Albowtross massing is deadly, I just found that out. It's not as effective when going against someone massing speartons (or giants, for that matter), but just add a little speartons and a mage, and you've got yourself a deadly force.

What I think is that there should be some kind of range nerf.

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Albowtross massing is deadly, I just found that out. It's not as effective when going against someone massing speartons (or giants, for that matter), but just add a little speartons and a mage, and you've got yourself a deadly force.

What I think is that there should be some kind of range nerf.

actually, i just got defeated when im massing albowtross....the range nerf is not needed.
but the next match i win with albowtross against a opponent who mass speartons+ mages and little albowtross. of course i tricked him to attack my base... and i wiped out his spearton army leaving vulrable mages and merics.

using 2/3 giants as meatshield and 2 merics with albowtrosses 6+ is deadly but long to build

the chaos eclipsor is too cheap and I think it's faster than the Allbowtross so it's a bit unfair for me. If they could just retreat for a moment and heal than it would be a problem.

Okay There are currently 2 flying in the game.
The Flying Crossbow man & The Wingadon.
The Flying Crossbow Man's equivalent, is the Dead.
The Wingadon's equivalent is the Archidon.
The Wingadon has more health, does more damage, and is faster than the Archidon
The Flying Crossbow Man has more health(I think) does more damage(I think) and is faster than the Dead.
Okay, they cost more and take longer to build, so them being a bit stronger should be normal.
BUT, with that being said. 2/3rds out of all 18 different units in the game(That's 12) CAN NOT even attack* it. So, not only are they better than their equivalents they are also immune to a good amount of units.
You're going to sit there and tell me they aren't overpowered?

*By Attack, I mean a-move. Magikill, Medusa, Skeleton Mages, and Bombers, can use Spells/blow up to damage air units.

Giants are really good against albowtross...
Just sayin'

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Giants are really good against albowtross...
Just sayin'

Not really. Unless you have like, 3+ giants at once.

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Not really. Unless you have like, 3+ giants at once.

actually i've met a guy spam giant me to death...until i realize i need meat shields, it was too late...
but i learn from that defeat and now i always try to get a meat shield...even speartons will do the trick...kill the miners...
edit....uhm not very effective with speartons as meat shields...they only cause disturb but not ensure ya albowtross's survival against experts at giant spam...

In terms of balanced resources, giant is better than albowtross--e.g. 2 giants cost slightly more than 3 albowtross but would utterly destroy them.

Of course, this is a simplistic view and unit combinations change the whole balance.

I do agree there should be an anti-air unit though, which can shoot past giants. Massed albowtross + giant with merics is hard to stop.

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We need a unit that has low health but high attack to take care of giants.

...we already have one, its the ninja/shadowrath

allbowtrosses, eclipsors are pretty hard since people don't expect them... But enslaved giants or giants (chaos) will destroy them..

wait, chaos giants can kill em?

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wait, chaos giants can kill em?

Yes they can. They are big enough to hit flying units.

any decent player with albatrosses would kite giants though...