Which faction will you play first? (Old)

[Xerdun]

I'm still going to wait until I see the trolls before I make any decisions

i've heard they're done and being on the dev team don't you get to see them? and maybe you could accidentally leak them to me in the process

PS. i can now vote and have thus decreased gondors reign by a complete 0.something of a percent and increasing Rhun's by even less! !

[The Count(er)]

i've heard they're done and being on the dev team don't you get to see them?

nope I see the previews at the same time you do with the only exception being Krechet's work with Eriador and Dale

[Incan]

I will play with dwarves as second faction.I think that they are just amazing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCFhlrz56mM

that video made me laugh so hard especially when the guy fell over on his bike.

Anyways back on topic

not really, Rhun is more like the Mongols where Harad fits more with various Middle East factions

Rhun=Mongols
I thought run was more focused on infantry then horses which kinda is the opposite of Mongols rhun kinda reminds of a combination of the roman empire and the chinese(back when in the time of the huns). Rhun looks like a heavy army slow moving and preferring combat up close.
harad yes fits middle east because they are such a desert people but their cavalry has to be good even if light, because they were a people who lived with their horses constantly, at least the serpent guard should be on par with some of rohans cavalry.Harad=Mongols
i also think peoples ideas of what the mongols were like is a bit twisted, they were mostly a cav. archer army something like 60% and the rest medium to heavy cavalry, they had some of the lightest armour around but thats why they were so mobile and abile to use hit and run tactics. There infantry was also very light unlike rhun.
anyways im not here to argue about historical empires i am just suggesting/hoping that harad be almost an equivalent to Rohan, harad seems like a cavalry army and should be made to be a hit&run tactics type of army while rohan more of a direct charge type of army.

[Xerdun]

that video made me laugh so hard especially when the guy fell over on his bike.

Anyways back on topic


Rhun=Mongols
I thought run was more focused on infantry then horses which kinda is the opposite of Mongols rhun kinda reminds of a combination of the roman empire and the chinese(back when in the time of the huns). Rhun looks like a heavy army slow moving and preferring combat up close.
harad yes fits middle east because they are such a desert people but their cavalry has to be good even if light, because they were a people who lived with their horses constantly, at least the serpent guard should be on par with some of rohans cavalry.Harad=Mongols
i also think peoples ideas of what the mongols were like is a bit twisted, they were mostly a cav. archer army something like 60% and the rest medium to heavy cavalry, they had some of the lightest armour around but thats why they were so mobile and abile to use hit and run tactics. There infantry was also very light unlike rhun.
anyways im not here to argue about historical empires i am just suggesting/hoping that harad be almost an equivalent to Rohan, harad seems like a cavalry army and should be made to be a hit&run tactics type of army while rohan more of a direct charge type of army.

well he's reinstalled my faith in Rhun so im going to give him rep! what being awake at 2 in the morning does to you eh?

god i really need to go to bed now

[Incan]

well he's reinstalled my faith in Rhun so im going to give him rep! what being awake at 2 in the morning does to you eh?

god i really need to go to bed now

Rhun is the sweetest faction after Isengard they both have heavy infantry with great looking armour(rhun has better except the white hand is better symbol) except isnegard seems more evil and evil is awesome

[Xerdun]

Rhun is the sweetest faction after Isengard they both have heavy infantry with great looking armour(rhun has better except the white hand is better symbol) except isnegard seems more evil and evil is awesome

no no you are wrong

i would say they are equally evil! they just don't have the chance to express it. plus they are human which makes it much more sinister

but yes the white hand is better than... whats the symbol of men of rhun?!

[Incan]

i think the red eye is their symbol:hmmm: yes generally evil rules though!

[Edson_weise]

I will play Gondor first and then Rohan!!

I always play in very hard so this way it will be very difficult to win with Gondor because of Mordor anda Harad but i don´t care..Gondor units are amazing!

[Mithrandir]

Rhun=Mongols
I thought run was more focused on infantry then horses which kinda is the opposite of Mongols rhun kinda reminds of a combination of the roman empire and the chinese(back when in the time of the huns). Rhun looks like a heavy army slow moving and preferring combat up close.

Rhûn will be based off the Mongols and Chinese (well, Asians anyway).

Harad=Mongols

Harad=Middle-Easterns

whats the symbol of men of rhun?

An ox.

[Withwnar]

Man, I can't believe that people want to play every faction except Eriador! Aragorn would be displeased with us.

[Lü Bu]

And I don't care

[Mithrandir]

I think a lot of people want to play Eriador, just not as their first faction.

[Krechet(SiCh)]

It would be hard to play Eriador. Not much enemies but very week army (vrery cheap but very weak). Dunedain would rule but their recruting would be very limited or AOR

[Mithrandir]

Yeah, I think that Eriador has too few enemies nearby for people to consider it "attractive".

[Krechet(SiCh)]

Orcs of MM would be problem. And we could script Shir as on of campaign aims of Isenguard

Or. And people. I have a question to you:

There are too few Dunedain left in Middle Earth. So we have to limit their recruting. Where are two opportunities:

1. You coould recruit them anythere in Eriador but you can't have more then 1 Dunedain Cavalry and 2 Dunedain Rangers troops (for example)
2. You could recruit them unlimited but only in Ann Numinas (or Fornost). Both settlements are fully destroyed so it takkes much time to rebuild them

[Mithrandir]

Orcs of MM would be problem.

I don't think they'll be overly aggressive, they have the hardest starting location of all factions.

And we could script Shir as on of campaign aims of Isenguard

Yeah, that'd be a nice touch.

[Pinkkiller]

Mordor or maybe Rhûn :hmmm:
not sure wich one...damn hard choice

[Xerdun]

Mordor or maybe Rhûn :hmmm:
not sure wich one...damn hard choice

it shouldn't be!

i'll rep you if you go with Rhun

[DjAci]

I am suprised to see silvan elves so low in the line. Why is everybody so imposed by the highelves swords and armor and cannot appreciate the subtlety of silvan stealth and best archers in middle earth. Too good to miss.

Also Dale is very low. Great swords, some spears, cool spear/bow hybrids, longbows... what's not to like? I'll always choose them over slow Gondorian spears and cavalry, and Rohans lancers lacking flexibitily.

And I too admit Eriador is not my first choice but is on my priority list, much before high elves and gondor.

Go less chosen (but superior:hmmm factions!!!!!!

[Mithrandir]

it shouldn't be!

i'll rep you if you go with Rhun

I'll go with Rhûn...

I am suprised to see silvan elves so low in the line. Why is everybody so imposed by the highelves swords and armor and cannot appreciate the subtlety of silvan stealth and best archers in middle earth. Too good to miss.

Actually, the high elves have the most powerful archer unit - the Noldor Archers.