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cRPG => General Discussion => Topic started by: Thucydides on January 04, 2011, 07:06:46 am

Title: Hoplite Clan?
Post by: Thucydides on January 04, 2011, 07:06:46 am

Does anyone know if there is a Hoplite clan or any clan that supports phalanx style combat? As you can tell, i want to play like an ancient greek soldier.

Title: Re: Hoplite Clan?
Post by: Gorath on January 04, 2011, 07:11:31 am

RS used to, they still might goof off with you sometimes.
ATS was at one point a semi-spartan clan but isn't anymore...

The problem is that spear and shield in warband, no matter how organized and trained, is crushed by one simple act....

Downblocking.

Title: Re: Hoplite Clan?
Post by: Thucydides on January 04, 2011, 08:07:35 am

i"d imagine that push kick in a phalanx would be more effective considering the multiple spears around you.  It is pretty limiting how spears only have an underhand attack and not an overhead one as well. Could have added a bit more variety.

Title: Re: Hoplite Clan?
Post by: Artyem on January 04, 2011, 03:45:51 pm

Phalanxes and Hoplites have been tried before, but because spears are inferior to just about everything else most people have stopped trying. Onimaho, Socrates and I used to be pretty good at using spears and shields in teamwork, but that was back when everybody used different weapons, and not everybody with a two handed weapon and a crossbow.


DOWNBLOCK <----- Downfall of spears.

Title: Re: Hoplite Clan?
Post by: Engine on January 04, 2011, 05:40:53 pm

Ever read the history of the Pelopponesian war? It's fascinating stuff.

Title: Re: Hoplite Clan?
Post by: Boss_Awesome on January 04, 2011, 08:28:49 pm

Quote from: Engine on January 04, 2011, 05:40:53 pm

Ever read the history of the Pelopponesian war? It's fascinating stuff.

Yeah.  Spartans can't take an objective.

Title: Re: Hoplite Clan?
Post by: bruce on January 04, 2011, 09:35:42 pm

I'm making a lightly armoured hoplite type char with a tempered warspear, will see how it goes, and will try to resist buying a chopping general purpose polearm (which I on previous generations used for serious fighting). So far it's not so hot, but I'll reserve judgement until it's level 25ish.

If it fails to work on foot, I can always buy a horse, warspear on horseback works for stabbing people who're not paying attention.

Title: Re: Hoplite Clan?
Post by: Socrates on January 05, 2011, 03:01:03 am

Great days of old Stratia. Don't mind me just rambling my old self again. *Sigh*. Spear/Shield is effective if you have 2 people. One strafes around repeatly hitting while the other one stays stationary ensuring to force the enemy to stay at his front or he'll be poked chasing the other one circling around his block. I suggest playing this playstyle if you have friends and communicate well. IE Teamspeak/Vent and such works wonders.

Title: Re: Hoplite Clan?
Post by: bensai on August 02, 2014, 12:09:17 pm

Joseph inspired me to dig out this thread like i did ur mum