Trait: Dislikes Gunpowder

[Martok]

And why do you dislike gunpowder?

I'm guessing for much the same reasons I don't like it.

In many ways, the introduction of gunpowder (and its subsequent increasing use) heralded the beginning of the mechanization/modernization of land combat. While fascination to read about and/or watch on the History Channel, it has never interested me that much from a gameplay standpoint. I like to see men killing each other with good old-fashioned metal & wood implements crafted by weaponsmiths, not shooting each other with with some....contraption made possible by (relatively) modern technology.

Also, I -- along with many people, I suspect -- have a hard time dismissing my long-held impressions that warfare in the time period covered by Empire almost always consists of men simply lining up and shooting each other. (Which you have to admit, sounds pretty boring on the face of it.) Intellectually, I realize this is an unfair assessment, and that combat during the era was actually quite a bit more complex than that, but it's difficult to internalize to the point where I truly *believe* it.


My interest in ETW isn't because of the land battles. It's because of everything else that CA has promised.