Board Thread:Warrior's Pub/@comment-24180428-20130904212346/@comment-4661256-20130905022546

Utter noob wrote: El Alamein wrote: Utter noob wrote: El Alamein wrote: Utter noob wrote: El Alamein wrote: The battle was poorly done, yes, but it was also unfair to begin with. Ivan's massive technological advantage with the pischal musket will allow him to dominate the battlefield, even in spite of his massive mental handicap. Genghis's dinky bow, long-ranged as it might be, won't provide the overwhelming rain of arrows that crushed Asia and Europe in a simple five-on-five or one-on-one. No, it's fair. Ivan may have a Pischal, but Genghis mental health and far better tactical mind evens it out. And the 'dinky' bow has twice the fire rate and more accurate shooters behind it. No, it isn't. I already extrapolated that Genghis's "better mental health" (which honestly is probably pretty shaky thanks to his murderous rampages and violent sexual exploits) and "better tactical mind" (which is also pretty overrated - using a million horsemen to shoot arrows in the general direction of a massed enemy infantry-based army doesn't scream genius, it screams common sense) are offset by Ivan's far superior technological advantage. The pischal musket isn't an early-gunpowder matchlock that's prone to exploding in the user's face, it's a matchlock that has benefitted from years of innovation and improvement upon a reliable firing mechanism. And, of course, you completely ignored the fact that in a one-on-one or five-on-five, Genghis's bow will not overwhelm Ivan with a sheer volume of arrows - especially not if some of his men have been killed. I still don't think the Pischal is going to bring an insta win for him. And if it makes you feel better, I wont give him it. The guy used crossbows y'know. No, it won't be an instant-win, but combine it with steel plate and mail armor, a gun that works in perfect sync with an anti-cavalry weapons like the Bardiche (against a primarily cavalry-based opponent), and a saber to boot, and Genghis is sorely outmatched. So no musket. Support or still oppose? Modifying Ivan's loadout for fairness is kind of stupid... but whatever. I'm still opposed.