[Poll results out] Do you think Archers in Chivalry 2 need to be nerfed or removed from the game?

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Original story (published on June 14, 2021) follows:

As the name suggests, Archer is a sniper or support role that is made to deliver damage on enemies from far to mid range. While other heavier classes rely on melee battles, archers avoid it since their health and stamina are quite low.

This is combined with the fact that their melee weaponry typically requires around five to eight successful hits to kill an opponent, much in contrast to melee classes that only take one hit.

Speaking of classes, the archer has three subclasses namely Skirmisher, Longbowman, and Crossbowman. None of them have any special abilities with the exception of Skirmisher.

That said, the entirety of the Archer class is facing some major flak lately…or should I say since the game was first introduced?

Its critics say that Archers suck the fun out of the gameplay, which otherwise revolves around melee combat alone, and make the game highly unbalanced.

Is it me or is every time you are either in a team fight or in a 1v1 there is always that 1 idiot that chooses to minigun you. Without fail, I will be winning a 1v1 and I just get headshot by an archer at spawn. I don’t speak for all of us but probably many. Why archery
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Some have even complained that Archers spoil the flow of Chivalry 2 combat by headshotting players right at the start of the game or during spawn.

This side has called for their complete removal, which will effectively make the game melee-focused, or at least a nerf to reduce the edge Archers have over other classes.

However, complete removal of archers still remains a highly unpopular opinion and most players still love their inclusion, despite the fact that very few actually play them.

This is because the game is based on medieval combat and what good is a battle from that time without the inclusion of archers? Heck, even the game’s devs agree with this point.

Plus, Chivalry 2 is meant to be as much of a strategy game as it is a fighter, and having archers stationed at strategic points makes for a fine defensive approach.

So what is your opinion about it all, O fellow Chivalry 2 player? Should archers be nerfed or totally removed? Or is their inclusion an essential part of the Chivalry experience without which the game is incomplete?

You can inform us of your opinion by voting through the poll below or dropping a comment in the comments section below. As always, the poll results will be out next week.

IST 07:30 pm: As per the poll results, 40% players feel that there is nothing wrong with Archers in Chivalry 2 whereas 35% players want them to be nerfed and 25% feel they should be removed altogether.

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