still at loss in understanding this...

[Arralen]

Originally posted by Pocus:
mmh, and so do you think that its normal that half of the group (the unengaged part) sit iddly in the rear of the formation (with 3 javelins still unused), and watch their comrades die in melee, without using their javelin? ... They are in range yes, they have javelins. They dont use it. They wait, and wait and wait. If the enemy finally rout, the whole formation resume the pursuit, and can fire (somehow). Otherwise they just fill the ranks of the killed. Dont make sense.

Sureprisingly, it does:
As soon as the whole squad is engaged in melee, they won't switch back to the "fire" order again, unless the enemy routes or is whiped out (is there any other way to become unengaged?)

I think I have seen 1/2 squads firing from the 2nd line from time to time in DOM1, but I'm not shure. I can't recall seeing this in DOM2, though. So if it was "in", the devs may have removed the possiblity.

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