I am at the 6th minute and doing well with drinking... lets continue and watch how messed up I get with that Game xD Love your Videos Pix, keep up the good work!
Before I get a comments about this. I accidentally switched up Saruman and Sauron. I'm sorry is was a slip of the tongue, also im dyslexic and the names are very similar......Forgive me :P
Not gonna lie. The defenders played insanely well in this battle. Just think about it, the attackers had 13867 troops. While the defenders had 2507. If the defenders were to win this one, they would have to take out about 5,5 enemies for every 1 soilder.
Väg Verket these battles are boring af because you know that the defenders are gonna loose!! The best defender in the world couldnt win against the worst attacker in the world in this battle. This really makes the video extremely boring to watch because there is no question about who is going to win
We could've killed more troops but the catapults just glitched out quite a few times when they were near a cliff or our own troops were right in front of us. But what could 2,5k brave men of Gondor do against 14k servants of the Dark Lord?
36:30 KNOCK KNOCK "Uh-oh, it's Isaac Newton, and he's pissed." P.S. The Corsair army probably held off its attack until Mordor and Rhun armies got past that first defense point so that when they were passing by, the Corsairs could distract those Gondorian archers and catapults and keep them from continuing to pepper Mordor and Rhun to death. And once they reached a point where they could finish those Gondorians off, the rest of the Corsairs moved to join the main fight.
So that was about 13,700-ish troops vs. 2500 defenders. Attackers played very well and had roughly 5600 troops left after the battle. It seems like the only way for the defenders to win is to have much better luck with the artillery than they did here. Buffing up Gondor's army will only cause the choke point fights to go on longer because they can commit more troops, whereas decreasing the size of each attacking army somewhat shouldn't change that much unless they're nerfed too hard. I look forward to seeing this scenario again after some balance changes have been made!
NECROPOST(sorry) they could buff the ammo capacity of the defending archers? Its very simple to do in the game files, and would fit with the theme of a well stocked fortress
This is the most I've seen Apollo mess up army comps and words in general feel like he's just having and off day but still my favorite RUclipsr seen every single of of your 3rd age keep Em comin
with the orc horn blowing and people catching on fire and getting killed at 1:05:04 it's like a horror movie. so intense!!!! man!!!! thank you Pixels #1080p
I really like when you comment things, like for instance the small story about the captain leading the ithilien rangers, the fact that they probably wanted him to die because they didn't want to be led by a snobish captain XD, great job as usual Pix !
hey apollo, just want to say i really enjoy your video's I don't give a damn about youtube and I never comment on video's But for you I will make an exception because you already made me waste so much time by watching your videos! Love your commentary ,your stupid (but funny) jokes, content, typical style and more Keep up the amazing work :)
A slow game isn't always bad, I learn things and improve my game from these videos. I think you should put together a series of videos that contain examples of good generalship and well implemented tactics and strategies. I would love to hear you commentating on those.
He says it problably because always if you speak of orcs or such shit from mordor you say Saruman instead of Sauron. I dont know if its some inside joke but its misleading.
In medieval 2 if you're against a large force in a choke point they will win, the way to counter that is to hold the choke point with a V formation, then you'll rack up kills quickly.
7DestinedLegends This is true, if you've seen the Battle of the Five Armies (although shit) the elves formation against the dwarves is fantastic. I've used it in M2TW and it works really well.
Things that Apollo says during battle that I love: 1) Clumping up their troops... 2)A bit of a tussle going on here 3)Sending suppressing fire 4)Silencing those archers 5)That catapult is going to wrack up a ton of kills 6)They're getting them to waste their amo 7)It's getting hard but they're still trying to turn this one around 8)The amount of orcs here IS INSANE... 9) Defenders forming up a nice shield wall here. 10) The archers are taking a great position here Best One yet. 11)We know that Orc lives don't matter... When he says that can't you imagine like a bunch of dirty orcs in washington DC with signs petitioning for OLM "Orc Lives Matter" HAHAHA What others are there? LOVE U APOLLO!
Wow, this is one of the best battles I've ever seen. It had so much connection to the Spartans and the Persians. One thing that could have turned the battle in Gondor's favour, was to sent most of their troops to the chokepoint were the battle started and send the rest of the troops to take out the Corsairs, but the battle however was awesome R.I.P Gondor, your epic stand will not be forgotten.
that one way part is called a hold out. its meant to draw an enemy and trap them so archers and siege engines can annihilate them while they try to find another way farther into a fortress.
