Total War: SHOGUN 2 1vs1: No-Dachi Samurai vs Katana Samurai

[@AcridCrowd]

I find it really funny that No-dachi amurai have no bonus vs cavalry when the No-dachi was made, specifically to cut down horses

[@annerson3139]

if there's a mod adding some anti-cavalry bonus, the Shougun will be pleased.

[@duckterdoland3881]

Yeah the same with how katanas are superior to long spears when it should be the other way round

[@spacewargamer4181]

​@@duckterdoland3881 Katana samurai would not even be a thing if they were irl accuarce. I think that in Shogun 1 they didn't exist even, just No-Dachi.

[@duckterdoland3881]

@@spacewargamer4181 true that

[@AcridCrowd]

@@alphaomega2310 no, they were used by infantry to essentially cut a horse open or hack a leg off

[@dennischen2642]

lol that lone Katana Samurai at 1:14 charging past the enemy. Wtf was he doing

[@TotalWar1vs1]

Flanking strategy 😂

[@godzillainternasionalforce4562]

No dachi samuai vs Voulgiers next

[@TotalWar1vs1]

😅

[@yuxomgaming9824]

No Daichi should be defeated by Katana samurai because it's difficult to wield long swords in close quarter likr how katana is better in close combat vs spears and naginata. No daichi should also have bonus vs cavalry

[@TotalWar1vs1]

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[@bravomike4734]

Nodachis have longer range and are often swung downwards which is hard or outright impossible for katanas to block. Nodachi can absolutely destroy Yari cavalry because of their poor melee attack and defense skill. But is only defeated by katana cavalry, an anti-sword unit. Also actually the anti-cavalryness of the nodachi comes from their 28 charge is even higher than cavalry. It makes sense because nodachi did anti-calvary work by cutting off the head off the leg or head of the charging horse. Once they are in drawn out melee, the nodachi is in cramped position and the mounted katana samurai is in a position to defend and deflect sword while having a height advantage which is often the reason why mounted swordsmen beat foot soldiers. Keep in mind that most nodachi still needs to be swung downwards which makes it more predictable and the horses are armoured for most part unlike in Shogun 2. And the cavalry often used a cavalry sword which was a long tachi or a nodachi rather than a katana, the shortest of the bunch.

[@yuxomgaming9824]

@@bravomike4734 And you think naginata and yari spear is easy for a katana to block?

[@dishonorableknight9340]

But balance-wise if Nodachi samurai lose to Katana samurai then the player would have no real incentive to recruit them instead of Katana.

[@yuxomgaming9824]

@@dishonorableknight9340 correct, they are here for balance

[@raihanfarrelofficial]

Long Swords vs Short Swords

[@TotalWar1vs1]

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[@xantiagrit5826]

Do you prefer this Total war or Total war empire ?

[@TotalWar1vs1]

I love both 😁

[@alexgee6393]

they are completely different. both games are awesome though

[@TotalWar1vs1]

@@alexgee6393 Absolutely!

[@connorseaturtle3162]

For me, shogun 2 is 100 percent the best, but everyone has their own opinion

[@werrew1238]

​@@alexgee6393 what I want is a remake of total war Empire with more reagions on the map. That would be super great.

[@alexgee6393]

not really a fair test if you use banzai

[@TotalWar1vs1]

I think it was fair because No-Dachi Samurai own Banzai ability traded for their nearly zero defense.

[@alexgee6393]

@@TotalWar1vs1 but then you are changing the test parameters willy nilly.

[@TotalWar1vs1]

@@alexgee6393 No, I do what I think it's balanced. I used abilities on some units while others not.

[@canadaismyfavouritecountry]

@@alexgee6393 In any sort of practical battle situation with katanas vs nodachis, it would just be handicapping yourself to not use banzai if unlocked, wouldn't it?

[@AlfonsReed]

abilities are part of what makes the units, i think not using actives in this testing are the actual imbalance imagine testing yari ash without the wall, every result you'll get will never reflect what the unit actually amounts to