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Re: Why do elves fear drawing the sword of khaine in the lore?
How comes someone so obsessed with elves doesn't know even such basic aspects of their lore?
Behold! Total War TroyHammer Comes!
For those that maybe sampled Troy for free when it was on Epic, and found that CA went too much for a ‘middle of the road’ approach that appeased no one: not historical enough for purists, not fantastical enough for fantasy fans…. CA has adjusted their approach!!
Similar to Three Kingdoms, they’re adding a ‘Historical Mode’ and a ‘Mythos Mode’ as additional modes on top of the base game experience, so the people who did like vanilla Troy can still play it.
The Mythos mode is coming with a full suite of magic and monsters to use! Casting Thunderbolts and recruiting Cyclops. TroyHammer indeed!
This is all over on the Troy Forums/Troy Steampage. I just also know some of us never leave the Warhammer subsection so I thought I’d bring some attention to it here for those that might be interested!
*These modes are coming as a DLC. You can buy the DLC on Epic or Steam. If you buy it on Steam it’s currently in a discount bundle since you’d have to buy Troy as well.
P.S. CA is there any way we could get that Hydra model? Even if just as a RoR or Waagh-only alternative? It looks so cool!
Similar to Three Kingdoms, they’re adding a ‘Historical Mode’ and a ‘Mythos Mode’ as additional modes on top of the base game experience, so the people who did like vanilla Troy can still play it.
The Mythos mode is coming with a full suite of magic and monsters to use! Casting Thunderbolts and recruiting Cyclops. TroyHammer indeed!
This is all over on the Troy Forums/Troy Steampage. I just also know some of us never leave the Warhammer subsection so I thought I’d bring some attention to it here for those that might be interested!
*These modes are coming as a DLC. You can buy the DLC on Epic or Steam. If you buy it on Steam it’s currently in a discount bundle since you’d have to buy Troy as well.
P.S. CA is there any way we could get that Hydra model? Even if just as a RoR or Waagh-only alternative? It looks so cool!
MYTHOS DLC - Announcement Trailer + Steam Release Date
The battle for Troy cannot be waged by man alone. A winged behemoth, a slithering serpent with many heads and a beast prowling the abyss — track them, harness them and turn the tide of war in the MYTHOS DLC.
Wishlist MYTHOS now, out on 2 September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1553061/A_Total_War_Saga_TROY__Mythos/
Pre-order here: https://store.troy.totalwar.com/
Any questions? Check out our FAQ articles.
MYTHOS: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-troy-mythos-release-date-faq/
TROY on Steam: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-troy-steam-release-date-faq/
Wishlist MYTHOS now, out on 2 September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1553061/A_Total_War_Saga_TROY__Mythos/
Pre-order here: https://store.troy.totalwar.com/
Any questions? Check out our FAQ articles.
MYTHOS: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-troy-mythos-release-date-faq/
TROY on Steam: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-troy-steam-release-date-faq/
Re: How do you unite Ulthuan?
I kill them all, then they're united in death.
Re: you know the AI is getting much better
Well, CA stated they could have made a much more clever AI. But that would kill the fun for most players.
Pretty sure the current AI "intelligence" suits the majority of the players.
I just wish they had better difficulty setting where the AI "intelligence" actually improved if you set the difficulty higher instead of just giving them cheats.
Pretty sure the current AI "intelligence" suits the majority of the players.
I just wish they had better difficulty setting where the AI "intelligence" actually improved if you set the difficulty higher instead of just giving them cheats.
Re: I dont think Nagash could work in the game.
I think he could work just fine. His ‘full god’ status was only unlocked during the End Times, as opposed to Gork/Sigmar, etc. who have been the primary gods for their Races since the inception of those Races. Nagash on the other hand has been a much more tangible/mortal opponent in the setting for most of his time there.
I view him as much closer to someone on the level of Mazdamundi or Ariel, who are in the game….Mazdamundi having raised mountain ranges and help shift continents and such, and Ariel eventually becoming a demigod in the lore. Both are powerful to be sure, but CA managed to tone down their ‘lore’ power level to something manageable for gameplay. The same could easily be done for Nagash.
For a campaign, I keep picturing it as a ‘Voldemort’s Return’ type thing, where you start off as very weak and disembodied, and slowly ramp up in power as recollect your various ‘horcrux’ artifacts as you try to fulfill the ‘alternative villain to Chaos’ power fantasy. But even Nagash in a fully powered late game, I wouldn’t anticipate as being any more powerful than Taurox, or Sniktch, both of which can destroy dozens of settlements in a single turn and/or button click.
Like, there are ways to make Nagash feel balanced. And even if they don’t balance him well (which would be a shame), it’s not like CA is actually opposed to making certain characters comically OP in a way that precludes them from being added to the game. A balanced Nagash would absolutely be possible/preferred. But it’s not necessary/a limitation according to CA’s current design patterns.
As to HOW to implement him…. I understand many people want him in different ways. Either as a LL for a specific Undead Race with a hybrid roster like Arkhan/Rakarth. Or as a LL/LH that’s only recruitable by Undead, like the opposite of Gotrek/Felix. Others want him as his own Race, with ability for him to recollect his Mortarchs via confederation or just giving him a new suite of Mortarchs to choose from, such as the Nameless.
^^There’s no way any single implementation approach is going to appease everyone. But I think it’s important to recognize that just because somebody’s preferred approach isn’t used, doesn’t mean the alternative approaches are ‘impossible’. There’s a difference between ‘not to your taste’, and ‘not possible to implement properly’.
