What are good counters against the shock attack? My idea so far are halbs as counter unit and Aztecs as counter civ. Anyone has some other practical inputs? How can they be coutnered in efficient way?
don't think they should be able to recharge. Hitting and running with it makes the game sooooo stupidI think a +25/+35 elite would be far more balanced, and taking 45 to 60 seconds to recharge rather than just 30
In principle yes, I would have not introduced that mechanic. However it's already there and it can definitely be balanced around and be interesting. Also take into account this is how cavalry charges usually went in real life (horses do not like trampling people. For some reason running into people fully covered in metal armor apparently hurt them). Being shock cavalry is quite an interesting mechanic, because it deals heavy damage upon charging, but afterwards they have lackluster damage, so the longer the battle goes the worse they perform. And in real life, if you were a knight you had to keep moving, otherwise you're a huge target and swinging your sword around was extremely clumsy. So in my opinion they should deal enough damage to kill unprotected archers and light footmen, but that's it. Maybe have them take damage when using it against pikes?don't think they should be able to recharge. Hitting and running with it makes the game sooooo stupid