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*Ahem* *Adjusts monocle*...
This is quite a long piece, so I'll keep it hidden out of politeness.
But that is another story. (Some artistic license may have been taken in the telling of this story.)
This is quite a long piece, so I'll keep it hidden out of politeness.
I recall in Mount & Blade one time I was unfortunately caught within a castle during an impossible siege, literally hundreds of enemy soldiers besieging the castle and only a few loyal men defending with no reinforcements in sight. It was an impossible situation with no hope in sight, and yet it remains one of my fondest moments in M&B.
You see although few in numbers, I had with me my core elite units which I'd been traveling with at the time of the siege. My main army remained in my own personal castle a fair distance away, but this force with me... it was the best of the best; the most heavily armored knights around wielding weapons that would give any sane man nightmares. And myself; arrayed in my grandest armor and wielding a massive 2-handed sword, horned helm and all. It was a glorious sight to behold: this force of perhaps 100 men, myself and my men perhaps 50 of that number, in our gleaming armor and righteous might against the uncivilized Hordes approaching.
I say uncivilized because the force I was arrayed against were the Khergit, for those unfamiliar with the game think 'The Mongols'. A massive force normally reliant on speed to out-range their foes in battle atop swift mounts and pick them off from a distance with their bows. Perfect for field battles, and rightly a feared force, but in a close quarters siege against the cream-of-the-crop of the knightly orders... it was a slaughter.
Oh how glorious it was to stand there atop those battlements, swinging my sword back and forth like the reaper incarnate come to wreak bloody vengeance upon his foes. Hundreds fell, their bodies tumbling from the ladders and covering the ground upon which more soldiers steadily marched forward. And yet even as the slaughter continued my allies fell; first the less well equipped local garrison, then the archers who's arrows soon ran dry and were forced to fight in melee combat. Then finally, one by one, my knights began to fall. An arrow in the eye one one, an unlucky blow for another, till finally I alone stood there atop the ramparts my arms bloodied to the shoulders and blade continuing it's carnal work.
It was those blasted Khergit bows which would eventually be my end. No man or woman could hope to stand against me; I was an incarnation of war facing mere peasants and farmers. But it wore on me, an arrow struck my shoulder, then another my leg. Not an inch of my armor was not painted a sickly red by this point. Most my enemies, some my own. I stood there till finally not a soul would dare step atop that ladder and all whom remained were the archers arrayed bellow, firing from a distance and unwilling to face a god such as myself. But cowardly although it may have been; it worked, and although it took more arrows to down me than a legion of regular soldiers, eventually the blade fell from cold hands and try though I might to resist the call I fell into darkness.
Ah, but what a cost those foolish armies payed. My unconscious form taken and dragged from the ramparts, no doubt in the hopes my allies would pay a hefty ransom, the Khergit simply did not have the forces left to hold what they had taken and fled in the face of my kings righteous anger. Over 500 enemy soldiers were killed that day, and even more lay wounded. The Khergit armies although successful in siege lay broken, their leaders in disarray and moral low. It was not long after that I would escape the clutches of my captors and, rallying the full might of my awaiting army behind me, would lead an advance into the Khergit kingdom that would eventually spell their end. They never did recover from that one, terrible 'victory'.
You see although few in numbers, I had with me my core elite units which I'd been traveling with at the time of the siege. My main army remained in my own personal castle a fair distance away, but this force with me... it was the best of the best; the most heavily armored knights around wielding weapons that would give any sane man nightmares. And myself; arrayed in my grandest armor and wielding a massive 2-handed sword, horned helm and all. It was a glorious sight to behold: this force of perhaps 100 men, myself and my men perhaps 50 of that number, in our gleaming armor and righteous might against the uncivilized Hordes approaching.
I say uncivilized because the force I was arrayed against were the Khergit, for those unfamiliar with the game think 'The Mongols'. A massive force normally reliant on speed to out-range their foes in battle atop swift mounts and pick them off from a distance with their bows. Perfect for field battles, and rightly a feared force, but in a close quarters siege against the cream-of-the-crop of the knightly orders... it was a slaughter.
