Hello!
Everyone coplains about how Cuirassiers are owning their Counters, that Dragoons can't do nothing without hit and run and Cav. Archers suck...
Well, I've done a few editor tests to see the true behind those rumors...
Test 1: Dragoons Vs CuirassiersIn my first test, I did a quick 1 Vs 1, where the Dragoon used his ranged attack with no hit and run (to simulate a massive late game battle).
1 Ranged Jinete Vs 1 GendarmeAs you can imagine, the Cuirassier survived with 50% of his Hitpoints...
Now, I've got an idea...
1 Melee Jinete Vs 1 GendarmeWell, that may surprise you, but the Dragoon won with 68HP (20%) in all tests!
So, even being 50% cheaper and costing 50% less pop, the Dragoon PWNED the poor OP Horseman... but everyone know the Cuirassier is good in numbers... so I made some battles using pop-wise...
15 Ranged Jinete Vs 10 GendarmesOk, Draggons were PWNED... but...
15 Melee Jinetes Vs 10 GendarmesIncredible! In all 3 tests (no micro), the Dragoon survived with 8 units! or half of the inicial army!
So let's increase the numbers?
30 Melee Jinetes Vs 20 GendarmesThat one was weird. In the first test, the Dragoons won with 10 units. In the second, 16. And in the last, 20!!! Dragoons PWN Cuirassiers in melee mode!
Conclusion: When as upgrade as the Cuirassiers, the Dragoons will pwn them in melee mode, but will be pwned in ranged mode when no microed... This happens cuz, when in melee mode, both Dragoon damage and ROF are halfed, what allows it to give exactly the same damage as a ranged attack every 3 seconds... But the cavalry Multiplier damage is increased from 3x to 6x. In other words, the Dragoon damage is doubled...Test 2: Cav. Archers Vs CuirassiersJust to check if it really sux, I've made soem small tests with the Cav. Archer...
1 Melee Tartar Loyalist Vs 1 GendarmeCav. archer was pwned...
1 Ranged Tartar Loyalist Vs 1 GendarmeWTFOMFGPWNED...
30 Melee Tartar Loyalist Vs 15 Gendarmes... The Cuirassiers won with 6 Horsemen alive...
Conclusion: Everyone know Cav. Archers suck... But most of ppl thought he was better in melee than the Dragoon, since it has more HP and 30 Melee armor... but that is not true... In ranged mode it did a little more total damage in the Cuirassier in a 1vs1 (But 20 Cav. Archer Vs 30 Cuiorassiers lost in ranged mode... and in melee too) but was pwned when in Melee mode...The Cav. Archer is also slower, has an horrible hit an run, is expensive and is WTFOMFGPWNED by Dragoons... They suck... As you can see, Cuirassiers are not indestructible... Any Heavy Infantry WTFPWN them in cost wise (60 Melee Musk vs 20Cuir = 50 Musk alive...), And the Dragoon also do it in MELEE mode... the Cav. Archer did a better job in ranged mode, but this "job" is pwned by Dragoons in melee mode...Enjoy your Jinetes and Pwn some French...
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