Re: "Attack Rearmost"
PvK, effectiveness is not a valid reason for not fixing a command that fails to do what it is meant to do if you read that command in plain English. Attack rear almost never actually attacks the rear. That, alone, is reason enough to fix it. Else rename the damn command to reflect how it actually works. The current method may be excusable, and it's a stretch at that, for ground troops, but it by no means is justified for flying troops. They should be able to go to the very rear no matter where you place them at the start of a battle. For flyers to get "distracted" is hogwash. Dom doesn't model opportunity fire, so that excuse shouldn't be applied to justify a combat command that doesn't work as expected. Ask anyone who's not an "experienced" Dom player what the words "attack rear" means and no one will say "attack the flank of the nearest squad".
As for defending against a "more effective" rear attack, that's what "guard commander" is for. If someone needs more defense in special situations (assassinations), then they can make Rings of Warning. If their defenders aren't adequate, they need to summon/hire better guard troops. Nerfing features is never a good solution to anything.
[ March 16, 2004, 02:32: Message edited by: Arryn ]
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