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Aug 1, 2018 18:37:35 GMT
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Aug 1, 2018 18:37:35 GMT
I was wondering, is infantry really that useful in this game. As the only thing it is really good at is the militia. Cavarly is good at beating up all of the units except for navy and fortress, and artillery is really the way to go when fighting those two. If so, should I trade in some of my infantry generals (Lannes), for someone who is good with both of those units?
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Infantry
Aug 1, 2018 18:55:37 GMT
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Post by Mountbatten on Aug 1, 2018 18:55:37 GMT
Infantry is the best unit imo. It is the most spammable and has several generals with the halo skill. Militia is very useful but units like the Old Guard, Red Shirt Army, and even just grenadiers can absolutely dominate.
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Aug 1, 2018 19:22:00 GMT
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Post by stoic on Aug 1, 2018 19:22:00 GMT
I agree... Few things in the game are so powerful as a good infantry team. Like an ancient hoplit, weak and defenseless alone, together with other hoplites he creates an unbeatable phalanx. Napoleon said once about his grenadiers:
- One mamluk is better than two grenadiers.
Ten mamluks are equal to ten grenadiers.
But hundred grenadiers are better than a thousand of mamluks.
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Infantry
Aug 1, 2018 21:24:47 GMT
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Aug 1, 2018 21:24:47 GMT
Infantry is the best unit imo. It is the most spammable and has several generals with the halo skill. Militia is very useful but units like the Old Guard, Red Shirt Army, and even just grenadiers can absolutely dominate. True, but is it really needed all that much. I am thinking of reducing my infantry team for another cavarly general, as this will allow me to finish conquests faster. All though on the other hand, infantry is very cheap. |
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Infantry
Aug 1, 2018 21:26:46 GMT
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Aug 1, 2018 21:26:46 GMT
I agree... Few things in the game are so powerful as a good infantry team. Like an ancient hoplit, weak and defenseless alone, together with other hoplites he creates an unbeatable phalanx. Napoleon said once about his grenadiers: - One mamluk is better than two grenadiers. Ten mamluks are equal to ten grenadiers. But hundred grenadiers are better than a thousand of mamluks. True. Weren’t you the one who beat the game with only Alexander, John, Suvorov, Lannes, Barclay and Masséna. I was just taking into account that Cavarly travels much faster than even Elite infantry, and has more hp damage and attack twice. I was thinking if only generals with infantry master are really necessary. |
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Infantry
Aug 1, 2018 21:29:16 GMT
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Aug 1, 2018 21:29:16 GMT
Infantry is the best unit imo. It is the most spammable and has several generals with the halo skill. Militia is very useful but units like the Old Guard, Red Shirt Army, and even just grenadiers can absolutely dominate. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, it takes a lot of turns to get the focus for the Red Shirt Army or even the old guards, as you can only purchase them once on the purple focus, which takes a very long time to reach. I have seen the Red Shirt army unit given to us from the start. True grenadiers are good, but Artillery has stronger damage and better range. I am just torn honestly. |
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Aug 2, 2018 1:58:41 GMT
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Post by Mountbatten on Aug 2, 2018 1:58:41 GMT
Infantry is the best unit imo. It is the most spammable and has several generals with the halo skill. Militia is very useful but units like the Old Guard, Red Shirt Army, and even just grenadiers can absolutely dominate. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, it takes a lot of turns to get the focus for the Red Shirt Army or even the old guards, as you can only purchase them once on the purple focus, which takes a very long time to reach. I have seen the Red Shirt army unit given to us from the start. True grenadiers are good, but Artillery has stronger damage and better range. I am just torn honestly. The only artillery that can outdamage grenadiers is rocket artillery unless you're referring to ship damage/city damage. Artillery has a permanent -25% damage debuff which increases to -50% if you're France and develop 3 hex range artillery. |
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Infantry
Aug 2, 2018 2:17:57 GMT
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Post by Kutuzov on Aug 2, 2018 2:17:57 GMT
True, but Lvl 3 range bro. Its always worth it. Rocket Artillery with Lvl 3 range? Jeez
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Infantry
Aug 2, 2018 3:34:20 GMT
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Post by stoic on Aug 2, 2018 3:34:20 GMT
I agree... Few things in the game are so powerful as a good infantry team. Like an ancient hoplit, weak and defenseless alone, together with other hoplites he creates an unbeatable phalanx. Napoleon said once about his grenadiers: - One mamluk is better than two grenadiers. Ten mamluks are equal to ten grenadiers. But hundred grenadiers are better than a thousand of mamluks. True. Weren’t you the one who beat the game with only Alexander, John, Suvorov, Lannes, Barclay and Masséna. I was just taking into account that Cavarly travels much faster than even Elite infantry, and has more hp damage and attack twice. I was thinking if only generals with infantry master are really necessary. Yeah, I am this chap  Cavalry is stronger but there are some points we have to take into account. 1. We really have many good Inf generals in EW6. The number of good cavalry generals is very limited, on the other hand. 2.Almost all Infantry generals have 4-5 good skills, we can't say that about cavalry. Even Murat has one useless skill and one mysterious skill (no-one can say for sure whether it is good or not ). 3. Infantry is more versatile. It is capable of doing many things. Cavalry on the other hand is not good enough against cities' walls and it is a deficiency actually because our Art generals can't be everywhere. 4. Cavalry is more expensive and it is significant because our resources are very limited. 5. Infantry has 3 free Inf masters and all of them are quite good, on the other hand we have only 2 generals with aura for cavalry, and Dabrowski is only a Duke. |
