Talk:Slinger (Age of Empires)/@comment-14.173.142.249-20160201150253/@comment-27726014-20171023165844

Slings are often overlooked or dismissed but they were a very potent weapon for a very long time. It wasn't until the development of compound bows that they were definitely outclassed. The rocks thrown by slings tend to actually do something against armored opponents unlike arrows which just bounce off.