides => Topic started by: Raxmus on July 25, 2011, 09:07:03 am

Title: Horse Archery for Strategus?
Post by: Raxmus on July 25, 2011, 09:07:03 am
Is it viable?
Am I too big of a target to be effective?
Is it too expensive?
What build would you recommend? (I'm contemplating 15/24)
What kind of tactics should I follow when I'm in the battle?

I like horse archery in normal cRPG but my true passion is strategus so I was wondering what people thought of HA builds for strat battles?

I'm fairly good at keeping my deaths down in strat battles (Except for that one Ayn Assuadi, but that was because cav was crawling all over the archers), so I'm hoping I can do some major harassment/scouting and rack up some kills taking minimum damage as an HA in strat.

Any information is appreciated, thanks.
Title: Re: Horse Archery for Strategus?
Post by: H4rdn3ssKill3r on July 25, 2011, 04:01:43 pm
To expensive to be of any use :/

you're better of going foot archer.
Title: Re: Horse Archery for Strategus?
Post by: Beans on July 25, 2011, 07:09:39 pm
Dunno if you are smart about avoiding foot archers right now HA are quite powerful. Most cav is equipped with unarmored horses.
Title: Re: Horse Archery for Strategus?
Post by: Digglez on July 25, 2011, 07:17:11 pm
Dunno if you are smart about avoiding foot archers right now HA are quite powerful. Most cav is equipped with unarmored horses.

I agree.  in the fights I have been in, HA stayed far enough away from enemy archers but also kept enemy cavalry contained so they were not as much a threat.  Rouncey dies in 1-3 shots
Title: Re: Horse Archery for Strategus?
Post by: Raxmus on July 26, 2011, 11:05:11 am
Thank you very much for the information, would anyone else like to chime in? preferred strat builds?
Title: Re: Horse Archery for Strategus?
Post by: Mouse on July 28, 2011, 02:42:42 am
Standard Pure HA Build at Level 30

    Strength: 15
    Agility: 24

    Skills to attributes: 8

    Riding: 6
    Horse Archery: 4
    Power Draw: 5
    Weapon Master: 8

    Archery: All WPF Points (170+)