I find it baffling. Mount and Blade was a fan favourite right from the beginning. A hero thrust into the middle of a giant civil war where their decisions mattered so much (once they got strong, which was a fun adventure in itself).
So, what happened? Armagan built a game that was down right adequate, and then modders added things that made the game 10X better. I remember the thrill of playing native, then I remember the 10X thrill of playing mods. And then Warband came out, and I enjoyed it, but missed the mods. And then the mods came out. But then I got into cRpg mod, probably the most unforgiving mod out there. As a noob I got rect, but as an adult I built an empire... which got fuct over by Eus, but whatever.
But I played cRpg mod exclusively. Native sucked for me since I could kill left and right of me with no worries, but then I'd run into a guy who could block! Then I was fuct! I'd actually have to put my pizza pocket down and fight! Totally threw me off.
But mods like cRpg with strat allowed mediocre players like me to run empires. We can't all be heroes, but we can enlist heroes. And, as I used to tell my noob friends, let the heroes make the calls. While us pathetic players rely on strategy, the 'heroes' know the game and figure out the tactics. And you know what? The pride you fell in owning fiefs is the same pride they feel in winning a battle.
All they want is good gear. And if they can't get that, they want good strategy (like our bad KD better be worth it). And most of all, they want a leader who believes in them (remember, no one really dies so that's an easy one). I fought many Strat battles, and I swear upon my honour (lol to all you who know me), but morale is what won battles.
Retarded 6 vs 6 battles are meaningless. Well, until some clan's git gud, and they want to show off. Quite frankly the regular soldier does not care. I WAS the regular soldier. I turtled, cuz I knew better players were surrounding me. And I inspired a lot of useless players to turtle. They hated it, but it was effective.
But you know, I, as well as many other, downplay my wins. The rule to winning in any internet game is to be the buffoon. No one wants to be used, but they'll be willing to join a group led by a guy whose main problem is having his beer can pyramid fall down. Of course that doesn't work for too long. And then you find your self as just a figure head in a coalition empire that you did nothing to form, but are bullied to join because everyone wants a neutral Emperor. And then you spend all the time in the desert trying to raise men and arms while your ... vassals?... cover themselves in glory.
BUT! While yes, they fought off the hordes of EU men and gear (bloody EU just sat and collected their wealth while NA fought over every village) I wanted to counter attack. Of course I was just a figure head, and all my personal merc armies capitulated cuz that's what Surrender Monkeys do (Yeah, i know that's what mercs do).
BUT!
But yeah. Skirmish is a CS:GO wannabe. The real drama is when you want to control the map. And seriously, the best fight I ever had was against the Wardens of the North. We could have crushed them by sheer numbers, but I thought it was more fun to play it out. And seriously, no regrets. With their limited resources every battle was a challenge. I have never had so much respect for gamers until I saw what they did (until they sold our to the Euros).
You see, I went on and on cuz I'm kinda drunk.
BUT this game will never be CS:GO
It will be Game of Thrones, It will be Kingom Of Heaven. Honestly, the drama and the excitement as a game will never reach the excitement until there are fiefs on the line. The combat is awesome (well, once you admit the class system is crap), and the story is good. Once we get our cRpg map, we'll continue the legends that people already talk about being in the glory days*.
*Imagine being 15 when this game came out? You would essentially start off as a squire, then fight your way to being a hero in your twenties. Or you could have realized you don't have the skillz! Then you would have either been a trader or a leader. But no matter what, you knew you were doing good for the realm!
Then the game died. **** your fantasies *******!
So, what happened? Armagan built a game that was down right adequate, and then modders added things that made the game 10X better. I remember the thrill of playing native, then I remember the 10X thrill of playing mods. And then Warband came out, and I enjoyed it, but missed the mods. And then the mods came out. But then I got into cRpg mod, probably the most unforgiving mod out there. As a noob I got rect, but as an adult I built an empire... which got fuct over by Eus, but whatever.
But I played cRpg mod exclusively. Native sucked for me since I could kill left and right of me with no worries, but then I'd run into a guy who could block! Then I was fuct! I'd actually have to put my pizza pocket down and fight! Totally threw me off.
But mods like cRpg with strat allowed mediocre players like me to run empires. We can't all be heroes, but we can enlist heroes. And, as I used to tell my noob friends, let the heroes make the calls. While us pathetic players rely on strategy, the 'heroes' know the game and figure out the tactics. And you know what? The pride you fell in owning fiefs is the same pride they feel in winning a battle.
All they want is good gear. And if they can't get that, they want good strategy (like our bad KD better be worth it). And most of all, they want a leader who believes in them (remember, no one really dies so that's an easy one). I fought many Strat battles, and I swear upon my honour (lol to all you who know me), but morale is what won battles.
Retarded 6 vs 6 battles are meaningless. Well, until some clan's git gud, and they want to show off. Quite frankly the regular soldier does not care. I WAS the regular soldier. I turtled, cuz I knew better players were surrounding me. And I inspired a lot of useless players to turtle. They hated it, but it was effective.
But you know, I, as well as many other, downplay my wins. The rule to winning in any internet game is to be the buffoon. No one wants to be used, but they'll be willing to join a group led by a guy whose main problem is having his beer can pyramid fall down. Of course that doesn't work for too long. And then you find your self as just a figure head in a coalition empire that you did nothing to form, but are bullied to join because everyone wants a neutral Emperor. And then you spend all the time in the desert trying to raise men and arms while your ... vassals?... cover themselves in glory.
BUT! While yes, they fought off the hordes of EU men and gear (bloody EU just sat and collected their wealth while NA fought over every village) I wanted to counter attack. Of course I was just a figure head, and all my personal merc armies capitulated cuz that's what Surrender Monkeys do (Yeah, i know that's what mercs do).
BUT!
But yeah. Skirmish is a CS:GO wannabe. The real drama is when you want to control the map. And seriously, the best fight I ever had was against the Wardens of the North. We could have crushed them by sheer numbers, but I thought it was more fun to play it out. And seriously, no regrets. With their limited resources every battle was a challenge. I have never had so much respect for gamers until I saw what they did (until they sold our to the Euros).
You see, I went on and on cuz I'm kinda drunk.
BUT this game will never be CS:GO
It will be Game of Thrones, It will be Kingom Of Heaven. Honestly, the drama and the excitement as a game will never reach the excitement until there are fiefs on the line. The combat is awesome (well, once you admit the class system is crap), and the story is good. Once we get our cRpg map, we'll continue the legends that people already talk about being in the glory days*.
*Imagine being 15 when this game came out? You would essentially start off as a squire, then fight your way to being a hero in your twenties. Or you could have realized you don't have the skillz! Then you would have either been a trader or a leader. But no matter what, you knew you were doing good for the realm!
Then the game died. **** your fantasies *******!