How to FIGHT AND WIN WITHOUT LOSES!

[DeletedUser]

Hi again
I was wondering,what is the perfect tactic for fighting in FOE(Forge of Empires)?
And i got it!!! Eureka...
I'm playing with Iron Age unts and the best thing is to have all 8 Archers.
First and first they are long ranged units (can fight at distance)
and second is that they are cheap (for me,i don't know for you dudes),or fight with 2 soldiers and 6 archers.
That's my opinion,write if you think otherwise..

 

[DeletedUser6461]

The best tactics is to use the maximum long range weapons (if possible 8 of them together or 6 with medium range weapons) and keep them at two different sides of the starting grid (left side 4 and right side 4) this is an example about a model fight in HMA.

 

[DeletedUser]

Yeah i just tried it , it works pretty fine

 

[DeletedUser653]

8 fast units would kill them all.

Theres no one troop, Personally the best for the age was and still is Archers. 8 archers is always pretty powerful and took me almost to the end of HMA and for many players they did all HMA with archers.

8 long range is a great defense once in a while but once attacker knows you have 8 long range he will use fast units and win, so use once every 3 nights maximum.

 

[DeletedUser7719]

well, I don't think balistas were that useful in your age; yea, 8 archers was the best way to go; but against 6 soldiers and 2 archers, I would use all fast units

 

[DeletedUser6461]

I will have to disagree to the point that "8 Archers are the best way to go" because in the actual battlefield, while defensing, the archers have a tendency to suicide and most of the times they will be lining up one by one in a queue, so it is very easy to kill them with any sort of long range weapon with a minimal loss by the second movement.
But, while attacking it has some effect due to the stealth feature (hide and seek attack) and it is better than most of its counterparts. However, I always love to play with 8 ballistas or 8 catapult or 8 trebuchet (as per the ages). the below picture emphasize this fact. Without loosing a single drop of blood, this battle is won.

 

[DeletedUser653]

I tend to agree, archers in defense do tend to like the suicide route, but in attack they rock, 8 soldiers tend to be more logical in defending then those archers.

8 long range is pretty good till you come across 8 fast, I know in attacking 8 fast will bat 8 long range but i would like to see 8 fast defending and see if the AI uses logic to attack back or will just march up slowly taking hit after hit!

 

[DeletedUser6461]

Dear Hint, do u know one thing, yesterday, i fought against 8 great sword warriors with my 8 trebuchets, i have killed four of them and damaged the other one, but they all came very near to my trebuchet and i surrendered to avoid a heavy loss. However, if we get a terrain with lots of hills, ponds and bushes, we can kill all of them, that's a long way though.

 

[DeletedUser]

yeah i agree with you
i'll try with 4 ballistas and 4 archers...
Tnx

 

[DeletedUser]

Hate to use the WoW analogy here but 2 tanks and rest long ranged dps always worked for me.

 

[DeletedUser15432]

I have come across 6 fast and 2 light melee in defence and they tend to get massecred by the catapults, however, that might be because I have 50% bonus on attack and defence, just reached HMA, might find it difficult to be LMA units with catapults but have managed it. Catapults and mercenaries are a good defence, horse troops are just cannon fodder whichever way you look at them, they are too big and too expensive in regards to city space, for a single horse stable you can get one or two other buildings in the same space