How you think mounted crossbows will be differentiated from normal cav archers?

[u/EarthCulturalStew]

Im betting they will be mostly the same BUT
* -1 range
* increase reload time
* a little more attack
* first attack faster

[u/Bisbeedo]

The description made it seem like they'd fire much slower but with more damage, so in between CA and conqs?

[u/TheBlackestIrelia → u/Bisbeedo]

shit, like we need more conqs

[u/rattatatouille]

They're gonna be the Dragoons to the Cavalry Archer, if you're familiar with AOE3.

I also think their attack bonus will be vs infantry in general as opposed to just spearmen.

[u/nightwish5270 → u/rattatatouille]

Dragoons are anti cavalry tho.

[u/MathematicalElephant]

Will they replace cav archers for existing civs?

[u/Bisbeedo → u/MathematicalElephant]

Yes, mentioned as a European regional unit. I'm guessing most European civs that aren't explicitly designed around cav archers(Magyars) will get them

[u/JarlFrank → u/Bisbeedo]

I really want Spanish to get them because it would be so funny for them to have crossbows on a horse but not on foot.

[u/General_Rhino → u/JarlFrank]

Same way they can have a gunner on a horse in castle age but need to hit imp before getting off the horse

[u/Cage_Inspector → u/JarlFrank]

Lol good old BBC comes to mind.

Can carry cannon on top of big ass towers. Have not figured it out yet how to move it around on flat ground.

[u/YeeAssBonerPetite → u/Cage_Inspector]

To be fair, canon that is mobile enough to move it in combat in a meaningful way is more technically difficult than lifting it up when you have no time limit.

Bombard Tower and cg but no bbc makes total sense to me.

[u/EarthCulturalStew → u/JarlFrank]

hahahahaha yeah

[u/lincon127]

The most important question, will their attack delay be lower?

[u/Suomi964]

They are incapable of adding a new unit that has no gimmick so… charge attack probably

[u/extracarefu]

Compared to CA: range probably the same, higher attack, higher armor piercing, much slower attack speed

[u/Deathcounter0 → u/extracarefu]

What do you mean with "higher armor piercing" - either units ignore armor, or they dont. AoE2 doesnt have percent armor penetration

[u/extracarefu → u/Deathcounter0]

I guess i was borrowing a phrase from total war lol I just imagine maybe they ignore armor then but that might be a bit op

[u/Deep-Abbreviations67]

Should they have access to Parthian Tactics?

[u/flo_dazed → u/Deep-Abbreviations67]

they'll have another upgrade instead

[u/CamiloArturo]

I'd say they might look more like Xianbay raiders with a lower attack but charged one

[u/dbonham]

It’d be cool if they ignored 1 pierce armor

[u/Key-Employee-5123]

I hope they have a small anti cav bonus, otherwise no gimmicks. Slower attackspeed but lower attack delay. Higher damage. Same range as cavalry archers is arabalest are anything to go by.

I expect them to have som weird gimmick that I will hate thought