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 Hello and welcome to Warwang, the hotseat multiplayer campaign that everybody is talking about. We've previously witnessed the exploits of Queek Headtaker and Clan Mors in our single player LP, but the latest innovation in goon Warwanging is head to head campaigns where two empires compete against each other for added drama. H2H multiplayer only allows two players, so we're gonna have two teams per side taking turns to play. Rather than sign up for a set number of turns as per the last LP, this time we'll let anybody participate for as much time as they are willing to contribute. This is to make it more flexible so that some people don't just have a quick and boring set of turns, while others get tired out by overly eventful ones. Just play as many turns as you like until you've had enough. Instead of playing a conventional campaign, where both sides play normal empires and slowly build up their power, I want to make it more dramatic. So we'll be a play a more asymmetrical game where one side plays as a mobile horde faction and invades, raids and generally shits up the other side's neighbourhood. The regular team will be known as the Protagonists and the horde faction will be the Antagonists. OBJECTIVES Protagonists: Achieve the short campaign victory conditions Antagonists: Make life difficulty for the protagonists HOUSE RULES By playing a horde faction the antagonists are vulnerable to being wiped out so they must take care to avoid that. Once they have multiple hordes going then one of them must always be held back in reserve. No all-in assaults that risk a campaign wipe, unless the antagonists also control settlements (such as Count Noctilus). Am I being detained? No, good goonsir. You are free to leave whenever you like, as long as you are a natural citizen and not merely a Fourteenth Amendment citizen. If you are confused about this then please go and represent yourself at the nearest admiralty court. How does a head to head campaign work in TW2? Both players must be online simultaneously. In addition to controlling their own faction's forces, players can also take control of AI armies the other player is fighting against. This makes the campaign much more challenging as the AI is not very difficult to beat normally. I'm That's fine! In that case shamelessness would be an excellent attribute. You can just leave your erstwhile team-mates to clean up the mess you've made afterwards. That's Warwang! How will players organize play with each other? Through Discord, probably. How do I report on my play Only one player per session strictly needs to provide a play report, but both players are very welcome to. The report can be a written post with some screenshots, or a recorded stream of their play. Either is fine. Any more questions or feedback? Now, we must choose a faction for the protagonists. I've chosen a list based on relative wholesomeness: The Empire  Bretonnia  High Elves  Dwarfs  - I considered but decided against Wood Elves and Lizardmen since they are both kinda assholes themselves and the point here is to bully somebody. Afterwards, we'll decide on the Antagonsts. The criteria for them is evil-ness and strategic mobility. For now my list is: Chaos Beastmen Vampire Coast - These factions can all field horde armies and don't have to worry too much about their home territory, if they have any. I'm willing to add more factions to the list if you think they won't get bogged down in local conflicts. Norsca maybe? I've never played them so I don't know. PROTAGONIST VOTE https://www.strawpoll.me/16937360 Once we've got both factions down I'll start taking names for each team. Mukip fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Nov 28, 2018 |
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Nov 28, 2018 22:51
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Yeah add Norscans as an option.
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Nov 29, 2018 01:31
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Yeah Norsca works as an option as they are very Horde Factiony.
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Nov 29, 2018 02:12
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Mukip posted:I considered but decided against Wood Elves and Lizardmen since they are both kinda assholes themselves and the point here is to bully somebody. Pretty sure literally everyone in warhams is an rear end in a top hat but ok. I liked the clan mors LP so this should be fun to watch. Definitely voting for vampirates once the antagonist poll opens up.
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 It's neck and neck between the Empire and Bretonnia, so I'm going to be a tie-breaker and go Empire. Sorry Bretonnia fans. High Elves were not too far behind in third place, whereas Dwarfs accrued a miserly two votes. Empire is pretty vanilla in terms of gameplay mechanics and fields a generalist army that can compete in all aspects of the battlefield. It also has pretty strong defensive garrisons for it's towns, which influenced my decision since I expect the protagonists will be having a tough time defending their territory in this one. The next question is, who will be our antagonists?  Chaos: An armoured battering ram, Chaos armies can get very powerful even before the mid-game but are also vulnerable to setbacks if their slow-growing hordes are wiped out. Chaos must also do a fair amount of raiding and sacking to keep it's income up. Expect battles to be high-stakes affairs for both sides.  Beastmen: The ability to hide their camps while spreading Chaos taint means that Beastmen could be the slow and stealthy killer, while Brayherds (free army spawns) provide sudden bursts of carnage. An unpredictable threat, and like Chaos relies on sacking ettlements for income bursts.  Vampire Coast: Lots of firepower and potentially very mobile while retaining the option to hold territory. The zompirates can also amass a steady gold income through pirate coves. Although their arsenal may find it's match in the Empire!  Norsca: In contrast to the zompirates, Norsca favours melee units and unlike the other Chaotic factions can hold territory, althogh Norsca can only settle coastal regions, razing everything else to the ground. Almost as strong as the Chaos doom hordes but with less of the inherent risk. VOTING https://www.strawpoll.me/16943256
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Nov 29, 2018 21:01
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But everybody plays Empire, poor Bretonnians rarely get a chance to shine.  I have a suspicion that at least this vote will be much less close.
