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Post by stoic on May 13, 2022 18:47:32 GMT
I am still not sure about him. Without his weapon his active skill is on 5 turns cooldown. It's too long to be a reliable instrument imo. I would prefer Roland or even Simeon on every given day. A weapon hidden behind a pay wall is a big disadvantage of "f2p" generals with p2w weapons. I will buy him only to play his special chapter. We do have Immortality as a trump card to boost a general without a unique item. From my observation, people see Roland as a melee cav general. If non-IAP Baldwin is used as a charge cav general then they would be on different tracks. Simeon is considered more or less obsolete after the nerf. I've seen people advising others to not get him every now and then. Well, it doesn't mean that people are right 😏 It is just like with new toys. They always seem to be more interesting and better than old ones... But only for a couple of days  I don't believe this hype will last long. Especially in f2p circles. |
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Post by andrei on May 13, 2022 18:55:29 GMT
I am also a bit sceptical about Baldwin.
His skill is convenient, just like Otto's for example. But by handling the traffic he will end up taking place somewhere near the fight anyway. Useful but only occasionally imo.
The skill's mobility cost is a bit high. In case it would cost 2 points it would be great. 3 points is a lot.
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Post by stoic on May 13, 2022 18:55:39 GMT
For example, I don't see any advantage of Baldwin as a charge cavalry general over Roland. Roland can reach lvl 4 of Cavalry tactician in comparison to lvl 3 of Baldwin (without his weapon). That compensates the lack of Polearm mastery. And without weapon Baldwin has significantly less cavalry points.
And Simeon is an excellent melee cavalry general too, as well as a berserker cavalry general, able to break defense when needed, retreat and recuperate.
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Post by Erich von Manstein on May 13, 2022 19:25:57 GMT
We will see, at least now Alfred is definitely a safe pick.
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Post by yuanzhong on May 13, 2022 19:41:43 GMT
I am also a bit sceptical about Baldwin. His skill is convenient, just like Otto's for example. But by handling the traffic he will end up taking place somewhere near the fight anyway. Useful but only occasionally imo. The skill's mobility cost is a bit high. In case it would cost 2 points it would be great. 3 points is a lot. With lvl 7 weapon, his active skill cost 2 mobility as you want |
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Post by stoic on May 13, 2022 19:54:31 GMT
I am also a bit sceptical about Baldwin. His skill is convenient, just like Otto's for example. But by handling the traffic he will end up taking place somewhere near the fight anyway. Useful but only occasionally imo. The skill's mobility cost is a bit high. In case it would cost 2 points it would be great. 3 points is a lot. With lvl 7 weapon, his active skill cost 2 mobility as you want That is what I was talking about... A general with and without special weapon should be evaluated differently. |
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Post by andrei on May 13, 2022 20:09:11 GMT
I am also a bit sceptical about Baldwin. His skill is convenient, just like Otto's for example. But by handling the traffic he will end up taking place somewhere near the fight anyway. Useful but only occasionally imo. The skill's mobility cost is a bit high. In case it would cost 2 points it would be great. 3 points is a lot. With lvl 7 weapon, his active skill cost 2 mobility as you want For me  Not for f2p |
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Post by Erich von Manstein on May 14, 2022 1:34:11 GMT
Hey stoic... Baldwin's active doesn't have a cooldown. |
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Post by stoic on May 14, 2022 5:18:54 GMT
Hey stoic... Baldwin's active doesn't have a cooldown. Yeah, my bad |
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Post by Louis Gabriel Suchet on May 14, 2022 5:54:21 GMT
With lvl 7 weapon, his active skill cost 2 mobility as you want  That is what I was talking about... A general with and without special weapon should be evaluated differently. True, but as a F2P, you can put Joyeuse or any of the other P2P calvary weapons on Baldwin (like Immortality) so I think it kinda makes up for the lack of him having his weapon... Also, Baldwin can deal more damage than Lancelot on triple charge cavalry because he has more cavalry points/can go to a higher title. With this in mind, I'm pretty sure Baldwin can also deal more damage than Roland on triple melee cavalry because of his higher title. |
