There's a lot to be excited about right now.

Hassknecht said:
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is really shaping up to look absolutely amazing.
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I heard about this project a while ago, I didn't check it for a while. Looks like they will deliver what they promised. They can count me as one of their players, for sure.

R.Graves said:
Looking forward to outlast 2. 2016 Q3.
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Ah, outlast. I really, really didn't like the first one, so I was kind of skeptical for the sequel. But I was surprised by how they nailed the "secluded, creepy, Stephen King like midwest" atmosphere. I'll probably wait to see a few playthroughs before making my mind though. Until then, I'm really excited for Dishonored 2.
 
I like how this game tries to go the realism route, but i'm not sure how sneaking and lockpicking fits into that. I'm not sure i could even sneak through a room with a blind person.
 
AskWazzup said:
I like how this game tries to go the realism route, but i'm not sure how sneaking and lockpicking fits into that. I'm not sure i could even sneak through a room with a blind person.
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As always with realism in games... you have to pick your battles :)

I'm still waiting for a fantasy rpg where you won't get away with mass murder just like that. Yeah, I know. Sounds boring. But I'm sure it could be pulled off somehow.
 
Guys, knights barely battled straight on.

Most of their fighting was taken up by tournaments, and it's not surprising to have a knight fighting twice for a whole campaign.
 
Depends about the period we're talking really, in later periods, yeah, their role was taken over more and more by mercenaries and veterans. But when you look at the really famous battles in medieval times, like Azincourt knights have been a pretty regular sight on the battlefield. With both on foot and with horses. Particularly as it was rather rare that a knight who was captured or injured would be killed. They often got the right to pay for their freedom with a ransom.
 
Dr Fallout said:
Guys, knights barely battled straight on.

Most of their fighting was taken up by tournaments, and it's not surprising to have a knight fighting twice for a whole campaign.
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To be fair, almost nobody "fought" on in the middle age. You were a war veteran if you survived two battles, in most cases (exceptions made for the war of 100 years, crusades and a few historical sieges). Most of the "wars" consisted in taking towns, forcing the enemy to move out, until you had enough towns to cut its supplies and the enemy's revenues. His mercenaires would then go away and you could negociate terms of surrender. Direct confrontations were to be avoided, because peasants used to run back home as soon as their armies lost one or two soldiers. Seriously, they deserted for nothing, from what I've read, and loosing auxiliaries is a very bad thing... Regrouping was almost impossible, so direct contact was to be avoided.
 
mithrap said:
To be fair, almost nobody "fought" on in the middle age. You were a war veteran if you survived two battles, in most cases (exceptions made for the war of 100 years, crusades and a few historical sieges). Most of the "wars" consisted in taking towns, forcing the enemy to move out, until you had enough towns to cut its supplies and the enemy's revenues. His mercenaires would then go away and you could negociate terms of surrender. Direct confrontations were to be avoided, because peasants used to run back home as soon as their armies lost one or two soldiers. Seriously, they deserted for nothing, from what I've read, and loosing auxiliaries is a very bad thing... Regrouping was almost impossible, so direct contact was to be avoided.
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Agreed, also knights weren't actually that good at fighting... I mean it from a tactical sense. It was easy to mob them as they were so slow, so all you had to do was bring them down (using gravity and armour), where you could stab them through the armour's weak points.
 
eissa said:
thats why plate armor is sometimes impractical, and many soldier just go plated mail instead. also its quite damn expensive.
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Full plate armor was usually reserved to the richest knights, anyway, who went mostly on horseback.
The foot soldiers in medieval battles wore chainmail shirts and hauberks at most, with gambesons and jack of plates being more common among the poorer soldiers. Usually they'd just use a shield and helmet due to mail being very expensive.
And, of course, with crossbows and arquebuses joining the battlefields in the 16th century heavy armor was getting kinda pointless, anyway, until with the advent of more potent artillery and shrapnel the steel helmet went back in style in WWI.
 
Hassknecht said:
Full plate armor was usually reserved to the richest knights, anyway, who went mostly on horseback.
The foot soldiers in medieval battles wore chainmail shirts and hauberks at most, with gambesons and jack of plates being more common among the poorer soldiers. Usually they'd just use a shield and helmet due to mail being very expensive.
And, of course, with crossbows and arquebuses joining the battlefields in the 16th century heavy armor was getting kinda pointless, anyway, until with the advent of more potent artillery and shrapnel the steel helmet went back in style in WWI.
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about crossbow and musket/arquebuses, the plate armor is still capable of stopping it. certain type such as gothic plate armor from 17th century do pretty good at keeping the captain and general at that time alive from stray bullet. And do i mention that ussually plate armor were also wearing in tandem with gambeson and mail inside? :D
 
The only thing special about a knight's fighting ability is their armour and resistance against most attacks. Their skills in arms were impractical in the swirling melee where they were attacked by mobs of enemies.
 
Dr Fallout said:
The only thing special about a knight's fighting ability is their armour and resistance against most attacks. Their skills in arms were impractical in the swirling melee where they were attacked by mobs of enemies.
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not necessarily,



it shows that, if you are skillful with great sword a mob of enemies wouldn't be a problem
 
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