Horse Restriction for HA

[Grumbs]

If HA/HX had to use lighter horses with less armour the game would be balanced better imo.

They would have more realistic counters. Ranged could shoot the horse, getting too close to infantry gets them dehorsed etc. And they would have to use their primary attack to deal damage

[Butan]

Interesting, even though the upkeep already push most HA/HT/HX to go on light horses (thus quite cheaper), one could push it a foot farther.

But there is no "cant use bows on X horses" tag so how do you think your idea would work? Under what parameter?

[Ronin]

I don't think it's that much needed, a HA/HX on a slow horse is a vulnerable target to projectiles and overall vulnerable to melee cav if can't dodge their blows. Maybe that's how it is supposed to be but yeah I see what you mean, prpavi is very strong on his eastern warhorse; it's almost impossible to kill his horse via missiles.

[Grumbs]

I usually see HA's on the high body armour horses myself and they can tank a lot of hits before they go down

Not sure how to do it from a coding perspective. Maybe each point of HA could reduce riding by 1 point

[Ronin]

Not sure how to do it from a coding perspective. Maybe each point of HA could reduce riding by 1 point

Without good riding, horse archery is plain useless actually. With 4 HA, you would get 4 riding while you invest 8 riding? Seems like a gamebreaking idea to me.

[Miwiw]

Not sure how to do it from a coding perspective. Maybe each point of HA could reduce riding by 1 point

Each point of IF reduces STR by 3.
Each point of ATH reduces AGI by 3.
Each point of PS reduces STR and AGI by 3.

Let's nerf infantry first, then talk about Horse Archers. What kind of dumb suggestions are you even up to.

[Grumbs]

Your suggestions make no sense. Reducing riding for HA's would effectively limit the type of horse they ride, which was my suggestion in the OP

[Grumpy_Nic]

Each point of IF reduces STR by 3.
Each point of ATH reduces AGI by 3.
Each point of PS reduces STR and AGI by 3.

Let's nerf infantry first, then talk about Horse Archers. What kind of dumb suggestions are you even up to.

what the bullshit, did you just fart

[Ronin]

Miwiw was being ironic.

[Grumbs]

Miwiw was being ironic.

Like rain on your wedding day?

[Ronin]

Like rain on your wedding day?

Haha I'd actually like rain on my wedding day, if I am ever going to wed. What do you mean?

[Grumbs]

Some old song about irony that wasn't very ironic

[Zlisch_The_Butcher]

Heavy horses leave the cav far more vulnerable to decent cav and ranged, it however makes them way harder to kill for horrible players who can't aim worth a fuck and therefor have to target the horse, fair enough tradeoff imo, don't see why heavy horses should be disallowed, I'd far rather fight a HA/HX on a plated charger than an arab warhorse provided I had any form of ranged weaponry.

[Grumbs]

I know I'd rather have my team shooting at 2 squishy targets than 1 small one. The slight speed difference isn't going to make as much difference as having a bigger target imo.

[Zlisch_The_Butcher]

I know I'd rather have my team shooting at 2 squishy targets than 1 small one. The slight speed difference isn't going to make as much difference as having a bigger target imo.

Either they'll be on coursers or arabs, if they're on coursers the speed difference is far from slight, if they're on arabs the maneuverability is a godsend, and allows for far better dodging than the heavier horsies.