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    Re: Tolkien General Discussion II

    @Flinn the later lineage of Gil-Galad has him of Finarfin's line not Fingolfin's look at HOME. We also know that though he received two rings he did not use them he parsed both out to Cirdan and...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014

    So I watched the last movie, just terrible an overlong and ultimately boring battle piece. It missed everything important, it got a few things right and promptly went cliche. Trying to base a 3...
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    Re: ISIL War in Iraq and Syria

    Everything you say is likely true, now ask yourself this "could you do what they do for whatever reason, could you justify it to yourself." I personally could not and would not no matter the...
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    Re: ISIL War in Iraq and Syria

    OH so they just hold the girls arms and legs while the real ISIS guy rapes her and then beheads her for her immorality of not liking it. Crime is crime and they are accessories to ISIS's crimes they...
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    Re: ISIL War in Iraq and Syria

    That the battle for Kobani has turned into a Turk PKK debate is a strategic victory for ISIS. One would think they can actually play chess. Both sides did pretty bad things in that conflict. The...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 (First movie spoilers on the last pages)

    While no fan of the last movies this is a correct assessment. Thranduil was no fool and as he returned with a third of the host from the the War a shadow was on his heart. To think they would not...
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    Re: Tolkien General Discussion II

    I think this is the correct way to look at it. Tolkien's essay on Faerie Stories is interesting regarding this subject. The unseen exists with the seen, and those who are unseen can at times by...
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    Re: Tolkien General Discussion II

    In fact the story of the Elves strongly reflects much of the Tuatha de Danaan mythos. Luthien is not Germanic she is fairy princess much more related to Celtic myths. Note how Beren is frozen by...
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    Re: Tolkien General Discussion II

    Thanks for the correction. on that point.
  10. Re: Djihad called against Constantinople - How do I survive?

    f you have reached the point where Adrionople is a Castle or Fortress you should be able to win the battles. The Scoutoai Spearmen rock and are fairly easy to train up. I prefer them with a...
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    Re: Tolkien General Discussion II

    Sending the Ring west or tossing it into sea is not a solution for two reasons. Sauron while weakened without it is still very powerful. Gondor will fall, and the great fortress state that protects...
  12. Re: Cavalry is Ridiculously Overpowered in this Game.

    Leo's stuff is very interesting, One problem with any M2 mod is that it really doesn't allow the use of what a lot of Infantry did when facing horse. Not only stakes but ditches were dug to the...
  13. Poll: Re: MOS: How often does Gondor and Rohan get raped by Isengard in your campaigns as GOOD factions?

    I have to disagree that changing unit-stats is bad. RC gives us a whole lot of options. I think the most important consideration is troop quality. MOS is by far my favorite mod, yet I disagree or...
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    Re: What causes AI to make stupid decisions?

    Those are good points I personally have little idea what goes into making a good ai. I do remember after getting Kingdoms being very disappointed with it, there was a mod I played back then by...
  15. Poll: Re: MOS: How often does Gondor and Rohan get raped by Isengard in your campaigns as GOOD factions?

    Costs for single unit of Rohan Riders rises up to 1100, up keep to around 600 per unit, regeneration rate for recruiting drops to half to help offset the player gains. It does make the the battles...
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    Re: What causes AI to make stupid decisions?

    A couple years ago I ran across a conversation maybe it was between Lusted and Darth, anyway it was some of the early modders who worked scripts. They had evidently heard that kingdoms was a source...
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    Re: Tips on controlling large armies

    AI for a base of maneuver element say a lot of spear men in shield wall has worked well for me as Gondor against Mordor. I run Ithilien Rnger and BG Cavalry from that point. Cavalry gets real...
  18. Poll: Re: MOS: How often does Gondor and Rohan get raped by Isengard in your campaigns as GOOD factions?

    this is I think is the secondary value value in stat_health dwarves have a lot of 1,3 units. I do not doubt that it has some effect but as long as secondary armor is 0,0, flesh I think it is...
  19. Poll: Re: MOS: How often does Gondor and Rohan get raped by Isengard in your campaigns as GOOD factions?

    That is similar to my Silvan campaign, except Mordor came north following the Barracks event with its trolls and Uruks but by then I was recruiting ents from Dol Guldur (Amon Lanc) and Thranduils...
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    Re: Build me a challenge worthy of Mordor

    I think the first is Eastern Shadow I have not played Gondor yet in 1.61, but that early when your basic troops are still levies ouch. I noticed in both my Silvan and FPoE campaigns though that...
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    Re: What causes AI to make stupid decisions?

