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Title: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Osiris on December 21, 2013, 02:49:43 am
Post your favorite memories or parts of strat 4 :D Mine clearly is my run as lord of Wessex :D Also im bored so i raped a speech from one of my favorite films (anyone who guesses the film doesn't get a LP get out jews)



I address you tonight not as the King of the Wessex, not as the leader of a country, but as a citizen of humanity. We are faced with the very gravest of challenges. chadz calls this day Reset -the end of all Strat. And yet, for the first time in the history of the Calradia, a species has the ability to make its own experience. All of you playing with us need to know that everything that can be done to provide this experience is being called into service.

The human thirst for excellence, knowledge, every step up the ladder of looms, every adventurous reach into the marketplace all of our combined modern technologies and imaginations, even the wars that we've fought have provided us the tools to wage this terrible battle. Through all the chaos that is our history, through all of the wrong and the discord, through all of the pain and suffering, through all of our times, there is one thing that has nourished our souls, and elevated our species above its origins, and that is our courage.

The dreams of an entire game are focused this week on those brave souls traveling across Calradia. And may we all, citizens the world over, see these events through. God speed, and good luck to you."


Bring on strat 5! :D
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Gmnotutoo on December 21, 2013, 02:54:42 am
Floating buildings and siege equipment that you could ride all over the map.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Keshian on December 21, 2013, 03:19:58 am
Flag capping Reyvadin at beginning of strat - we went balls to the wall and attacked with almost 4K troops, which no one had done at the time as the rule of thumb was never to attack with more than 1800.  Huge percentage of our army and we fought for well over an hour and it came down to last 15 minutes with so many flags that kept be taking back up.  I think that was the most elated I heard anyone all strat before things became a lot more stale and familiar.  I know i was totally pumped after that fight.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Lt_Anders on December 21, 2013, 03:32:55 am
The Cudgel Battle of Halmar. 2000 brave cudgel men killed 800 HoC scum :twisted:
http://c-rpg.net/?page=strategusbattlesarchive#!?page=strategusinfobattledetail&id=1836
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Kalp on December 21, 2013, 12:01:31 pm
Wolves action in north against Mercs, even if they were "slightly" inactive.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: bagge on December 21, 2013, 12:06:37 pm
When Druzhinas marched up north and took over Slezkh Castle (Wolves) and Reyvadin (Kapikulu). Oh my how Wolves struggled to get Slezkh Castle back.

Reconquest of Fenada was of course glorious.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Flans on December 21, 2013, 12:41:05 pm
DRZ sure fucked us then ,   But hey we got it back so i think that was alright. After all we had no clue where all the weak points were so for the first few battles we were pretty much attacking blind

And yeah heskey the last 2 castles wolves took from the mercs have been my highlight.  I was not there for the Jeirbe Castle siege but when i found out i started dancing , And i was at the end of my seat when we were fighting in Tehlrog Castle because i knew we could take it after we did better then 1.1 on the last one http://c-rpg.net/index.php?page=strategusbattlesarchive#!?page=strategusinfobattledetail&id=5098


I also liked this battle but not in the way you would think , The nords were about to take the fief from us then server crashed when it came back we broke all their stuff and they had no time to rebuild making us win. http://c-rpg.net/index.php?page=strategusbattlesarchive#!?page=strategusinfobattledetail&id=1544 
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: DaveUKR on December 21, 2013, 12:44:30 pm
The most exciting moment in Strat 4 was the first castle siege. Nords made a tactical/political move so Mercs didn't expect this attack on Ismirala Castle. Then we saw an armed 1k army of Nords and all players around the castle basically bought everything they could. We had -2 equipment for a couple of hundreds and end of the battle we were naked and basically were looting everything. An epic and intense battle. Also really love how one of players on our side made suicide deaths to find a crossbow for me and then he brought one to me :D But anyway I gave it away to other crossbowman because I had jump out and destroy ladders as the fastest agi-whore

http://c-rpg.net/index.php?page=strategusbattlesarchive#!?page=strategusinfobattleroster&id=383
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Keshian on December 21, 2013, 02:28:32 pm
I remember Witchcraft using his magical spells to resurrect every soul in yruma castle when all the flags were capped and he was the only left alive inside a healing tent on top of the tallest keep and the enemy was walking right by him with 30 seconds left.  First time i saw magic work in crpg.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: MURDERTRON on December 21, 2013, 04:01:36 pm
Rondel fight and arbalest line battles.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: GRANDMOM on December 21, 2013, 04:15:38 pm
Quote from: Kalp on December 21, 2013, 12:01:31 pm
Wolves action in north against Mercs, even if they were "slightly" inactive.

This...

