Anti-horseman simulator

[Spa_geh_tea]

Make stakes an item that comes out of a construction site.  It is the only way to make it fair.  I mean, in order to put a spikes into the ground, you would have to dig holes and put the presumably already sharpened logs into the ground, then bury them.  This labor and set up time needs to be represented with a construction site and materials.  At the very least, they need to be thrown on the ground as a loose pike, and then hold F for 5-10 seconds to erect them.

Agrees, they are instant gratification. They should have a build timer or something so it takes forethought than a just a random toss. Stakes don't only effect cav, they also hinder infantry.

[StuLLe]

Just limit it to a maximum of 5 stakes per team and its fine.

or just limit cav to a max of 3 per team and its fine.

[Sir_Hans]

This ^

and...
You don't have to run your horse straight into a wall of spikes....
 

[naduril]

Heavy Lance is only the "best lance" when going up against other cavalry, and even then, my lance still has a good chance of hitting if I time it right.

Heavy Lance is equal to a stick from tree aka wooden staff. In a Horse fight Lance can overplay HL due to speed at once, more than in 50% Lance hit early than HL and deal much more damage.
Against Infantry it is useless as it is needed about 4-5 hit to kill an archer in a body and 2-3 in a head, and I don't mention vs infantry.

And light horses (till Destrier) are suitable only for HA and HX as dedicated anti-cav. Thus never regreted when I changed to MW Large Warhorse but still even this mammoth dies from 2-3 arrows and from 1 swing.

Cav is nerfed as hell. Fukc this and all your QQing. I hate you! 

P.S. about bump: MW Rouncey, riding 7 - halted and pranced by archer in peasant clothes. Yes, he fell down but its ridiculous.

And yeah, stakes are fine now. No need to ride on it.