Aesperus
Dúnadan
posted 05-05-09 10:55 AM EDT (US)
I'm trying to improve my online skills against those pros but whenever I start getting units out I get swarmed. How do they do that so fast? The strategy I use mostly is build an archery range (MotW) and crank out some archers and build alot of farms and a few more archery ranges. Once I get a decent supply, I build some stables and start getting Rohirrim as soon as possible. Once I get to this point my enemy is rushing me with hundreds of troops and while I'm constantly training/upgrading my soldiers and getting heros. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Please tell me so I can improve! If it helps I can play online and show you what I mean.
Aesperus
Dúnadan
posted 05-05-09 02:07 PM
EDT (US)
2 / 16
Thanks for the tip. I do normally get cheap units at first and I do get a nice amount of farms. I normally don't get a barracks, I get archery ranges since I know that most players like sending swordsmen. Archers are effective against soldiers and if my archers are in a tower it makes them a much more effective stopping force. My usual gameplan involves me defesive at first but as soon as he tries to hit me, I switch to offensive. Yes I would like to practice but I have no clue what hamachi is. Please tell me. Thanks.
Aesperus
Dúnadan
posted 05-07-09 10:37 AM
EDT (US)
5 / 16
Archers are cheap, and when a few are put next to a Heroic Statue they tend to clean up most infantry I've seen.
Aesperus
Dúnadan
posted 05-08-09 10:47 AM
EDT (US)
8 / 16
I think I'll go with the gondor archers in the beggining. I'll just get Theoden to walk on foot with them since he has Leadership at lvl 1.
algis1992
Dúnadan
posted 05-22-09 10:41 AM
EDT (US)
9 / 16
if i play vs Aesperus men i will start with cavalary i think tbh....
algis1992
Dúnadan
posted 05-22-09 11:02 AM
EDT (US)
11 / 16
ah but than you need to build a rax too :P
so yo go for a 2farm,rax,range strat?
Crusard
Dúnadan
posted 05-28-09 03:42 PM
EDT (US)
13 / 16
Rax = barracks
Initial build orders aren't many, and of course they depend on the map and the opposing faction, they're never good without any tactic behind them ^^
algis1992
Dúnadan
posted 06-28-09 04:17 PM
EDT (US)
14 / 16
For me they don't depend on the map, I only play FoI2 :P
Ceaser97
Dúnadan
posted 07-03-09 09:02 PM
EDT (US)
15 / 16
archers are good, its true, but try a three point counter attack.
the bulid order, roughly:
farm
farm
barracks
farm
archery range
farm
gondorian solder
gondorian archer
dito
dito. you then attack on his right flank with some solders, same with the left, try to do it simutanulously.
However, before you attack with the solders, attack with your two archer army. the objective is to distract there army and draw there attention, then destroy there buildings with the solders. throughout this, at your own base, pump out a steady stream of troops, and after they finish killing your pesky solders, them with the full force of your army, and continue to train your forces, but set there gathering point inside the enemies base, to supply a constant stream of reinforcements. remember to continue building farms so you dont run out of command points. theres no hero that is perfect for this strategy, so if i were you, i'd build my own hero before attempting this.
algis1992
Dúnadan
posted 08-23-09 02:23 PM
EDT (US)
16 / 16
your BO does not make sense.
I will explain:
1farm
2farm
3barracks
4farm
5archery range
6farm
7gondorian solder
8gondorian archer
you build your rax at 3, and your range at 5, but you only build you soldier at 7 and archer at 8.
why than build the rax so earlie at 3, if you build the soldier only at 7?
the BO should or be this:
1farm
2farm
3farm
4farm
5barracks
6archery range
7gondorian solder
8gondorian archer
wich can be quite a good BO tbh against elves if they dont LW rush.
or it shoulc be this:
1farm
2farm
3barracks
4gondorian soldier
5farm
5archery range
6gondorian archer
7farm
8farm
however if you constantly pump sog and archers than in the BO there will be soldier and arhers before some of the building in the bo. Just imediatly star building units form the rax as soon as it is build, and continue building them.
It makes no sense to build the rax very earlie but build units from it very late. You could than asweel build the rax late (and get better eco), since you dont need it earlie since you dont build sodliers than. Get it?