Archer Tips 'N' Tricks.

Always aim in the direction of traffic during a game. Aiming at a center focus point is one of the best ways to hit. Also a knight with a shield can't always defend an archer: as a result, hits from the top or angeled correctly will hit the enemy. But overall a lot of useful information was on this thread thanks.

 

Example Scenario:
three knights are following you, an archer, and theres a HUGE wall in front of you, which you treehopped over from the other side.
No trees on this side! Archer tries to shoot the knights, then gets stuck in front of wall.

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Scenario Solution:
instead of shooting the knights, while running away from them, shoot the WALL, while its still possible!
This way, you can already climb the wall when you need to, and the knights will get angry, sad, and dirty, in the right order.

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Tried

This is Outcome:

I Get Slaughtered.
FACT.

 

Reacting quickly is key for all classes, but especially for archers. We are FRAGILE, your survival depends on you reflexes. and aim, that's key too, obviously.

 

as an addendum to the previous tip with the wall climbing, if you notice an area that doesn't have a way back up for you that's close to a battle, shoot a few arrows at the wall before you go into a fight so you won't have to on the way back when you have 6 knights on your ass. It might just save your life :P

Also, if you're trying to climb up a wall like:

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Shoot extra arrows on the block that's sticking out and the one right below it. the act of climbing up against an occupied tile seems to make the arrows dissipate quicker.​

 

Knights cannot block forever and they make mistakes. Swinging from trees like a wildman is effective sometimes. Going back and forth from tree to tree confuses the enemy and lowers their morale. Also, on the battlefield make sure that you always help knight on knight battles. Power-shots lower the enemy knights shield; as a result, the knight on you're team can hit him. Archer isn't just about being up high in a tower. Ground tactics are very effective when used correctly. A group of archers on the ground is quite the powerful foe.

 

Agreed, especially with the confusing part. Don't underestimate the value of being a distraction. A nice squishy archer is almost irresistible bait to knights, which makes it a lot easier for your teammates to get the drop on said distracted armored gorillas.

 

Another little bit of information. Digging a small hole in the ground can be used to ambush the enemy. Laying low in the tall grass as an archer is also effective at times. Better yet a small hole with grass already in it is the best choice. Kind of like a Vietnam tactic in a way.

 

I saw this happen to me a few times today: so when your an archer on an outpost and a warriors shielding up, jump down on them with a fully charged arrow ready then shooting while falling at them, this will stun them for a second long enough though for you to land on the unlucky knight and killing him instantly :)

 

Not after the next patch, enjoy archerstomping while you can.

 

This thread has become a second archer discussion, I also do not know what information in this thread is outdated and which is not. I will lock this, feel free to write hints like that into the general archer discussion thread!