I also hope the rohan horse archers and other various skirmishers won't behave as bad as they have been
Relating to balance, the new archer AI (default line formation, no shuffle) will enpower the elfs. Six or seven low-tier crossbowmen managed to kill about an equal number of River pirates in my ongoing game. I can only imagine what havoc a large party of elven archers will cause. I'm actually drooling at the prospect!
Archers were pretty deadly before against anything without a shield, since most orcs have a shield, they'll still have the same impediment.
Quote from: Beelze on September 23, 2007, 08:14:36 PMArchers were pretty deadly before against anything without a shield, since most orcs have a shield, they'll still have the same impediment.It might just be my overactive imagination, but I got the feeling that archers are actually aiming *below* the shield in the new version. They seem to try and shoot horses too. Can anyone else confirm this?
I know that the AI tended to aim low in previous versions, but in this version I swear I've seen them do it intentionally. I remember one incident in the arena when I was walking toward an archer with my shield up at maybe 10 feet away and suddenly he jerked the aim downward and shot my legs out from under me. Maybe just a fluke, but it definitely left an impression on me (so to speak).EDIT: Here's testimony from other people who have noticed the same thing:http://forums.taleworlds.net/index.php/topic,26290.225.html