>>2116763
My goto field strategy with them has been to use them as skirmishers out front, 3 deep. Then I have yari ashigari squares behind and inbetween the musketeers. So after they fire their volleys they fall back inbetween the yaris moving up. Its easy to move some yaris around to defend the flank vs their cav, the bring the other end around to hammer. Ive had great results with it against armies of similar sizes, or slightly stronger. Its kinda weird though because I know Id get more decisive victories using bowmen. Their disadvatanges are too prominent at the moment, and its reducing their tactical viability for me. Defences, they do seem op, but offensiving has been slow and the turn timer is stressing me. Maybe I just dont have enough(read: any) artillery to make this strat work. Its the king of battle for a reason.
>>2116779
>ship canons were nerfed
damn, I mean its a game and all and fun is great(especially if youre playing as the nippon navy specialists), but like... columbus didnt *row* the ocean blue in fourteen hundred ninety-two. Gun powder should be worth whoring youself out to the portuguese for.