TL;DR: From lore power level to implementation options, I don’t see a single obstacle to Nagash that CA hasn’t shown they can solve already with another character/faction that’s already in the game. From toning down ‘lore’ power levels to hybrid rosters, to ‘multi-Race’ recruitment, none of it seems like an insurmountable obstacle.
If you don’t like Nagash/don’t want to play as him yourself, that’s fine. Everyone is allowed their preferences. But there’s a difference between that and “he can’t possibly work in the game”.
I view him as much closer to someone on the level of Mazdamundi or Ariel, who are in the game….Mazdamundi having raised mountain ranges and help shift continents and such, and Ariel eventually becoming a demigod in the lore. Both are powerful to be sure, but CA managed to tone down their ‘lore’ power level to something manageable for gameplay. The same could easily be done for Nagash.
For a campaign, I keep picturing it as a ‘Voldemort’s Return’ type thing, where you start off as very weak and disembodied, and slowly ramp up in power as recollect your various ‘horcrux’ artifacts as you try to fulfill the ‘alternative villain to Chaos’ power fantasy. But even Nagash in a fully powered late game, I wouldn’t anticipate as being any more powerful than Taurox, or Sniktch, both of which can destroy dozens of settlements in a single turn and/or button click.
Like, there are ways to make Nagash feel balanced. And even if they don’t balance him well (which would be a shame), it’s not like CA is actually opposed to making certain characters comically OP in a way that precludes them from being added to the game. A balanced Nagash would absolutely be possible/preferred. But it’s not necessary/a limitation according to CA’s current design patterns.
As to HOW to implement him…. I understand many people want him in different ways. Either as a LL for a specific Undead Race with a hybrid roster like Arkhan/Rakarth. Or as a LL/LH that’s only recruitable by Undead, like the opposite of Gotrek/Felix. Others want him as his own Race, with ability for him to recollect his Mortarchs via confederation or just giving him a new suite of Mortarchs to choose from, such as the Nameless.
^^There’s no way any single implementation approach is going to appease everyone. But I think it’s important to recognize that just because somebody’s preferred approach isn’t used, doesn’t mean the alternative approaches are ‘impossible’. There’s a difference between ‘not to your taste’, and ‘not possible to implement properly’.
TL;DR: From lore power level to implementation options, I don’t see a single obstacle to Nagash that CA hasn’t shown they can solve already with another character/faction that’s already in the game. From toning down ‘lore’ power levels to hybrid rosters, to ‘multi-Race’ recruitment, none of it seems like an insurmountable obstacle.
If you don’t like Nagash/don’t want to play as him yourself, that’s fine. Everyone is allowed their preferences. But there’s a difference between that and “he can’t possibly work in the game”.
Re: How in the world do you guys find Campaign fun?
Single player is so repetitive and such a chore. It's just autoresolving and fighting the occasional battle until you snowball and and paint the map. I don't get how anyone finds this fun. Quickbattles at least gives you an unique challenge every once and a while. Multiplayer needs a lot of work too but there's at least potential there since it's in the spirit of tabletop.Lol sounds like you don’t like the game bro
Its not Taurox, or the BM, its the game.
Its time to accept it just is the way the game is built. You will all see, experience, and read about this when Game 3 drops.
The game is not built the way it was on initial release, even Game 2 Release.
They (CA) dont want you to have to 'waste time' recruiting. They dont want you to 'waste time' recovering after a battle. They dont even care if you play out the battles, thanks AR notifications.
The basic way they design the game is flawed. The amount of buff stacking, replenishment, or recruitment buffs absolutely leads to a snowball situation and your faction is essentially irrelevant.
Like it or not, the game is a spectacle now, its not intended to challenge you.
The game is not built the way it was on initial release, even Game 2 Release.
They (CA) dont want you to have to 'waste time' recruiting. They dont want you to 'waste time' recovering after a battle. They dont even care if you play out the battles, thanks AR notifications.
The basic way they design the game is flawed. The amount of buff stacking, replenishment, or recruitment buffs absolutely leads to a snowball situation and your faction is essentially irrelevant.
Like it or not, the game is a spectacle now, its not intended to challenge you.
Re: How come Malekith burns were never healed?
The first thing that you must to understand is that the Flames of Asuryan are still alive in his body. They can be dormant, but they will accompany Malekith forever, burning his body and providing infinite pain to his spirit for the rest of eternity. No mortal magic can stop that.
And second, Morathi actually achieved a great deed.
Malekith was so deeply burnt that he was completely mad and unable to even move his legs by himself. He needed constant sacrifices to just move his body.
Hotek, with the aid of Morathi, fabricated the Armour of Midnight for Malekith, and thanks to the magic of the armour imbued with sacrifices of countless souls, he is even stronger than ever. The Flames are still inside, but instead of destroying him, they provide him now with an aura of warm which increases with his rage, to the point of being impossible to stay too near of him for much time when he is consumed by the anger.
Basically, the Lord Vader of Warhammer universe.
And second, Morathi actually achieved a great deed.
Malekith was so deeply burnt that he was completely mad and unable to even move his legs by himself. He needed constant sacrifices to just move his body.
Hotek, with the aid of Morathi, fabricated the Armour of Midnight for Malekith, and thanks to the magic of the armour imbued with sacrifices of countless souls, he is even stronger than ever. The Flames are still inside, but instead of destroying him, they provide him now with an aura of warm which increases with his rage, to the point of being impossible to stay too near of him for much time when he is consumed by the anger.
Basically, the Lord Vader of Warhammer universe.
Re: Warhammer's gunpowder is the worst thing ever. inexusable lazyness/incompetence by CA
Although i find your overly critical tone excessive, i do think that ranged feels... meh. Not only gunpowder, bows also sounded better in previous games.
