Anti-fantasy unit

**A.Saturnus** · 08-16-2004, 23:10

I had an idea! Since CA has now implemented quite a number of fantasy units like head-hurlers it might be good to give those who don´t like them a defence against all kinds of fantasy units. Thus an anti-fantasy unit:

Historician nitpicker
The most fervent historical-correctness demanders gathered together in an unit to fight all inaccurate presence on the battlefield. While unarmoured, they carry lots of historical sources with them, what makes them very effective against ahistorical enemies. Flaming pigs and druids simply disappear when attacked. Elephants, while not defeated immediately, are greatly reduced in number.
This force is especially deadly against Egyptians.

Hardy
Long range attack (accuracy outcry)
Entirely useless against historical correct units

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 08-17-2004, 00:14

Librarian

Able to research an opposing unit in under 8.345 seconds, this single-man unit works much like the Historician nitpicker. However, should the Librarian run out of coffee, his morale and effectiveness disappears. Excells against generic or fantasy barbarian units.

Stupid-piercing
Needs coffee
Impetuous

**Steppe Merc** · 08-17-2004, 00:28

That's me, a Historician nitpicker. Though I wish we were more powerful agains the (drumroll please)
Annoying N00bs
Having serious spelling and grammer problems, they insult the Historician nitpicker endlessly, often causing them to run away in disgust. However, often they make little if any sense.
-Effective against Historician nitpicker until they run out of idotic reasonings to why history is bad.
-Can't type in any normal language.
-Routs quickly when faced by a determined question.
~:p

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 08-17-2004, 00:39

RTW Naysayers

Dangerous to all (including Annoying N00bs and Historician nitpickers), RTW naysayers proclaim that Rome Total War will be unsalvageably bad in historical accuracy. While at first glance the Naysayer may seem to support the N00b in battle, the Naysayer may go mad, especially at the sight of burning pigs, and begin to stomp all in its path!

May panic
Causes others to negatively anticipate RTW
May be converted to Historician nitpicker (though unlikely)
"Stomping Action"

**Lonewarrior** · 08-17-2004, 04:24

Introducing the Farmeaters, They go from one province to another eating all the crops, therefore bringing mayhen and destruction, no army can stand against them, they are unstopable.

**Oaty** · 08-17-2004, 04:55

But CA had planned in advance on a counter for this unit and introduced the screaming woman. Apparently these history geeks spend countless hours in the books and when flashed boobies from these screamin woman are stunned just long enough for these fictitious units to destroy these anti-fantasy spellcasters.

And what ya gonna do when your in the gamelobby and run across this ..... WOOT WOOOT I just got RTW, these Egyptians just look so cool I have to try them out WWWOOOOOOOOT WWWOOOOOOOOOOT. Alright who wants a 1 on 1 game with me. The game starts and you have 20 units of anti-fantasy spell catsers and to your surprise you see 20 full units of legionaires barreling down at you.

**Osbot** · 08-17-2004, 07:12

I would be an anti-whiner juggernaught of destruction and no mercy. I mock people who take themselves too seriously with my l33t haxx0r skillz. Baiting them into a battle they can never win, namely with teh l33t talk. Grammar wars are the most pointless and weakest way to attack someone online. People who nitpick grammar generally don't have enough intelligence to pick up on something else, and in the act of attacking someones grammar make grammar errors themselves thus they fall into the old black, kettle and all that.

I came to the realization a very long time ago, that because someone uses the now common abreviations or net slang does not make them less intelligent than you are. Moreso the whole speaking clearly ettiquete is total rubbish for wannabe snobs. I've run into people infinitly more intelligent than anyone on these forums that type online like "doot ur so sux lolzerz", meanwhile they are working on a theoretical physics phd at MIT or something else way over my head.

So please, stop living in your glass house mocking people you know absolutely nothing about. This forum is populated by a bunch of people giving each other reach arounds with their "properly done ole chap hohoho, you sure showed them, quite right quite right!". Reminds me of the deep south, you know deliverance and all that. It's unfortunate, I used to actually enjoy reading these forums back in the day, no wonder the place is stagnating, its an old boys club where the "smurtest" guys on the block run off anyone who doesnt conform to their style. The sad thing is, the most intelligent people i've had the pleasure of reading are all on the .com.

So I say, bring on the British Cataphract Woad Camel Raiding Head Hurlers. If CA throws a few more units like that in, this extremely small, overly vocal and hugely whiney crowd might pack up and leave. That'd be a good thing for everyone involved.

OsbotasaurusREX, inserting sigs that make me seem smart for 12 years now.

**King Edward** · 08-17-2004, 08:27

Wow. Did Oaty strike a nerve?

Im afraid i have to i have to side with the historical accuracy people here, if your trying to make a SIMULATION of battles in Roman times you have to have the correct units involved or its not a true simulation and therfore it is claming to be somthing its not.

Im not saying these units will make the game bad, they will just take away some of the atmosphere and realisim of the game.

**The_Emperor** · 08-17-2004, 08:47

In order to counter the increased threat from the Historical nitpicker CA have retaliated with the Flaming Fanboy Unit!

These childish units are devastating to the anti-fantasy units, proclaiming flaming pigs and other fantasy units to be gospel and any argument against them to be heresy, these fanatical teenagers tire out the historical units in ceaseless flaming and personal attacks until both units fatigue is exausted and they withdraw.

Strong argument.
Can disrupt research.
May Spam without orders.

**Oaty** · 08-18-2004, 18:05

Originally Posted by King Edward

Wow. Did Oaty strike a nerve?

Im afraid i have to i have to side with the historical accuracy people here, if your trying to make a SIMULATION of battles in Roman times you have to have the correct units involved or its not a true simulation and therfore it is claming to be somthing its not.

Im not saying these units will make the game bad, they will just take away some of the atmosphere and realisim of the game.

Was not my intention just cracking a joke and if being called a history geek offends you ...... geeez

Well anyways the # 1 way to protest is to boycott the product

My apologies and if you do'nt want to accept that I bow down to the oh great 1

**Barkhorn1x** · 08-17-2004, 14:27

Originally Posted by Osbot

I would be an anti-whiner juggernaught of destruction and no mercy. I mock people who take themselves too seriously with my l33t haxx0r skillz. Baiting them into a battle they can never win, namely with teh l33t talk.

What are you trying to say here?? Please speak English.

Barkhorn.

**Steppe Merc** · 08-17-2004, 15:45

Moderators (please don't kill me ~:p )
These units strike fear into all units. While some support one camp or another, they attack all units without mercy, including the Historical Nitpickers. However, they are doubley effective against Annoying n00bs and Flaming Fanboys who curse at people without cause.
Armed with Modstick
Strikes fear into all units
Attacks all units