Medieval games like mordhau and hold fast made me realise how fucking grateful I am to have been born in a time and place where I wouldn't need to worry about getting conscripted into medieval warfarefucking hell at least if I end up in war, I'd die in 2 secs from a drone strike or a bullet to a damn headhats off to the countless blokes who signed up to fight for their liege lord or whatever the fuck, the dudes that risked getting a spear in the eye hole, or an axe to the ribs, or anything, to protect their village
>>719950965>holdfastI meant half sword
>>719950965There are stories of Medieval infantry getting together and crying their eyes out the night before the battle because they were scared shitless of the carnage to come.Things were much better if you were a knight. Since you were nobility killing you would be a waste and instead you'd be captured and ransomed off to your family It became something of a business due to how profitable it was
>>719950965At least you can see it coming most times. Beats the hell out of modern warfare which apparently consists entirely of hiding in a trench and hoping a $15 drone doesn't drop a grenade on your head
>>719950965thats part of why I was surprised they didn't give henry any facial scars in kc2, dude coasted through many battles with a proper face for medieval television
>>719950965nah fuck that while medieval warfare is savage id take it any day over modern warfare at least in medieval warfare the threat was visible and tangible. Is a man swinging an axe at you? if no then everything is fine, if yes then react.modern warfare is just running out into a field and praying you don't get mined/artied/droned/sniped/missiled and you basically have zero input on your chances of survival.
>>719950965>hats off to the countless blokes who signed up to fight for their liege lordIt was never a voluntary thing. If you didnt go most likely they would take what ever you have and execute you.
>>719950965>the dudes that risked getting a spear in the eye hole, or an axe to the ribs, or anything, to protect their villageand now it's a bullet in the eye hole, or a shrapnel to the ribs, what's the difference?like other anons here have already said, modern warfare is much worse, you don't even get to see your enemyin medieval times it used to be fear of death mixed with thrill of a fight when engaging in battle, now it's just fear of sudden death even when you're outside of battle because it can come out of nowhere
>>719950965On the other hand you might get conscripted in a modern war where strength, skill or honor don't matter at all because drones aren't picky.I dunno, I realize it was absolute horror to fight in medieval battles but on the other hand there was a certain level of honor and autonomy to that which just doesn't exist in modern wafare where you can be killed by someone who isn't even there
>>719953232That's literally how it worked for peasants
>>719950965getting your eye taken out actually isn't as bad as you think, it's like most other experience with serious injuries, adrenaline completely overtakes the pain and you don't actually notice until you're in the hospital bed and the meds start to wear off, then it kinda fucking sucks t. got eye taken out by a faggot trying a birthday cake prank
>>719951891>go to that stash of rotten fruits you kept on hand just for such an occasion>sire im terribly ill and shitting out from both ends, please forgive me>give up some extra crops or some shit>stay home with the missus and see the boys off to war while I only have to deal with a couple days of bad tummy aches
>>719950965>at least if I end up in war, I'd die in 2 secs from a drone strike or a bullet to a damn headyou have to be lucky for that, modern warfare has been just as brutal
>>719955724there is no way modern warfare as just as brutal as an all melee medieval charge, fuck norandom ied explosion takes you out instantly, or some screaming dude smashes a warhammer into your collarbone then leaves you there to slowly die in agony as the battle rages on around you
>>719954186If this happens to you as a medieval peasant then you are probably going to die slowly and painfully from an infectious disease.
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>>719956524I ate rotten fruit, not water from the gange river, are you so reliant on medicine that you think the human body needs big corpo to handle some food poisoning? sad cunt, you probably pop tylenol for flu season
>>719956467Vs having your legs blown off and slowly dieing that way
>>719957131the chances for a horrific localised injury is far more higher in a medieval battle than in any modern war, that's the crux of my point here
>>719956467Don't forget being stepped on by friend and foe alike once you fall to the ground from either exhaustion or a fucking gouged artery in your leg or some shit.Ohoho let's not forget horse combat, God save you if you were front line cavalry running headfirst into a battalion of spearman
