Kinda Depressing.

[Leon Trotsky]

I actually like the whole idea. Everything about it seems like a fun little xpac . BUT, CA just sunk a bit lower. One of the new units is "Female Indian Naked Archers." Anyone else think this is a bit... low for CA? I'll continue to be disappointed until someone gives me historical evidence of it. Because it seems to me like another fantasy unit. just this is a fantasy of another kind.

[Zarekk]

I find it funny. Whats wrong with humor here and there? Look what it has done for Blizzard!

[Filippo the Great]

I think those were a bad idea too, they could be a little more realistic then that.

[Kscott]

Women Archers are actually realistic for India. AND some sources show them being naked. This really isnt that big of a leap.

[Luciano B]

...following an exceprt form the book "Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars" by Duncan Head:
"Many indian kings kepts female bodyguard units; the Seleucid envoy Megasthenes records Chandragupta Maurya attended by armed women, some Tamil kings had similar female guards, and the 2nd century AD sculptures from Amaravati show several armed women"

[Isnogood]

I knew that Alexander -according to Arrian(if I remember correctly)- was bemused by Porus constantly being accompanied by a larger number of women and that large numbers of women also accompanied indian armies, cheering on the men and "taking care" of wounded enemies,but then so did most camp followers of many armies.Following this logic the german screeching women would be historical as well, as there are several accounts of germanic women cheering their men on, and on single occasions killing deserters and even fighting.

It's what we came to expect from CA and not that bad imo.

[Luciano B]

...Megasthenes describes Chadragupta's guardswomen escorting him on the hunt, riding horses, elephants and chariots. If they actually fought in battle is at least doubtful, I think.

[spirit_of_rob]

The generals bodyguards i have done for Imperium are topless archers and i based those on a description from a text book.... god knows which one hehe i dont keep a bibliograpy for my skinning.

I think we can all agree it aint as bad as elphant mounted cannons

[Zenith Darksea]

Just you wait!

[Zhuge_Liang]

Why include accurate (if they indeed are) naked women but make everything else semi-accurate as always... they must have been made by lonely developers.

[Cyrus the Virus]

Why include accurate (if they indeed are) naked women but make everything else semi-accurate as always... they must have been made by lonely developers.

Yes exactly, look at BI..

[Cluny the Scourge]

They won't actually BE naked, for pity's sake, unless they want whiney ***** mothers and dumb-assed politicians complaining about it in the right-wing newspapers. They'll be naked EXCEPT for a thin little bikini-type cloth affair - i.e. they won't be naked. Boring. It would be better if they did have some damned nudity - it would make the game worth paying for.

[GVP]

They'll probaly be censored. I don't know much about indian history, but if CA is making these naked women just for fun or to make the game more attractive to some people, they could have done that with the Sarmatians in BI.

[Schwertmeister]

They won't actually BE naked. Boring.

Exactly.

[Last Roman]

i.e. they won't be naked. Boring. It would be better if they did have some damned nudity - it would make the game worth paying for.

except that it's a computer game. a computer game. think about that

[John I Tzimisces]

They won't actually BE naked, for pity's sake, unless they want whiney ***** mothers and dumb-assed politicians complaining about it in the right-wing newspapers. They'll be naked EXCEPT for a thin little bikini-type cloth affair - i.e. they won't be naked. Boring. It would be better if they did have some damned nudity - it would make the game worth paying for.

Hillary Clinton is right wing?

[Kurwa]

I wonder how long before a mod comes out and corrects CA's omissions...

[Revan The Great]

If you saw the Indian women in the movie 'Alexander' you don't want to see these women naked...*shiver*.

Really though, in R:TW the "Naked" Fanatics had loincloths. These Naked Indian Women will be no different.

[Custos]

I for one wouldnt want to see pixilated nudity of not so pretty women. going off the same assumption from the film 'Alexander' i think raven stated above.

[Boudicca]

If they have to...let them do it. I don't even think - concerning the graphics of Rome - that the Age limit will have to risen...