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[TS]=Hark=[TS] wrote:this is not a post to flame bow users, stick to the topic plzz so if you dont have any info then leave

Getlow wrote:Pfft. Bows. I dont care about them till I see waht they can do and right now they cant do much but lay on thier backs and look up into the sun.

Master_wong wrote:new skills wont make bow a front line runner they are support even in history bows are support ints are the power and strs (glavie/blade) are the tankers

oktaytheazer wrote:as in ?


ur saying that in a new update a bow will b able to knock down

HakubiNi wrote:

Master_wong wrote:new skills wont make bow a front line runner they are support even in history bows are support ints are the power and strs (glavie/blade) are the tankers

HakubiNi wrote:

Master_wong wrote:new skills wont make bow a front line runner they are support even in history bows are support ints are the power and strs (glavie/blade) are the tankers

Somehow the English Longbowmen missed their history classes.

Back on topic, it seems they will get very strong indeed. On the test video we saw a Full STR Bow, and that makes me wonder how will Hybrid Bows and full INT bows do after the update.

Zypher wrote:what if you ran out of MP/HP in the battlefield

youre fked:[

Master_wong wrote:

HakubiNi wrote:

Master_wong wrote:new skills wont make bow a front line runner they are support even in history bows are support ints are the power and strs (glavie/blade) are the tankers

Somehow the English Longbowmen missed their history classes.

Back on topic, it seems they will get very strong indeed. On the test video we saw a Full STR Bow, and that makes me wonder how will Hybrid Bows and full INT bows do after the update.

so they went forth and soled the enermy?


they stood at a distance and shot the enermy and then the infintory and caverlry went in and attacked, its clasic

Wikipedia wrote:The longbow decided a number of medieval battles fought by the English, the most significant of which were the Battle of Crécy (1346) and the Battle of Agincourt (1415), during the Hundred Years' War and followed earlier successes, notably at the Battle of Halidon Hill (1333) during the Scottish wars. The longbow corps saw particularly heavy casualties at the Battle of Patay and this loss contributed to England's eventual defeat in that war.

Although bowmen were still deadly at close range, they were light skirmishers unsuited to prolonged hand-to-hand combat and were understandably vulnerable to a committed attack by cavalry. Consequently they were often deployed behind physical barricades, such as stakes and poles driven into the ground. A longbow corps was vulnerable to ambush until its defensive barricade was complete. This practice discouraged offensive battle tactics because the longbow was most effective when an opposing army charged.

A common battle formation:

* Light Infantry (such as swordsmen) in the centre forward, in rank formation.
* Heavy Infantry (often armed with poleaxes or pole weapons, with bill hooks being the preferred English weapon) in the centre middle, in rank or square formation.
* Traditional Archers and Crossbowmen in the centre back, in rank formation.
* Cavalry either on the flanks (to protect against attacks), or in the centre in reserve, to be deployed as needed (for example, to counter any breakthroughs).
* Longbowmen were usually on the side, in an enfilade formation, rather like this: \ ___ /, with the middle being occupied by melee troops.

A skillful general would alternate flights of arrows with cavalry charges, sometimes alternating flank attacks to induce shock and fear in the enemy. The arrows were used in volleys and not aimed at specific targets until the enemy was quite close. The English used longbowmen in unprecedented numbers in the Hundred Years War, as the dominant part of their armies, with approximately 7,000 archers in an army of 9,000 at the Battle of Agincourt. The psychological effect on the enemy of the famous 'cloud of arrows' from the concentrated fire of so many thousands of archers should not be underestimated.

Zypher wrote:what if you ran out of MP/HP in the battlefield

youre fked:[

HakubiNi wrote:

Master_wong wrote:

HakubiNi wrote:

Master_wong wrote:new skills wont make bow a front line runner they are support even in history bows are support ints are the power and strs (glavie/blade) are the tankers

Somehow the English Longbowmen missed their history classes.

Back on topic, it seems they will get very strong indeed. On the test video we saw a Full STR Bow, and that makes me wonder how will Hybrid Bows and full INT bows do after the update.

so they went forth and soled the enermy?


they stood at a distance and shot the enermy and then the infintory and caverlry went in and attacked, its clasic

*sigh*

Your ignorance, specially on using the word "solo", has made me do a small research.

Wikipedia wrote:The longbow decided a number of medieval battles fought by the English, the most significant of which were the Battle of Crécy (1346) and the Battle of Agincourt (1415), during the Hundred Years' War and followed earlier successes, notably at the Battle of Halidon Hill (1333) during the Scottish wars. The longbow corps saw particularly heavy casualties at the Battle of Patay and this loss contributed to England's eventual defeat in that war.

Although bowmen were still deadly at close range, they were light skirmishers unsuited to prolonged hand-to-hand combat and were understandably vulnerable to a committed attack by cavalry. Consequently they were often deployed behind physical barricades, such as stakes and poles driven into the ground. A longbow corps was vulnerable to ambush until its defensive barricade was complete. This practice discouraged offensive battle tactics because the longbow was most effective when an opposing army charged.

A common battle formation:

* Light Infantry (such as swordsmen) in the centre forward, in rank formation.
* Heavy Infantry (often armed with poleaxes or pole weapons, with bill hooks being the preferred English weapon) in the centre middle, in rank or square formation.
* Traditional Archers and Crossbowmen in the centre back, in rank formation.
* Cavalry either on the flanks (to protect against attacks), or in the centre in reserve, to be deployed as needed (for example, to counter any breakthroughs).
* Longbowmen were usually on the side, in an enfilade formation, rather like this: \ ___ /, with the middle being occupied by melee troops.

A skillful general would alternate flights of arrows with cavalry charges, sometimes alternating flank attacks to induce shock and fear in the enemy. The arrows were used in volleys and not aimed at specific targets until the enemy was quite close. The English used longbowmen in unprecedented numbers in the Hundred Years War, as the dominant part of their armies, with approximately 7,000 archers in an army of 9,000 at the Battle of Agincourt. The psychological effect on the enemy of the famous 'cloud of arrows' from the concentrated fire of so many thousands of archers should not be underestimated.

If you're too lazy to read, it means that they were a dominant part of the armies. Cavalry were actually low-numbered during the european middle ages, and the infrantary were there either to assault or to stop the enemy from getting to the archers. It's more like the infrantary "tanked" and the archers killed, not that archers "supported" the infrantary to kill. I'd go with 100 archers over 100 spearmen anyday.

If you want to keep this duscussion rather PM me, this isn't what is on topic.

Ice771x wrote:wilson786 on babel is bow and he owns >.>

MrFudge wrote:

Ice771x wrote:wilson786 on babel is bow and he owns >.>

he sure does. ive never seen him die.

MastaChiefX wrote:

MrFudge wrote:

Ice771x wrote:wilson786 on babel is bow and he owns >.>

he sure does. ive never seen him die.

What does he have like sun gear?

Jadekiss wrote:well guys here are the new skills look at the hawk and the damage
and the new comco is also nice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0zkHL9b4gk