Crafted Equipment Usage

twilights wrote: sounds like u are already limiting using these items due to the time it takes to make these changes...its too time consuming...it takes away from player interaction, it need to be made easier to use so its not tedious with click click click and massive charts

Your conclusion about my usage of crafted items is completely incorrect. I don't switch gear often because there are some very obvious optimal setups. For example, T2 spears with reinforced armor. What else would I switch it to? I don't use my defensive units to hunt, and I don't equip my hunting armies because I don't want to lose items. I already stated my typical commander setups, which are very effective. Those take a minute or two.

You must use equipment very differently than me. Why don't you explain what you're doing that requires so much switching around?

I use crafted armor in important battles, other than that, I only use it for elite divisions.

There are some uses for weapons especially now when price of materials has fallen down.It is not hard as it was to have 30k-40k t2 archers equiped with vanguard armor or 50k t2 spears with reinf leather armor.Most interesting weapons are those that can be made 24/7, for exmp light bow for elfs which only have 3% bonus but over 1000 can be made per day if player sets his production right.Some infantry weapons are good also for their fast production ability.

Divisions are useful especialy for defending.Player with 10 cities can for exmpl field 8000 t2 spears in divisions with double weapon bonus, lets say reinf armor and pike which would give 80% bonus not counting comm division or wall or terrain bonuses (4 comms from each city, one comm to lead main body of defending army) and if few players from same alliance do same they would made efectiv anti-cav wall of spears.

Player under siege can use his troops from sieged town to attack siege with division only every 4-6 minutes if he has right troops (he just needs to make new comms after each attack) or another player from his alliance with city close to siege can do same.

Elite division does not need comm of same type as troops.

When i said 8000 spears i had in mind 4 divisions per city which would use 4 comms, which is 800 spear units per city and 8000 for 10 cities, if they have reinf leather armor each gets bonus of 48% against cav.Still does not look like much but if you can get 4-5 players to do the same than it is something.Never consider armies as something individual but as part of your entire alliance armies.

the best combo is mixture of elite with common...with the right type commander i was killing massive amounts of cav with right settings using combinations of t1 and t2 spears