Forum: empire-en
Board: [584] Players ask Players
Topic: [78365] Swordmen: Are they worth it?
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Punk Thug (US1) [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 7:38 a.m.
I would like some advice about Swordmen. As I see it, they are kinda useless. Am I missing something? The only reason I can see to buld them is to combine your Attack and Defense armies with one unit. But, my thinking would say it's better to spend a little extra food and have better units doing a job better.
A Swordman doesn't attack as well as a Mace or a crossbow, and doesn't Defend as well as a Spear or a Bow. If I want Att, I'll spend 1 extra food and build a Mace and Cross, plus save enough gold to get a 3rd unit. Plus, they are only meele, so I get beat every time if I'm up agianst spears/Hals. On Def, it's the same thing. I can spend 1 extra food and save gold, and I don't have to worry about them spamming crossbows on the attack.
I would get it if there was a ranged unit with the Swordmens stats. But there isn't, so they strike me as useless. Am I missing something here? Cuase lots of people seem to use Swordsmen when attacking me.
A Swordman doesn't attack as well as a Mace or a crossbow, and doesn't Defend as well as a Spear or a Bow. If I want Att, I'll spend 1 extra food and build a Mace and Cross, plus save enough gold to get a 3rd unit. Plus, they are only meele, so I get beat every time if I'm up agianst spears/Hals. On Def, it's the same thing. I can spend 1 extra food and save gold, and I don't have to worry about them spamming crossbows on the attack.
I would get it if there was a ranged unit with the Swordmens stats. But there isn't, so they strike me as useless. Am I missing something here? Cuase lots of people seem to use Swordsmen when attacking me.
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Wisefire [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 7:41 a.m.
there are other threads with the same topic.use the search option
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xJadetsssx [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 7:45 a.m.
Swordmen are terrible, they are only useful as martyrs that you can train in less than 100 seconds
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SadhappyRuler (ASIA1) [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 8:02 a.m.
They are the worst thing in the game.
Even worse than if you lose 100 2 Hs & HCB"s with a bug lol.
They are the fastest unit to train as for martyrs but they eat 3 loaves of bread for useless things.
If someone would ask me between 100 swords & 150 farmers I would choose farmers ecause they don't eat the 300 bread & If my swords are killed I would be left with 10 swords but farmers are gained instantly.
Even worse than if you lose 100 2 Hs & HCB"s with a bug lol.
They are the fastest unit to train as for martyrs but they eat 3 loaves of bread for useless things.
If someone would ask me between 100 swords & 150 farmers I would choose farmers ecause they don't eat the 300 bread & If my swords are killed I would be left with 10 swords but farmers are gained instantly.
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Punk Thug (US1) [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:31 a.m.
Ok. that what I thought.
PS Sorry I didn't find the thread about this. I have 12 questions a day. I'm good about finding the answers. But, this time, I fail....
PS Sorry I didn't find the thread about this. I have 12 questions a day. I'm good about finding the answers. But, this time, I fail....
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FriedrichEngels (DE1) [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 4:58 p.m.
They are good as martyrs. They're the fastest and cheapest units to produce once you have unlocked veterans.
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Punk Thug (US1) [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 8:34 p.m.
Starting Line wrote: »They are good as martyrs. They're the fastest and cheapest units to produce once you have unlocked veterans.
I use macemen and cross bows as martyrs. Why would Swords be better? ( I haven't gotten the tower yet.
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xJadetsssx [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:18 p.m.
I use macemen and cross bows as martyrs. Why would Swords be better? ( I haven't gotten the tower yet.
Because once you unlocked the Veterans you will not be able to recruit the normal crossbow and maceman
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Luke Fierysword [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:20 p.m.
xJadetsssx wrote: »Because once you unlocked the Veterans you will not be able to recruit the normal crossbow and maceman
AND the veteran crossbows and macemen are too expensive to use as matyrs.
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Xiebl [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:24 p.m.
Swords are expensive and have bad status.
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Dun Gon (INT2) [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:30 p.m.
The swords men are horibble
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xJadetsssx [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:31 p.m.
Swords are expensive and have bad status.
The swords men are horibble
That's why there are useful as martyrs.
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Dun Gon (INT2) [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:34 p.m.
xJadetsssx wrote: »That's why there are useful as martyrs.
I use macemen instead. Maybe a bit more glory...
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Punk Thug (US1) [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:35 p.m.
xJadetsssx wrote: »Because once you unlocked the Veterans you will not be able to recruit the normal crossbow and maceman
So I can't build them once I unlock the vet research, or I can't build them after I complete the vet research?
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xJadetsssx [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:38 p.m.
So I can't build them once I unlock the vet research, or I can't build them after I complete the vet research?
You can't recruit them after you researched the Veterans, not after you unlock the upgrade with the research tower.
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Punk Thug (US1) [None]
:: Oct. 13, 2012, 9:52 p.m.
good to know. thx
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Castleo_Pro [None]
:: May 25, 2014, 1:45 p.m.
so i have 10 swordmen wasting food .-.