01-06-2004, 09:08 PM
If we want to do the whole ancient armies fights concept, the other armies should also have various restrictions to keep them in concept. No all-out teleporting bonemancers of Marrowalk Doom here thanks.
But along these lines it could be fun to have some other historical party variants:
Things I would like to see are:
Teutons: The germanic tribes that took control of most of europe after the Fall of Rome. The Goth variant is already a good way there, we just need to "historicise" it a bit more with appropriate battlegear and such.
Vikings: I have yet to see an adequate representation of the scandinavian vikings in the Diablo variant community though there has been a fair share of cheesy Viking/Northman variants all riding high on the misconception that vikings hefted big monstrous battle axes.
Scottish higlanders: Claymores, heh, heh heh.
Celts: I know relatively little about their armament. But I know they were the ones with horned helms, not the vikings. Their culture opens for a lot more fun for druids.
Saracens or Moors: Dig out those underused Falchions.
Perhaps Mongols: Use of both bows and melee. Hit and run tactics plus a general obsession with speed.
But along these lines it could be fun to have some other historical party variants:
Things I would like to see are:
Teutons: The germanic tribes that took control of most of europe after the Fall of Rome. The Goth variant is already a good way there, we just need to "historicise" it a bit more with appropriate battlegear and such.
Vikings: I have yet to see an adequate representation of the scandinavian vikings in the Diablo variant community though there has been a fair share of cheesy Viking/Northman variants all riding high on the misconception that vikings hefted big monstrous battle axes.
Scottish higlanders: Claymores, heh, heh heh.
Celts: I know relatively little about their armament. But I know they were the ones with horned helms, not the vikings. Their culture opens for a lot more fun for druids.
Saracens or Moors: Dig out those underused Falchions.
Perhaps Mongols: Use of both bows and melee. Hit and run tactics plus a general obsession with speed.