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Thread: Mounted Pikeman
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DanteTheMagnificent
Sun Feb 08, 2004 5:18 pm
#1
I posted this in the Tarquinas galaxy forum and seemed to get a pretty decent response (other than the phantom one-star ninja - whom I suspect is the little kid who thought the idea was too medieval sounding. Then I pointed out to him we should remove pikemen, swordsmen, fencers, and creature handlers as well if the game has to be 100% technology based. Heard no response after that. But I digress).
What I propose is to give mounted pikemen, and -maybe- heavy swordsmen, a cavalry combat bonus while mounted on a pet. Additionally, pikemen could get some form of 'charge' skillwhen mounted and using a lance. It would bring a renewed importance to creature mounts, and bring a little more love to the pikemen - whom I think are largely overlooked.
Ideas? Comments? Feedback? Flames?
ZomKalla
Sun Feb 08, 2004 6:02 pm
#2
There are many threads about this. Some want it and some don't. But I don't it can work.
ewoks4ever
Sun Feb 08, 2004 6:05 pm
#3
lol, I had a similar idea 'bout 4 months ago and posted it... like, we've got LANCES right? Why not get like, a bonus to attack if we're moving and mounted? I definitely agree that mounts are being overlooked, especially since now we have vehicles. most mounts are particularly weak creatures, so there's not much use for them in combat. We would definitely have to get a new weapon...perhaps one that can only be used while mounted? As the basic lance and vibro lance aren't our longest weapons...we'll call it...THE CAVALRY LANCE...or something not quite so obvious..
Not trying to hijack your post or nothing, lol
Justarous
Sun Feb 08, 2004 7:49 pm
#4
Hell, screw any bonuses adn other crap, just make pikeman the ONLY class that can us specials while mounted that would be just dandy for me
MasterOfCombat
Sun Feb 08, 2004 9:53 pm
#7
I'm going to concur with the no mounted combat sentiment. We dont have a Foot Soldier tag for nothing.
Corschen
Sun Feb 08, 2004 10:40 pm
#8
Yea, i posted about this on the pikeman combat roles forum, and i am not a pikeman
Braglor
Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:57 am
#10
DanteTheMagnificent wrote:
What I propose is to give mounted pikemen
I agree with you, it would be nice with a Jousting extra skill 
However, I feel that we are somewhat diversed in this matter:
antares_Kauri wrote:
"no mounted combat!"
OutbackWookiee
Mon Feb 09, 2004 6:06 am
#12
I'm going to find each and every one of you mounted fools and I'm going to kd your damned kaadus, or whatever the hell stupid animal you're on. Then I'm going to sit back and /giggle my ass off at you all lying dead under your pet with crushed pelvis' (pelvi?).
NO FRICKEN MOUNTED COMBAT!!!
ewoks4ever
Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:15 am
#13
dude, with the rebel mission, "imperial patrol camp" you almost HAVE to use a mount...the problem is, this mission spawns two white dots who will run away when you approach... so you chase one and his buddy shoots you, you chase his buddy and the first guy shoots you. They incap you and DB you. I felt like I was in gradeschool again, it was completely lame. With a mount, I was fast enough to catch them and make them feel the pain of my lance, far beyond where the light of our world shines.
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