Literally thought this up derping on IRC 10 seconds from the start of this post. So please be patient. This is a very underdeveloped idea.
Frankly, we already do it sometimes, when we see plate charger mounted knights.
Also, it's been done in a theme battle. And I know people do want to see Elephants included in this mod (since it's been done in other mods, I believe).
SO.
MAMMOTH HUNT!
Maybe a 20 person server (like dtv). This will probably require WSE, because this is going to need a warm up round to balance people into the main round (but maybe not. I don't know).
5 people are randomly drawn from the team to be on the "mammoth team," and spawn on plate chargers (forced spawn on the horses, for those without riding, so don't get off!).
The people on Team Mammoth get to choose if they want to get off the horse, and get on the mammoth (5 slots for riders, so archers get moving platform), or stay on their horses and go lancing (or swinging, or if they have no weapons they can do that with, get on the fucking mammoth).
^This idea is DEFINITELY not developed at all. Discussion would be awesome.
The object is to kill the mammoth/riders/buttfuckEverything.
Spears/pikes/pokey do not stop the mammoth, but do get the horses to rear up, like normal.
To give it a fair chance for the survival of team Mammoth, anyone knocked over by Fonzie the Elephant gets to drop dead on the spot. I haven't really thought of bump damage.
If it catches on, maybe 50 man servers with 2 or 3 Mammoths (Fonzie, Pointo and Buttocks) Or even 100 man servers with a whole backstory about how Fonzie bonked some other elephant, and Pointo and Buttocks adopted.
Repairs are only for gear, not the elephant or the plate chargers or anything with the forced spawn.
Thoughts?
ps I realize that this doesn't sound serious, but I've always wanted to see elephants in this mod, so I figure this would be a great mode to see it, without hindering balance.
