Post by Alexyx on Dec 26, 2019 21:40:47 GMT
Yes! Artillery comes today as well!
As usual Skill>Abilities>Title
So:
1. Hotzendorf - Salvo, Storm Fortifications, Plain Fighting and Tactic Master. These are basically top-tier artillery skills. Hotzendorf therefore is unmachted in case of free generals
2. Ivanov- as for arty Hotzendorf is the only perfect general. But Ivanov is not far behind!
Salvo, Tactic Master, Inspiration is a good combo itself. But you've got Artillery Expert-awesome damage buff for artillery, as it's 3%-15% damage more before adding other multipliers. So with high morale this bonus can easily exceed Salvo. Using aura and fighting in the right terrain can make it insane. There is also mountain fighting- situational, but still not bad. He has got high abilities, reaches king title and comes from Russia. Flaws? No storm fortifications, which makes him a bit worse at taking cities than hotzendorf. Artillery Expert compensates that a tad, but I don't think it can get higher effect than storming. Maybe almost equal in some cases.
3. Prince Leopold- Salvo, crits, counterattack, Plain Fighting and Land Fort. Behind Ivanov, not even close to Hotzendorf, but higher damage and better crits make him actually one of the better artillery generals (funny.) Land fort can be useful sometimes.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
-Hindenburg- He has got Defense Buffs, Alert, Land fort... A defensive artillery general! Weird to think about it, however he also gets Salvo and Storming fortifications, which makes him decent at attacking. His abilities are also high. Can't reach the dmg levels of Hotzendorf, Ivanov or Prince Leopold, but mass defense can come in handy anytime. Should be your choice before you can get Leopold.
-George Milne- Desert Fighting, Sailor and explosives. Sounds terrible, doesn't it? He truly is terrible, but I had to include him, because he is the only free general with Artillery Commander, which may make him worth it. But his stats are awful otherwise.
-Vladimir Vazov- Jungle fighting, Salvo, cover and Suppress. The latter is very good on artillery, can lower someones defense, so your other gens can finish him. Although he's weaker than the top 3, he might still pack a punch.
-Henry Horne-Cover, Salvo, Storm Fortifications and Artillery Master. That's a lot of good skills (for artillery general anyway). He is weaker due to being green and advancing only to Duke, but his skills will appeal to some players for sure.
And also there is...
IAP Ferdinand Foch- He's got crits, Storm Fortifications and counterattack. It makes him about equal to every general from the top 3. He lacks however any damage boosts except Artillery Commander (and storming). He's not hitting with more power than Leo, Ivanov and maybe even Hotzendorf, but he buffs all of them with his aura. Very good, a bit low damage, but it's either him or Milne.
As usual you're more than welcome to give some suggestions and discuss the generals.
As usual Skill>Abilities>Title
So:
1. Hotzendorf - Salvo, Storm Fortifications, Plain Fighting and Tactic Master. These are basically top-tier artillery skills. Hotzendorf therefore is unmachted in case of free generals
2. Ivanov- as for arty Hotzendorf is the only perfect general. But Ivanov is not far behind!
Salvo, Tactic Master, Inspiration is a good combo itself. But you've got Artillery Expert-awesome damage buff for artillery, as it's 3%-15% damage more before adding other multipliers. So with high morale this bonus can easily exceed Salvo. Using aura and fighting in the right terrain can make it insane. There is also mountain fighting- situational, but still not bad. He has got high abilities, reaches king title and comes from Russia. Flaws? No storm fortifications, which makes him a bit worse at taking cities than hotzendorf. Artillery Expert compensates that a tad, but I don't think it can get higher effect than storming. Maybe almost equal in some cases.
3. Prince Leopold- Salvo, crits, counterattack, Plain Fighting and Land Fort. Behind Ivanov, not even close to Hotzendorf, but higher damage and better crits make him actually one of the better artillery generals (funny.) Land fort can be useful sometimes.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
-Hindenburg- He has got Defense Buffs, Alert, Land fort... A defensive artillery general! Weird to think about it, however he also gets Salvo and Storming fortifications, which makes him decent at attacking. His abilities are also high. Can't reach the dmg levels of Hotzendorf, Ivanov or Prince Leopold, but mass defense can come in handy anytime. Should be your choice before you can get Leopold.
-George Milne- Desert Fighting, Sailor and explosives. Sounds terrible, doesn't it? He truly is terrible, but I had to include him, because he is the only free general with Artillery Commander, which may make him worth it. But his stats are awful otherwise.
-Vladimir Vazov- Jungle fighting, Salvo, cover and Suppress. The latter is very good on artillery, can lower someones defense, so your other gens can finish him. Although he's weaker than the top 3, he might still pack a punch.
-Henry Horne-Cover, Salvo, Storm Fortifications and Artillery Master. That's a lot of good skills (for artillery general anyway). He is weaker due to being green and advancing only to Duke, but his skills will appeal to some players for sure.
And also there is...
IAP Ferdinand Foch- He's got crits, Storm Fortifications and counterattack. It makes him about equal to every general from the top 3. He lacks however any damage boosts except Artillery Commander (and storming). He's not hitting with more power than Leo, Ivanov and maybe even Hotzendorf, but he buffs all of them with his aura. Very good, a bit low damage, but it's either him or Milne.
As usual you're more than welcome to give some suggestions and discuss the generals.
