Balin le Savage
Member
posted 08-18-01 05:57 PM
EDT (US)
1 / 13
Vityas are the 4th most powerfull calavry unit. After Hetmen, Saxonian Gaurd, and Cuirasser. They also have huge resistance to bullets. Its strange considering they where one of the Worst calavries at the time.
ALEX
Member
posted 08-20-01 02:31 PM
EDT (US)
4 / 13
I mostly play Russia, but because I also mostly play on line games I stoped to use Vitiaz & Don Cossacks units. Asking why? Because with PT time 60+ min. most good players already got in to 18th centery.
For the last three month I can see different in on line games. Most ppl looking for win & not for fun. In result on battlefield no anymore riders or 17th cent. dragoons, vitiaz or don cossaks, only 18th cent. dragoons, merc. dragoons,sometimes curassers, saxonian guards & hussars.
Only one 17th cent. unit ppl use is Wing hussars.
The same with 17th cent. pikeman or spearmen.
18th cent. dragoon is way too poverfull. In result this is make game unbalanced, and broad use of them by the players.
Probably with add-on, when you can set game in 17th cent. only ppl will start to use 17th cent. riding units more offten.
By my expirience 100 FU vitiaz can be taken down by 25-30 dragoons in no time.
Pappenheim
Member
posted 08-20-01 04:13 PM
EDT (US)
6 / 13
I often play Russia online, and with some TCs, stables and barrax, I like putting out huge quantities of cossacks. Mostly the oppponents gives in to wave after wave of 100+ don cossacks. They can be build cheaply, just cost food, and produce awfully fast.
I rarely bother to upgrade them.