Total War Warhammer: Standard Bearers

**Archilles** · May 06, 2016, 03:34 PM

So there are only a few days left until we will play Total War Warhammer for the first time!

There isn´t much time left, and until now, we haven´t seen any standard bearers like this:

So... what do we know about the standard bearers? Are they confirmed? Are they cut out? Are they a DLC

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**Aquila_Mars** · May 06, 2016, 03:54 PM

Standards exist as a game mechanic, but there are no standard bearers. (unfortunate but I don't really mind it all that much)

**drillmaster** · May 06, 2016, 04:00 PM

Well... among all the other simplifications CA made this is nothing. Im talking about the lack of the food mechanic naval battles and all cities being forts. But thats how things are i guess

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**Archilles** · May 06, 2016, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Aquila_Mars

Standards exist as a game mechanic, but there are no standard bearers. (unfortunate but I don't really mind it all that much)

OMG... where did they confirme this?

Standard Bearers are my absolute favorites in an unit! This is the peace of an unit, that made them look like a real army :p

The lack of food mechanic is bad too

**captainkrunch** · May 06, 2016, 05:23 PM

Why? Did anyone ever play TW, the game of epic battles, to spend over half the game as the Imperial Plumber and head of Agriculture? Shogun-at least Napoleon I don;t know about Shogun 2 had no food resource, the resource is relatively new as far as I can tell. Not even Paradox games which are BASED on the idea of Empire building and manegment have food resources. I really don't see how it would matter.

**Markas** · May 06, 2016, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by captainkrunch

Why? Did anyone ever play TW, the game of epic battles, to spend over half the game as the Imperial Plumber and head of Agriculture?

Hahaha that's a good descriptive of Rome 1. Rome: Total War- Imperial Plumber. I don't think I've ever been so scared of poor sanitation in my life.

But yeah, there aren't any Standard Bearers they are mostly the same as magical items now. There are some good discussion threads about it somewhere.

**Col. Tartleton** · May 07, 2016, 07:55 AM

They will either be added officially or by a mod.

**Marsonus III** · May 07, 2016, 01:02 PM

If they're not included, it won't bother me much. The effects the standard bearers gave to their unit is probably covered by the boosts the Leaders are capable of giving, and probably a lot more powerful.

What I would like to see is the Leader being able to be integrated into a combat unit, as is the case in other TW games. At the moment all I've seen is them being single units and easily targeted.

**♘Top Hat Zebra** · May 07, 2016, 08:55 PM

Im more worried about the apparent lack of officer units at all? That seems like a very odd design decision if it's true.

**Campaigner** · May 07, 2016, 09:47 PM

There is another thread for this right? Someone want to merge them?

**Archilles** · May 08, 2016, 02:35 AM

Originally Posted by Marsonus III

If they're not included, it won't bother me much. The effects the standard bearers gave to their unit is probably covered by the boosts the Leaders are capable of giving, and probably a lot more powerful.

What I would like to see is the Leader being able to be integrated into a combat unit, as is the case in other TW games. At the moment all I've seen is them being single units and easily targeted.

The standard bearers in the old games are much more like an optical thing! And in Warhammer they look absulutly fantastic! There are humans with big flags, vampires with skulls, and so on...

in the table top game they are in every unit... so do the musicians

**jim501** · May 08, 2016, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by Marsonus III

If they're not included, it won't bother me much. The effects the standard bearers gave to their unit is probably covered by the boosts the Leaders are capable of giving, and probably a lot more powerful.

What I would like to see is the Leader being able to be integrated into a combat unit, as is the case in other TW games. At the moment all I've seen is them being single units and easily targeted.

Effects?
Standard bearers were only a visual aspect for immersion, were they not?
Like the centurion and standard bearer below.

**♘Top Hat Zebra** · May 08, 2016, 07:42 AM

He means in Tabletop Warhammer. From what I understand, officers, standardbearers, and musicians were all important parts of units.

**joedreck** · May 08, 2016, 11:22 AM

Honestly I would like more a " Command Team" DLC as a additional quest DLC.

Without them the Formation looks strange. I don't like it.
Hopefully we can add as mod.