the only people arguing the changes make sense are archers
nope bodkins kill about twice as quickly as the other arrows (that is, in half the arrows)
flat out wrong
also wrong
a hornbow archer with bodkins and a decent build will kill me in less hits than pretty much all cut weapons
Exactly...which is the way it was always going to be. Same thing happened with cav
It largely depends on who you are shooting. Light armoured people really don't die any faster with bodkins. You'll notice it very slightly against medium armour, but you'll only REALLY notice it when you're shooting against heavies. I don't care if you insist they kill twice as quickly, because they definitely don't against the vast majority of targets. When it comes to medium armour, I would have to use 4 arrows instead of 5 with bodkins. I used them for a good amount of time and they didn't hurt as much as you'd think, certainly not enough to out weigh the cost and lack of ammo. And when it comes to lighter armour they aren't worth it.
As for the Horn Bow. Not wrong. Horn bows have been the most popular bow for a while since before the change was made. You see always see floods of them. Far more than long bows or war bows.
You would do well not to listen to Overdriven in any balance discussion. First of all half his statements are untrue and make no sense, he is also completely biased. I must confess I am too, but atleast I try to get my facts right.
Give ranged the same armour penetration values as melee, or the other way around. As Dezilagel has perfectly pointed out in the past. Armour is vastly more effective versus melee, which has lead to the sluggish ten hit combat we have nowadays. Ranged ignores a ton more armour than melee, while ranged is the main reason I clad myself in heavy armour.
Which doesn't make sense in my opinion, make armour equal vs ranged and melee.
Hmm yes you always come out with correct, factual statements
I still say that archers are only annoying because there are a lot of them. When I play my horse archer they are a pain in the arse for me to. But I think the problem is in the number of them rather than in the way they work. And like I said, I think there are other reasons for that.
