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Old June 2nd, 2009, 04:32 AM
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Default Re: Units with stupid weapon choices

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Also, I'd say that spears should have higher damage overall... Plus probably higher Defence. It's quite easy to fight with one against sword and d... difficult other way around!
Isn't that just the Repel mechanic instead of high Defense?

-Max
Possibly, but spear also allows a wide range of parries. I mean 2-handed use, of course, and here it gets very high mobility. But even one-handed, it can be quite nimble. Vikings even used spear & sword as paired weapons!
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