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Garisson = Useless

snowleopard

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I still don't understand if there is any use of garrison troops rather than just an another building to hit. They just get battered by the riflemen and there is no use of them due to their incapability of shooting long range. I rather like the troops coming out of farms which are much efficient in strategically defending the base than garrison troops.

Why bother upgrading them??
 

maggiepie

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My defending infantry spawn very well, and often help to overwhelm the enemy by distracting units such as rifles just enough. I upgrade them, just very slowly.
 

Navalis

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Every target an attacker has to engage costs time. Every additional hit point (building or unit) cost time. Also, an overlooked garrison can often flank attackers and kill cannons, howies, etc. when left behind. While most folks may not consider them a high priority they are most definitely not useless!
 

Quovatis

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In enlightenment age, the garrison troops get a range buff, which makes them much more useful.
 

TitaniumNinja12

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The Chinese nation + Fully researched partisans = A lot of heavy infantry depending on your highest level garrison

But remember: The type of defenders stationed at the Town Center and Colosseum is the same as that of the highest level garrison. The type of defenders from the forest is the same as that of the highest level stable (tank depot) ;)
 
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snowleopard

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Hmm, good points. The point I am trying to make is that defending infantry should have more power or range to make them look more useful.

Anyways, I'll agree that these are not completely useless
 

Veldan

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Well, IA / GA infantry was just buffed. What if you were also romans, and researched garrison troop HP? I bet you could make garissons matter, if not as much as other defenses.
 

Funks

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I still don't understand if there is any use of garrison troops rather than just an another building to hit. They just get battered by the riflemen and there is no use of them due to their incapability of shooting long range. I rather like the troops coming out of farms which are much efficient in strategically defending the base than garrison troops.

Why bother upgrading them??

mate, yes definitely upgrade, remember to place a few round your Acropolis if youre using it (I still do, its awesome), big spawn boost
 

British Coffee

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If done right, it excels at killing things if attacking units are too busy focusing down horses. Garrisons and stables are mainly for distraction anyways, its your mortars and cannons that actually should be dealing damage.
 

snowleopard

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thanks for the tip. I don't have Acropolis but always wanted to get one. I'll do that
 

Xerxes

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Garrisons protect against tank-only attackers, as the defending infantry easily overwhelm and neutralize tanks if the attacker doesn't have supporting troops to fend them off. Plus, with the new atomic age update that makes siege units habitually wander off on their own, they are now quickly dispatched by defending foot soldiers.
 

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If done right, it excels at killing things if attacking units are too busy focusing down horses. Garrisons and stables are mainly for distraction anyways, its your mortars and cannons that actually should be dealing damage.

What 'he' said. :)
Plus the more troops that spawn the more congestion you can achieve.
 

Motaz Tarek

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I don't know if anyone knows this, but defender infantry favorite tanks over all troops, so yeah definitely a distraction to tanks specially if they move away from rifles

I know they are still the defensive building with the least value but u know, ppl like to get everything maxed so they'll upgrade them xD
 

Navalis

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Just today I saw about have the ranged attackers BACKTRACK to shot at infantry that had spawned behind them. If that's not useful I'm not sure what is...
 
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