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[Myrdin]

the Easterlings shown in movie, were on the screen for less then 5 minutes ( and im speaking abou Extended edition ! ), though it was short it was cool - but yeh you can see, all of them same equipment ( looks fearsome ! )

as for theyr armor/weapons - i personally love them soo much, that i would like to have a full set of thoose in my room ( with shield and halberd - well full set ), they look just awasome

but ok, not every one must like it as much as i do ..... but as elfh. said, they mass produced theyre weapons/armor ( read that on lotr wiki ), but i recall a game called Lotr : Return of the King ( was mainly , action RPG, where you picked hero and fougt dozens of enemies, yeh wariors of Rhun too - some of them were bearing two scrimitars in hands ) soo maybe some slight skin changes ( like weapons + - coat, something ) could be done. Though i still like them this way



as for the fishy announcment you made - no i dont have i dont have anything there, right, becouse no matter where ( MMoRPG, forums, channels, youtube, veoh, whatever ) i dont fill up this kind of things, 1 its jsut nuinsance 2 why should i 3 when im getting joined somewhere i dont have time for it for i want to join discussion/game immediatly ( soo i fill up just the needed info ) and 4 you have no bussiness what i got filled up and what not

[Fyro11]

Ok, we're talking about the game, not the movie and the reason is that the Ithilien Rangers never fought alongside the main Gondorian army (within their ranks) yet they do in the game. So there is one example already of a differently skinned unit; the Ithilien Rangers, and then you also have Tower Guard. Then there are Gondor Archers, Soldiers and Knights that all have the same skin. But in Rhún, with the exception of the Archers every single damn unit has the same, accursed skin. Ok you have the Brigands of Rhún and Corsairs of Umbar, but these units come from that Inn (or whatever it's called) and in short they're eye-candy (i.e. useless) hence lesser used.

The point is, the main chunk of units look like the largest twin family in the world. I know the armour is the same but they don't have to have the same helmets; the Wain Riders could be different, and so could the Rhún Riders and Soldiers of Rhún. As yet, the Soldiers of Rhún and Easterlings look exactly the same, to my knowledge.

[Devon]

Oops, I'm late. Shikari already reskinned at least warriors to match archers.

[TowerGuard418]

Don't forget the Gondor spearmen. They have the same skin too.
The Easterlings mass-produced their armor, so it's fine if they have the same skin.

[Fyro11]

Don't forget the Gondor spearmen. They have the same skin too.
The Easterlings mass-produced their armor, so it's fine if they have the same skin.

The Gondor Spearmen are a new addition. Anyhow, it doesn't matter so much since I've already got what I wanted, i.e. what Yoda posted. Thanks for letting us know; I mean if I felt the monotony in one game then there must've been something wrong.

[Scryer]

This is kind of pointless, but I have always loved the current models that are being used for Rhun. Maybe the Soldiers of Rhun and the Easterling warriors could have models that really makes them look different? But that's about all I think that needs to be done for them. Personally, I think that the Soldiers of Rhun should be absed off of Rhun's archer's model.

Like many have mentioned before, if you look at Gondor most of their armour looks exactly alike. And so would other factions. Although there are differences amongst the units, most of them look a lot similar. Every faction that we've seen in the films (and described in the books, if I remember correctly) was usually described similarly.

[tylerman29]

I think its fine they look the same .. to me an army where all the units have different skins is stupid they need to be uniformed and allike (with the exception of goblin and mordor because they wore what they could find.)

[Fyro11]

Guys, I've already got what I wanted, so give it a rest PLEASE Next topic...

Edited by Fyro11, 10 May 2008 - 08:38 PM.

[tylerman29]

lol ok how about everyones opinion on the current heroes for Mote?

[TowerGuard418]

The blue wizards illusion unit summon is definitely a cool idea. The rock giant summon is cool too. That's something I would never think of.

[tylerman29]

i wonder if it was a beast to script lol

[Scryer]

Just something that I want to bring up regarding an early-game hero: Would there really be a need for a Corsair hero other than campaign? I mean, I've heard of talk about a Corsair Captain making its way into this mod but nothing has been confirmed. So I just want to quickly bring this up, if anyone one else feels like talking about it....

[Devon]

We might have PJ make a cameo appearance, as SEE did

[tylerman29]

sweet

[The Black Goldfish]

The rock giant summon is cool too. That's something I would never think of.

Ain't it called a Golem?

Nevermind;

anyways, the mumak chief and eaterling captain(or whatever their name became) was the most obvious, instead of pulling in "the sultan of harad"(allthougth, i do not reject that idea). what about a Corsair captain and a Variag chief?

[EggyDan]

Bug report!

Not too sure if this has been reported, already, but, well, I'm on the RJ dunharrow map, at the bottom, and I am MotE. The Rhun armory seems to be missing from the porters' command sets.

Evil men are a fun faction though I must say! Good job

[Fyro11]

The rock giant summon is cool too. That's something I would never think of.

Ain't it called a Golem?

Nevermind;

anyways, the mumak chief and eaterling captain(or whatever their name became) was the most obvious, instead of pulling in "the sultan of harad"(allthougth, i do not reject that idea). what about a Corsair captain and a Variag chief?

I don't think there should be any Sultan, as they were very, very down south. Far, far below Harad even. The Mahud Chieftain still is nameless in the public beta as is the Easterling Captain. They both have zero abilities. I think the team, when they work on this faction, should work on the castle walls first. But it's their choice and I'm not arguing it through.

[Myrdin]

correction - Easterling chieftan HAS abilities ( and pretty sweet ones too -though a bit weak, great support stuff )

[Fyro11]

^ Cool!

I really love the Young Dragons, especially their 'flight' ability which is like a big stomp and kills off a whole horde. Though having said that, either they should get that ability a little later than lv.2 or they should level up a little slower. Hmm, I'm just thinking whether their fire-breathing ability is more powerful than 'flight'. But then the advantage with flight is that the Young Dragon can escape. But errr...yeh.

Oh, btw, has anyone addressed the fact that the Easterling Archers tend to fire a red version of Silverthorn Arrow- iirc it's barbed arrow, and it's really powerful. It's a bug, that needs removing.

Edited by Fyro11, 20 May 2008 - 01:06 PM.

[Myrdin]

yup, all in the past

i was the one that took the " part time job " and wrote down a list of bugs, including " red silvethorns " ( barded arrows )

as for the dragons, - dont worry, after lvl 4 the lvl EXTREMLY slows down ( i know this good trust my ) and you cant resurect them, just purchase absolutely new one, if he dies ( again trust me ), and thats kinda sad ( damn its sad to loose lvl 6 baby dragon )
as for more " baby drake " topic, scroll back ( or better, go from page one, till here, not from here till page one - you find it sooner this way ), i got few ideas for Rhun fortress, that coudl boost them up ( lett them grown from " baby dragons " into " adolescent dragons " )



now for some new thing - i wanted to bring this thing up : In action Rpg Lotr RotK, there were rhun elite soldiers, waving around with two scrimitars ( or sabers ), in each hand one.
Could this unit be implemented, 3 in a horde - aoe ( not friendly fire ) as some " infantry cutter ", wery quick ( movement, attack ), decent hp, but practically no armor.

or if not, then something - i want ( sounds childish i know ), to see double wielders. ( for thoso known of DgD - i mean TWF )