Originally Posted by
Point Blank
Oh no, heaven forbid that I may not have taken a particular Lindybeige video into account!! But further to your example, the footman may not have a shield depending on his weapon. If hr raises his shield above his head to block all downward blows, he won't be able to really see what sort of attack the horseman is using. It really depends what weapon the rider is using as well. If it is a spear or a sword, he could thrust it directly into his face, since it will be on about the same level as the rider's weapon held low. If the footman has even a little bit of separation from him (which he would need in order to employ most weapons), he could thrust obliquely down. Or, he give give a forehand or backhand swing, or swing at some other oblique angle. He could rise right up in his saddle and bring his weapon down with all his force onto the shield, possibly stunning his opponent or even breaking his arm. Or, he could direct his 500+kg (possibly armored) mount to smash into him, trample him, or any of the these in some combination or other - if he has been training for years, this exact scenario has been a big part of it. But yes ok, you saw a - clearly - rather unimaginative video.
Oh, and remember the horseman will not be alone. Particularly, Western heavy cavalry were trained to charge so that 'a slip of paper would not fit between them', or words to that effect.
I am also still waiting for you to constructively address some of the points I have raised in my previous posts, or indeed *any* of them, rather than just continuing to complain.
You do understand that we are constrained by a whole bunch of hardcoded game mechanics, and that these interact with the stats, animations and particular combat situations in complex and not always predictable ways? And that M2TW is a video game and not a Lindybeige video?
As has been repeatedly suggested, feel free to come up with your own ideal/perfect stat system, with customized Lindybeige-ed animations, and present it to us on a jeweled platter so that we may pay homage to your creation. You have my permission to mod RC to do that.