Just wanted to thank the OP, Nezix, for starting this thread.
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How much of this whole, indiscriminate "high-ground gives superiority" myth start with Revenge Of The Sith ?
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If an archer is standing alone, on the edge of a rooftop, a big rock, or the top of stairs (think : Nautiloid helm), they are giving a pretty clean shot to any archer on a lower ground, which certainly doesn't make it harder for them to hit. And the high grounded archer doesn't have any benefit from their position.
Yeah, a lot of the pro-height people tend to forget the elevation required in the the game for this huge bonus/malus is laughable... as is shooting 18 meters. It seems like most people read high ground and immediately picture someone at the top of the castle shooting through arrow slits for cover, but like you said that is independent of height and these bonuses in game function without requiring said cover.
