Sherwood archers

**Tovi** · November 05, 2006, 05:17 AM

Look at this unit :

**Prof** · November 05, 2006, 05:18 AM

Catch the thief!!!

**Dave of the West** · November 05, 2006, 05:20 AM

Ye Gods, they look silly.

**Asiriya** · November 05, 2006, 05:44 AM

WTH is the point in them.
Surely they are fantasy? THere may have been robbers in the woods, stealing from the rich, giving to the poor, but this is just silly.

**God-Emperor of Mankind** · November 05, 2006, 05:53 AM

Oh they look nice.
Looks alot better then they did in the polish faction previews.

**Pyrrus** · November 05, 2006, 05:55 AM

Maby its so we can re-enact our own Ivanhoe? Other than that i see little use for them

**God-Emperor of Mankind** · November 05, 2006, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by Pyrrus

Maby its so we can re-enact our own Ivanhoe? Other than that i see little use for them

The fact that they can hide anywhere makes them extremely useful since they are perfect for ambushing.
And if you tried the forester archers in RTW you will know that archers that can hide like that are deadly.

**Pyrrus** · November 05, 2006, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by TB666

The fact that they can hide anywhere makes them extremely useful since they are perfect for ambushing.
And if you tried the forester archers in RTW you will know that archers that can hide like that are deadly.

I know the item has a 'use' but im talking about the actual point of having such a such a fictional unit in game.. Maby there just a bit of fun anyway :tooth:

**Rex Armeniae** · November 05, 2006, 06:02 AM

Whaat...
Tell me that screenshot is just edited and not from the fullgame!

other wise... robin hood :tooth:

**God-Emperor of Mankind** · November 05, 2006, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by King Arsen

Whaat...
Tell me that screenshot is just edited and not from the fullgame!

It's not.
Look it's the battle of Agincourt.
So I think it's from the modded gold demo.

**Chuffy** · November 05, 2006, 06:03 AM

We're men, we're men in in tights...
We roam around the forest looking for fights...

**LoZz** · November 05, 2006, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Chuffy

We're men, we're men in in tights...
We roam around the forest looking for fights...

haha

they look good tbh

**happyho** · November 05, 2006, 06:18 AM

One thing that is good about forums like this, is that everybody has their own opinion on what is 'realistic' or 'fictional', which leads to many an interesting comment being made. Personally the thought of calling Sherwood Archers a fictional unit sounds wrong to me. Have there never been archers in the Sherwood Forest? Did men living or hiding there never band together to form a company? If even one such company was formed it would not be a 'fictional' unit in my opinion. These are very useful types of troops to have I would think. Able to kill from a long distance, able to hide almost anywhere, they have good melee attacks as well. Seems to me like a fun unit to command as well a useful unit. I am looking forward to try them out on the battlefield, obviously these are not garrison rats.

**Black Francis** · November 05, 2006, 06:34 AM

I cant say that I am happy about this unit. Thank goodness for realism mods.

**Darsh** · November 05, 2006, 07:02 AM

The leader of the Sherwood archers is Robin Wood a terrible archer but you couldn't play the Sherwood Archers next to the English Knights or the English King because they could fire and steal the Knights to redistributed the gold for all peasants.

:tooth:

Seriously I a little fantasy touch is ok and better than some units in RTW.

**Rhone** · November 05, 2006, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by Black Francis

I cant say that I am happy about this unit. Thank goodness for realism mods.

Robin Hood and his merry men are historical fact!!

Everyone knows that they lived in a magic oak tree in sherwood forest and were like, really good with bows and arrows! I have seen loads of films about Robin Hood so I know what I am talking about.

**Black Francis** · November 05, 2006, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by Rhone

Robin Hood and his merry men are historical fact!!

Everyone knows that they lived in a magic oak tree in sherwood forest and were like, really good with bows and arrows! I have seen loads of films about Robin Hood so I know what I am talking about.

LOL very funny.