Chivalry: It's kinda like War of the Roses with more decapitations

HardtargetHardtarget There Are Four LightsVancouverRegistered User regular
edited October 2012 in Games and Technology
How was there no Chivalry thread! Hit steam a few days ago, it's the second big kickstartered game to come out (after FTL) and it's super good! Since I'm lazy I'm stealing the rest of this OP from soy over at SA:
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What is it:
From Official Site
- First Person Slasher

- With a Multiplayer focus

(A competitive multiplayer FPS).

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIieSwo6jDQ

Robbaz "King of Sweden" playing Beta:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iFaQ6ipMCw

64 player battle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW7ImIvd1bU

Nova!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCyTeJd1OvE

Gameplay:
Basically right now most of the servers are Team Objective and Team Elimination. In TO maps you have some amazing objectives such as slaughtering filthy peasant NPCs and burning their houses down, or pushing a cart full of dead bodies. Team Elimination is just a straight out fight to the death, once a team is all dead everyone re-spawns and you do it again. Whoever wins the most rounds wins the match.

The game has unlocks. By using a certain class/weapon long enough, you unlock weapons in that chain. Each weapon has varying characteristics such as reach/length, damage, speed, etc. There's also a rank system, kind of like a level... Which insofar as I can tell has no effect other than letting people know how much of a bad ass viking warrior you are.

Also, YOU CAN CHOP OFF PEOPLES HEADS, ARMS, AND LEGS and then laugh at them as they fall over gurgling and/or moaning as they die.

Classes:
From Official Site.
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Archer

The Archer is the ranged weapon specialist, he is best used in a support role and to deliver damage on his enemies from far to mid range. Vulnerable in Melee.

Special ability
Rogue – Does +50% backstab damage.

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Man-at-arms

The Man-at-arms is the lightest melee class, he relies heavily on his evasion and speed abilities to land hits without taking any.

Special ability
Elusive – Can perform dodges. (Side stepping by double tapping strafe)

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Knight

The most powerful, tank melee unit on the battlefield. His damage output and armour levels are offset by his lack of agility and generally slower weapons.

Special ability
Tank – Can absorb additional damage and takes less stamina to block incoming blows.

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Vanguard
The Vanguards are an imposing aggressive force that form the frontline of an army. Their weapons have extremely long reach and deal incredible damage.

Special ability
Charge – Can sprint attack into battle.

Bugs:
The game just came out, and as usual with unreal engine multiplayer games somehow the server list got bungled. There's a very simple fix though, available on their forums faq here. There's a couple other issues, nothing major though.

Buy it you filthy peasant, it's only $25.

Brad and Drew put up a great Quick Look over at http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-chivalry-medieval-warfare/17-6700/
and Total Biscuit did a little comparison between Chivalry and War of the Roses here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Q7FETIxZw

It's fun guys, you should play

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  • HardtargetHardtarget There Are Four Lights VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited October 2012
    edit - nm fixed it

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    Been playing it on and off since release. It is indeed very fun and the melee is very satisfying. Doubly so when you chop some poor sod's head off.

    A Capellan's favorite sheath for any blade is your back.
  • HardtargetHardtarget There Are Four Lights VancouverRegistered User regular
    I really like the UT style assault maps, super fun to have progression as part of the gameplay. There's is also a counter-strike style round system that is quite satisfying if you can make it far into the round and get a few kills.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Oh man, this game. Fuckin loved it when it was a Source mod. It ridiculous, hilarious, and a whole lot of fun. Total riot at LAN parties.

    But goddamn 30 bones. So people convince me that it is worth it over the OG version besides much prettier graphics.

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  • SvevinSvevin Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I have been playing this the past few nights and I LOVE it. The biggest thing that hooks me is the simple yet deep skill based combat system. If it was only as simple as Goldeneye Slappers Only, I don't think it would hold my attention very long. Here's a great display of skill conquering all (not my vid):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVxSk8VSJCA&feature=plcp

    Also, those voice actors put their heart and soul into this game. Those warcries never get old. And when your whole team is doing it at the same time...hot damn!

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    That's a great choice of music for that video.

