Crossbows vs. Longbows

[MachingunJoeTurbo]

Originally Posted by Endoperez

To my knowledge, this has never been the case, and I've played since the first Dominions game. Arrows, crossbow bolts, sling bullets, javelins and fire bolts cast by wizards will all arc the same way, given they hit the same place in the ground. They only differ in range and precision.

I might write answer to the rest of your post later.

Well it looks like Dominions might be passing my Fantasy game test. I know several people have painted me with the "emotional crossbow crusading fanboy troll burger" (say that 5 times fast) brush but all I'm looking for is some kind of parity in my games. Of course I'm still deciding. With a pricy grognard game like this I need to make sure it is right for me.

Originally Posted by Sombre

Well I'm not trying to convince you, believe me. Especially after that stupid response. Since it's been demonstrated you don't know what you're talking about, it's cool for you to continue. No-one with any sense will listen.

It also now appears you've never even played dominions. You couldn't possibly be a troll

I made it clear in my first post that I never played Dominions. I saw all the Goons on Somethingawful praise it to high heaven. So I begin my mystic journey and I peruse the forum and see this topic. I think, "Oh how fortunate I get to see if my 'Fantasy game test' applies here." But instead of a unit comparison it's the same ol discussion seen anywhere on these game forums in this time period on this subject with the same sticky problems involved. I am not a troll. To troll one has to have an intent to troll. It was not my intent for you fly into ten orbits after you were corrected on what I said was a silly aside in the first place. I hope all that fresh air from zooming around was invigorating. I was cooped up in the God house reading free verse Bible poetry listening to some rapper talking on a..on a..whatchamacallit all day.


@Incabulos

There are different shows on the History Channel that come to different conclusions. Twelve is way too high. Even if that were the case generally arrows are not carried in numbers greater than 20 in the case of foot archers since packing them tight would crush the fletchings. In other words they would spray out in two minutes and waste a great deal of down time getting porters to refill them dropping the average way down. Crossbowman/Gunman could carry more ammo on their person.

The archers despite flat outnumbering the French horse scouts at Patay could not replicate their success. With a focused charge their horse killing expertise leaves much to be desired as well it seems.