Hordes, Doomstacks, Attrition

[Davyjones274]

I don't understand why the developers created Horde doomstacks that take no attrition. It is not realistic and infuriating. A friend and I were playing Multiplayer on The Old Gods as Pomerania and Russia, and the Seljuk Turks completely dominate us. Russia's best defense is attrition, and it doesn't make any sense for a unit to take no attrition - we don't stand a chance. Hordes can already declare kingdom subjugation casus beli whenever they want, in addition to the huge number of horse archers and event spawned troops. Hordes are overpowered as it is; why on earth should they be attrition-free? It is unrealistic and makes the game unplayable for Rus and Poland. The fact that the doomstacks do not replenish is not much consolation. It is unfair and game-breaking. I strongly recommend that attrition apply to all units.

 

[Archinorf]

There should be attrition. But an army should'nt feel it as long as there are ressources to pillage in the province. Those ressources sould just be less important/better hidden in a pagan/tribal province. If the mongols are quick enough to siege, they shouldn't suffer to much, but suffer still.
No that we've got a loot bar for each province, why on earth are we continuing with the abstraction of attrition ?

 

[Davyjones274]

I agree; what you are describing seems to be how attrition normally applies to units - if you are at war with another country and successfully siege a province, your troops don't take attrition in that province any more if I am correct. It seems to me that the devs were a bit too hasty in attempting to make the Hordes extremely powerful enemies and didn't bother to think about realism and how playable fighting them becomes.