Ask anyone of the 12 guys ready to move out from Khudan that sunday evening, the scoutscwaiting in the north, the Kapikulus in podition in the Mechin-forest, the cotgs/baldes/OdE waiting on the left side of the sargoth river for the northern attack. The peasants of fisdnar trying hard to bring their forces in time to EU. In wolves ts - last preps were made and at midnight we all moved out. My first offensive campaign as a leader, we wrre all excited and nervous - you could touch the silence and the tension in the teamspeak. All in all over 20 armies involved and 4-5 scouts.

Again I thank all the guys in that campaign for their tireless effort and activity and determination - all or nothing - and we were pretty sure it would be nothing.

Quisutdeus, odyssues, woody - thanks for extremely good discussions and preps. Rafouin, Tervel, zac4O, Larvae,  Alimalia, Jony, Overlord,  Greenfresh - the generals thst made it happen (if I forgot anyone I blame my age)

Kapikulus stopping coalition reinforcements was perfect - Ozan - great movement on the map ;-)

Cotgs/OdE/Baldes/Farooq - charged Sargoth area with precision and determination.

War was more or less over in 2 weeks - 3 cities, 3 castles, 6 villages taken from the mighty mercs in that time (not sure about the exact number of fiefs - working a smartphone)



Easely my own best memory of strat 4 - shared with many others I should guess

Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on December 22, 2013, 04:56:09 am
Quote from: Gmnotutoo on December 21, 2013, 02:54:42 am
Floating buildings and siege equipment that you could ride all over the map.

This was one of my favorite things ever. Attackers would build a catapult and then a chunk of wall or a peasant hovel would just hurtle off into the sky like an asteroid. Or charge the attackers, pushing them away from the castle.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Butan on December 22, 2013, 05:56:18 am
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The impossible but fruitful peasant defense of Yalen right at the beginning of round 4.

The impregnable defense of the front wall of Unuzdaq Castle.

The two castles captured with surprise roster at midday.

The Tshibtin warzone and its rich history.

The usefulness of Uxkhal's healing tents.

The 1v1 against a 1800 tickets army I flag-capped.

The one-shot breaches capture of Etrosq Castle by the Shu Han.

The successful raiding inside Crusader Alliance villages with one ragged lone wolf army.

The failed full plate raiding inside Coalition villages with multiple shiny armies.

The 100 000's of stolen goods and the 4 times I was caught and lost them all.

The persistent Kalmar Union campaign against Reindi Castle.

The 25 000 peasant army captured at Knudarr Castle.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: En_Dotter on December 22, 2013, 08:09:15 pm
I got 3 cool memories.

-My 1st encounter with strategus (i mean real one when i read how to play it and asked ppl). At that point Quincy Clan didnt exist there, but only on cRPG. I was just a lonely white dot on the map not knowing even 10% of the game. I took Etrosq Caslte. Here is the thread after that happened: http://forum.melee.org/strategus-general-discussion/well-done/

-Next is seeing like 30583095830563 GO armies "hiding" in the forest, i think left of Reindi Caslte. Amazing site!

- (This one is a bit biased but i rly think its worth mentioning) Seeing Quincy faction playing from the end of February 2013 till the end strat 4 only to grow in territory without a single war declaration or hostile action. This was the 1st time we even played strategus.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: ArysOakheart on December 22, 2013, 09:57:21 pm
Drinking too much and not being able to remember much of strat 4.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: bredeus on December 22, 2013, 10:06:51 pm
Favourite moment.. let think. Intercepting ken456 smuggler with 5k trade goods. In the battle ken was fighting on my side. That is the spirit!
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Torben on December 22, 2013, 10:16:30 pm
lots of good moments,  many mentioned already.  also basnaks move into grey lands was quite a thing...
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Jack1 on December 22, 2013, 10:25:57 pm
There was a battle for a village were Michael Dewitt and I put down all the flags before anybody even died. Nobody noticed on the defending team until there was only one archer on a roof left and at that point there were 30 infantry standing around him waiting for him to jump off. Only lost 30 troops in that attack.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Chris_the_Animal on December 22, 2013, 10:47:05 pm
- lovely strat start with good times until the next thing
- Steel Axis action with Zaalback. First descision Bros made in strat for real and good battles.

- The huge inactiveness wave of almost every clan in the summer.

- the fun battles when everyone decided that strategus is useless for them from now on.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Artyem on December 22, 2013, 11:02:37 pm
Forming Fimbulvetr, defending against Astralis, Occitan, SS, and the Hospitallers.  VE declared war on Occitan, which balanced the odds a little bit more for us and allowed for a successful counter attack into the Hospitaller homeland.  Overall it was my favorite war (and my first experience with a larger faction) and I'll never forget the great curb stomping that took place in New Dashbigha.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Casimir on December 26, 2013, 01:56:10 pm
I remember the time when I was being a good guy n giving back the equipment to my enemies and then they stole my town from me and effectively told me to get fucked.  Good Guy UIF.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Butan on December 26, 2013, 02:19:10 pm
Quote from: Casimir on December 26, 2013, 01:56:10 pm
I remember the time when I was being a good guy n giving back the equipment to my enemies and then they stole my town from me and effectively told me to get fucked.  Good Guy UIF.