This was a beautiful battle, so glad I subscribed. Don't worry about messing up names and words every now and then, frankly I think it adds to the charm of this channel. Keep up the excellent work! Also, moar Elder Scrolls TW please? Without all the other commentators? I came here for your glorious visage and wondrous speeches, not the rest.
i have won 5v2..........but i had an army of elves spam archers and balista and was gondor with high tier units and catapults...worst unit i had was the pelagir marines and my ally managed to snipe 3 of the generals with archers and balista ....so yeah....very hard....but not impossible...there was lots of prayers and sacrifices to the RNG God
what do you think about a giant open battle with all badies against good factions in huge units's size and properly equilibrated (enough orcs but not too much)
Late to this one I know, but a great match. Have never played this game, hope to start soon and hope people still do play this, it looks great. Great job by the defenders
wow That Video is mind blowing mate .... i enjoyed it . man these games goes silly and boring after 10 time playing but this is the 100 vid of your third age jurney . i want to say that its all about your talking skill and commentary that im really really enjoying :D thanks for your time
Hey Apollo you should do a top 10 list of all the battles you've had on your channel so far. If you can remember them all that is lol. I'm sure some probably stick in your mind.
"I don't hate Orcs I hate the Saruman." so that makes you the Sauron in an alternate Third Age universe where evil forces defeated the good guys and now it is Sauron vs Saruman? xD
Actually when your archers are out of Ammo,its a good idea to get them to the town sqare because you are just gonna have some infantry with your general at that final push.its smarter,same with your artillery crew.
Fun video. Fantastic match. It was exactly 13,867 vs 2,507. And it was a fight to the last man standing. Just wish non of the attacking troops retreated off the map. P.S. At the end of the battle, on the battle results list, under the enemies killed column, what does the numbers within the parentheses represent? Is that like the number of troops that retreated off the map or something?
that represents those troops who surrendered...being that it would be unlikely that either side would take them as prisoners...add them to the casualty list ...so make the defenders kills around 9k :D
Hey Pixelated Apollo!!! I love your videos! I don't know how long I've been watching your videos but why have gotten me addicted to Third Age Total War even though sadly I'm too broke to play it. Do you take suggestions for videos?
in this type of final stand, wouldnt it be better to have the trebuchet use standard shot instead of flaming, since it would give them more accuracy? i mean, yes, flaming shot kills more, but since most of the shots miss, does it really matter? if you could increase the amount of hits, that means more kills....but keep the catapults on flaming shot....they are accurate enuff with it
if you think about it, if you were a Gondor soldier in the vally you do not know what is coming around the curve. for all they now Soron himself could come
I don't see how good would ever win in these situations. It doesn't matter if specific factions are better when they are so horribly outmatched. Honestly, even if ranged factions never ran out of ammunition eventually the sheer numbers would finish them off. The enemy had 5, 660 men left after the fight. That's just...insane.
At a situation like this, you can afford to lose a catapult crew. Another crew can take their place and fire it. The ammo stays with the weapon, not the crew.
*Hey guys! This is the 100th upload of Third Age Total War online battle! Enjoy!*
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I havent drinks in my house except water :(
Apollo you are a God
Pixelated Apollo ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
I am at the 6th minute and doing well with drinking... lets continue and watch how messed up I get with that Game xD Love your Videos Pix, keep up the good work!
u said that catapults are trebuches and sauroman when it is saruon lol
Before I get a comments about this. I accidentally switched up Saruman and Sauron. I'm sorry is was a slip of the tongue, also im dyslexic and the names are very similar......Forgive me :P
Hi bro ho is it going
Pixelated Apollo R.I.P
gondor might of had a chance if there was one less mordor army
We can't apologise you, you are irrecuperable... Give me your channel and that's it 😂
RIP in Peace
Not gonna lie. The defenders played insanely well in this battle. Just think about it, the attackers had 13867 troops. While the defenders had 2507. If the defenders were to win this one, they would have to take out about 5,5 enemies for every 1 soilder.
Yeah, you don't really stand much of a chance when the balance of power is 4 to 1 against you
Väg Verket these battles are boring af because you know that the defenders are gonna loose!! The best defender in the world couldnt win against the worst attacker in the world in this battle. This really makes the video extremely boring to watch because there is no question about who is going to win
Daniel Berge Espe Yes you could say that about most of the battle but when the rangers held the corsairs you couldn’t tell who was gonna win!
