Good night, players!! Up to the age of gunpowder i played with the Greeks and gave me very well in the attacks, using the following training: 5 bombardas, 3 companions, 25 archers and 1 car of cure. But in the enlightenment i decided to switch to the Germans, seeking to further enhance my attacks, through enhanced meeting and the fury teutonic. So far, so good, but is ai that happens my problem and my doubt... For example when I am close to a catapult and use a meeting for me away from her, by the meeting be folded, The bombardas and archers take the front of the troop, instead of the knights, that they are hit and die. As a way to get around this, I use a meeting closer to the knights, but still not to achieving the success you had before with the Greeks. Help me guys, Thanks!!
Problem with the Germans, help me!!
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I know how ya feel! So many times I've rallied and instantly face-palmed at my naivety and had no choice but to watch all rifles and artillery get obliterated by mortars.
That's the nature of the beast though, and it's all a learning curve! I'm tail end of IA and still have those face-palm moments.
You're on the right track that the best way is to rally nearer the knights, as they can get to the rally point then attack the mortar/other defenses, drawing it's fire before your vulnerable troops get there!
You'll want to avoid rallying near ballista towers, as they'll cut through knights quickly, as well as avoid being within catapult range, unless your knights are going to be able to divert their fire.
I will often rally on a mortar to quickly destroy it, or rally on a nearby ballista tower to allow my knights free-reign to take the brunt of attacks. This is of course all variable based on their base layout, with walls and other defenses!
I'm not German myself, but having the reduced rally time will definitely help in figuring out the best way to control your army!
Using the rally feature in battle is a huge factor in dominations battles and like I said before... You'll never really stop learning new techniques that work for your army! Keep at it
That's the nature of the beast though, and it's all a learning curve! I'm tail end of IA and still have those face-palm moments.
You're on the right track that the best way is to rally nearer the knights, as they can get to the rally point then attack the mortar/other defenses, drawing it's fire before your vulnerable troops get there!
You'll want to avoid rallying near ballista towers, as they'll cut through knights quickly, as well as avoid being within catapult range, unless your knights are going to be able to divert their fire.
I will often rally on a mortar to quickly destroy it, or rally on a nearby ballista tower to allow my knights free-reign to take the brunt of attacks. This is of course all variable based on their base layout, with walls and other defenses!
I'm not German myself, but having the reduced rally time will definitely help in figuring out the best way to control your army!
Using the rally feature in battle is a huge factor in dominations battles and like I said before... You'll never really stop learning new techniques that work for your army! Keep at it
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The IA sucks for any nation you choose. They never go where you intend them to go. That's why I choose the Germans. The key is to constantly use your rallies as much as possible. That will help your troops from splitting up. Germans are the best at micro managing troops during attacks. Do not be disheartened.
Rallying to your HC is one good way. If mortars are a big problem for you, rally just outside of its range or really up close to it. Remember, mortars have a slow reaction. So if you rally within the range of the mortars, they will fire on to the rally point even when your HCs have moved forward towards it. Basically you are rallying your rifles and arts are moving into the blast zone.
There is only so much we can advise you on rallies. You will need to keep practicing and take note of how your individual troop react to different situations. (What buildings or defenders are near the rally point.)
Good luck
Rallying to your HC is one good way. If mortars are a big problem for you, rally just outside of its range or really up close to it. Remember, mortars have a slow reaction. So if you rally within the range of the mortars, they will fire on to the rally point even when your HCs have moved forward towards it. Basically you are rallying your rifles and arts are moving into the blast zone.
There is only so much we can advise you on rallies. You will need to keep practicing and take note of how your individual troop react to different situations. (What buildings or defenders are near the rally point.)
Good luck
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Too many people concentrate on rallying to regroup. That's fine if you have wayward kids or healers - with my Germans I'm often rallying on a building. After they kill it they're still hungry and angry for the next one .....
As BV said - practice, practice, practice. You may lose troops but your goal is to win the battle, not save troops - isn't it?
As BV said - practice, practice, practice. You may lose troops but your goal is to win the battle, not save troops - isn't it?
Thanks, guys!! Really, these days i decided to change my strategy with respect to the Germans, i began to use meeting to attack buildings instead of using them to regroup, as did with the Greeks.. and the result? Amazing!! I was even thinking about going back to being Greek, but now I've changed my idea, I will continue being German!!
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U could also try rallying backwards out of range of the defense bldgs so that ur troops can heal. U also want to take advantage of ur nations unique troop. isnt that the foit soldier for the germans? if so, i would change the ratio with ur troop composition so that u have 2 foot for every 1 range.
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does anyone use infantry in numbers like that anymore ?
maybe in the early ages they are practical but I'm hard pressed to find more than a few in my defense logs .. the beuty of the german nation is that all troops can make use of their teutonic fury essentially making all those troops unique
maybe in the early ages they are practical but I'm hard pressed to find more than a few in my defense logs .. the beuty of the german nation is that all troops can make use of their teutonic fury essentially making all those troops unique
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Hugh Jazz is right. The last I used the German footies in my war combo was back in early IA. But before IA, they are awesome.
Among the 3 benefits, the German UU is the least important.
The fury and rallies are the ones that the German users should concentrate on. Used correctly, you will be almost unstoppable.
Among the 3 benefits, the German UU is the least important.
The fury and rallies are the ones that the German users should concentrate on. Used correctly, you will be almost unstoppable.
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I disagree BV. I play Germans, IA, and I use the Wehrmacht UU to raid all the time. It cost %7K of food and about 25 minutes to train up 125 of them. I don't bother with healers or cannon or any thing else. Dropping Wehrmacht in batches of 20 and rallying them to resource building, or mortars, or whatever else you want to destroy is a great way of raiding. If someone has a lot of resource buildings close together I just sprinkle 30-40 Wehrmacht along a line next to them. Their damage against building is outstanding and they can tear through a base's resources in short time. I don't often get 5 stars with this strategy (and for wars I use the regular riflemen, cannon, healer strategy) but for raiding it's suburb. Even if everything goes to hell, it only takes 57K food and 25 minutes to retrain the whole army.
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@Pugster...... You are right about the German footies tearing up those buildings. I use them when I want to drop medals and get to those easy rss. But in this case, I was referring to a full attack not raiding.
Also I don't think they are useless. Just the least useful among the German benefits.
Also I don't think they are useless. Just the least useful among the German benefits.
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Whatever you do, folks, make sure you use your german troops to the best of their ability. Never, EVER, use your 5 German HTs, assorted Wehrmacht & 4 planes to attack my - or any other - base to get 3700 oil - only to get 29% destruction & lose your oil-dependant army .....!!
You have been warned!!
You have been warned!!