It was indeed a cheap victory over Yalen, it can only be explained with "thats the best way to gain strategus points" argument, something many leaders from many sides have defended in other situations.



I remember a time when for a proper state to emerge and prosper, he had to first buy off at least 10 000 naked troops, then he could trade for the least defendable village in the world and enjoy ever lasting peace.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Moncho on December 26, 2013, 02:27:20 pm
This strategus seemed so long to me.
At first I started as a merchant, trading around the map, and building a decent army of almost 1k troops. Then one day I got too close to Coalition lands and got assaulted by their border patrols (http://c-rpg.net/?page=strategusbattlesarchive#!?page=strategusinfobattledetail&id=4998). Then I could not be asked to keep going so I stopped wandering around the map for a few months.
Then, on the last day of strategus I had troops and gold to spare, so I said why not attack some random fief. I was around Fenada, and I saw Fearichen had a small garrison, so I headed there. I headed there, with a small but well equipped army and surprise, hours after launching the attack I receive news irl that made me go away for a few days. So I missed the battle (if you can call it that with 3v3 mercs out of which 4 did not show up), which 2 nice lads captured for me and here I am, at the end of strategus, mighty ruler of a tiny hamlet with nothing in it, Fearichen...

As mercenary, some of the sieges were fun, but because of my relatively low str I hate plate battles so damn much...
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Casimir on December 26, 2013, 02:33:50 pm
Quote from: Butan on December 26, 2013, 02:19:10 pm
It was indeed a cheap victory over Yalen, it can only be explained with "thats the best way to gain strategus points" argument, something many leaders from many sides have defended in other situations.



I remember a time when for a proper state to emerge and prosper, he had to first buy off at least 10 000 naked troops, then he could trade for the least defendable village in the world and enjoy ever lasting peace.

Yeah the round went on far too long with far too many problems.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Ronin on December 26, 2013, 03:28:46 pm
Quote from: Lizard_man on April 19, 2013, 06:39:58 pm
If the mountain doesn't defeat you, Dave will...

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Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Teeth on December 26, 2013, 05:49:14 pm
Best moment was when it got shut down.

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Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: cup457 on December 26, 2013, 06:12:45 pm
From having no idea what i was doing and voting myself into the lord of New Tshibtin, being attacked by chaos as the first battle of strat. I couldn't hire any mercs for the battle so it was capped without a fight.
Then mercing for Hospitallers until that war ended. Joining M8s and farming troops. Then all of the battles where you couldn't build catapaults because it would break the game and kick everyone. Buying Nova Amere and getting +3 Nord Nobleman Outfits. The endless seiges of Dhirim by FCC and my best kdr in a strat battle.
http://c-rpg.net/?page=strategusbattlesarchive#!?page=strategusinfobattledetail&id=4190
Joining Raven faction and our war on Acre and then FCC.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: HardRice on December 26, 2013, 06:41:53 pm
The sieges of Yruma(Fucking cunty piece of shit) Castle.

I fucking hate that place. Fuck Yruma Castle, man.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Andswaru on December 26, 2013, 07:28:04 pm
My largest most overriding memory of strat 4 is nighttime abooze.  :mad:
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on December 26, 2013, 07:38:40 pm
Quote from: DaveUKR on December 21, 2013, 12:44:30 pm
The most exciting moment in Strat 4 was the first castle siege. Nords made a tactical/political move so Mercs didn't expect this attack on Ismirala Castle. Then we saw an armed 1k army of Nords and all players around the castle basically bought everything they could. We had -2 equipment for a couple of hundreds and end of the battle we were naked and basically were looting everything. An epic and intense battle. Also really love how one of players on our side made suicide deaths to find a crossbow for me and then he brought one to me :D But anyway I gave it away to other crossbowman because I had jump out and destroy ladders as the fastest agi-whore

http://c-rpg.net/index.php?page=strategusbattlesarchive#!?page=strategusinfobattleroster&id=383
Love how your most exciting moment in strat 4 was abusing nighttime to gay out and save your castle.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Uther Pendragon on December 26, 2013, 07:40:33 pm
The first Anti-UIF offensive and the giant fail that followed + destruction of my army and the little Kingdom of Stromgarde. :(

Then I've been drugged and taken into "The Alliance" of small factions (Crusaders, Teneris), as we stationed around Halmar. We were about to be stomped by UIF when the Great Ban hit. :D

Then Risen took over, made us drop Halmar, and at this point I've abandoned them and decided to play on my own for a while, it was around that time when the idea of writing a Strategus Guide hit me.

