What use is a GENERAL in MP??

[nightwar]

CA forgot to put Rally button for the unit! so I think im wasteing Money getting a gen? Yes he still inspire's but hell elite units do that aswell...

[masterproctor77]

I haven't played too many multiplayer games, but generals can be a tendency to do great good or great harm. While alive they inspire and keep up morale, when they die they shatter that morale and make your army that much weaker.

[Cynik]

Well he's in less harms way on horseback protected by elite horse guards, mobile enough to get away from enemies or to inspire weak flanks.

[Gigamacdaddy]

Well he's in less harms way on horseback protected by elite horse guards, mobile enough to get away from enemies or to inspire weak flanks.

exactly I only use generals body guard in MP because it's the cheapest way of effectively protecting your general, not that having a general helps, but it hurts to lose it

[Thanatos]

Thread moved to the Multiplayer Section.

[Arej]

The point is, basically, that he adds more tactical depth. The enemy can try to kill your general to weaken your overall morale, or you can try kill the enemy general.

[guerra]

Using General's bodyguard is better than using another units for several reasons. They are cheap, provide a very good morale bonus, can rally routing troops, and are pretty solid in a melee.

[nightwar]

Using General's bodyguard is better than using another units for several reasons. They are cheap, provide a very good morale bonus, can rally routing troops, and are pretty solid in a melee.

They dont rally troops there no fracking button. there inspire is same as eleite unit.

[Achilleslastand]

Lately ive been making my gen a inf guard unit.....seems to do ok.

[Niccolo Maciavelli]

THe point of havint a general inspire your units is that he is moblie and can be moved quickly to and from whatever place he is needed

[Arej]

They dont rally troops there no fracking button. there inspire is same as eleite unit.

Yes they do, it is done passively this time around, though.

[average650]

why don't they just make it free and limit it to one per player?

[Vern]

He has no rally button but within a certain range gives a morale bonus to the nearby troops and can halt a rout just by being close. Some elite units like guards also have a similar morale/area effect as well with the "inspires nearby units" trait.

[guerra]

The do indeed rally troops. Click on the information of your General's Body Guard and look at the abilities tab. It clearly states "Can Rally routing troops".

On more than one occasion have I rallied my routing troops. Just need to intercept them with your General.

[nightwar]

The do indeed rally troops. Click on the information of your General's Body Guard and look at the abilities tab. It clearly states "Can Rally routing troops".

On more than one occasion have I rallied my routing troops. Just need to intercept them with your General.

yes I can read Unit card's.

[Firran]

yes I can read Unit card's.

Then you should know the answer to your question, that the general has a passive aura that bolsters morale.

[RTKBarrett]

CA forgot to put Rally button for the unit! so I think im wasteing Money getting a gen? Yes he still inspire's but hell elite units do that aswell...

I explored some data files and there is a line stating general_rally ability... however as u mention it isnt used in game. I believe it may be a passive aura in a radius... you see a routing unit and send ure general to run around it and hopefully it will return.

[Arej]

As stated before.. it IS a passive aura.

[nightwar]

As stated before.. it IS a passive aura.

well Mr.smarty pants unless CA gives us a official manual we wont know gen inspire radius...

[Arej]

well Mr.smarty pants unless CA gives us a official manual we wont know gen inspire radius...

Or alternatively you could do some research