Tactics please

[impp]

How does a knight beat an archer, one on one?

The archer runs faster so whenever you get close they just run away, if you run they can follow fast enough to get keep shooting and keep up.

Is there some spell I am missing that gets you close enough?

Barbs can onslaught and catch anything, mages have range.

Knights have 2.4m max range, it's not that difficult for an archer to stay more that that far away.

I'm sure the lvl50's amongst will have plenty of ideas, just remember we aren't all lvl 50 and given they have reduced caution and given monsters spells it's going to take the rest of us even longer to get close to 50.

Impp

[Angelwinged_Devil]

spring and disable limb are some of your tools

balestra is good when you have him under your nail

[impp]

Spring makes a knight about as fast as a slow archer, not considering they have escapist, evade spells, Sotw....

And the range of the others is? 2.4m max.

How do I get close enough to cast disable limb and balestra?

I ask as I just had a run in with Rustu who all credit knew what to do but I was helpless, he just stayed out of range, when I got anywhere near he hit escapist or his speed. When I ran even with block, heroic presence lvl5 and protector on he had enough speed and shots to wear me down. His normal hits we 45-50 but enough of them kills, all he needed.

[theotherhiveking]

Originally Posted by impp

Spring makes a knight about as fast as a slow archer, not considering they have escapist, evade spells, Sotw....

And the range of the others is? 2.4m max.

How do I get close enough to cast disable limb and balestra?

I ask as I just had a run in with Rustu who all credit knew what to do but I was helpless, he just stayed out of range, when I got anywhere near he hit escapist or his speed. When I ran even with block, heroic presence lvl5 and protector on he had enough speed and shots to wear me down. His normal hits we 45-50 but enough of them kills, all he needed.

Go and find a tree.. he will have to get close, or revolve around the tree to keep the distance, thats your chance to hit him, once hes close you have to keep him busy , Irae tactics works well.. feint trip dizzy feint trip dizzy.. or kill his speed, or both.

[impp]

Originally Posted by theotherhiveking

Go and find a tree.. he will have to get close, or revolve around the tree to keep the distance, thats your chance to hit him, once hes close you have to keep him busy , Irae tactics works well.. feint trip dizzy feint trip dizzy.. or kill his speed, or both.

Thanks, it's a shame though that for a knight to get close to an archer he/she needs to find a tree or rock and play silly games!!

This is surely an example of a rather frustrating flaw in the Knight skill set.

Just had a one v one against another knight too, we ended up both giving up and going our separate ways as it was taking way too long. Both blocking everything, low damage on any hits getting through. You just end up running up a big repair bill for armour for a handful of RP.

[haloboydeath]

Or you could just tell him you will pay him 300,000 gold if he spares you. :P

[impp]

Originally Posted by haloboydeath

Or you could just tell him you will pay him 300,000 gold if he spares you. :P

That would definitely be cheaper and quicker.

[gluffs]

Originally Posted by impp

How does a knight beat an archer, one on one?

The archer runs faster so whenever you get close they just run away, if you run they can follow fast enough to get keep shooting and keep up.

This is true, but i dont think a guy in heavy full set armor should be able to run as fast as an archer in leather outfit. True its frustrating when good archers are at you tail but hey you chose to be a meatwall and the archer choose to be lightweigt and fast.

[Malik2]

You cannot out run the archer, you have to out think him. When you out think him then you beat him every time.

[misaccc]

disable limb and balestra are your friends in fights against archers.use balestra to counter escapist,disable the archer next and then hes most probably dead in 30sec...