Oh how glorious it was to stand there atop those battlements, swinging my sword back and forth like the reaper incarnate come to wreak bloody vengeance upon his foes. Hundreds fell, their bodies tumbling from the ladders and covering the ground upon which more soldiers steadily marched forward. And yet even as the slaughter continued my allies fell; first the less well equipped local garrison, then the archers who's arrows soon ran dry and were forced to fight in melee combat. Then finally, one by one, my knights began to fall. An arrow in the eye one one, an unlucky blow for another, till finally I alone stood there atop the ramparts my arms bloodied to the shoulders and blade continuing it's carnal work.
It was those blasted Khergit bows which would eventually be my end. No man or woman could hope to stand against me; I was an incarnation of war facing mere peasants and farmers. But it wore on me, an arrow struck my shoulder, then another my leg. Not an inch of my armor was not painted a sickly red by this point. Most my enemies, some my own. I stood there till finally not a soul would dare step atop that ladder and all whom remained were the archers arrayed bellow, firing from a distance and unwilling to face a god such as myself. But cowardly although it may have been; it worked, and although it took more arrows to down me than a legion of regular soldiers, eventually the blade fell from cold hands and try though I might to resist the call I fell into darkness.
Ah, but what a cost those foolish armies payed. My unconscious form taken and dragged from the ramparts, no doubt in the hopes my allies would pay a hefty ransom, the Khergit simply did not have the forces left to hold what they had taken and fled in the face of my kings righteous anger. Over 500 enemy soldiers were killed that day, and even more lay wounded. The Khergit armies although successful in siege lay broken, their leaders in disarray and moral low. It was not long after that I would escape the clutches of my captors and, rallying the full might of my awaiting army behind me, would lead an advance into the Khergit kingdom that would eventually spell their end. They never did recover from that one, terrible 'victory'.
Mount and Blade.
Just starting out, I had around 30 or so mercenaries on me.
I accidentally hit a group of like, 150 men, with their leader.
I watched the Mercs go forward, and die. I then took 1 hour, and just kited guys with my bow, then I just drive(Ride?) by's and cut up a few guys at a time.
I eventually won, and was incredibly happy.
I got soooooooo much stuff.
Just starting out, I had around 30 or so mercenaries on me.
I accidentally hit a group of like, 150 men, with their leader.
I watched the Mercs go forward, and die. I then took 1 hour, and just kited guys with my bow, then I just drive(Ride?) by's and cut up a few guys at a time.
I eventually won, and was incredibly happy.
I got soooooooo much stuff.
Well, it was carried out like an execution cutscene-wise (in-game battles in most JRPGs don't tend to be 100% canon... Supernova, anyone?). What the fight looks like depends a lot on how overpowered you managed to make Zack. That's by the way the reason why it was the most epic on the first playthrough, when Zack was still withing sane levels of power, making it honestly look like that you were going to lose those battles.Blackdoom said:
That was quite an awesome tale indeed, and these were other actual players you were playing against yeah?Octorok said:
Those are some exceedingly amazing accounts too.Eclectic Dreck said:
starcraft playing as terran. I had one ghost out scouting and as I whe I had walked up to the high ground I realized that an overlord was following me and that there were about 20 zerglings already at the ramp. However just a few seconds earlier I heard the words, Nuclear missile ready, I dropped a nuke where I was standing and the missile came down right before I died. every single zergling and the overlord were killed. the best part was that my next attack managed to destroy most of their main base but they could have pushed me back with those zerglings.
COD 2. Americans defending Point du Hoc on Veteran difficulty....no AC130s or any support greater than the good old M1A1 Carbine, 45 minutes of pure (and rather realistic) action, drama and even tragedy as i made sure i always kept with Brayburn, Mcklosky and Sgt Randall.......Mcklosky saved me and then got ripped up by an MG42, was the only time i have felt sad in a COD (or just about any game excluding Mass Effect) game ever.
Playing Project Reality (a battlefield 2 realism mod), me and my squad defneding the main street of Ejod Desert city, taking fire from all angles, american APCs moving in on our flank, we fall back, hopping from wall to wall and keeping teh enemy away from teh capturing range of the point. We end up holding the city centre for twenty minutes until our tanks and APCs respwan and pull us out of the fire. Our medic was rushed off his feet picking up the wounded and healing everyone.