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Post by stoic on May 14, 2022 7:22:57 GMT
That is what I was talking about... A general with and without special weapon should be evaluated differently. True, but as a F2P, you can put Joyeuse or any of the other P2P calvary weapons on Baldwin (like Immortality) so I think it kinda makes up for the lack of him having his weapon... Also, Baldwin can deal more damage than Lancelot on triple charge cavalry because he has more cavalry points/can go to a higher title. With this in mind, I'm pretty sure Baldwin can also deal more damage than Roland on triple melee cavalry because of his higher title. My Roland has 113 cavalry points. Not sure about Baldwin, whether he can surpass it or not |
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Post by Erich von Manstein on May 14, 2022 9:12:17 GMT
stoic andrei I've talked with some of the players with better understanding from baidu and they have dismissed your concerns. They believe Baldwin's active, even without his unique, is nonetheless very powerful, especially when paired with Holy Sepulchre. However, his active is a bit demanding in the player's effort to plan his movement. The most popular solution for Baldwin's lack of unique item is Immortality. They suggest that you should get Baldwin and use him to get a better understanding of his abilities.
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Post by andrei on May 14, 2022 9:30:01 GMT
stoic andrei I've talked with some of the players with better understanding from baidu and they have dismissed your concerns. They believe Baldwin's active, even without his unique, is nonetheless very powerful, especially when paired with Holy Sepulchre. However, his active is a bit demanding in the player's effort to plan his movement. The most popular solution for Baldwin's lack of unique item is Immortality. They suggest that you should get Baldwin and use him to get a better understanding of his abilities. I played his missions both normal and hard. Don't get me wrong. The active is good, better than many, but it is not a game changer for me. The problem of this ability is that most of the maps are designed to have narrow passages which should make this ability shine. But in reality all thus passages are forest and hill tiles. And when he needs to make at least one move he can use the ability once and that's it. He blocks the movement of other gens. Even those who negate forest and hills movement malus. At least that is what I have experienced. Maybe upgrading his item will solve the problem but right now I feel the cost of his ability is high. |
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Post by Dannes on May 14, 2022 9:45:19 GMT
stoic andrei I've talked with some of the players with better understanding from baidu and they have dismissed your concerns. They believe Baldwin's active, even without his unique, is nonetheless very powerful, especially when paired with Holy Sepulchre. However, his active is a bit demanding in the player's effort to plan his movement. The most popular solution for Baldwin's lack of unique item is Immortality. They suggest that you should get Baldwin and use him to get a better understanding of his abilities. I played his missions both normal and hard. Don't get me wrong. The active is good, better than many, but it is not a game changer for me. The problem of this ability is that most of the maps are designed to have narrow passages which should make this ability shine. But in reality all thus passages are forest and hill tiles. And when he needs to make at least one move he can use the ability once and that's it. He blocks the movement of other gens. Even those who negate forest and hills movement malus. At least that is what I have experienced. Maybe upgrading his item will solve the problem but right now I feel the cost of his ability is high. Just bought him for the hero legend, haven't finished my others yet though |
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Post by stoic on May 14, 2022 10:13:39 GMT
stoic andrei I've talked with some of the players with better understanding from baidu and they have dismissed your concerns. They believe Baldwin's active, even without his unique, is nonetheless very powerful, especially when paired with Holy Sepulchre. However, his active is a bit demanding in the player's effort to plan his movement. The most popular solution for Baldwin's lack of unique item is Immortality. They suggest that you should get Baldwin and use him to get a better understanding of his abilities. I guess we'll buy him anyway, because of his "special" chapter. So, I think we'll have time to look closer at his pros and cons. |
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I don't believe this hype will last long. Especially in f2p circles. 
