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Who Would Win - Between a horde of Goblins

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    October 28, 2019 3:54 AM PDT

    Who Would Win - Between a horde of Goblins and an army of Thronefast Soldiers and why? #MMORPG #CommunityMatters

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    October 28, 2019 4:22 AM PDT

    Given comparable weapons and armor and leadership - soldiers almost always beat warriors. The expansion of Rome just one of many classic examples.

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    October 28, 2019 4:43 AM PDT

    Thronefast, of course, as all her many loyal citizens would aid the soldiers - that includes every class, even bards! A People Inspired indeed. After that traitor Ossari, we learned to defend against all threats.

    I feel sorry for the goblins.


    This post was edited by Kumu at October 28, 2019 4:47 AM PDT
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    October 28, 2019 5:00 AM PDT
    The Gobling needs to be 10 to 1 to stand a chance. "Rais your shields lads! Tonight we stand our ground".
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    October 28, 2019 5:32 AM PDT

    This sounds like the plotline for Gremlins 3: Thronefast strikes back!

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    October 28, 2019 8:06 AM PDT

    Goblins are usually unorganized, so Thronefest would win. Besides the adventurers will thin their population quite drastically as they will probably make good exp at the lower levels.

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    October 28, 2019 9:41 AM PDT

    Kilsin said:

    Who Would Win - Between a horde of Goblins and an army of Thronefast Soldiers and why? #MMORPG #CommunityMatters

    Define 'horde' and 'army'.  What numbers are we talking about?  Is a horde larger than an army?  Are the goblins higher level?  What class composition does the goblin horde have?  What classes does the Thronefast army have?

    I can create scenarios where either would win depending up any number of variables.  So the answer then is  'Both'

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    October 28, 2019 10:09 AM PDT

    How intelligent are the goblins of Terminus? 

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    October 28, 2019 10:27 AM PDT

    obviously the soldiers of Thronefast!  The sweet taste of victory will always be with those that have right on their side! 

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    October 28, 2019 11:46 AM PDT

    Thronefast soldiers with discipline and castle forged weapons and armour.

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    October 28, 2019 12:26 PM PDT

    The vast goblin horde defeats the soldiers and overruns Thronefast. Thronefast becomes a new raid zone and players are called upon to drive the goblin horde, led by the goblin king, out of Thronefast and restore the city to its former glory.

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    October 28, 2019 12:42 PM PDT
    Thronefast solders of course, or I may need to reconsider my choice in race.
    • 531 posts
    October 28, 2019 1:35 PM PDT

    Vandraad said:

    Kilsin said:

    Who Would Win - Between a horde of Goblins and an army of Thronefast Soldiers and why? #MMORPG #CommunityMatters

    Define 'horde' and 'army'.  What numbers are we talking about?  Is a horde larger than an army?  Are the goblins higher level?  What class composition does the goblin horde have?  What classes does the Thronefast army have?

    I can create scenarios where either would win depending up any number of variables.  So the answer then is  'Both'

     

    Basically this. All comes down to numbers and scenario. Open field battle or does goblins sneak into human camp at night and kill most of them while asleep. But if I had to choose one then humans - becouse, you know ... plot armor ;)

  • October 28, 2019 3:37 PM PDT
    Easy: goblins would win hands down. Because dangerous bloodthirsty goblins who are a threat to soldiers are exciting. And that's the type of thrilling world I'd like to investigate. Any other goblin, in horde or other form that is not an overwhelming threat is just plain boring.
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    October 30, 2019 4:16 AM PDT

    Goblins. I'm just sick of the good ones always saving the day. 

    Give those goblins a break, let them enjoy a victory or even an Age of their own from time to time. 

    Go team goblin!

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    October 30, 2019 12:51 PM PDT

    I gotta say goblins here, mostly beucase I thought they were so funny sounding (ok, and looking) in EQ2.

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    October 30, 2019 5:06 PM PDT

    Humans have access to Shamans, Clerics, and Paladins who should be capable of removing the potential threat of diseases and poisons that the goblins pose, while also being able to keep allies alive with their healing capabilities. My vote goes to the humans if we are looking at an evenly matched playing field. 

    If we are looking at potential though I think the goblins would get the gold medal. You never know what other denizens of the world they are possibly allied with, or what wild creatures they have domesticated/enslaved as war machines.  As versatile as the human race is I doubt they would be able to hold multiple enemy factions and domesticated/enslaved creatures. In this situation, the humans of Thronefast would need to call in reinforcements from the other various playable factions in order to survive.    

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    November 12, 2019 9:32 PM PST

    Something tells me the goblins learned from the Battle of the Five Armies. Being a Dire Lord they are a natural ally :D

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    November 13, 2019 2:33 AM PST

    The Thronefast soldiers were caught marching and had no time to set up formations so the goblin horde decimated the unprepared army.

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    November 13, 2019 6:35 AM PST

    @Doford Aye, the formations failed. :)

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    November 13, 2019 7:15 AM PST

    probably goblin they would find a way to spike our mead and wait til the next day to strike.


    This post was edited by Cealtric at November 13, 2019 7:15 AM PST
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    November 13, 2019 7:25 AM PST

    Riahuf22 said:

    probably goblin they would find a way to spike our mead and wait til the next day to strike.

    Lol love it! :) I hope alcohol is brought back in a similar way to how it was in oldschool. I’m not picking on the drunken Dwarves. :)

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    November 13, 2019 7:08 PM PST

    My perception of the encounter based on my preconcieved notions of goblins and my biases leade me to the following:

    Goblins, as a horde would be Zerging. They would see the thronefast army as a raid target and zerg it.

    If the Goblin Horde was big enough they could swarm the army and defeat it at great cost. A nosey group of lowbies could turn the corner, see the half dead remnants of the horde and kill the rest of the goblins and take all the loot- form the goblins and the thronefast soldiers and high-tail it ouf of there and back to town to sell.

     

    On the other hand, the Thronefast army would see the Goblin horde as a bad pull, or a train.

    The Thronefast army would be provisioned, equally if not well-geared and would have experience as a group so they would know how to work together and probably have stopped a few trains in their day. The Thronefast army would kill all the goblins. A nosey group of lowbies could turn the corner, see the Thronefast army being re-buffed anda few fallen soldiers rezzed and see the pile of dead goblins scattered everywhere and say "camp-check?" while, unspoken, the Thronefast army tossed a few buffs their way.

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    November 14, 2019 1:28 PM PST

    Goblin Slayer, nuff said.