  • HardtargetHardtarget There Are Four Lights VancouverRegistered User regular
    Zxerol wrote: »
    Oh man, this game. Fuckin loved it when it was a Source mod. It ridiculous, hilarious, and a whole lot of fun. Total riot at LAN parties.

    But goddamn 30 bones. So people convince me that it is worth it over the OG version besides much prettier graphics.
    It's actually 25 bones and it's steamworks, I was able to get it from gamersgate for $21 with the old ign prime promo

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  • onesixty2onesixty2 Registered User regular
    Would highly recommend this to everyone. Have been playing most mornings / nights for an hour or so. Been playing around with a bow / dagger close combat archer. Works pretty well, once you learn how to parry 2h consistently. Plus the overhead swing for the dagger is too rewarding to not go for on every kill.

  • HardtargetHardtarget There Are Four Lights VancouverRegistered User regular
    vanguard for life!

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  • sliver911sliver911 Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I was worried at first that I just wasted money on this game. Now I just want to throw sacks of money at the developers. This is SUCH a great game! There is such a great depth of skill to be acquired here, and even with low skill you can still have a riot. It has been a long time since a game has put a smile on my face while playing. I think we should start a steamgroup ASAP!!! This game with voice chat is a must. The teamwork you can display here will quickly overwhelm teams with the right amount of communication.

    youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TevnvCS85z0
    youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q7cTvQklWvU

    Those are two fantastic tutorials to get you into beginner an advanced fighting. Cheers!

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  • EliminationElimination Registered User regular
    Svevin wrote: »
    I have been playing this the past few nights and I LOVE it. The biggest thing that hooks me is the simple yet deep skill based combat system. If it was only as simple as Goldeneye Slappers Only, I don't think it would hold my attention very long. Here's a great display of skill conquering all (not my vid):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVxSk8VSJCA&feature=plcp

    Also, those voice actors put their heart and soul into this game. Those warcries never get old. And when your whole team is doing it at the same time...hot damn!

    The down side of this video is it is someone abusing a glitch. At the moment punches cant be blocked, even by shields so people keep trying to abuse them to get past knight shields. Though it was pretty satisfying coming across a guy doing this and i was a vanguard with claymore, i swing, he tries to block with his hands and i slice both his arms off.

    PSN: PA_Elimination 3DS: 4399-2012-1711 Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/TheElimination/
  • Grey PaladinGrey Paladin Registered User regular
    I suggest not mentioning War of the Roses. The two fanbases have a rivalry on the scale of DotA and LoL.

    "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible." - T.E. Lawrence
  • stopgapstopgap Registered User regular
    well, I just bought this game. I have no money to spare, so this better last for a while :p

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  • onesixty2onesixty2 Registered User regular
    sliver911 wrote: »

    These are wonderful tutorials. The second one helped me understand why certain players would always best me. As far as a steamgroup goes, absolutely. How do we set one up? I'd love to get some arranged team matches together.

  • sliver911sliver911 Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Hey I launched a quick Chivilary Steam group. Join up!
    steamcommunity.com/groups/pachivalry

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  • onesixty2onesixty2 Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    *edit join group through steam not web. that might be already known, but this post is now irrelevant. back to head chopping.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    You have spelled chivalry in three different ways with that one group. One way in the URL, one way in the group name, one way in the group description. Nice.

  • onesixty2onesixty2 Registered User regular
    I'd say it's a prefect fit. too busy worrying about head choppings.

    also web browser for group is dumb, let me join via steam no issue.

  • sliver911sliver911 Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Sorry guys.. My wife spilt beer all over my new keyboard and.. well.. if I type fast it just comes out horrid.

    Edit - and I can't spell..

    lol I fixed it up :)

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  • onesixty2onesixty2 Registered User regular
    I'll prolly join up for a few games tonight. But I'll be around plenty during the week.

  • SvevinSvevin Registered User regular
    sliver911 wrote: »

    Thanks for posting these. I picked up a few tricks from them that I didn't know about like the jumping overhead and the mouse drag delayed slash.

    Also, I joined the steam group. Looking forward to playing some objective games with an organized team.

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  • superezekielsuperezekiel Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Friend convinced me to buy this game tonight and it is the TOTAL SHIT. I love this.

