Conceptual Balance Mod 1.41

[Dedas]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

I hear ya on this Dedas, but in a game of rocks scissors paper the answer is archers.

I think perhaps the answer is to bump the pikes cost up by 1-2, to correspond to the increased attack, or to lower the other units an equivalent amount.

Yes, I wish it was that simple. The thing is that CBM changes the whole weapon type 'pike'. That means other units in other nations as well (not many but a few). And if you change one thing you usually have to change another to keep balance. My point is that it is simpler to just revert back to the standard pike as it actually worked as it was intended. This whole "issue" and the fix was created by people wanting the pike to work against cavalry charges (just like in real life). The thing is that the current combat mechanics can't simulate that without causing problems in other parts, like the pikes balance against other weapons.