Is it possible to add melee mode for settlers?

[dutchdude117]

Using settlers for base defense may be much more viable if we were able to lock them into melee mode.

[007Salt]

Would be very cool and possibly OP for civs like brits. It's not possible unless the EP team decides it's possible.

[Kaiserklein]

Would be broken

[Garja]

would be very cool actually, but would change balance

[lemmings121]

yeah would change balance too much, better avoid changing mechanics this big

[Riotcoke]

Just revolt, then you get to.

[Squamiger]

villager punching effectively is a skill that separates the men from the boys at pretty much every level of play, so no i dont think so. This would change how base defense works and would make a lot of turtle-y strats way more viable. even at really high levels it seems like there's a huge difference between how someone like H2O would control his vills in base vs. other players at that level. it's very fun to watch and I don't wanna see it go away

[dansil92]

Its funny how a unit with 10 melee damage is so op

[007Salt]

Its funny how a unit with 10 melee damage is so op

Vills in melee win games

[dansil92]

Its funny how a unit with 10 melee damage is so op

Vills in melee win games

i know this, I just find it funny that what is basically a carded pike with no multis is so op

[dutchdude117]

Thanks for the responses everyone. Seems like the general consensus is that it would not be good for the balance of the game.

But now I am curious,
What about the possibility of the change in the sense of "can our developers actually do this at all?"

[howlingwolfpaw]

the op civ would be Sioux that can get to 33 attack (age 4 I think)

Its actually a great card for them as you think you can raid them with cav due to no walls.... but they will out number the cav ussually and deny that.

I think it would be a cool mode. and not OP since france can do this with their high ranged resist. Its still pretty risky/ last move to use vils in fight might as well make them useful

[_RDX_]

Attack move for cdbs would be quite interesting as well.

[helln00]

Its funny how a unit with 10 melee damage is so op

Vills in melee win games

i know this, I just find it funny that what is basically a carded pike with no multis is so op

Those fists and rifle butts are very damaging

[princeofcarthage]

Thanks for the responses everyone. Seems like the general consensus is that it would not be good for the balance of the game.

But now I am curious,
What about the possibility of the change in the sense of "can our developers actually do this at all?"

I don't know about animation part but attack, yeah sure I think

[thomasgreen6]

Its funny how a unit with 10 melee damage is so op

I think its funny that Russian musketeers have -30hp and the same hand attack and melee resit as a vill

[Hazza54321]

Would just make defending even easier than it already is

[Garja]

which actually isn't in aoe3 compared to aoe2

[fei123456]

i suggest removing villager range mode.

[Plantinator]

i suggest removing villager range mode.

Thats gonna suck for herding tho. Should i punch the deer to my tc now lol?

[EAGLEMUT]

i suggest removing villager range mode.

Thats gonna suck for herding tho. Should i punch the deer to my tc now lol?

Pretty sure he means to do it like in other Age games; they shoot at hunts but not at anything else. And this would be easily possible.

[helln00]

tbh considering that they all use guns for attacking we could just buff their base attack.

I remember memes about how vils fight with pocket knives when they had bows and aoe 3 is just the reverse lol

[007Salt]

Its funny how a unit with 10 melee damage is so op

Vills in melee win games

i know this, I just find it funny that what is basically a carded pike with no multis is so op

Would nerf rushing even more with the insane hunts EP has lol

[helln00]

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Its funny how a unit with 10 melee damage is so op

Vills in melee win games

i know this, I just find it funny that what is basically a carded pike with no multis is so op

Would nerf rushing even more with the insane hunts EP has lol

I dont think it would hurt rushes that badly though cause most of the units that are used in rushes have melee resist. It might actually damper the russia rush which people do complain about. Also since people have more incentives to fight with vils, it may also just result in more eco damage.

It would however make raiding much more difficult

[Aykin Haraka]

stop to want to make this game easy for noobs who can't even micro a single unit pls