Does Rally not work?

**LuckyPistol** · August 26, 2014, 03:08 PM

Just a thought I had while watching my useless Goblin Infantry route the moment they get flanked:

Does the Rally ability of generals actually work in TATW? If so, what is the range of effect and is it too late to use it when your units are already routing?

**insolent1** · August 26, 2014, 03:14 PM

The normal m2tw rally has a range in which it works and it only works on troops that are already routing.

**dannyalex** · August 26, 2014, 03:34 PM

When rally ever work before you must wonder

**Funeh** · August 26, 2014, 05:55 PM

yeah i am not sure if it worked even vanilla... anyway, i still spam it when available xd

**Macilrille** · August 26, 2014, 10:29 PM

It works, in range and if your general is good. Which is not often.

**LuckyPistol** · August 26, 2014, 11:57 PM

So basically I need a general with 8 or more command stars for it to have any effect?

**Macilrille** · August 27, 2014, 09:50 AM

I believe that helps.

**Steward Denethor II** · August 29, 2014, 12:29 AM

I have found that rally is much better for helping the morale of your units still in the fight than causing broken units to return.

**LuckyPistol** · August 29, 2014, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by Steward Denethor II

I have found that rally is much better for helping the morale of your units still in the fight than causing broken units to return.

I'm starting to lean towards that conclusion as well seeing as my fleeing units run right past my general while he blasts away his horn

**Amaranth** · August 31, 2014, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by Steward Denethor II

I have found that rally is much better for helping the morale of your units still in the fight than causing broken units to return.

I agree. I don't remember a time where my already routing units return to fight when rallied even while they were in range of my general and away from the fight. They sometimes return after running away for a while but not immediately after being rallied. But I often use the ability near wavering units and they hold their grounds and don't break so easily. For a while longer anyway.

**Jmonstra** · September 03, 2014, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by Amaranth

I agree. I don't remember a time where my already routing units return to fight when rallied even while they were in range of my general and away from the fight. They sometimes return after running away for a while but not immediately after being rallied. But I often use the ability near wavering units and they hold their grounds and don't break so easily. For a while longer anyway.

This. Rally is best used to prevent your units from routing in the first place, not rallying them after they've routed.

**[Tar]Naru33** · August 31, 2014, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by LuckyPistol

Just a thought I had while watching my useless Goblin Infantry route the moment they get flanked:

Does the Rally ability of generals actually work in TATW? If so, what is the range of effect and is it too late to use it when your units are already routing?

hm, Are the units that are being routed close to or being chased by an enemy unit? No matter your general's stats or even using the rally call ability, if a unit is close to or chasing a routing unit, they won't return to battle until clear.