Broken Promise (Horses Dragging Riders)

Despite CA's continuous promising of this, we still haven't gotten even a single second of footage or even one word on the feature of horses dragging dead riders around with them. This would be great eye candy, and it was indeed something that happened historically.

I know this isn't a game-breaking problem, but my main point is it appears CA has left out yet another promised feature. I've always been a fan of TW games, and I always will be, but I'm starting to realize CA's become a bit less credible after E:TW's broken promises.

well at least it's just one lie (so far) and it's a pretty minor eye candy lie, not a came mechanics lie or a missing feature like MPC, mod tools, all new leagues and ladders, etc.

Don't you think it's better to wait until the game comes out before crying about broken promises?

I should probably point out that so far we've seen a few cases of riders' deaths.

Rider gets blown off his horse by a cannon ball

Rider attacks square, horse stumbles, rider gets flung into the square and knocks out some british soldiers.

Horse running around with no rider.

Probably should wait until the game comes out or screenshots that have the situation occur be shown.

I agree with nameless. Wait until the game before we start getting angry about how much they lied to us.

When the game comes out and its not what we expected then we can grab our torches and pitchforks..until then hold your tongue..

Well do you have any proof that they have lied? Because the game isn't even out yet, how about we wait until the game comes out before we start declaring CA lires and thieves people.

Yeah save it for when the game comes out then you can nitpick and tear it to pieces.

The longer you hold this fury inside you the bigger the explosion.

i don't know about anything CA promised but i do know that getting dragged is actually a very rare occurance unlike how it is portrayed in movies... iv been riding for 15 yrs including showjumping and eventing at a high level and been involved in and seen many falls but (touch wood) have yet to see someone dragged...

Originally Posted by AUSSIE11

i don't know about anything CA promised but i do know that getting dragged is actually a very rare occurance unlike how it is portrayed in movies... iv been riding for 15 yrs including showjumping and eventing at a high level and been involved in and seen many falls but (touch wood) have yet to see someone dragged...

I don't know if being shot, stabbed etc, or the different styrups used then, might be more likely to cause a man's foot to become stuck? But I did read a first hand account of a Scottish sargeant fighting in Egypt, they were attacked by French cav, who they drove off. He described see riders being dragged along the rough terrain at speed and being torn up by it, not nice the way he described it!

Originally Posted by AUSSIE11

i don't know about anything CA promised but i do know that getting dragged is actually a very rare occurance unlike how it is portrayed in movies... iv been riding for 15 yrs including showjumping and eventing at a high level and been involved in and seen many falls but (touch wood) have yet to see someone dragged...

Injured and killed while in saddle horsemen dragging behind the mount is the battle picture, yeah.
If the devs decide to put this up in battle graphics, it 'd make the immersion effect better for sure.

Originally Posted by RuleBritannia

Despite CA's continuous promising of this, we still haven't gotten even a single second of footage or even one word on the feature of horses dragging dead riders around with them. This would be great eye candy, and it was indeed something that happened historically.

I know this isn't a game-breaking problem, but my main point is it appears CA has left out yet another promised feature. I've always been a fan of TW games, and I always will be, but I'm starting to realize CA's become a bit less credible after E:TW's broken promises.

Well you're assuming it isn't in the game, when it is. You will see horses dragging dead riders around the battlefield in Napoleon.

Originally Posted by Jack Lusted

Well you're assuming it isn't in the game, when it is. You will see horses dragging dead riders around the battlefield in Napoleon.

Hurray! Nick loves dead riders being dragged around the battlefield!

Originally Posted by Jack Lusted

Well you're assuming it isn't in the game, when it is. You will see horses dragging dead riders around the battlefield in Napoleon.

Awesome, sir!

The only thing that annoys me bout Napoleon atm are the siege battles.
Whether the CAI/BAI or both grate on me remains to be seen.
REMAINS TO BE SEEN CHILDREN!*party hat time*

Originally Posted by Jack Lusted

Well you're assuming it isn't in the game, when it is. You will see horses dragging dead riders around the battlefield in Napoleon.

Pwned

Originally Posted by Jack Lusted

Well you're assuming it isn't in the game, when it is. You will see horses dragging dead riders around the battlefield in Napoleon.

Well great. Something that you guys aren`t afraid to to talk about.

Now about AI and those grappling hook sieges...

Hello... HELLO?

Nice one Jack
Why are you guys ing about a feature you'll forget after you tenth battle while there is so much more important features that'll be either out or not as good as it could be.

Horses dragging riders vs Better BAI ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better CAI ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better Diplomacy ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better Campaign map ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better Siege battles ?
Horses dragging riders vs More unit diversity ?
Horses dragging riders vs More playable factions ?

Now congrats to CA for implementing something immersive like that, but come on, why so much waste of energy for unaccurate hats, moustache, eye candies while there are so many crucial items that would need more attention ?

Originally Posted by zerathule

Nice one Jack
Why are you guys ing about a feature you'll forget after you tenth battle while there is so much more important features that'll be either out or not as good as it could be.

Horses dragging riders vs Better BAI ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better CAI ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better Diplomacy ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better Campaign map ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better Siege battles ?
Horses dragging riders vs More unit diversity ?
Horses dragging riders vs More playable factions ?

Now congrats to CA for implementing something immersive like that, but come on, why so much waste of energy for unaccurate hats, moustache, eye candies while there are so many crucial items that would need more attention ?

well said!!

fingers crossed on Napoleon. ETW in the end worked out great, but yeah sieges were pretty crap (magic square in the center), campiagn map laggy (i run a 5870 not my gpu), playing as the americans game crash/hang after road to independance, no blood/smoke lack of in-game marching music (done by mods eg weapon fx), also a.i difficulty needing more realism, lack of diverse units (swiss halberdiers mods solving this), with ati cards volumetric effects and ssao not working (well am on 9.12 hotfixes), sli not working very well (on a 295, nhancer did seem to help but was a pain to fiddle with) and really one driver working well 181.22.

still napoleon looks as though it's addressing several main gripes of mine (sieges and lack of diverse units for each faction). now will sli/xfire work?

Originally Posted by zerathule

Nice one Jack
Why are you guys ing about a feature you'll forget after you tenth battle while there is so much more important features that'll be either out or not as good as it could be.

Horses dragging riders vs Better BAI ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better CAI ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better Diplomacy ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better Campaign map ?
Horses dragging riders vs Better Siege battles ?
Horses dragging riders vs More unit diversity ?
Horses dragging riders vs More playable factions ?

Now congrats to CA for implementing something immersive like that, but come on, why so much waste of energy for unaccurate hats, moustache, eye candies while there are so many crucial items that would need more attention ?

Where did they say that they will favour "Horse dragging riders" over those things in your list?
Stop making crazy assumptions with no evidence to back it up.

Not exactly dragging a dead man but at 02:10:

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