add real war elephants!

[Thalamond]

You know you want them! A plated charger is a plated charger, an elephant is an elephant - NUFF SAID. (Ps. finally a reason for naming your char Hannibal)

[LordRichrich]

Well lets pretned we take this idea seriuosly shall we?
Lets get some stats down first
hit points 200
body armor 100
requirement 8
horse speed 20
horse maneuver 18
horse charge 55
Price about 200,000 gold

Well sure but you're only gonna be able to use ranged from it.
So it'd get abused by my mounted xbow character a lot
Also, we can't add horse trample (I think) so you'd have a head on collision with no damage to the horse. You'd be out paced by everything, including some infantry. You'd fall 20ft when the thing died and take no damage.
Everyone would aim for you because you're so freaking big
So no
But I'm all for camels, they'd be nice

[Christo]

Are you sure?

It's a big, slow target. Your mighty elephant would go down in seconds.

[Thalamond]

Baah, i wouldnt make it as slow as infantry, i think it should be slightly faster than those agi people with light armor and 15 athletics. Of course it shouldnt be very manuverable though. Also, you are right about it being a primary target, but if we say that the hp could be even more than 200, perhapse 300-350, then it would be a waste of time to spend all your little pathetic arrows on it unless it really was the only exposed target.

To kill it/its rider, people would have to swarm it with pikes and use ranged weapons for killing the rider  .

[kongxinga]

Someone in the old forum had made decent looking elephant models too. Look at that 100 armour, it won't go down fast. Arrows would most likely bounce off too.

[Thalamond]

Exactly, and i dont see how it would be unbalanced honestly, a slow huge mount which can easily be swarmed if the opposing team arent noobs. On the other hand, if it received some support by its allied cav players it could prove to be quite dangerous.

[EliteDragon]

I like the idea, but lower the cost a little bit...maybe 80,000 gold so that you can start bringing these things out when you think your team has the upper hand but not that expensive in which you go bankrupt when you lose one or two rounds.

[Thalamond]

Added a poll!

[owens]

50 elephant charge met by 100 coursers. This is a very LOTR scene.

[Thalamond]

except the orcs didnt have to pay upkeep for their "elephants" 

EDIT: corrected the sad opinion

[owens]

True. not orcs btw. I would get my clan to save up and begin an elephant rampage until our sacks are drained, of gold that is.

[Black Wind]

I like to fuck elephants.

[Tavuk_Bey]

i say nö

[DarkFox]

I say yes

[Tavuk_Bey]

add camels before the elephants..