when you know your going to lose

[guyyug]

please tell me when you know your going to lose in multiplayer before the main forces clash, anything goes

[invictus]

What you mean anything goes? You fight and die with honor, win or lose, unless it was a total bs thing that happened for some stupid reason, then its ok to get mad -Leon

[Pandora]

You make yourself believe that you are going to win then i does not matter how large the enemy force is, your unshakeable confidence will make sure that you find the tactic which is the best to use

[HappeR]

I usually know when I'm gonna lose when my brother has picked an army of only Armoured Elephants....those beasts are unstoppable...I usually don't care about winning or losing...

[Pandora]

then i understand...you are right those beasts are unstoppable, if you face an army that only consists of such units your only option is to surrender

[Avgvstvs Octavian]

The mood at the begining of a battle is often misleading. It is only the mood that is set when the forces have clashed that matters.

[HappeR]

then i understand...you are right those beasts are unstoppable, if you face an army that only consists of such units your only option is to surrender

I've won 1 of the battles against my brother today . I had a city and my brother forgot to choose infantry to get rams and stuff. So the elephants were just 1 by 1 attacking the gate (there was no room for 2 attacking elephants) so they went running amock and perished.

[Tostig]

The other day I played BI against a friend. I chose an army of one general and the rest lombard beserkers, while he chose a rather balanced saxon force. I won, but only had my general and three of his men left, just goes to show how precarious armies like that are.

[guyyug]

I've won 1 of the battles against my brother today . I had a city and my brother forgot to choose infantry to get rams and stuff. So the elephants were just 1 by 1 attacking the gate (there was no room for 2 attacking elephants) so they went running amock and perished.

i another way to defeat a hole army of armoured elephants is u could make a circle of spartens lets say 10 in a circle then put another 10 on top of then, i know its sad but honestly its the only easy way, also onagars work pretty well against them

[HappeR]

My onagers tend to miss all the time

[Avgvstvs Octavian]

My onagers tend to miss all the time

The onagers don't really need to hit the elephants, they just need to land close enough to be seen, and then they can start running amok.

[Shadows]

Personally, when I know am about to lose, I make it my goal to kilkl as many enemies as I can before I die. Usually I take the high ground or some other terrain advantage and hold it. Make the enemy fight me on my terms. By using the terrain to my advantage I can destroy a much larger force than I would have been alble too on even ground.

[Legionary Jezza]

yea get ur advantage and have confidence then ur good to go unless they believe in themselves and bak to elephantas nother wat to kill them or make them crazy s fire arrows

[Severous]

Strength ratio: 2:25
121 men against 1700

[Pandora]

you could just charge them with cavalry as well but then you will have to be prepared that you will lose many good soldiers, soldiers that you might need in later battles so an encircling tactic with hoplites is probably the best choice

[Siddyus]

@severous

I highly doubt that that army could still win. Those are crappy units as far as im concerned unless of course you edited them. lol

[Arcarius]

I usually know when I'm gonna lose when my brother has picked an army of only Armoured Elephants....those beasts are unstoppable...I usually don't care about winning or losing...

use silver shield pikemen for the selecids, it owns elephaunts

[John I Tzimisces]

use silver shield pikemen for the selecids, it owns elephaunts

Or anything that throws javelins whatsoever. The great equalizer...

[Aetius]

you know your going to lose

Has never happened.

Well, not really, usually if there is no hope I gather my forces into a phalanx circle and be a little *****. I want to make the enemy suffer for every second he fights me with unfair forces *cough* urban cohorts *cough* onagers *cough* :wink:

@Heilige Legioen

Nice sig mate.

[HappeR]

I don't think there is any unfairness in RTW...well exept for elephant only armies...the rest is counter-able...