[Anonymous Player]

This may seem like a big change, but hear me out – it all makes sense! With just a few adjustments, we can make longswords relevant in the game without drastically affecting the existing meta. Here are the proposed changes:

– Increase the range to 5 (and allow for further increase at the blacksmith)
– Reduce base attack from 9 to 5 and change damage type to pierce
– Decrease hit points from 60 to 35
– Increase movement speed from 0.9 to 0.96
– Change impact of upgrades: Fletching and Bodkin Arrow affect Long Swordsmen; Supplies, Arson, and new PUP armor do not
– Change base cost to 25w/45g
– Allow creation from the Archery Range, not just the Barracks
– Allow for Long Swordsmen garrisoned in fortification buildings to shoot additional arrows
– Increase vulnerability to siege
– Give bonus damage vulnerability to Skirmishers
– Remove infantry attack bonus versus buildings

With these changes, Long Swordsmen become a useful unit for harassing villagers from afar, taking out knights with a single shot, and serving as a great follow up to a drush FC. They may be more vulnerable to siege, but overall, these modified longswords could be a valuable addition to the game for both seasoned players and newbies.

[medievalrevival]

Give them cobra cars to ride in.

[barooood40]

Is that a game mode?

[mrbojingle]

Historically spears were the melee weapon of choice so, maybe anything in the milita line should be left as a situational choice.

[ilpaesaggista]

top tier post

[scarvet]

Sword should be counter units like they should and Spear should be mainline, that would make the triangle and counter triangle work even better.

[PhantasticFor]

It’s like clockwork. People make suggestions, then ones without the capacity to understand, make memes mocking them. Why are humans like this? “I don’t understand your gender/religion/insert preference, let me mock you instead”

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[consultant_in]

Or like the Rathas, have them switch between Melee and ranged attack… combine the attacks of long swords and skirmishers

[BerryMajor2289]

In defense, they’re called LONGswordsman. 11

[Different-Raisin2321]

The best post I’ve seen so far on this matter

[JakeArvizu]

“How to make _____ unit viable” – Pierce armor is the answer to that question every time.

[Aggravating-Skill-26]

Probably not good enough as a base unit, so I think Civs like Britons should get +3 range, Eth attack 18% faster & Mayans need a buff so make their Militia line a lot cheaper.

[therealNerdMuffin]

I think the changes they’re putting into the game into the next patch is already going to make a good change that’ll boost the rate inf is used without being too dramatic

[HakunaMataha]

Or gave them horses

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