JoshRose
Regular

This is one of the funnest games I have played in years. It's been a long time since I got into a game so much that I played it for several days straight without wanting to stop. I think i've been playing for around 24 hours now, and I only stopped to sleep about 8 of those. Luckily I had yesterday and today off work. Fantastic game.
Anyhow, I'd like to ask a few questions that I haven't really managed to find much info on in the forums.
First off, I am a lvl 11 right now. I have 100% completion on the river pirate quest. My army is 30 strong, though mostly low level units (caravan guards, footmen, militia, watchmen, etc.) I'm wondering if I should join one of the factions at this point. I'm not sure what the advantage to doing so is. I tried it briefly just to see, hoping I could get some better units from my swarn army, but not much happened. It seems the only thing that happens is that I get a target on my back from the enemy armies... many of which I cannot deal with yet.
2nd, I am wondering about my character. I like to ride a horse, and whack at people with my sord, but it seems like a lance would be more practical until I unmount. I'm just wondering if anyone actually chooses to use a 1 handed sword a top a horse? My profieciency with 1 handed swords is much higher, so I think I actually might do more damage. When I briefly tried using a lance, it didn't do as much damage as my sword.
3rd... what should I be doing to make extra cash? I have been hunting down river and sea pirates, and occasionally some bandits. I'm just wondering if there is a better way to make some good cash? I need a new horse and some better armor, and I dont want to use cheats.
Lastly... when can I bet more on arena fights? I have read many times about 100 denar bets, but I can only bet 30 at this point. The 100 denar bets would be really beneficial to me.
Anyhow, I'd like to ask a few questions that I haven't really managed to find much info on in the forums.
First off, I am a lvl 11 right now. I have 100% completion on the river pirate quest. My army is 30 strong, though mostly low level units (caravan guards, footmen, militia, watchmen, etc.) I'm wondering if I should join one of the factions at this point. I'm not sure what the advantage to doing so is. I tried it briefly just to see, hoping I could get some better units from my swarn army, but not much happened. It seems the only thing that happens is that I get a target on my back from the enemy armies... many of which I cannot deal with yet.
2nd, I am wondering about my character. I like to ride a horse, and whack at people with my sord, but it seems like a lance would be more practical until I unmount. I'm just wondering if anyone actually chooses to use a 1 handed sword a top a horse? My profieciency with 1 handed swords is much higher, so I think I actually might do more damage. When I briefly tried using a lance, it didn't do as much damage as my sword.
3rd... what should I be doing to make extra cash? I have been hunting down river and sea pirates, and occasionally some bandits. I'm just wondering if there is a better way to make some good cash? I need a new horse and some better armor, and I dont want to use cheats.
Lastly... when can I bet more on arena fights? I have read many times about 100 denar bets, but I can only bet 30 at this point. The 100 denar bets would be really beneficial to me.