Then... I can't recall when exactly, but I was assisting Phalangites in their advances on inactive Huscarls, who suddenly came back to life. I've got into a fight with one army bigger and better equipped than me, but the enemy forgot to prepare a roster and in the end I was 3 times richer and better equipped. :)

I marched west and took Reveran, finishing my guide, and that was the moment when Russians attacked me, ignoring my previous trade propositions  :mad:

Reveran, never forget.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Tovi on December 26, 2013, 08:07:53 pm
The plunder of Nord's treasury at Aldelen  8-)
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: vespasian on December 26, 2013, 08:13:16 pm
For me it has to be during the FCC invasion of the steppe after we lost Sungetch Castle. We had a large S&D run returning from EU into Tulbuk castle from the North. We were  totally screwed on money and could barely equip a army to meet our opponents. There was a FCC army sitting right outside of Tulbuk castle and as our S&D run approached we equipped an army (me with about 300ish troops) and put 10,000 stones on it as a decoy and sent it south.  At the last minute the attacking army swung south and hit our decoy as our S&D run pulled safely into Tulbuk Castle. We never said anything about it but I always wondered what their reaction was when they saw the loot from the battle. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Erasmas on December 27, 2013, 09:02:53 am
One and only:

7658th siege of ...  :D
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Dionysus on December 28, 2013, 08:48:33 am
I lost my Strat virginity to Strat 4... I wouldn't call them memories so much as nightmares...
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: DaveUKR on December 28, 2013, 10:30:51 pm
Quote from: Zlisch_The_Butcher on December 26, 2013, 07:38:40 pm
Love how your most exciting moment in strat 4 was abusing nighttime to gay out and save your castle.

Lol, yes. I mean the battle itself, not things around it  :)
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: tizzango on December 29, 2013, 12:15:56 am
When UIF got caught cheating, got banned, and quit.. but still won the round hahahaha!

Or was that last round?

:D
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: bavvoz on December 29, 2013, 05:42:24 pm
I got raped, and again, and again. No fond memories of strat 4, only expensive bills from several psychiatrist
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Hoppster on December 29, 2013, 05:46:05 pm
For me i think when Shu Han appared, and took Etrosq Castle that was a fun 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Switchtense on January 02, 2014, 02:48:46 pm
definitely wolves vs jeirbe castle

was the first real battle i was leading (alonza and hetman helped a lot - thank you again :) ) and afterwards i had a blasting headache, but was so relieved and happy when i heard "FLAGS ARE DOWN" and plop - WIN

when our last forward spawn on the walls was destroyed like 20min before the end i was so sure we lost, some eager builders were already finishing another one though which granted us victory (thanks to you too, unknown busy bees :D )

#2 is shared between wolves vs tehlrog castle and the first NA arba line battle :)
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Ego_HRE on January 02, 2014, 03:19:49 pm
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Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: phnxhdsn on January 23, 2014, 09:02:00 pm
Helping the Greys defend Ushkuru Again and Again, for about 2weeks I think there was a total of 10+ sieges on that castle alone in that space of time, it was just a laugh every time and lots of exp :)
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Osiris on January 23, 2014, 10:24:50 pm
When Segd quit and i became #1!   :lol:
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: JohanE on January 24, 2014, 12:26:44 pm
Remember Uxkhal!
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: buba on January 26, 2014, 09:41:40 pm
Quote from: Moncho on December 26, 2013, 02:27:20 pm
This strategus seemed so long to me.
At first I started as a merchant, trading around the map, and building a decent army of almost 1k troops. Then one day I got too close to Coalition lands and got assaulted by their border patrols (http://c-rpg.net/?page=strategusbattlesarchive#!?page=strategusinfobattledetail&id=4998). Then I could not be asked to keep going so I stopped wandering around the map for a few months.


That was me, sorry. then again:
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Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Darkoveride on January 27, 2014, 01:24:48 am
Quote from: buba on January 26, 2014, 09:41:40 pm
That was me, sorry. then again:
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Good times. :lol:
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Moncho on January 27, 2014, 01:40:11 am
:D it's fair enough and I understand that you defended your lands, especially after the time I stole all the S&D from one of your villages. It's just that almost all other factions were more tolerant. At one point you (or someone else in the same area) even warned me that I would be attacked, but before I could reply, the raid had already taken place. Quite effective border controls, I'd say. Made me not go anywhere near your area any more.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: BattalGazi on February 07, 2014, 02:15:42 pm
Being a north border guard of Coalition, cleaning Hanun and Nelag Castle region for quite a good time. And taking some holidays, returning to see Hanun is still ours and being proud of the fear I created. Then learning that it was lost and recaptured 2 times :) Still proud anyways :)
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Darkoveride on February 07, 2014, 03:19:37 pm
good old battal most reliable border guard ever.
Title: Re: Memories of Strat 4
Post by: Life on February 07, 2014, 03:56:01 pm
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