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Seven.the.Hun
03-08-2004, 10:02
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which would you feel best with???
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Somebody Else
03-08-2004, 11:00
Engineer. As a chemist (supposedly) I should be able to produce some rather entertaining methods of dismantling castles... and people too.

Of course, mine would mainly be an advisory role, I wouldn't want to go around exposing myself to harm now would I?

Cazbol
03-08-2004, 13:47
Spear infantry for me because I presume it requires the least amount of skill and I have no skills for any of the jobs listed.
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Vexilles
03-08-2004, 13:52
Id have to say that id like to be a Swordsman, mainly because i would be just below the rank of knight but i wouldnt have a death wish or have sudden impulses to charge forces that outnumber me like 100-1 http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif

mcveigh
03-08-2004, 15:39
Since i have a problem with authority.
My best place would be a merc.
That way i can fight those i opposse, and get rich doing it.

Cebei
03-08-2004, 19:45
I'd be the horse archer riding with the sultan himself.

Ellesthyan
03-08-2004, 20:29
I do fencing, so sword infantry for me http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/ht_duel.gif

nightcrawlerblue
03-08-2004, 22:50
I'd be an archer because, while I don't even know how to shoot one I've always wanted to learn.
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Monk
03-08-2004, 22:58
Mercenary for me, I fight, i get paid, i die.

so is the life of a merc. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

The_Emperor
03-08-2004, 23:37
Archer... I have always wanted to shoot a Longbow http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

Eastside Character
03-08-2004, 23:57
Cavalry Archer.

Regards,
EC

Russian Threat
03-09-2004, 00:37
Quote[/b] (Eastside Character @ Mar. 08 2004,16:57)]Cavalry Archer.

Regards,
EC
Same here Eastside. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif
Since I am not the bravest of the bunch, I'd be
more apt to launch arrows upon a steed, then bolt
away when charged by infantry http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-stunned.gif
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bighairyman
03-09-2004, 05:04
Cavalry, because if my side is losing,then i could escape http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

RZST
03-09-2004, 06:06
ASSASIN booya, id be like woosh, then slash, then swish... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

Aleksandr Nevsky
03-09-2004, 07:43
Siege Engineer,

after the discover of gunpowder

It would be a blast.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif

Lord DarkGame
03-09-2004, 13:54
Cavalry (preferably heavy) because it would be fun to role over some lowly peasents.

katank
03-09-2004, 17:24
missile cav of the heavy variety like boyar.
great to shoot up the enemy and then charge in and bust some heads.

can beat almost everything I see. what I can't beat I shoot and outrun. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Obadiah
03-09-2004, 17:44
Engineer, definately. I love throwing rocks. Watching big items fly, anticipating big crashes. Even the computer effects of a seige are fun. I nearly always command my own seiges, b'c its fun to break down walls, gates, etc.

Although I've found that auto-resolving a seige usually costs me fewer troops than doing it myself. Maybe I've got to improve my seige tactics. Anyone else find that auto resolving seiges is less expensive?

maestro
03-09-2004, 18:07
Can I pick something not on the list?

If so, I'd be the guy planning the whole thing - kind of a tatician who wasn't likely to get slaughtered by enemy troops or in a freak pikeman skewers friend accident.

Chimpyang
03-09-2004, 19:17
Definately archer, i couldnt stnad in the way of a bunch of charging men with shapr pointy things http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

Naomasa298
03-09-2004, 19:35
Emissary, I think. WAY out of the way of people trying to kill me with pointy things

As long as I could avoid getting my head cut off...

Eastside Character
03-09-2004, 21:10
Quote[/b] (katank @ Mar. 09 2004,10:24)]missile cav of the heavy variety like boyar.
great to shoot up the enemy and then charge in and bust some heads.

can beat almost everything I see. what I can't beat I shoot and outrun. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
So true http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif

I consider a cavalry archer to be the most flexible and versatile unit type. The missile cavalry of good quality, well trained and equipped, mounted on the fastest and most reliable steeds of preferably Arab breed, is a perfect unit

If they cannot win a battle, they just waste their arrows and retreat unspoilt, leaving wounded and tired enemies to bury their less fortunate fellows

What good is a swiss pikemen unit if it so heavy that it tired so fast, and the arrow shower slowly eliminates them? Sure, they could destroy horse archers in melee, but before they are able to do it, there are not many of them left.

So this is why Cavalry Archer(havent explained before).

Regards.
EC

Seven.the.Hun
03-09-2004, 22:52
indeed, cavarcher is my second choice...very versatile, quite useful, the ones i like to have always in battle

katank
03-10-2004, 00:17
all my battles with huge number of kills and single digit or even no casualties were due to liberal use of HAs.

I played early nov recently and fell in love again with those boyars.

they totally own, even in melee. esp. my jedi prince who took out half of a byz army by himself including a byz prince my valour 7 boyar was great. BTW, this was without general's bonus which made him V9. absolute slaughter. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Phatose
03-10-2004, 14:17
I voted 'other' simply because I'm distinctly of the opinion that I would probably start out as class 'peasant', but my class would rapidly be upgraded to 'corpse'. I'm simply not sure if it would be a battlefield sharp object in flesh upgrade, or a tried to run away from sharp object but couldn't outrun horse and the king wasn't going to pay 2 florins to ransom a 1/3 florin peasant upgrade.