    It has its problems that make me cry BULLSHIT out in the middle of a match sometimes, and I hate the whole "you got knicked, your attack animation starts over now" shit but otherwise it's fantastical. I wanna rub my balls all over it.
    sliver911 wrote: »
    Hey I launched a quick Chivilary Steam group. Join up!
    steamcommunity.com/groups/pachivilary

    Error, invalid ID?

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  • AstaleAstale Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I suggest not mentioning War of the Roses. The two fanbases have a rivalry on the scale of DotA and LoL.

    ^ This.

    The thread title tempted me to come in here and, well, not be nice. And I don't play or own either game, and I hate the very concept of a "medieval deathmatch" game (not bashing those that do, but fps are hard enough for me without taking away my guns). Just seems tasteless to bash another game right off the bat.
    Thread titles trashing other games are always bad ideas, even if, for example, naming new mmo threads things like "better than wow" might get more views.

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  • FreiFrei A French Prometheus Unbound DeadwoodRegistered User regular
    edited October 2012
    yeah, thread title is epitome of goose behavior, and the two games are very different to the point where "medieval combat" is really the closest they come in any way. even if they were the same and one was clearly better, doing the "my game is better than your game" thing in a thread title is still silly. extreme brand loyalty always leads to terrible behavior.

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    This game is a total blast though. Never has a deathmatch/teamdeath match/what-have-you felt so damn satisfying to me.

    When you get in a 1v1 fight it is intense and when you beat a dude you have the satisfaction of knowing that you didn't beat him because you were a higher level or had better stats, but that you were the better player. I usually play a Man-at-arms and defeating a Knight or a Vanguard who not only have reach on me, but can also take several more hits than I, never gets old.

    For those not in the know, as a Man-at-arms I can take 1 or 2 hits from a Vanguard or Knight before dying, while they take around 4-5 hits for me to kill.

    Player skill is greatly rewarded in this. If I loose a 1v1 fight (or even a 1v2) I've never felt it was for some bullshit reason. In fact I can quickly identify where I fucked up and how not to fuck up like that in the future.

    One of my favorite tactics against dudes using polearms (and I am surprised it has worked so well and so many times for that matter) is that I will lure the dude in to a tight space while keeping my shield up. Before the guy even realizes what is going on he finds himself in a situation where he cannot swing his weapon. Then I commence with the head chopping. :P

    A Capellan's favorite sheath for any blade is your back.
  • stopgapstopgap Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I stayed up till 330 in the morning playing this game. excellence in melee combat is rare and this one is artful.

    I do vote for a thread title change.

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  • sliver911sliver911 Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    steamcommunity.com/groups/pachivalry

    Sorry. I typo'd this games name a thousand bloody times! This is the correct link above

    Also, although it isn't fair to bash War of Roses, it is fun to compare the two. The link below is a video that does it extremely well.

    youtube.com/watch?v=73Q7FETIxZw

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  • BuddiesBuddies Registered User regular
    Can I get an invite? steamname is Buddies

  • BasilBasil Registered User regular
    Ooooh. Neat!

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  • sliver911sliver911 Registered User regular
    Buddies wrote: »
    Can I get an invite? steamname is Buddies

    It's an open group at the moment, so you can join anytime

  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    This needs a demo.

  • HardtargetHardtarget There Are Four Lights VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited October 2012
    haha wow, the people complaining about the thread title made me roll my eyes so hard just now, it's just a silly joke plus the WotR thread hasn't been posted in in over 2 weeks and is currently on page 7 of the forums so I'm not really too worried. If the game had legs then I'd obviously had made a less jokey title but nobody seems to be interested in it anymore.

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  • Grey PaladinGrey Paladin Registered User regular
    Lets see how this thread is doing in a few weeks.

    "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible." - T.E. Lawrence
  • FreiFrei A French Prometheus Unbound DeadwoodRegistered User regular
    Hardtarget wrote: »
    haha wow, the people complaining about the thread title made me roll my eyes so hard just now, it's just a silly joke plus the WotR thread hasn't been posted in in over 2 weeks and is currently on page 7 of the forums so I'm not really too worried. If the game had legs then I'd obviously had made a less jokey title but nobody seems to be interested in it anymore.

    it's not a big deal, it's just good most people aren't like you. can't imagine if every thread was like "DOTA: It's like LoL but not for stupid babies."

    making yourself out to be superior for liking one video game over another is like the funniest thing imaginable, and it's not like you're doing yourself any favors since this thread has basically no discussion anyway.

