02-01-2012, 09:35 PM
The game, as a whole, was already unfavorable for cavalry players. The large xp investment alone ensured that most people were deterred from it. The maps either favored cavlary or archer/infantry, and given cavalry are the minority, you can guess which ones dominate the majority of servers.
Now, even on cavalry favored maps, charging into battle is a horrible idea. Even at 95% health, my horse is damn near crippled and I might as well dismount. This issue is exasperated by the lack of athletics on cav players.
Borealis and I just played a match earlier and we found ourselves going back to the trought to heal our charges after they endured a 1-5% hit. A slow horse might as well be a dead horse as far as I'm concerned.
Now, even on cavalry favored maps, charging into battle is a horrible idea. Even at 95% health, my horse is damn near crippled and I might as well dismount. This issue is exasperated by the lack of athletics on cav players.
Borealis and I just played a match earlier and we found ourselves going back to the trought to heal our charges after they endured a 1-5% hit. A slow horse might as well be a dead horse as far as I'm concerned.