We could've killed more troops but the catapults just glitched out quite a few times when they were near a cliff or our own troops were right in front of us. But what could 2,5k brave men of Gondor do against 14k servants of the Dark Lord?
it was a tough battle indeed...
Ey I remember you from Galu's vid :P
The AoE game? Yeah i played that one as well.
U played very well, lord Aragorn is proud of you. :D
yes indeed
Let's be honest Apollo. Every fight that involves Orcs becomes D-day for them.
36:30 KNOCK KNOCK
"Uh-oh, it's Isaac Newton, and he's pissed."
P.S. The Corsair army probably held off its attack until Mordor and Rhun armies got past that first defense point so that when they were passing by, the Corsairs could distract those Gondorian archers and catapults and keep them from continuing to pepper Mordor and Rhun to death. And once they reached a point where they could finish those Gondorians off, the rest of the Corsairs moved to join the main fight.
That was a looooong but goooood battle !
Keep doing ! You're one of my favorite youtuber !
14000 vs 2500
Well, gondor at least put up a good fight
wtf is going on here?
Apollo I just love this video so far. I really enjoy all the catapults shots and the 300 strategy. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH US. :D
this is a battle worthy of snacks
So that was about 13,700-ish troops vs. 2500 defenders. Attackers played very well and had roughly 5600 troops left after the battle. It seems like the only way for the defenders to win is to have much better luck with the artillery than they did here. Buffing up Gondor's army will only cause the choke point fights to go on longer because they can commit more troops, whereas decreasing the size of each attacking army somewhat shouldn't change that much unless they're nerfed too hard. I look forward to seeing this scenario again after some balance changes have been made!
NECROPOST(sorry) they could buff the ammo capacity of the defending archers? Its very simple to do in the game files, and would fit with the theme of a well stocked fortress
This is the most I've seen Apollo mess up army comps and words in general feel like he's just having and off day but still my favorite RUclipsr seen every single of of your 3rd age keep Em comin
with the orc horn blowing and people catching on fire and getting killed at 1:05:04 it's like a horror movie. so intense!!!! man!!!! thank you Pixels #1080p
gg guys ^^ was a good battle. and nice design there pbob xD
Synn DarkCloud
13:59 He says my name :)
just FYI, Melkor was the first dark lord before sauron aka gorthaur
I know, but I have never heard the name Gorthaur before - is it his name in a different language?
Melkor gorthaur is saurons name before he became a necromancer or sauron, he was called gorthaur by the maiar
Ah. Thanks. :)
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When i played this scenario with others for this first try(not this one ), as defenders, we accindentelly wiped out every single attacker....sad orcs
i bought the game today just cuz i watch your videos
and even managed to get the mod going
im so happy in life now lol
ty apollo!
I really like when you comment things, like for instance the small story about the captain leading the ithilien rangers, the fact that they probably wanted him to die because they didn't want to be led by a snobish captain XD, great job as usual Pix !
This is way more enyoyable and exiting than one big blobbatteline. Keep it up, very nice !
Happy to see more evil victories, the insane amount of troops needed to keep this steady was epic
OH MY FUCKING GOD PIXEY!!!! BEST UPLOAD YET!!! Thank you soooo much!!!
On choke points form a horse shoe and engage as much of your troops as possible if you're the defender. It also counts for a flanking attack.
hey apollo, just want to say i really enjoy your video's
I don't give a damn about youtube and I never comment on video's
But for you I will make an exception because you already made me waste so much time by watching your videos! Love your commentary ,your stupid (but funny) jokes, content, typical style and more
Keep up the amazing work :)
A slow game isn't always bad, I learn things and improve my game from these videos. I think you should put together a series of videos that contain examples of good generalship and well implemented tactics and strategies. I would love to hear you commentating on those.
Sauron is the Dark Lord of Mordor, Saruman is the Wizard of Isengard.
What??? No way
You called Sauron Saruman. 3:05
He says it problably because always if you speak of orcs or such shit from mordor you say Saruman instead of Sauron. I dont know if its some inside joke but its misleading.
Well no, Sauron is called Sauron and Saruman is called Saruman, no way to sugarcoat that one xD
Pixelated Apollo
I know it sounds crazy, but its true!