    Are you the magic man?
  • sliver911sliver911 Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Quit the bickering you ol'ladies.

    You want some discussion? I'll throw down son.

    1- Love Dueling
    2- Never happens because everyone wants to stab everyone in the back
    3- I am very guilty of 2
    4- Why is this game not star wars

    I think I've come somewhat close to perfecting the duel, however, those moments don't really exist. Don't you think they should have a honor duel server? It's absolutely horrifying to participate in an awestruck duel when all of a sudden your pulling a sword out of your ass. War is hell I suppose. I would still like to participate in some one on one fighting when I choose though.

    Vanguards VS Knights - Just throwing this out there, but I think I've figured out how to keep a knight at bay. The 2 handed war axe when stabbed creates an almost impenetrable force between you (vanguard) and the knight (soon to be stuck dude). Try it out. You can keep these mothaFuckaaaa's at bay pretty easily by just poking at a distance. Eventually their urge to mash things with hammers will overcome them and thus their guard drops to their demise. Try it out.

    Has anyone else mastered any elements they wish to share? The best part of this game is figuring out what works in certain situations.

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  • MrDelishMrDelish Registered User regular
    If I had more time I would buy this solely because of this video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1B9sHBbyhs&feature=g-user-u

  • Grey PaladinGrey Paladin Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Those teamkillers really deserve a ban. I'd put it above cheating on the assholism scale.

    Also MaA is so awesome I don't understand why people play other melee classes. I am pretty bad and I am destroying people thanks to the dodge.

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    "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible." - T.E. Lawrence
  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    Those teamkillers really deserve a ban. I'd put it above cheating on the assholism scale.

    Also MaA is so awesome I don't understand why people play other melee classes. I am pretty bad and I am destroying people thanks to the dodge.

    I play MaA as well and love it, though I rarely use the dodge ability.

    Everyone seems to go Vanguard or Knight thinking more armor + bigger weapons = insta win. This is laughably not the case.

    Every Knight or Vanguard I fight I can take down the same way. Shield Bash followed by a flurry of slashes (about 4-5 depending on what I am fighting). That shield bash knocks out the enemy's defense and the flurry of attacks are so fast that it completely interrupts anything they try to do. If I pull off the shield bash and follow with the strikes it is a damn near guaranteed kill for me against a Vanguard or Knight. Rarely, very rarely has this tactic failed me.

    It is made all the more hilarious by the fact that a Vanguard or Knight can kill me in 1-2 hits, but can never land a blow thanks to my shield.

    Speaking of the shield, it is amazing. In Objective games where my team has to stop or defend something I will run straight for the enemy line, get the attention of a couple of them (like 3-4), then hold up my shield while facing them and slowly backing away from their objective. Almost without fail I can keep the attention of 3 or 4 jackasses who will continually follow me and strike at my shield because they are blinded by an "easy" kill. They fail to realize that I have just single handedly kept a small group of them from helping their teammates complete an objective. I can usually hold off a number of dudes for at least a minute. Longest stretch I had was 4 dudes at 5 minutes. We won that round and all they had to do was push a cart about one fucking foot to win it. :P

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  • HardtargetHardtarget There Are Four Lights VancouverRegistered User regular
    Frei wrote: »
    Hardtarget wrote: »
    haha wow, the people complaining about the thread title made me roll my eyes so hard just now, it's just a silly joke plus the WotR thread hasn't been posted in in over 2 weeks and is currently on page 7 of the forums so I'm not really too worried. If the game had legs then I'd obviously had made a less jokey title but nobody seems to be interested in it anymore.

    it's not a big deal, it's just good most people aren't like you. can't imagine if every thread was like "DOTA: It's like LoL but not for stupid babies."

    making yourself out to be superior for liking one video game over another is like the funniest thing imaginable, and it's not like you're doing yourself any favors since this thread has basically no discussion anyway.
    Man what, it's just a silly joke, there's literally no name calling at all going on in the title, guys need to take it down a notch

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  • AstaleAstale Registered User regular
    The title doesn't come across as funny at all. It comes across as flamebait.

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