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[Æthelwulf]

Just saw a Viking Robert Smith in my head. Cannot unsee.

[Lily-Livered River Pirate]

Is that written about in some sources? I thought it looked a bit weird when the viking leader in this movie wore eyeshadow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k_FPPrifDo

But hey, if it's historical, cool.

He should have crouched at 7:08.

[Dragomir]

It was described by some arab chronicle writer in Hedeby... >>reaserching<<

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Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Tartushi (thank gods for copying D:) - Check "lifestyle" paragraph in this article.

And Stara Baśń had plenty of terrible historical mistakes, yet it's one of the best reconstructions (the vikings are actual reenactemnt group from Poland - Jomsborg vikings that I drank many horns of mead with) And, it's a legend, not historical movie, so horns, leather lamellars and square shields are acceptable.

[Phalanx300]

Horned helmets are seen portraying Einherjar I think, and as a Celtic helmet design. Besides that I don't really think so .

[rapier17]

I'm more than happy for people to have protrusions on their helmets if it means I can smack them hard with a weapon, thus snapping the chin strap and half-blinding my opponent as the helm spins on their head and covers their eyes

[blitzking]

Oh yeah, I've seen that video before. One of coolest battle scenes I have ever seen. The Jomsvikingar also acted in Amon Amarth's "Twilight of the Thunder God". They are badass, to put it simply.

[Dragomir]

Horned helmets are seen portraying Einherjar I think, and as a Celtic helmet design. Besides that I don't really think so .

As I said, it ain't a historical movie, it's a slavic legend, where vikings can have horns Although the original legend was about fighting mainland Sahsen and not vikings.

[Æthelwulf]

Once we can actually play the bloody mod and we see some more content patches, eg: shiny new shields and so on which allow for better faction recognition I would love to have a "realistic" shield wall event with faction banners and names turned off, no typing and everybody using a mumble client server for positional audio and going mute on death.

Hmm teamkilling and the stealing of enemy shields to pass off as somebody else shall be joyous. Of course plenty of stinking turds will ruin it by doing none of the above and I can't wait to see people yelling for friend or foe then not having a clue if they are and duelling to the bloody teamkilling death. Ahhh it will be like my Operation Flashpoint days all over again.

[Barabas]

I play without banners  It's pretty well doable as long as people do not pickup shields from the enemy. That's when I get confused, scared, and start slashing the wrong people 

[Æthelwulf]

I played without banners for a stint but my tk limit went through the roof. I'm unaware of WSE features but does it add any ways for more server side functionality, such as forcing off banners and forcing first person mode? Keep dreaming of Vikingr hardcore mode.

Incidentally just started scening so you may have a horrible mess in your inbox in the near future.

[Harkon Haakonson]

using a mumble client server for positional audio and going mute on death.

Yeah, it would be pretty awesome...








... until a random 14 year old says something.

BTW, first person mode is just not practical in this game, that would suck.

[Barabas]

I played without banners for a stint but my tk limit went through the roof. I'm unaware of WSE features but does it add any ways for more server side functionality, such as forcing off banners and forcing first person mode? Keep dreaming of Vikingr hardcore mode.

Incidentally just started scening so you may have a horrible mess in your inbox in the near future.

Not sure about banners, but it would be possible to force first person. But eh... your tk's would go through the roof twice as bad as playing without banners 

[Æthelwulf]

Could be quite interesting to see people's skill levels flip though. Situational awareness goes out the window, having to stay in a group and communicate with friendlies becomes much more important and well duels are bloody evil. I feel it could be quite an interesting experiment with everybody in first person. It shall most likely be hideous though.

[hrotha]

No forced first person, please. I don't want to get a headache

[Harkon Haakonson]

No forced first person, please. I don't want to get a headache

Yeah, noone I've ever known fights in first person (I don't think the game is really meant to be played melee in first person), so I doubt anyone would like to be forced to play in first person.