What Battles have you been Owned in???

[Vladimir]

You must have been using an old version of the game. I haven't played around much with reinforcement postures but they could have avoided that.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I think this qualifies. I greatly outnumbered the enemy. Lost a general and my entire armed force.

But... I still win the battle. Because I am Askthepizzaguy the Most Merciless, and I will slay whomever opposes me to the last man.

Talk about your phyrric victories.

My general and his general were literally the last ones left standing. He also had armoured cataphracts remaining to guard him, and my other general, all my bodyguards, AND my troops were all slain.

I systematically slew the remaining armoured cataphracts, and engaged in a duel to the death in the castle courtyard, with bodies of the fallen strewn everywhere, my wounded men helpless to intervene, but watching as their great commander would not give up.

I finally slew the enemy general, the ERE's Prince. Not bad for a third rate general who had lost the battle by force. I think this man shall inherit the throne, and I will see to it that he shall. Men who do not waver even as they are the sole remaining soldier are men I want running my nation when I am long dead.

Also, 60 troops recovered from being casualties. Not bad, not bad.

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[Genaral Julis]

I once made the mistake of useing Pikemen against the Mongols....I'll spare you the details be suffice it to say..the ground was bathed in blood.

[Askthepizzaguy]

any time you use pikemen in unmodded or early modded M2TW games, they always get owned. Lesson learned: upgrade to latest mods, or send different troops.

[Genaral Julis]

any time you use pikemen in unmodded or early modded M2TW games, they always get owned. Lesson learned: upgrade to latest mods, or send different troops.

I find that given the right planning and positons...Pikemen can be very effective on an unmodded verison of MTW2. I did manage to stop the Mongols eventully...I fought a 100 year war against them and the Trimuds and people who I just generally didn't like (I.E: all other Factions in the game)..But in the end...I emerged as the Ruler of a war ravaged and largely devasted world.

An empty victory but a victory nonetheless, one might say.