Multipayer faction combos, which will reign supreme, reason?

[Rokkaku]

I think turks and turks, because turks are so cool they trash everyone?

Conrilius, me n u could make an all turk team...

[Toda Nebuchadnezzar]

rrrrrrite...

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No Fear Legend.

[Rokkaku]

ummm, I meant if you didnt understand....

two factions which the players chose in multiplayer, what will be the best combo, why?

[Kongamato]

Oh, stealing my replies and making them topics eh?.... NP.

Also, shame for starting what could be Invincible army part III.

Primarily what makes a 2 on 2 combo work is communication and teamwork. Compatiblity between humans first. With that, any combo could potentially own.

However, now we must assess which factions combo the most easily, which would require less teamwork which translates into more people using it.

Lets see here. Without a true unit list with stats and faction-specific units, we cannot identify this so far.

However, most of these combos will be centered on a mix of two units, like Longbowmen and Swiss Pikemen. Also, you might want to mike Spanish Jinetes with Lancers, using the javelins to hit anti-cav units, decreasing their numbers giving the Lancers a fighting chance.

Anyway, a tip of the helmet to whoever gets a partner and makes a faction combo work well. Combo tactics are so rare due to a lack of teamwork and communication. The TW community IMHO excels at communication, and I think that combo tactics in MTW will be taken to a level not seen in many other games.

[Kongamato]

Im gonna be replying a lot in this thread...

Kataphractoi + Almughavars

Since the Kats can go toe-to-toe with spearmen, they can spread into wide lines and quickly contain and compress the enemy army. Then the Almughavars can have a field day with their Javelins.

[Emp. Conralius]

None can stop the onslaught of the Jannisary Corp!

[Kongamato]

Do not be impetuous. I am pretty sure Turks with another faction will beat Turks + Turks.

[Emp. Conralius]

Blasphemy! The Jannisary Corp fight not for personal honor, they fight to win!

[This message has been edited by Emp. Conralius (edited 07-18-2002).]

[Stephen Hummell]

Jannisarys are like the longbowmen, they are good but not unbeatable. Either a good cavalry or gun/archer unit can beat them.

I pick English/German. Longbow and heavily armoured knights.

[Dionysus9]

The Bachae are an unstoppable faction. Droves of maidens in a lust/rage who are accustomed to consuming live bulls will tear your puny Jannisary to bits.

See the following etymology:

Maenad Bachae Mind Mania Ecstasy Frenzy Bacchus

~ MAENAD or see> BACHAE
~ MAENADS note ETYMOLOGY
given mostly under
see> MIND see> MANIA
myth> WOMEN DRIVEN TO ECSTASY or FRENZY
WHEN WORSHIPING see> DIONYSUS or
see> BACCHUS a style of devotions that
reduced fears and oppressive conventions
note connection with grape wine and BACCHUS as in
lat BACA = BERRY see> BACHELOR
hx> also MAENADS WERE WOMEN OF THEBES
THAT JOINED PROCESSIONS IN HONOR OF DIONYSOS
lit+ THE CLASSIC INTERPRETATION OF THE FRENZY OF MAENADS
IS PERPETUATED FROM A THE PLAY "BACCHAE" by EURIPIDES [#]
art> BACHANTES WERE A FAVORITE SUBJECT DEPICTED IN VASES
WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NOCTURNAL DANCES AND
ASSAULTS ON PENTHEUS or ORPHEUS later versions became
MORE SUBDUED note a Roman copy of a Greek original of the late
5th century BC on display at the New York Metropolitan Museum of
Art which shows a BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED TABLET WITH A RELIEF OF
AN ATTRACTIVE GIRL IDENTIFIED AS A MAENAD or BACHANT BECAUSE
SHE HOLDS A STAFF ADORNED WITH VINE LEAVES and BERRIES WHICH
IMPLY A LINK WITH DIONYSUS





[This message has been edited by Dionysus9 (edited 07-18-2002).]

[Divine Wind]

France and England would be an intresting combo..but the temptation 2 strike my ally would be 2 great http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Aelfred Magna]

England (Longbow/Billman combo) + one of the Heavy Cavalry Civs . . . any will do.

[LittleGrizzly]

Quote Originally posted by Stephen Hummell:
I pick English/German. Longbow and heavily armoured knights.[/QUOTE]

England and Germany allys NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
but the combanation does seem good

[Stephen Hummell]

Did something happen between England and Germany, Like a Football game or somethin'.

[Kongamato]

Maybe he is french.

BTW I found a great unit for taking down longbowmen! The Hashasin, b/c they cant be fired on until they are really really close, unless you want to sacrifice a unit to get them in sight, but unfortunately the longbowmen might hit the unit you used.

[Rokkaku]

Quote Originally posted by Kongamato:
Oh, stealing my replies and making them topics eh?.... NP.
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ummm, well, you should've made a topic cos it will drag more peoples attention to it, as for invincible army part 3, kuma, damn well close the thread if this has been done before because I wasnt aware of it!

[A Nerd]

Is MP going to allow unit mods? In operation flashpoint people can take the model of a typical soldier and make them into anthing they want granted they have the talent and the software...this would be fun in MTW...not only for MP but also for random map on the game itself...Sam I am!