How realistic are elephants going rampage all the time?

**Weebeast** · 10-21-2009, 21:39

I'll let him speak for himself but I thought "that" refers to the animal? So ok two people got killed by "gods" that they lined up. I suppose I could sit down and give a moment of silence. I posted the video merely to answer the question of how realistic of elephants running amok. You bet it's as realistic as people running amok on forums.

Maybe its just my arbitrarily, convetional ethics but for me there is a difference between fictional violence and real violence.

but you're talking about how they make money. There's no difference here. I could as well turn that elephant incident into polygons using 3d program but that doesn't change anything, rewrite history or make it okay. Does it really? I guess the term you are looking for is "too soon" maybe?

**ziegenpeter** · 10-21-2009, 21:45

I suppose I could sit down and give a moment of silence.

I suppose that is sarcasm?

No offense meant!
But I was so shocked (maybe I am a wussie?) that I found the comment

This, is just awesome!!!

very misplaced.
Lets leave it with that and go back to reason why we write here:
EB nerdyness

**Weebeast** · 10-21-2009, 22:14

I suppose that is sarcasm?

In spirit no, but yeah I don't practice these things...

Lets leave it with that and go back to reason why we write here:
EB nerdyness

Elephants are as much as unpredictable as humans can be. Factor in the language barrier between the two mammals then you can see how realistic this is. It's not a secret that even humans switch sides. It happened to the legions of Pompey - they switched to Caesar's side. Elephants just happen to not care, they see neither as threat and make their own sides.

**ziegenpeter** · 10-21-2009, 22:17

BTW: I don't know of any record about horses going crazy on their riders in the heat of battle.

**A Very Super Market** · 10-21-2009, 22:33

Horses are herd animals, as well as being less intelligent than humans and elephants. They are considerably easier to lead, but can still disobey orders from the rider.

Specifically, the only reason that polearms repel cavalry is that horses are unwilling to impale themselves on pointy things. A rider that attempts to force their mount into a mass of phalangites will not succeed, and likely end up lying on the ground when the horse has a panic attack right before impact.

**Fluvius Camillus** · 10-21-2009, 22:44

Originally Posted by A Very Super Market

Horses are herd animals, as well as being less intelligent than humans and elephants. They are considerably easier to lead, but can still disobey orders from the rider.

Specifically, the only reason that polearms repel cavalry is that horses are unwilling to impale themselves on pointy things. A rider that attempts to force their mount into a mass of phalangites will not succeed, and likely end up lying on the ground when the horse has a panic attack right before impact.

Yea the battle engine does not have that, you can simply charge into a group of phalanx with medium cav and some will die, some will stubbornly keep running against the points and some just get through, not very realistic, but nothing the team can do about.

~Fluvius

**ziegenpeter** · 10-21-2009, 23:46

Originally Posted by Fluvius Camillus

Yea the battle engine does not have that, you can simply charge into a group of phalanx with medium cav and some will die, some will stubbornly keep running against the points and some just get through, not very realistic, but nothing the team can do about.

~Fluvius

Funny you guys mention, that 'cause I was thinking about that yesterday. Its a pity that they dont stop, maybe if they did that and a few dont stop early enough and get killed, the rest turns away... that would be cool