The Amazing Tangent Thread (aka You Can't Derail A Thread With No Rails To Begin With)

[FactualSquirrel]

But it's the muffin shop in your hammer space, they have to listen to you.

But won't the muffins be different to the one you gave me? Either that or you went in my hammer space.

I told you I went into your hammer space do to my overriding need to eat muffins. Besides, my hammer space has a steak house.

I'm more in the mood for steak than doughnuts, to be honest.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

But it's the muffin shop in your hammer space, they have to listen to you.

But won't the muffins be different to the one you gave me? Either that or you went in my hammer space.

I told you I went into your hammer space do to my overriding need to eat muffins. Besides, my hammer space has a steak house.

I'm more in the mood for steak than doughnuts, to be honest.

How much do you want a steak?

 

[Tharwen]

I just conquered Greece in Rome - Total War.

Someone tell me how awesome this game is. Someone. Please. I'm beginning to think the Escapist doesn't know this game, owing to the huge number of hints I've dropped about it in the last two days with absolutely no responses.

Well as the Juili I've conqured about.. a third maybe, of the known world. My only major threat is egypt right now. The other roman families bow before me.
Bwa-hahahahahaha!

Ah, but I started this campaign 2 days ago. And getting past the Greek Cities/Macedon barrier as Brutii is one of the hardest parts of the game.

Quite true indeed.
Bastards with their Phalanx even though the Greek City states is my most often played faction.
Dealing with any horse heavy factions are a pain to though. All those horse archers....
*shudders*

Pffft. Phalanx.

(Hastati + general for morale in the front, equites in the back. Works every time.)

Pricipes work better lol
Heavy armor ftw

You generally unlock principes after conquering most of Greece, but yes. Principes work better. Velites are noobs.

?
No you just have a large enough city with an up to date barracks and you get them.
And if you place an upgraded unit of Velites behined anything, shit will get fucked up.

I meant your cities don't tend to be large enough by the time you start to fight hoplites.

Velites are useless! They can't kill anything! Archers are ok, unless you combine their fire arrows with wardawgs for uber morale-breaking!

You generally unlock principes after conquering most of Greece, but yes. Principes work better. Velites are noobs.

Is that game worth getting over Civilization 4, and what's the online like (I wanna play it with a friend you see)?

There are probably better people than me to ask that question to, since I've played one civilisation game in my life, and that was about half an hour long.

Online, you can only play single battles. The campaign is entirely single-player, and it is (in my opinion) the best part of the game, so I wouldn't recommend getting it just for the multiplayer gameplay (plus, the matchmaking uses gamespy and I doubt you'll find anyone online, so don't expect to be playing much against strangers).

However, I would recommend Rome - Total War to anyone who likes tactical (very tactical) real-time and turn-based (the campaign contains both) strategy (and it isn't 'learn this strategy and reapply it'; it's 'apply an appropriate strategy of your choosing').

Sorry I couldn't be more help about Civ 4, but since Rome is about 6 years old, you can probably get it for about £5 now, the graphics aren't nearly as dated as some other games released around that time, and it is generally made of win in every sense of the word.

Also:

Spoiler

How can you not want a game that contains this?

 

[The_ModeRazor]

It's raining.
I don't want it to rain.
Will it stop if I sacrifice somebody else?

 

[crimson5pheonix]

It's raining.
I don't want it to rain.
Will it stop if I sacrifice somebody else?

Send the rain here, I love it.

 

[Tharwen]

thats heavy

[http://img27.imageshack.us/i/30370095316f4ba5cd7o.jpg/]

"Is there something wrong with the Earth's gravitational field in 1980?"

 

[FactualSquirrel]

But it's the muffin shop in your hammer space, they have to listen to you.

But won't the muffins be different to the one you gave me? Either that or you went in my hammer space.

I told you I went into your hammer space do to my overriding need to eat muffins. Besides, my hammer space has a steak house.

I'm more in the mood for steak than doughnuts, to be honest.

How much do you want a steak?

How much do I have to want steak?

snippety snip

Hmm, I might pick it up after Civ 4, I dont want it only for multiplayer, but it's a large part of my choice, it also depends on whether you can save online

 

[crimson5pheonix]

But it's the muffin shop in your hammer space, they have to listen to you.

But won't the muffins be different to the one you gave me? Either that or you went in my hammer space.

I told you I went into your hammer space do to my overriding need to eat muffins. Besides, my hammer space has a steak house.

I'm more in the mood for steak than doughnuts, to be honest.

How much do you want a steak?

How much do I have to want steak?

snippety snip

Hmm, I might pick it up after Civ 4, I dont want it only for multiplayer, but it's a large part of my choice, it also depends on whether you can save online

I need a soul then. Can I have yours?

 

[TheSkaAssassin]

then derail it already! on a side note I had a few drinks last night and bumped into some people I haven't seen in like 3 years! how awesome is that?

Speaking of drinks, I just made the most delicious pot of tea. Damn this is good.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

I just conquered Greece in Rome - Total War.

Someone tell me how awesome this game is. Someone. Please. I'm beginning to think the Escapist doesn't know this game, owing to the huge number of hints I've dropped about it in the last two days with absolutely no responses.

I love Rome-TW.... It perfected what Medieval started...

Off topicier: Who here is a High on Fire fan?

 

[FactualSquirrel]

I need a soul then. Can I have yours?

Why do you need a soul?

 

[crimson5pheonix]

I need a soul then. Can I have yours?

Why do you need a soul?

They're useful. I use them.

 

[FactualSquirrel]

I need a soul then. Can I have yours?

Why do you need a soul?

They're useful. I use them.

Well, I don't have one of my own, and I keep all the ones I take.

So you can't have any.

 

[FactualSquirrel]

I need a soul then. Can I have yours?

Why do you need a soul?

They're useful. I use them.

You know what I use? Squirrels. I use them for almost everything, ranging from washing myself to throwing at my neighbor's cow.

...

Well this is awkward.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

I need a soul then. Can I have yours?

Why do you need a soul?

They're useful. I use them.

You know what I use? Squirrels. I use them for almost everything, ranging from washing myself to throwing at my neighbor's cow.

Do you want a steak? Would you be willing to trade your soul for one?

I need a soul then. Can I have yours?

Why do you need a soul?

They're useful. I use them.

Well, I don't have one of my own, and I keep all the ones I take.

So you can't have any.

You're no fun >.> I was offering steak...

 

[PrimoThePro]

Dude... With some fine tuning this could be an epic forum game.

 

[Pyotr Romanov]

(derailing the underailable thread!)

I'm playing bass!

I actually caught a fish once! Care to guess what kind of fish...?

In fact, quoting someone else adds rails and therefore derails the thread.

And according to this guy I just added rails to your supposed derailing, Hah.

 

[FactualSquirrel]

You're no fun >.> I was offering steak...

*kills cow*

*cooks cow*

*eats cow*

Sorry, what were you saying?

 

[crimson5pheonix]

You're no fun >.> I was offering steak...

*kills cow*

*cooks cow*

*eats cow*

Sorry, what were you saying?

*headbutt and takes cow* That's what I was saying.