Impact or melee POA, what do you prefer?

[hammy]

With the discussion on defensive spear and light spear cavalry I thought I would try a quick poll.

[babyshark]

I voted, but picked the middle one because I think it all depends on what use I intend for the BG in question.

Marc

[Ghaznavid]

With the discussion on defensive spear and light spear cavalry I thought I would try a quick poll.

It's not that simple, it also depends if any CT modifiers are involved. Asuming none I voted for the 3rd option. If some that might change though.

[hammy]

With the discussion on defensive spear and light spear cavalry I thought I would try a quick poll.

It's not that simple, it also depends if any CT modifiers are involved. Asuming none I voted for the 3rd option. If some that might change though.

I did think of adding in CT modifiers as well and was initially going to do so but I couldn't think of a way to balance the choices.

I may do another poll along similar lines with things like + at impact and a -1 on enemy CT but at the expense of being shock troops.

[lawrenceg]

I voted for option 3 .

If you do lose the impact and go disrupted, the ++ in melee means you can still expect to do more hits than the opponent.

Option 2 is probably a close second place.

Exact circumstances might change things. If the opponent is already fragmented I'd go for the double plus at impact.

[batesmotel]

In most of the games I've played, melee generally seems to be distinctly more decisive than impact. So much so that I some times wonder if FoG makes the results of the initial impact be less decisive than it should. But it maybe that's just a carry over from seeking to get or to avoid Quick Kill match ups in DBM. I voted for the third option but will agree that the plus in both is almost as good, especially if there are CT modifiers involved.

Chris

[spikemesq]

Voted option 3 for many of the reasons noted. Also because a player can compensate for impact POAs with formations, such as approaching with a narrow frontage and then expanding/feeding in during maneuver. Thus, you can reduce the burdens of your own poor impact factors (or the benefits of good ones for your enemy).

Spike

[philqw78]

With the discussion on defensive spear and light spear cavalry I thought I would try a quick poll.

But when this started the defensive spear were worse than evens on impact. Bases in contact were even, the bow then had 50% more dice, re-rolling all their ones, superior shooting at least twice at close range before the spear could charge and all for the same cost in points.
Not as simple a question as it looks.

The poll should have been:
Do you want

Superior Bow with pugellistic skills, but bugger all else?

Average bods with a less than average spear?

for the same points