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Best equipment for Strat
« on: October 14, 2013, 03:15:05 pm »
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Just curious what kind of equip do you want to see in strat siege\battle
Right now we(DRZ) usually have:
Tribal Warrior Outfit
Druzhina Mail Shirt
Heavy Kuyak
Milanese Plate
Pilgrim Hood
Litchina Helm
Sallet with Visor and Coif
Rus Cavalry Bootss
Rus Splinted Greaves
Cased Greaves
Mail Mittens
Heavy Gauntlets
Great Lance
Lance
Long Spear
Awlpike
Bec de Corbin
Great Long Bardiche
Morningstar
Longsword
Bar Mace
Great Maul
Sword of War
Broad Short Sword
Military Hammer
Arabian Cavalry Sword
Elite Scimitar
Steel Pick
Warhammer
Horseman's Heater Shield
Knightly Kite Shield
Horn Bow
Long Bow
Bodkin Arrows
Arbalest

Already convinced Vovka to replace Broad short sword with hammer for ranged players due to inefficiency of sword against plate. Heard some ppl want Russcale back. Discuss.

Also I want to curse ppl who don't buy light ranged armor(9-10kilos) & light gloves.
Leaders who buy anything exept arbalests for xbowmen should give up Strat immediately.
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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2013, 03:18:49 pm »
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If you're going to do field battles with that gear, you have one item noticeably missing

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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2013, 03:22:06 pm »
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PIKE
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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2013, 03:31:38 pm »
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What about spathovaklion as a faster blunt alternative for military hammer
and military pick as the longer pierce alternative for steel pick
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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2013, 04:48:32 pm »
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If its not about the money, ever thought about getting the Flamberge for field battles? Playing as a 2h you often are short on reach, the longer weapons are rather low damage so I usually ended up using Morningstars or Great Mauls. These weapons are awesome but in an even field battle with a lot of long polearms waving around everywhere, you really got to play smart to be effective. The Flamberge however allows you to threaten such a large radius, that having 10 people running around with them will seriously fuck shit up. 49 cut does the trick against any armour and the weapon isn't even unbalanced and fairly easy to use, even up close.

Also, when it comes to plate, you should really switch to the Gothic Plate with Bevor. Milanese Plate + Heavy Gauntlets gives you 79 body armour, but the Sallet with Visor and Coif only gives 63 head armour. Which means that the 79 body armour is a complete waste when a few people figure out they got to hit your head. I always pike at faces and playing as a 1h I always steel pick at people's heads because they die so much quicker. When you take the Gothic Plate with Bevor you get 76 body armour and 76 head armour, which means that your head protection is in much better proportion to your body protection, which I think will increase overall survivability.

Also, you lack hoplite weapons. Ashwood pike is the cream of the crop in that regard.

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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2013, 04:53:46 pm »
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The goal of Strategus battles shouldnt be to deprive your enemies of players, but to have full roster both sides and have the gear/tactics/strategy win the day rather than lack of merc support.

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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2013, 06:22:16 pm »
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Greataxes. So much cut they basically are pierce and as good as morning stars while able to be used on horseback. Far better than any other weapon in lower armor battles(60- with gloves)

Swisshalberd/englishbill. Longest 2/d polearms that can put a pounding on anybody(halberd does far better overhead than the awlpike while having an awsome stab to boot).

Bamboo spears. Basically only can be used as anti cav for 1h/1slot shielders for anti cav OR twohanders(cheap and longer then ash wood).
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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2013, 07:21:02 pm »
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lower armor battles(60- with gloves)
I'm afraid these do not exist in EU

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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2013, 07:34:10 pm »
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Already convinced Vovka to replace Broad short sword with hammer for ranged players due to inefficiency of sword against plate. Heard some ppl want Russcale back. Discuss.



You are going to give up your only good 1h for a hammer? Disgusting. BSS is an amazing sword. Also, get LEE or SS or some other not shitty 1h sword. Geeze.

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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2013, 07:38:15 pm »
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I would trade Elite scimitar for NCS as gold is no issue it is longer 1 higher cut and has stab and looks better :D (my mail clad troops will look sexier than yours anyway :P at least when attacking in my defensive troops i do have full lordly milanese etc :()
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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2013, 08:06:03 pm »
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I'm afraid these do not exist in EU

Yesterday's first battle were the wolves attacked was considerably low armor.

I prefer to equip my field armies with about 300 great axes. We caught FCC in heavy yawks(I don't think +3) and were 2-3 hitting them along with them never getting to keep their shields allowing ranged to rip them new assholes.

Between greataxes and English bills there are no other more underestimated weapons.
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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2013, 09:02:31 pm »
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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2013, 09:11:50 pm »
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Yesterday's first battle were the wolves attacked was considerably low armor.

I prefer to equip my field armies with about 300 great axes. We caught FCC in heavy yawks(I don't think +3) and were 2-3 hitting them along with them never getting to keep their shields allowing ranged to rip them new assholes.

Between greataxes and English bills there are no other more underestimated weapons.

English bills are amazing , not sure why more people dont use them.  But long axes better than great long axes - the very slightly less damage more than made up for with the vastly higher speed.

Rondel daggers - very underestimated, just ask longbow or rohy.
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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2013, 09:16:00 pm »
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I started giving out long iron maces for a couple of fights and people seem to enjoy them. Think of them as morningstars with knock down and a stab annimation. They only suffer against shields
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Re: Best equipment for Strat
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2013, 08:58:19 am »
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 8-) torch, donkey ,Bride Dress,Archon's Armor.