This thread is essentially for discussing AoK's balance over Realism.
I noticed while playing Age of Chivalry that many of the archer units have a "Minimum Range". This got me thinking: Why? Realistically speaking, If you were being charged at by several sword wielding men, You wouldn't bother run back to try and get some range, you would just shoot them in the face no matter how close they were. To which someone (Popey or Mali) on the Age of chivalry Forum Party Hamachi network brought up the fact that it balances gameplay.
This also brought up many other things. which lead to the debate
Balance=/=Realism.
I wan't to hear your views on this. Wouldn't it be better if things were more real? Such as Cavalry Trample. Only Cataphracts get it. And even then it's not that realistic. If AoK was more realistic, you could charge cavalry and trample people instantly. Whereas Mr.Balancing Issues disagrees. Saying that its more fair to have no trample or very little. Does it matter? We are in it for fun. It would be more fun if realisticly, You pit your army of swordsmen and Archers and got mowed down by cavalry, Which then got taken down by Spearmen..
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I noticed while playing Age of Chivalry that many of the archer units have a "Minimum Range". This got me thinking: Why? Realistically speaking, If you were being charged at by several sword wielding men, You wouldn't bother run back to try and get some range, you would just shoot them in the face no matter how close they were. To which someone (Popey or Mali) on the Age of chivalry Forum Party Hamachi network brought up the fact that it balances gameplay.
This also brought up many other things. which lead to the debate
Balance=/=Realism.
I wan't to hear your views on this. Wouldn't it be better if things were more real? Such as Cavalry Trample. Only Cataphracts get it. And even then it's not that realistic. If AoK was more realistic, you could charge cavalry and trample people instantly. Whereas Mr.Balancing Issues disagrees. Saying that its more fair to have no trample or very little. Does it matter? We are in it for fun. It would be more fun if realisticly, You pit your army of swordsmen and Archers and got mowed down by cavalry, Which then got taken down by Spearmen..
Proud_Member_of_(The NEW)_BlackForest_Studios
Co-Creator of: ~Silent Evil~
Creator of: The EEE Mod
"chance of survival is like winning the lottery 10 times with 1 ticket per draw. The lottery chooses numbers from 1-99. You only buy a ticket with money you find on a bus after getting struck by lightning" -DTrungle, And another: "online game where people have screen names like gaytardosaur23431 and rectumpunch_mcstinkyfist" -Bart Pimpson. A Third: "Sorry I didn't respond all day. I was busy cleaning the s*** out of my pants after I saw the Crysis 2 trailer." - Chrome235, Crysis Modder