Horia
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 08:39 AM
EDT (US)
3 / 21
I know, but then they should get working on a patch right now.
thecheatrox880
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 09:54 AM
EDT (US)
4 / 21
Whats the point of walls if they can be shot through?
gorbag orc
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 09:57 AM
EDT (US)
5 / 21
I almost never build walls in the demo, that's the solution: don't build walls :P
The_Assimilator
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 10:06 AM
EDT (US)
6 / 21
I build walls to TRY and stop the spanish lancers getting through. Does't work though, they spam an army of them once a minute, the only chance i have is to move my econ to the island, I can't seem to get hold of the factory, it won't let me buy it, it says i either already have it (which i don't) or i don't meet the prereqs.
Horia
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 11:23 AM
EDT (US)
8 / 21
If your computer can't calculate that, then your computer can't play Age Of Empires 3 at all.
Byzantine2793
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 01:39 PM
EDT (US)
9 / 21
ifr you couldnt shoot through walls, youi would spamw als so that the enemy can never atatck you, which is GAY!!!!!
orgasmofthemind
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 01:52 PM
EDT (US)
10 / 21
There are still PLENTY of strategies left for using walls even though they can be shot through. Obviously you haven't been using them efficiently if you think there are no tactics.
Timeless_OmO
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 02:52 PM
EDT (US)
13 / 21
Very good points, Golden.
Psycho_pigeon
Banned
posted 09-18-05 05:30 PM
EDT (US)
16 / 21
I know dwight, I hate that aswell.
dwight500
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 05:47 PM
EDT (US)
18 / 21
heh, when the walls will built up far away from defensive buildings like a towers or fort, so this defensive buldings are useless, isnīt it? when will far away from the walls, who will defend the walls? only units and defensive buildings are useless, this is really stupid!!!
dwight500
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 05:49 PM
EDT (US)
19 / 21
and shooting over and through the walls are little bit different, heh?
Timeless_OmO
Skirmisher
posted 09-18-05 07:51 PM
EDT (US)
21 / 21
Well, if shooting through walls is removed, this game would turn into a mess of "Wallcraft". We'd have people making layer of layer of wall behind the first as their enemies struggled in vain to get through. Most people agree that this just isn't fun or right at all. If we take the argument of realism into account, then we should keep in mind that it's also not realistic to be able to form layer after layer of insta-wall WHILE an enemy is attacking. In history, if the wall wasn't already up, you'd be fooked. Now, some may counter this argument with saying, well just make walls build more slowly or cost more as you make them. Well, if built more slowly, you might find you don't have time to wall off from the early rushes at all and with ratcheting costs it might not be feasible early on to completely wall yourself off to begin with. For all we know, this is exactly what ES went through in deciding how to balance this issue. When all things are considered, the simplest method is to allow units to shoot through walls in order to prevent wall spamming fests.