Talk:Longbowman (Age of Empires III)/@comment-5814271-20160621123318/@comment-27726014-20190205093635

The thing with Longbows is that they really wouldn't fit into the game if done realistically. In truth longbows were superior to arbalests and also muskets in pretty much every way. With superior range, accuracy, damage and rate of fire. The biggest difference though was cost as bows require fine craftsmenship, high quality wood and also over a decade of training. However having a super powerful but super expensive unit in the beginning means it will see no use as cost is the biggest thing in the early ages.