Hmm, I'm not sure I like this as traditionally cavalry had backup swords and a shield, where as pikemen only had 1 backup weapon.
And stuff...
Now from a game balance perspective, I still don't think this is a terribly good idea, but that is just me.
Traditionally a lance was also a onetime use weapon
When a cav gets dehorsed it should be at a disadvantage, it shouldn't just become a normal infantry.
+1, heavy lance 3 slots, normal too and light lance stays 2 slot.And Great Lance 1 slot? It's couch only...
+1, heavy lance 3 slots, normal too and light lance stays 2 slot.
Pikes were the direct counter to horses and the survivability has been nerfed by limiting the backup weapon choices. In my honest opinion cav should have the same limitations. Make the Heavy lance three slot.
This would accomplish multiple things.
1.) Make cav chose between the protection of a shield or having a backup 1 hander.
2.) Balance the survivability with the new slots of pikes.
3.) prevent turtle cav from taking 2+ shields
4.) prevents tin can cav from becoming glaive or bec spammers when they get up after becoming dehorsed.
5.) makes other lances viable choices
When a cav gets dehorsed it should be at a disadvantage, it shouldn't just become a normal infantry.
18/18 build is perfect for Cavalry.
So what makes you think they have a big disadvantage?Actually, their Disadvantage is extremely small, even with shield.
Either they have 1 athletics or 1 PS less than most opponents.Wow.Such a big disadvantage.
They should be a little more gimped.
I liked it when you needed 6 agi for each riding and the Plated charger was 6 riding, meaning you could only ride it with 30 agi.Now THAT was an Disadvantage worth speaking of.I´d like to have that again.
Your whole post must be a troll, or you're just a retard. Why would someone on a plated charger wear rags
Ah, sry then.Meant 5 Riding xD
No u.We actually HAD this back then before upkeep and stuff, and it was really nice, because to ride a fucking Tank you needed to be very specialized.As it is now, its nor hard at all to be awesome on foot and on horse...
Oh and when I say "them" meaning cavmen, I mean "us!"... Now I sound biased as hell don't I? But atleast I know what I'm talking about since I play the class myself (pure lancer).
18/18 build is perfect for Cavalry.
So what makes you think they have a big disadvantage?Actually, their Disadvantage is extremely small, even with shield.
Either they have 1 athletics or 1 PS less than most opponents.Wow.Such a big disadvantage.
You're right, 18/18 is good for cavalry. However, a good infantry build would be more like 24/12. This means 6 more points of strength, and 2 more points of iron flesh and power strike - on top of the better armor and weapons that you can afford to use when you don't also have to pay for a horse and lance.
So yes, cavalry ARE are at a disadvantage when dismounted. They have less health, less armor, do less damage, and have less effective weapons.
I would rather like to see cav using heavy lance just for stab and great lance for couching. But that's just me I suppose.
I don't really see the need for this other than internal lance balance. Heavy lance is overused and that should change. Find a way.