| While this thread isn't specifically about Fantasy Wars, I didn't think the game really deserved its own thread either, so I'm just going to ask here if anyone else is really playing it much. I played a few missions through, then realized I had made some pretty dumb decisions with perks, unit choices etc. and finishing on bronze all the time because I was trying to clear everything out on the maps first.
So I started over, and have finished with gold every map so far (only like 5 at the moment), sold a bunch of troops I don't need, etc. Is it just me, or do rangers just fucking own? I figure that eventually my force will consist of however many heroes I'm forced to put out (3 right now), a ballista just so I can shoot the shit out of flying stuff, an eagle or two, a heavy infantry or two/three (probably mostly the halberd guys), and then all the rest rangers.
Currently I have 6 rangers, and would take as many more as I could get honestly. I'd rather have them than cavalry, archers, etc.. I pick poison weapons so even if they run away and I don't want to expose myself to get near them and prevent healing, they have nothing to heal. Then I pick eagle eye, so they can see further and see invis. Then ford seekers so they can move freely over water. Currently next I pick cause fear just because forcing a unit to flee makes taking objectives pretty fast if I need it. I haven't gotten to the ranger lords or whatever the last level is, but I can only imagine they'll be even better. They are naturally invisible, segmented movement for huge distances, and usually never get attacked back unless fighting another skirmisher. And it seems to me as if the game is broken because any time someone attacks a skirmishing unit, they first get their skirmish attack, then respond with normal melee. So often times something will attack me and I'll kill like 12 out of the 15 units that attacked me and take only a couple of points in return.
It really seems like there is no downside to having mostly rangers, other than flying units which the eagles and ballista take care of. Even massive rock trolls and heroes and shit are easy if you can simply run up and take a point or two off with no retaliation, then retreat a couple of spaces. They move further than cavalry, don't have to worry about that stupid impetuous trait, can ford rivers (usually the downfall of any assault), don't leave any wounded behind to be healed back up, see invisible, etc. Maybe later on I'll find that I am supremely gimping myself, but so far it really doesn't seem like it. The only reason I keep a couple of heavy infantry around is that I figure at some point I'm going to have to hold something valuable, and I don't want my hero being the only one that can.
Anyone else playing and have any thoughts? |