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Title: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Strudog on June 01, 2013, 09:09:48 pm
Just now on EU1:

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8 out of the last 11 players were xbow (+2 archers), how is this fun?
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Tears of Destiny on June 01, 2013, 09:13:05 pm
How is this new?
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Strudog on June 01, 2013, 09:13:52 pm
Quote from: Tears of Destiny on June 01, 2013, 09:13:05 pm
How is this new?
did i say it was new?
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Tears of Destiny on June 01, 2013, 09:16:55 pm
Quote from: strudog on June 01, 2013, 09:13:52 pm
did i say it was new?
Did I say it was fun?
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Miwiw on June 01, 2013, 09:21:37 pm
QQ Thread #383746363

This is so 2010.
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: PanPan on June 01, 2013, 09:33:25 pm
Quote from: Tears of Destiny on June 01, 2013, 09:16:55 pm
Did I say it was fun?
no.
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Carac on June 01, 2013, 09:41:51 pm
Fucking Europeans complaining about ranged again. I present to you: every EU player visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: rustyspoon on June 01, 2013, 09:51:56 pm
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Strudog on June 01, 2013, 09:53:49 pm
Quote from: Carac on June 01, 2013, 09:41:51 pm
Fucking Europeans complaining about ranged again. I present to you: every EU player visitors can't see pics , please register or login


9/11
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Utrakil on June 01, 2013, 10:00:47 pm
What I like about all the whining about ranged is that it is historrically accurate.
In 1139 in europe bows and xbows were even forbidden in warfare against other christians because they were not knightly weapons. but it was not possible to keep the moral ban up in warefare.
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Uther Pendragon on June 01, 2013, 10:07:24 pm
Quote from: Utrakil on June 01, 2013, 10:00:47 pm
What I like about all the whining about ranged is that it is historrically accurate.
In 1139 in europe bows and xbows were even forbidden in warfare against other christians because they were not knightly weapons. but it was not possible to keep the moral ban up in warefare.

Sir, wut? Bows were never forbidden afaik, only crossbows were first considered non-christian weapons due to how easy it was for a common peasant to kill a nobleman with no training at all.
Or prove me wrong, and give me some stuff to read so I can re-educate myself.
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: NejStark on June 01, 2013, 10:08:49 pm
Its almost like ranged warfare was the future.

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Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: BASNAK on June 01, 2013, 10:13:06 pm
Add customizable crossbows, where you can add scopes and bayonets. That would be awesome.
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Korgoth on June 01, 2013, 10:25:52 pm
Quote from: strudog on June 01, 2013, 09:53:49 pm
9/11

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Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Henry_Broodsonson on June 01, 2013, 10:28:12 pm
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Utrakil on June 01, 2013, 10:30:31 pm
Quote from: Uther Pendragon on June 01, 2013, 10:07:24 pm
Sir, wut? Bows were never forbidden afaik, only crossbows were first considered non-christian weapons due to how easy it was for a common peasant to kill a nobleman with no training at all.
Or prove me wrong, and give me some stuff to read so I can re-educate myself.

Got these infos from wiki. It was at the Second Council of the Lateran 1139 where the ban happend. But I just stumbled over a big difference between the german and the english wiki version.
The german version states that canon 29 forbides bows and xbows to be used against christians.
the english version says "The council also may have banned the use of crossbows against Christians,[2][3] although the authenticity, interpretation and translation of this source is contested."

So somebody has to do some further research.
Title: Re: Crossbow Epidemic
Post by: Korgoth on June 01, 2013, 10:38:05 pm
Quote from: BASNAK on June 01, 2013, 10:13:06 pm
Add customizable crossbows, where you can add scopes and bayonets. That would be awesome.
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