[Arryn]

Originally posted by LordArioch:
I didn't play this mod for too long, but I'd say samurai archers need more cost over normal samurai. Paying 5 gold for composite bows on all your core army troops makes for some deadly arrow volleys. Just keep in mind that a samurai archer is almost as good as a samurai + an archer, maybe even better. I seemed to have pretty good sucess with my samurai archers.

Personally, if I'm going to spend that much gold & resources, I'd rather have the troops use their swords, which are more effective than arrows in the same quantity, considering how hard it is to hit foes with missiles. And given that preference, I may as well save the bit of gold (or not so small a bit as it adds up over time) and buy the plain samurai. Bows only seem to work decently against enemies with virtually no armor, and those same enemies hack up rather nicely, assuming said weak enemies don't rout (which is the likeliest result).