tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010239046857689405.post3168796898859640155..comments2024-03-28T16:45:38.307-04:00Comments on Tell Me A Tale, Great Or Small...: Dwarf Tactica: Archery is EverythingTiberiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032927898313675650noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010239046857689405.post-5990990366614546332015-05-22T08:48:21.233-04:002015-05-22T08:48:21.233-04:00Nice write up, I've always preferred using 2/3...Nice write up, I've always preferred using 2/3 khazad guards and 1/3 archers myself, maxing out the amount of archery, S3 shooting is nothing to spit at after allGrungehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049294992193250580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010239046857689405.post-15771390324086975462014-08-07T08:23:11.102-04:002014-08-07T08:23:11.102-04:00Great write-up, Tiberius: I've always held the...Great write-up, Tiberius: I've always held the notion that archery is unreliable (as I've seen a lot of 1s and 2s rolls for to-hit rolls), hence my adage that "archers are swordsmen."<br /><br />That being said, I've also seen that in a good number of games spears are unreliable (which is why I don't mind playing with Rohan or an uruk scout build for Isengard): spear support is only helpful if you roll high: I've seen a number of armies invest in a lot of spear support (sometimes to the point of 16 swords and 15 spears/pikes), and because they rolled low they lost a lot of front men and consequently the whole unit.<br /><br />Of course, the easy way to avoid this problem is to bring a banner, but who does that, right? ;)Centaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864036616223908725noreply@blogger.com