The Official Horse-Hater Thread

[Ordonator]

We have one for Bows, Shields, Throwing Axes, and 2Handers; it's high time we get ourselves a Horse-Hater lynch-mob.

I hope the next type of new server is unmounted combat. As it is now, you spend 75% of your time on foot running after horsemen. Hell, as a horsemen you spend 50% of your time running after other horsemen; the other 50% you spend ganking infantry and archers from the back.

I hate it.

Who's with me?

 

[Gobblecoque]

I don't hate it, however, I still don't like the inclusion of cavalry with Nords and Rhodocks. Earlier today, I was in a capture-the-flag match between Nords and Rhodocks in one of those ruins maps. I expected an impressive series of melees between M&B's close combat bruisers, but no, it was just cavalry being sent to the opposite flag while infantry and archers defended their flag.

 

[SockMonkeh]

It's called Mount & Blade for a reason, guys!

 

[Tibertus]

Wait... so when I win the game a bunch of hookers WON'T come to my house and mount my blade? Damnit.

I too don't like the inclusion of mounted units with the rhodoks and nords. I tried playing archers and crossbowmen a couple times and just got ganked by masses of cavalry.

 

[Gabeed]

I think once everyone can talk to one another via voicechat, you will see cavalry used less.  Infantry forces are incredibly better when its' members are working cohesively.  Cavalry is perfect for the loner who doesn't have to work with the rest of his team.  At the moment, all I can really convey to my fellow team members in regular chat is "STAY HERE AT SPAWN," and giving out orders mid-battle are difficult when no one can hear you.

 

[Swadius 2.0]

I think it's fine, it's quite rewarding when you get one of the buggers with a glaive and he flies a dozen feet off his horse in spectacular fashion.

 

[Ordonator]

Cavalry is perfect for the loner who doesn't have to work with the rest of his team.

Jeebus, it's the Mount&Blade sniper.

 

[Ravenheild]

Unless the Cav has some serious teamwork going on they seem to be split up and massacred individually on a regular basis. Its like Gabe said up above once people start to listen (thru vent or chat) strategy takes over and a lot of times infantry trumps any advantage the enemies cavalry might have.

 

[JoesMama]

I'd like the option the pick what kind of troops to allow people to play as in future servers. So, if you wanted to have a huge melee with only footman, then you could unselect archers and horsemen, or if you wanted a ranged battle, you could unselect footmen, and horsemen, etc. 

 

[Darkness]

I'd like the option the pick what kind of troops to allow people to play as in future servers. So, if you wanted to have a huge melee with only footman, then you could unselect archers and horsemen, or if you wanted a ranged battle, you could unselect footmen, and horsemen, etc.

Im sure you could have some kind of class limits in place on the server like you can in TF2. Although, I am unsure if this would work well. And the server may have to be rebooted with any changes to what troops can and cant be selected.

Although, if servers could run multiple mods, as if they were maps. And transition seemlessly from one mod to the next. You could have certain maps in rotation that were footman only.

 

[Renevent]

As already pointed out, it is called Mount & Blade for a reason

With that said I would really like to see a few modes without horses, like castle sieges where it's all infantry. 

 

[SteveO]

Cav are easily destroyed.  Just kill their mount.  Easily done via a spear or throwing weapons.

And no reason to go running after them, they generally come to you.

 

[Darkness]

As already pointed out, it is called Mount & Blade for a reason

With that said I would really like to see a few modes without horses, like castle sieges where it's all infantry.

I never said abolish horses nor did ordonator. Although, everyone is with me when I say, sure the game is Mount & blade like you say. However, it is Not Mount&Blade & only guy left who happens to be on horse and runs around the edge of the map to make a draw

 

[Renevent]

I never implied you said that...

 

[IntegerDevourer]

I like horses.

隐藏

Dead horses.

 

[Taraleon]

You're not supposed to run after horsemen, wait for them behind a corner or take them head on, even with a one hander if you know what you're doing. Heck, even with your fists.

 

[Ragratt]

Horses are not overpowered Nords are.

 

[Oyipggy]

I fully support the idea of having infantry only servers. Better yet, infantry only servers with no ranged weapons. Perhaps even some cavalry only ones.

 

[Garnier]

There's no way cavalry-only could be enforced, unless horses were made invulnerable and un-dismountable. 

I love horses but I also would love ensured infantry-only play.

 

[Oyipggy]

There's no way cavalry-only could be enforced, unless horses were made invulnerable and un-dismountable. 

I love horses but I also would love ensured infantry-only play.

That's a very good point...and one that I didn't think of. So you would at least have to start on horseback.