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Aug 2, 2018 4:02:01 GMT
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Aug 2, 2018 4:02:01 GMT
True. Weren’t you the one who beat the game with only Alexander, John, Suvorov, Lannes, Barclay and Masséna. I was just taking into account that Cavarly travels much faster than even Elite infantry, and has more hp damage and attack twice. I was thinking if only generals with infantry master are really necessary. Yeah, I am this chap Cavalry is stronger but there are some points we have to take into account. 1. We really have many good Inf generals in EW6. The number of good cavalry generals is very limited, on the other hand. 2.Almost all Infantry generals have 4-5 good skills, we can't say that about cavalry. Even Murat has one useless skill and one mysterious skill (no-one can say for sure whether it is good or not ). 3. Infantry is more versatile. It is capable of doing many things. Cavalry on the other hand is not good enough against cities' walls and it is a deficiency actually because our Art generals can't be everywhere. 4. Cavalry is more expensive and it is significant because our resources are very limited. 5. Infantry has 3 free Inf masters and all of them are quite good, on the other hand we have only 2 generals with aura for cavalry, and Dabrowski is only a Duke. Well technically if you buy blucher, there are three. Out of the infantry buffers, two of them are princes. On the contrary, the only example of an infantry general I can point out that has no bad skill, is Lannes, Soult, and suprisingly Clinton. Barclay and Masséna have inspiration, which is meh, Karl has ambush, only half of washington’s skills are good. Whereas Davout doesn’t have a useless skill, even station is ok, as cavarly is good at capturing cities. Ney has no useless skills. Dabrowski, Blucher, Paget, and Durova also have no useless skills. Also, Musket Cavarly costs 220 gold, while Elite infantry has a price tag of 150 gold, so the price difference is nothing to sweat over. In fact, Lancer’s cost only 135 gold. True infantry is better at blowing up cities, but cities don’t fight back, and forts are weak. I agree with most of your points though. Which is why I am really on the fence. As much as it pains me, it might be times for me to fire Lannes and Scharnhorst. |
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Aug 2, 2018 4:22:46 GMT
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Post by stoic on Aug 2, 2018 4:22:46 GMT
Yeah, I am this chap Cavalry is stronger but there are some points we have to take into account. 1. We really have many good Inf generals in EW6. The number of good cavalry generals is very limited, on the other hand. 2.Almost all Infantry generals have 4-5 good skills, we can't say that about cavalry. Even Murat has one useless skill and one mysterious skill (no-one can say for sure whether it is good or not ). 3. Infantry is more versatile. It is capable of doing many things. Cavalry on the other hand is not good enough against cities' walls and it is a deficiency actually because our Art generals can't be everywhere. 4. Cavalry is more expensive and it is significant because our resources are very limited. 5. Infantry has 3 free Inf masters and all of them are quite good, on the other hand we have only 2 generals with aura for cavalry, and Dabrowski is only a Duke. Well technically if you buy blucher, there are three. Out of the infantry buffers, two of them are princes. On the contrary, the only example of an infantry general I can point out that has no bad skill, is Lannes, Soult, and suprisingly Clinton. Barclay and Masséna have inspiration, which is meh, Karl has ambush, only half of washington’s skills are good. Whereas Davout doesn’t have a useless skill, even station is ok, as cavarly is good at capturing cities. Ney has no useless skills. Dabrowski, Blucher, Paget, and Durova also have no useless skills. Also, Musket Cavarly costs 220 gold, while Elite infantry has a price tag of 150 gold, so the price difference is nothing to sweat over. In fact, Lancer’s cost only 135 gold. True infantry is better at blowing up cities, but cities don’t fight back, and forts are weak. I agree with most of your points though. Which is why I am really on the fence. As much as it pains me, it might be times for me to fire Lannes and Scharnhorst. I really don't think that Inspiration is a bad skill, it is better than having another Ferguson rifle     |
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Infantry
Aug 2, 2018 4:33:22 GMT
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Post by Friedrich “Fried Rice” Paulus on Aug 2, 2018 4:33:22 GMT
Oh wow it adds damage once you attack. Hmm. Maybe it is worth thinking twice about that skill. Nice proved me wrong again.
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Post by Iosef Stalin on Aug 25, 2018 13:54:55 GMT
I was wondering, is infantry really that useful in this game. As the only thing it is really good at is the militia. Cavarly is good at beating up all of the units except for navy and fortress, and artillery is really the way to go when fighting those two. If so, should I trade in some of my infantry generals (Lannes), for someone who is good with both of those units? It is the best for beginners because of Massena. |
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Cavalry is stronger but there are some points we have to take into account.