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Nov 29, 2018 21:12
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That's true, but maybe that will also get use more volunteers for the Old World thunderdome. We have to choose a LL for the Empire. The choices are as follows: Karl Franz  Balthasar Gelt  Volkmar the Grim  I could provide you with campaign or lore descriptions of their relative advantages... But I think it's best for people to go with their hearts on this one. https://www.strawpoll.me/16943455
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Nov 29, 2018 21:21
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Aww, I was really hoping for Bretonnia.
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Nov 29, 2018 21:33
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definitely cheering for the bad guys over the empire
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Nov 29, 2018 23:05
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Burn the empire
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Nov 30, 2018 03:29
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But just look at those beautiful smiles. You can't want to get rid of those.
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Nov 30, 2018 06:40
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OOrochi posted:But just look at those beautiful smiles. You can't want to get rid of those. Luminous Cow posted:Burn the empire 
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Nov 30, 2018 08:45
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I feel this LP is already Racist against Orcs!
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Orcs are responsible for 100% of Waaaghs! That's just a fact. And don't erase the existence of Goblins, shitlord. It seems the poll for our antagonist was never going to be a real competition even though there was some mild enthusiasm for Beastmen. But which grand fleet admiral will harry the shores of the Empire? Luthor Harkon's various split personalities start a long way away from the Empire but perhaps a slow start would allow him/them to build up a strong power base? He could also pack up and relocate.  Count Noctilus' swag levels are off the charts. He starts in the isolated Galleon's Graveyard, making far flung expeditions fairly straightforward without risking his home turf too much.  Our peg-legged mutant Aranesssa Saltspite starts off in the Old World with the pirate city of Sartosa and gets tons of money from raiding and sacking. She can also recruit living Sartosan pirate units.  Cylostra Direfin can summon the vengeful ghosts of Bretonnians who never got to play because I chose Empire instead. On the other hand, she only starts with a minor settlement and several enemies to start off with, meaning our antagonists will have to sort their own problems out for a while to begin with.  POLL https://www.strawpoll.me/16948210 Furthermore, Karl Franz I, Protector of the Empire, Defier of the Dark, Emperor Himself and the Son of Emperors, Elector Count of Reikland and Prince of Altdorf will be our protagonists' LL. I'll start taking sign ups now. Provide the following information: [username] [timezone] [empire/vampire coast/either] (If there's a heavy bias to one team I'll put the eithers onto the other side.) Join the Discord to help arrange play! https://discord.gg/dfcjhPe Also taking names for lords and heroes! Mukip fucked around with this message at 17:16 on Nov 30, 2018 |
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Nov 30, 2018 16:58
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“Zombie Opera Diva” being last shows that Goons are horrible at decisions
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Nov 30, 2018 20:08
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Eh. If it was a ranked choice, I'd vote her after mad boy Luthor.
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Nov 30, 2018 20:37
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Saltspire Not even a contest
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Hmm. Cylostra's army would in time be a heavy spoiler to the Empire, given it favours Syreens and Mournghouls, which means a lot of damage nulled. But Saltspite starts closer and means more shenanigans earlier(not that means much, since all of them can pack up and move wherever they want). Meanwhile Noctilus has all the constructs and Luthor can eventually do everything. Bloodly fucked around with this message at 05:04 on Dec 1, 2018 |
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Dec 1, 2018 05:01
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It's going to be be Cylostra.
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Boo.
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This is a great idea! Looking forward to the empire getting wrecked.
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Dec 15, 2018 06:43
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I'd be down for playing either side.
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Dec 20, 2018 04:56
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So, uh, is this thing DOA or what?
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I am still excited for this
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Herr Tog posted:I am still excited for this gently caress you made me think it was back.
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MonsterEnvy posted:gently caress you made me think it was back. sorry
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Herr Tog posted:sorry It's fine. I also forgot a comma. I was not trying to say gently caress you.
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MonsterEnvy posted:It's fine. I also forgot a comma. I was not trying to say gently caress you. Thank you for clarifying. Let us wish together that this cool idea comes back
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