Just lol at that first engagement between uruks and lancers, when it looked like they were gonna take flank dmg they didn't and then when they absolutely shouldn't have taken flank dmg they did . Flank mechanic is great in theory but so random and unpredictable in practice .
This post has been edited by DJ_Premier: Feb 19 2018, 16:43 PM
Just lol at that first engagement between uruks and lancers, when it looked like they were gonna take flank dmg they didn't and then when they absolutely shouldn't have taken flank dmg they did . Flank mechanic is great in theory but so random and unpredictable in practice .
This. i find myself in many situations where i'm really focusing on microing my swordsmen so that at least i don't take the flank damage and if anything face the cav head on but most of the time it ends up in failure and 1 shot. Just watch Mauhur's 1st uruk swords in this replay : a) Uruk warriors in defensive stance with war chant (without shield wall!!!) were trampled from behind (after cowering a bit too) by unbuffed Rivendel lancers in aggressive stance and took like 1/10 health dmg. b) Uruks switched to shield wall, got trampled head on and took almost the same or a bit less dmg. c) Rivendel lancers were buffed with Rallying cry and turned back to trample again head on. They 1-shot the whole battalion
If you look closely, uruks seem to have turned their backs momentarily before being 1 shot during the final trample, which leads me to think that maybe lag/delay/offhost is a factor and the game thought they were still getting flanked.
On a side note, i really liked how Mauhur used his Saruman to intimidate the enemy infantry by moving close to them, bluffing to use wizard blast, while it was still on cooldown.