Total Casualties on our side? 2 guys who had been hit directly by an APC
The enemy didn't even start capturing the point
Capt Corallis
Total Casualties on our side? 2 guys who had been hit directly by an APC
The enemy didn't even start capturing the point
Capt Corallis
CoD4 i DEagled myself a chopper in last stand.
i remember my time trying out APC because there was only one other guy trying tto get them working, the 2nd time we try, they ambush us with both of their's again, just before we are about to blow, i manage to bail, and run away.
even manage to eventually make it to our forward base, taking out an enemy MG team in a building which i found on sound only, as well as a skirmish with a hostile squad...epic times.
nice. PR is pretty damn awesome, eh?Cpt Corallis said:Playing Project Reality (a battlefield 2 realism mod), me and my squad defneding the main street of Ejod Desert city, taking fire from all angles, american APCs moving in on our flank, we fall back, hopping from wall to wall and keeping teh enemy away from teh capturing range of the point. We end up holding the city centre for twenty minutes until our tanks and APCs respwan and pull us out of the fire. Our medic was rushed off his feet picking up the wounded and healing everyone.
Total Casualties on our side? 2 guys who had been hit directly by an APC
The enemy didn't even start capturing the point
Capt Corallis
i remember my time trying out APC because there was only one other guy trying tto get them working, the 2nd time we try, they ambush us with both of their's again, just before we are about to blow, i manage to bail, and run away.
even manage to eventually make it to our forward base, taking out an enemy MG team in a building which i found on sound only, as well as a skirmish with a hostile squad...epic times.
I was helping my friend do the Expert glitch on L4D2 on Dark Carnival. He was running to the helicopter and I reliased a rock was flying his way, I jumped in front of it to save him.
But then Ellis (Bot) jumps in front and the rock misses all of us (anti-climatic), me and my friend got in the chopper and I incapped Ellis with a shotgun for being too slow to get there.
Ellis was outside the helicopter and he was spazzing out and glitching and I could hear the Tank coming so I shot him.
We laughed as the helicopter pulled away.
But then Ellis (Bot) jumps in front and the rock misses all of us (anti-climatic), me and my friend got in the chopper and I incapped Ellis with a shotgun for being too slow to get there.
Ellis was outside the helicopter and he was spazzing out and glitching and I could hear the Tank coming so I shot him.
We laughed as the helicopter pulled away.
modern warfare 2, i was running around a map i hadnt played to get a feel for the place during a domination game
i ran into a small room where a party of 4 guys on the other team was waiting to ambush one of our bases...
while a very short last stand, i did managed to chuck a granade at their feet before they turned me into swiss cheese...
i ran into a small room where a party of 4 guys on the other team was waiting to ambush one of our bases...
while a very short last stand, i did managed to chuck a granade at their feet before they turned me into swiss cheese...
Empire:Total War naval battle. My two Fifth rate frigates against a Fourth rate, two Sixth rates, two Sloops and a sixth ship that I have forgotten the name of. Force the Fourth rate to surrender, sink another ship, get another to surrender and sink the rest. All that and my ships finished with more than 90% health each.
Yep. I was playing with fifteen friends and developers, against sixteen friends and developers. We thrashed them that game, although it took a while. Respawns are limited, and used in your current Base Camp, so all of the men we killed spawned in Manor House, a big defensive mansion.LordCraigus said:
Only thing is, because the island is so large and all, we can't ever finish a match. Longest we played for was four hours and in that time we got pushed back into the castle, but then they pulled a MW2 and called in a small fleet of Helicopters, Gunships and a Destroyer to bomb the (entirely destructible) castle to bits. Most of us died of falling rubble.
'Fraid not. But I really love the avatar.CloggedDonkey said:
The end of Blood Harvest in Left 4 Dead. It was my first time playing the game and the boat was less than a minute away. We made our way to the bridge, as the horde attack seemed to be slowing down. The path was clear. The boat was in sight when suddenly a massive horde of zombies appeared. One of my friends was like "You guys get back, I'm lighting the dock." and he threw a molotov, seperating us from the horde with a wall of fire. Zombies were running around on fire and swimming to the dock as we unloaded on them. We slowly left the dock, the Tank pounding around angrily.
beating a team of humans as the suvivors in left for dead 2 only aided by bots in the first dead center round
you could say i felt GOD-LIKE
you could say i felt GOD-LIKE
going like 30-7 in MW2...on Domination...I don't have many games with notable experiences happen to me.