"to many artilllery and to much archers"
guys i think Apollo is doge
i am :D
Ahhhh, another battle at the famous Cair Andros as if huh XD
another day another septim.
In medieval 2 if you're against a large force in a choke point they will win, the way to counter that is to hold the choke point with a V formation, then you'll rack up kills quickly.
7DestinedLegends
This is true, if you've seen the Battle of the Five Armies (although shit) the elves formation against the dwarves is fantastic. I've used it in M2TW and it works really well.
Yeah, I agree, I know for a fact that the defenders would've won if he had done it.
7DestinedLegends i was kinda wondering why gondor lost all the percentage advantage as soon as they engaged the choke point so i guess you are right
An hour long siege on a friday? yyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahh bbbooooooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
:D
Another third age vid! This made my eve lol, thanks Murican
13,867 evil doers versus 2,507 brave and heroic Gondorian souls. They stood no chance of winning
When Pixelated Apollo said "saviours of the broken" I couldn't help but think MCR.
10:37, a thing of beauty. Pikes overlapping with sword infantry will be very hard to get through, especially with garbage orc units.
yeah always a great strategy, only thing that can beat it are skirmishers
cant not disagree..pikemen are always a thing of beauty :D
Things that Apollo says during battle that I love:
1) Clumping up their troops...
2)A bit of a tussle going on here
3)Sending suppressing fire
4)Silencing those archers
5)That catapult is going to wrack up a ton of kills
6)They're getting them to waste their amo
7)It's getting hard but they're still trying to turn this one around
8)The amount of orcs here IS INSANE...
9) Defenders forming up a nice shield wall here.
10) The archers are taking a great position here
Best One yet. 11)We know that Orc lives don't matter...
When he says that can't you imagine like a bunch of dirty orcs in washington DC with signs petitioning for OLM
"Orc Lives Matter" HAHAHA
What others are there? LOVE U APOLLO!
I especially enjoyed your commentary on the inter dynamics of Gondorian military units
"They probably want him to die"
I love your third age uploads
59:14 those javelines stuck in the hitbox of the destroyed catapult
More battles similar to this one on that map would be fantastic
Wow, this is one of the best battles I've ever seen. It had so much connection to the Spartans and the Persians. One thing that could have turned the battle in Gondor's favour, was to sent most of their troops to the chokepoint were the battle started and send the rest of the troops to take out the Corsairs, but the battle however was awesome R.I.P Gondor, your epic stand will not be forgotten.
In the Last Days of the Third Age mod for M&B Warband, this place was fun to defend while playing as Gondor.
Just a fool's hope... More third age siege battles please
34:04 "there's too many artillery, too much archers" :D
love your videos watch them everyday by far my most favorite channel
Hmmm eating ork flesh...
Could it get you high? 🤔
52:25 most satisfying double kill ever on the catapults.
that one way part is called a hold out. its meant to draw an enemy and trap them so archers and siege engines can annihilate them while they try to find another way farther into a fortress.
this was honestly one of my favorite matches to watch
This was a beautiful battle, so glad I subscribed. Don't worry about messing up names and words every now and then, frankly I think it adds to the charm of this channel.
Keep up the excellent work!
Also, moar Elder Scrolls TW please? Without all the other commentators? I came here for your glorious visage and wondrous speeches, not the rest.
Thanks dude :D
5 vs 2?
I knew deffenders will fall, battle was not fair.
i have won 5v2..........but i had an army of elves spam archers and balista and was gondor with high tier units and catapults...worst unit i had was the pelagir marines and my ally managed to snipe 3 of the generals with archers and balista ....so yeah....very hard....but not impossible...there was lots of prayers and sacrifices to the RNG God
Very nice video apollo I wish I could make these kind of videos looks like a lot of fun!
what do you think about a giant open battle with all badies against good factions in huge units's size and properly equilibrated (enough orcs but not too much)
Late to this one I know, but a great match. Have never played this game, hope to start soon and hope people still do play this, it looks great. Great job by the defenders
this kind of videos never gets old
You did not tell about Djokodal's army man.. besieds that you doing a good job ..keep going :)
wow I saw you did company of heroes. Keep up the great work
Gondor needed the 25-killstreak MOAB. Definitely would have helped.
wow That Video is mind blowing mate .... i enjoyed it . man these games goes silly and boring after 10 time playing but this is the 100 vid of your third age jurney . i want to say that its all about your talking skill and commentary that im really really enjoying :D thanks for your time
"Someone's hair is gone" - Pixelated apollo, 2016
I played a drinking game: took a shot for every time you said Saruman instead of Sauron.
thanks Apollo i never realized that the Saruman had armor and was from Mordor :D
I was about halfway through when I realised it's as long as a feature film.
