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    Default Hoplites with no shield

    If you have seen the greek culture new video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=GBOhNh9U4CM

    you will notice that the Spartan homoioi kills the other guy using only the spear: no shield anywhere. Does this mean the shields can be thrown or taken off? Is it just a mocap tease for trailers like this?

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    Default Re: Hoplites with no shield

    Quote Originally Posted by ignaciospain1 View Post
    If you have seen the greek culture new video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=GBOhNh9U4CM

    you will notice that the Spartan homoioi kills the other guy using only the spear: no shield anywhere. Does this mean the shields can be thrown or taken off? Is it just a mocap tease for trailers like this?
    Maybe it's a captain/general (in rome and med2 CA gave no shields to them, it's their style)
    Disclaimer: the post above is way way prealpha, the final version will be way better than this.

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    Most likely just for the trailer.

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    Default Re: Hoplites with no shield

    maybe shields can be broken, and from then on the guy uses a 2 hand animation, who knows.. would be nice

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    Default Re: Hoplites with no shield

    May he dropped his shield due to fighting with the other dude, I think he would probably pick it up afterwards.

    Sorry for my bad English

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    Default Re: Hoplites with no shield

    Here's the scene:
    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 


    It could be that the romans threw pilums which leads to opposing forces losing their shields? Who knows
    Could also be for the trailer alone.
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    Default Re: Hoplites with no shield

    Quote Originally Posted by Rex Armeniae View Post
    Here's the scene:
    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 


    It could be that the romans threw pilums which leads to opposing forces losing their shields? Who knows
    Could also be for the trailer alone.
    As much as i wish the pilum thing was true, i don't think the technology in TW is quite there yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ignaciospain1 View Post
    If you have seen the greek culture new video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=GBOhNh9U4CM

    you will notice that the Spartan homoioi kills the other guy using only the spear: no shield anywhere. Does this mean the shields can be thrown or taken off? Is it just a mocap tease for trailers like this?

    Have not thought of it but you know, it would be pretty sweet! to disarm the shield or drop the shield if needed for a death blow only it if followed up with the shield being properly retrieved. Nice!

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    It's an officer for the video. We do not have shield breaking.
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    Default Re: Hoplites with no shield

    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Lusted View Post
    It's an officer for the video. We do not have shield breaking.
    That's a shame but thanks for clearing it up Jack.

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    Default Re: Hoplites with no shield

    At least it gives officers a more proper variety of weapons and not just swords or bow+swords for the steppe offices. In fact I have always liked spearfighting a lot more than swordfighting.
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