    They have done what they could with the AI, the battle script is much better it would seem to me, they flank better, pick better ground, and no longer run their archers way ahead of their infantry...
  22. Re: MOS, the ultimate TATW experience.. version 1.6.1 for Third Age 3.2 released 7th Oct

    I was able to get the HE to attack Dunland and the Dwarves finally went after Gundaband about turn 40, I am playing as Eriador, this is my second campaign, first was Silvan both times Gondor begins...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 (First movie spoilers on the last pages)

    The Inklings was an informal literary group that consisted largely of men drawn from Oxford. They had readings and then would criticize works, We should probably thank them a lot because some of...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 (First movie spoilers on the last pages)

    tactically engaging at the breach was a bad move anyway. Elves are more skilled warriors but 150 would not long withstand the push of the hyper motivated Uruks. Weight matters and they had very...
  25. Re: MOS: eriador

    I am not sure I would not just start over at this point, I have done so many times, especially playing OotMM. I have fairly certain ideas about playing Eriador, first off Galadriel was right the...
  26. Re: MOS: eriador

    Whatever you do, do not take out Dunland for a bit, in fact peace would not be a bad idea. Figure out what you need to do to convert to Arnor, They have a much much stronger roster, I would...
  27. Re: MOS, the ultimate TATW experience.. version 1.6.1 for Third Age 3.2 released 7th Oct

    The Bree Militia unit spear guys have a mistake in their defense values. A kite shield in RC has a shield value of 5 the spear gives it a bonus of 2, so the shield value should be 7. ...
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    Re: Tips on controlling large armies

    I was once told that efficient command structure could only be handled 5 elements at a time. Most modern military commands keep at 3 or 4 under direct supervision while indirect fire forms the extra...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 (First movie spoilers on the last pages)

    To me it matters twofold how are the Silvan elves portrayed, are they lightly armored against heavily armed orcs then they will not do well in CQ, neither logically or lorewise. Heavily armored...
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    Re: Tips on controlling large armies

    You and me both, I think the best way for me is to define the situation with formation infantry as a maneuver base, something like heavy shielded spearmen in shield wall, I maneuver assault, cavalry...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 (First movie spoilers on the last pages)

    That looks more like Eastern banded Armor to me, A picture from the Museum of Cairo perhaps I saw something there once called Saracen armor that looked exactly like that. Plate mail in stone...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 (First movie spoilers on the last pages)

    Plate Mail the definition I understand is a base Mail armor with additional plate armor covering exposed or vital areas of the body. It first made an appearance if I remember right at the end of the...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 (First movie spoilers on the last pages)

    This is something I hope is fixed in the Battle of Five Armies. Tolkien was no stranger to violent death, it formed him as it formed many of his generation. He details exactly how orcs took out...
  34. Re: MOS, the ultimate TATW experience.. version 1.6.1 for Third Age 3.2 released 7th Oct

    I can resist using the Army of the Dead, what I find hard to resist using and abusing are those damn trees, especially Mordor is starting to recruit huge numbers of trolls, more than I have ever seen...
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    Re: Build me a challenge worthy of Mordor

    I agree that invading Harad is easy, Rhun definitely causes more fits later game especially in MOS with AUM resulting in the Golden Horde. Though once long ago when Mumaks were my bane I adjusted...
  36. Re: MOS, the ultimate TATW experience.. version 1.6.1 for Third Age 3.2 released 7th Oct

    I am playing the Silvan Elves and found the beginning of the campaign enjoyable now though that I have reached final building tiers it is starting to look a bit different this faction may have gotten...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 (First movie spoilers on the last pages)

    No it is the portrayal of effectiveness, I have much the same gripe about the portrayal of the Soldiery of Gondor's effectiveness. I don't mind them losing it is the manner of the loss I find...
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    Re: The Hobbit Trilogy 2012-2014 (First movie spoilers on the last pages)

    Arwen is the most interesting fail of the movies (fail is so cliché). Tolkien wrote in a time period before Xena, Buffy and River Tam(nutty version). I don't think he thought people were ready for...
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    Re: Build me a challenge worthy of Mordor

    Harad is an interesting enemy in MOS, (spam is worse in MOS BTW) Harad's units are cheap compared to Gondor's both purchase and upkeep, and they regenerate faster. I almost always have to rely on...
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    Re: Build me a challenge worthy of Mordor

    You know I have tried this a few times and I have to say I really don't do that well, and clearly am not as bright as I generally think I am.
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