Awesome battle as always and I realize it was rather historic, but those defenders were sooooooooo out matched
Love your videos keep up the grate work
Bro upload more videos of third age kindly
Hey Apollo you should do a top 10 list of all the battles you've had on your channel so far. If you can remember them all that is lol. I'm sure some probably stick in your mind.
Love the vid! I always watch them
I actually walked to the corner store for drink and snack. This better be worth it!
1:15 you forgot to mention that some man fleet to Rammas
I love siege battles, thank you
Total War Warhammer, Humans vs giants.
the lack of saruman - sauron knowledge angers me
its not a lack of knowledge, it was a lip of the tongue. just mixed up the names
Pixelated Apollo
and it makes me rage
slip of the tongue happens once, bruh, not the whole video lol
I've got one reply for that: Deal with it.
Holy crap. Within the first 1,000. Never been this early to one of Pixie videos!
:D
Pixelated Apollo Holy Crap! It's my liege lord!!!!
I've been slightly busy. so much so that i've been watching this video since yesterday.
32:48 is that pirates of the Caribbean music playing in the background?
"I don't hate Orcs I hate the Saruman." so that makes you the Sauron in an alternate Third Age universe where evil forces defeated the good guys and now it is Sauron vs Saruman? xD
Awesome Video :D keep up the good work. :P
What is the music that plays around 15:15?
That ballance of power should have told you from the start who was going to win
Anybody here in 2024 still watching apollos old videos when he doesn't upload for a day or two
Actually when your archers are out of Ammo,its a good idea to get them to the town sqare because you are just gonna have some infantry with your general at that final push.its smarter,same with your artillery crew.
hey, great vids! however, can you show more open field battles because holding choke points is quite boring after a couple of vids :)
Fun video. Fantastic match. It was exactly 13,867 vs 2,507. And it was a fight to the last man standing. Just wish non of the attacking troops retreated off the map.
P.S. At the end of the battle, on the battle results list, under the enemies killed column, what does the numbers within the parentheses represent? Is that like the number of troops that retreated off the map or something?
that represents those troops who surrendered...being that it would be unlikely that either side would take them as prisoners...add them to the casualty list ...so make the defenders kills around 9k :D
paladinbob 123 Thanks so much for replying. Also, are you the real paladinbob?
i hope so...[checks himself :D]
Defending that choke point was a huge mistake they lost more men than they sent in!
Hey Pixelated Apollo!!! I love your videos! I don't know how long I've been watching your videos but why have gotten me addicted to Third Age Total War even though sadly I'm too broke to play it. Do you take suggestions for videos?
i slapped the like button 101 times for that pirate music in tha background for the corsairs
That southern defense was awesome
Good lost to evil on a Gondor map today. In other news, the sun rose in the morning and set at dusk.
The orcs could have attacked from behind or is the river to deep behind the Gondorian defenders?
3rd age is the best :-) thanks for amazing videos
lord of the rings is basically just a long magical race war
in this type of final stand, wouldnt it be better to have the trebuchet use standard shot instead of flaming, since it would give them more accuracy? i mean, yes, flaming shot kills more, but since most of the shots miss, does it really matter? if you could increase the amount of hits, that means more kills....but keep the catapults on flaming shot....they are accurate enuff with it
What is the music that plays at 32:40
hey apollo what is the music you use beeides the m2tw vanilla music
What music is playing at 4:15?
war that two steps from hell in the background?
I am hoping we are getting a third age Halloween siege
if you think about it, if you were a Gondor soldier in the vally you do not know what is coming around the curve. for all they now Soron himself could come
I don't see how good would ever win in these situations. It doesn't matter if specific factions are better when they are so horribly outmatched. Honestly, even if ranged factions never ran out of ammunition eventually the sheer numbers would finish them off. The enemy had 5, 660 men left after the fight. That's just...insane.
Over 13k baddies versus less than 3k good guys and an 1 and 15 minutes of game time! GG Gondor
Plz tell me what's the music you used for this video!!
At a situation like this, you can afford to lose a catapult crew. Another crew can take their place and fire it. The ammo stays with the weapon, not the crew.