Gregoshi
03-10-2004, 14:52
Hey Phatose, that is what I was going to say

We'd better drink hearty whatever swill we can get our hands on for tomorrow we die. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

ichi
03-11-2004, 01:52
*wants to be a samurai cav archer*

click on avatar

Seven.the.Hun
03-12-2004, 13:02
what they need are samurai pie-tasters...i wonder if they had those...hmm

Seven.the.Hun
03-15-2004, 17:53
cant believe more peeps chose assassins and agent types, lotta freedom, and odd versatility stuff involved with such positions, certainly not just a battle after another battle

Sun Tzui
03-15-2004, 17:55
Cavalry

Trampling down ppl on foot always seemed like a good way to get rid of stress at the end of the day http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif

Besides...you get to look at ppl from above http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif

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Sir Wombat de Funk
03-15-2004, 21:55
I think I would have to be Archer Cav, cos I am able to ride a horse erfectly well, as i used to hvae one, and at the same time, i am a member of a local archery club, but I use a modern compound bow, even so, i came 2nd out of the county in a competition 2 years ago

Now, who wants me to fight for them?

NightHawkAOL
03-15-2004, 22:58
SIEGE ENGINEER, I DONT WANT TO DIE

HawaiianHobbit
03-16-2004, 02:30
Merc http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/ht_charge.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/ht_knight.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/ht_duel.gif or maybe an assassin

Kekvit Irae
03-18-2004, 19:30
I chose assassin, mostly because I'd make a great Legendary Geisha http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-curtain.gif

SwordsMaster
03-18-2004, 22:20
Cavalry...is my choice.
It does not require complicated calculations....
Just charge when you want to.And in addition you wear a lot of expensive stuff.

Kaiser of Arabia
03-19-2004, 02:59
Assassin. Or Grand Inquisitor. Or Inquisitor. *Faint sounds of screaming heard in background*
-Caporegime
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Axeknight
03-19-2004, 22:29
Rock Chucka (Siege engineer). I mean seriously, how much fun would that be?

The soldiers meet a castle wall, they do this: http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif . I blow it to smithereens.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif

Seven.the.Hun
03-21-2004, 12:57
Quote[/b] (kekvitirae @ Mar. 18 2004,12:30)]I chose assassin, mostly because I'd make a great Legendary Geisha http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-curtain.gif
ah, a legendary geisha...
you ROCK
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Kekvit Irae
03-21-2004, 13:01
Yes. Never to die if I fail, will pursue the enemy until he is dead, and can only be eliminated by another Geisha or a Ninja.
And if I just happen to see your Daisho, consider him dead. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-curtain.gif

Togakure
03-21-2004, 15:24
Assassin

Vile satisfaction
as hopeless eyes surrender
the Light of Life fades

Seven.the.Hun
03-27-2004, 14:37
i bow to you worthy assassins, such persistance is one for the ages... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

Don Corleone
03-27-2004, 19:11
Definitely cavlary, for the following reasons...

1) Hollywood and the poem Charge of the Light Brigade not withstanding, most field commanders were very careful with their most expensive, longest trained troops, so you didn't get thrust into 'no-win' situations.

2) Why walk & march everywhere? Ridehttp://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif

3) Can you imagine the stench of walking in ranks before baths & showers caught on? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif Better to get up above it.

4) In cavalry, as long as you hold formation, you do have a heck of an advantage over any ground troops.

VikingHorde
03-27-2004, 21:29
Cav for me, I like knights in armour. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Big King Sanctaphrax
03-27-2004, 23:18
I want to be an inquisitor. NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION Plus you get cool red clothes and wide brimmed hats. It would be even cooler to be some kind of 'battlefield inquisitor'-smiting the heretics with my war mace

Accounting Troll
03-28-2004, 21:02
Archer because I can't ride a horse, the enemy troops are usually a long way off, and nobody expects me to stand and fight if they get too close.

Assassin or spy might have been tempting if I hadn't heard the grisly sound effects when one gets caught.

NSS
03-29-2004, 10:05
Assassin or Inquisitor.

Simply put,my temperament suits the job requirements.

Lord Ovaat
03-30-2004, 00:20
Hey, Phatose, you 'da man Me? I wanna be an archer. I'm pretty good with a bow, and it would keep me far enough away so I wouldn't get hurt. And, no, I'm not worried about cav. I'm also pretty good with a pistol. Don't run as fast as I used to. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Horses? Been on lots of horses. Stupid, sweaty, awkward, lots and lots of work, and hurt immensely when they fall on you.

Dimeola
03-31-2004, 07:19
Viking Axeman......originally the family came from Scandinavia.....into France to successfully campaign there....into what is now England....and then Ireland. In appreciation of their fighting in England they were made nobility. A castle stands by cardiff and one by Dublin bearing the family name... Luttrell. According to history we were hated in Ireland for our cruelty. Guess we`ve mellowed the last several 100`s of years.
:)
Dimeolas

Kommodus
04-07-2004, 19:06
Well, while I sure have a fighting spirit, I haven't got the best physique for it, honestly. So I would've voted siege engineer, since that would at least be interesting, and I'm a software engineer by trade. But I ended up picking emissary, since that might have given me the best chance to prevent war and thus make a positive difference in the world. After all, while imaginary war makes for a great strategic game, in real life I'm sure it's a pretty miserable business. It's always better when peace and reason prevail.

Kommodus
04-07-2004, 19:28
Quote[/b] (Seven.the.Hun @ Mar. 12 2004,06:02)]what they need are samurai pie-tasters...i wonder if they had those...hmm
Seven, this... is... brilliant I'm gonna have to hurt my career counselor. Consider my vote officially changed.

Leodegar
04-07-2004, 19:48
doesn't matter that much.

if you would get a dental inflammation, you die anyway. no matter if you are king or peasant.

but as cavalryman, at least, you don“t need to walk...

Accounting Troll
04-07-2004, 21:47
Can I change my vote to being the quartermaster back home? Being 500 miles from the fighting is rather appealing...