8 REASONS WHY THE ARCHERS LINE IS NOT FLAT OUT BROKEN
Being able to micro is a skill. Being good at the game should be rewarded and since when having zero lag should be a problem
This is a problem ofc, but since the last patch things seems to go better and IT’S NOT AN ARCHER LIJE RELATED PROBLEM
That’s because some of them lacks good cavalry and they need a good power spike. Many of them switch after using that power spike (eg: celts switch to mango defense/pike defense and try to boom)
UU requires a castle, which is a huge investment in early castle age because you cripple your eco. Also, you also seem to always miss the point about UU: THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MAIN CORE OF YOUR ARMY
That is just a bullshit plain and simple. While you can try to outmicro one or two mangonels, an average player cannot do that reliably. Even at pro level most of them will retreat against 2 or 3 mangos: learn how to uso attack ground and counter the split instead of complaining. Micro should always be rewarded, and furthermore against mangos one single mistake can cost you the game.
The only time when you could try to outmicro skirms with archer is when they are missing fletching and/or armor in feudal. You can try to outmicro skirms with upgrades, but even players like Lieerey would do it without a specific reason or with a huge numbers advantage. Skirmisher do wonders against the archers line, who stand a chance against them with micro AND tech advantage, as it should be
Once again, stacking is a form of micro that can backfire in a devastating way if you don’t know how and when to use it. If you don’t scout an inconing mangonel you could lose all your army to a single shot. If you are playing against someone stacking retreat and try to outmanouver them, it’s how a rts game works.
IT’S NOT THEIR F’IN ROLE PARTHNAN. They are supposed to be a good opener (drus/m@a opening), a counter to eagles and a late game low intensive gold unit that can destroy trash. They are not designed to be as strong and as mobile as kts and they don’t have the range advantage like xbow, castle age is simply not the moment where they shine. Learn how the game works instead of complaining that something is unused just for the sake of it
They do not cover the same role. HC are supposed to be something you get if you don’t have arbs or if you have to counter infantry. No, if you defend them properly and you micro them the arbs don’t do better against infantry, that is once again something you imagined in your mind. See the thread where a pro player explained why that’s not the case.
THE RESULT:
The archer line is not broken, you are yelling nonsense as usual
Notice any pattern?
I don’t even want to write every time you missed an opening or a unit actually used by those civs, I’ll just say you skip any drush, m@a, scout and tower opening ignoring any possible monk, pike + siege, ca and cavalry push made by those civs.
Seriously, I’m starting to think that either:
- You don’t even play the game
- You are a really low elo player that thinks he is a missed pro or something
Just a personal note to end this: stop trying to push your mostly wrong opinions as the truth. You are not doing yourself any favour. And finally, learn how to behave: you would not receive so many bad answers if not for your attitude.