Favourite "I Win" Unit (in FATW - DoM open beta)

**MasterOfNone** · February 01, 2015, 05:10 PM

Sure, but you'll need 500,000 signatures

**insolent1** · February 01, 2015, 05:12 PM

Who the hell voted for RK's company of the guard?

For shame, the only RK unit that belongs in this thread is the citadel catapults

**athanaric** · February 01, 2015, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by insolent1

Who the hell voted for RK's company of the guard?

For shame, the only RK unit that belongs in this thread is the citadel catapults

Citadel Catapults can't stop an entire army while fighting uphill...

**gariegen** · February 02, 2015, 03:12 AM

I like the hill trolls the most so far, because they are a very situational unit. Yesterday one of ma towns wat beset ba a Haradrim army of almost 2000 men, mostly swords of harad, me with 9 units of hill trolls. I marched out to meet them and was butchered. So a reloaded, waited for them to attack, then for them to file into the nice narrow streets and tore them to shreds.
Also what is the most kills one of your units had in battle? My best is at about 1150 easterlings (mostly

watchmen) by, you guessed it, one unit of hill trolls.

**caspoi** · February 02, 2015, 03:50 AM

The Olog-Hai are even better once you get them.

**athanaric** · February 02, 2015, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by gariegen

Also what is the most kills one of your units had in battle? My best is at about 1150 easterlings (mostly

watchmen) by, you guessed it, one unit of hill trolls.

2279 (various Easterlings), with one unit of Wain Bows (on Huge settings).

**Feanaro Curufinwe** · February 02, 2015, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by Revelo

Petition to rename Wain Bows to Dwarven Gattling Guns?

I prefer Dwarven Panzers.

**insolent1** · February 02, 2015, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by athanaric

Citadel Catapults can't stop an entire army while fighting uphill...

I'm not sure the CotG could either, the main problem with this unit(and a lot of RK's units) is that they have no stamina, so they quickly tire in combat.
The CotG even get tired walking which does not make them an "I win" unit
The Citadel catapults on the other hand are an excellent unit, they can deal with all the tough stuff mumkil's, trolls, elves, dwarves and hobbit bounders
They also allow you to assault on the first turn and take out those overpowered towers, this for me is closer to an "I win" unit

**athanaric** · February 02, 2015, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by insolent1

I'm not sure the CotG could either,

They can. I've tried it. They also eat everything thrown at them, even trolls (iven enough time).

The Citadel catapults on the other hand are an excellent unit, they can deal with all the tough stuff mumkil's, trolls, elves, dwarves and hobbit bounders
They also allow you to assault on the first turn and take out those overpowered towers, this for me is closer to an "I win" unit

True, but their aim is crap and they're weak in melee. And vulnerable to missiles. And very slow. And can't move through forests. And they also slow down your army on the strat map. Mind you, if you do get off a flaming shot on a clump of units, they kill an absurd amount of soldiers in one fell swoop. So definitely a powerful unit, but very dependent un the situation.

**The_Valiant** · February 02, 2015, 11:36 AM

I haven't played with the Elves yet, or fought them (thank the Valar), but Durin's Guard is definitely an "I win" unit. They look and fight like mithril-armed carved-stone champions. Probably my favorite unit in the game.

**Revelo** · February 03, 2015, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by The_Valiant

I haven't played with the Elves yet, or fought them (thank the Valar), but Durin's Guard is definitely an "I win" unit. They look and fight like mithril-armed carved-stone champions. Probably my favorite unit in the game.

I crushed Rhovanion and Dorwinion using just those guys, or Wain Bows, because armies are for pussies.

**Kamos** · February 03, 2015, 05:31 PM

I'm disappointed my Spider Cavalry Olog-Hai using steel bows didn't make the cut.

**Thangaror** · February 08, 2015, 11:45 AM

Don't worry, neither did the pink strangling Nazgûl G-string.

**Kafuir** · June 25, 2015, 01:01 PM

By the way, Company of the Guard (RK, Guards of the Citadel) is already present in campaign, but Company of the Guard (AD, Guards of the Tower) isn't. Will it be fixed in release version? And what about Olog-Hai? I miss them so much, these stupid Hill Trolls are no match for them...

P.S. Wain Bows? I call IT Whine Bows. Definetly OP, 30 ammo are still too much IMHO.