Little monuments?

**NightwindKing** · 08-15-2011, 15:17

So what exactly constitutes a "Legendary Victory"? I'm pretty sure the forces were rather even in that battle.

**Monk** · 08-15-2011, 15:24

The type of victory you claim at the end of a battle is determined by your k/d ratio. I'm sure you've seen it on the end battle screen, where it offers you the chance to save your replay. "Close victory" "Clear victory" and so on.

Typically winning a big battle, and winning in a big way by killing a lot of the enemy, will get you a statue on the map to record the event.

**frogbeastegg** · 08-15-2011, 19:07

In addition to kill/loss ratios, I think it helps if you are outnumbered. That's where I have won most of mine. If you have the larger army you will almost never win a legendary victory. If the armies are roughly even, it seems like you have to barely lose anyone while killing most of the enemy; I've had battles where I have lost around 100 and killed over 1,000 and not been awarded it.

Legendary is a lot harder to get than in the older games, which is a good thing. It felt like I used to win legendary status in every second battle in RTW!

**NightwindKing** · 08-16-2011, 11:48

Gotcha.

Yeah I've been getting quite a few Heroic victories recently, but no legendary ones.

Last battle I, the enemy had about 500 more men than I, and I routed them after about five minutes. Got a heroic victory. Then they fled and holed-up in a castle. Took it with 200 casualties, and lost no generals, and it was called a 'costly victory'. Go figure.

**Arjos** · 08-16-2011, 18:21

It also helps if your troops are outclassed by the enemy...
For example ashigaru vs samurai...

**edyzmedieval** · 08-17-2011, 01:00

They are pretty hard to get to be honest, the rules have been toughened up for S2TW. I remember you could easily get them in RTW.

**feelotraveller** · 08-17-2011, 16:09

Um, with due respect I think the previous posters have it wrong. What they are talking about are 'heroic victories'. Now maybe you get a monument for these as well but the monuments I have gotten (have not had a heroic victory yet, mainly due to outnumbering the enemy most times) are for 'famous battles'. A famous battle is one where lots of troops fight and die.