To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pikes, not throwing spears

Re:To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pike... by the__alchemist on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:27PM (#41369351)

Later, they learned to, after inciting the boar, run towards the center of town, then overcome it with arrows just as it arrived.

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Re:To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pike... by faanghacker on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:41PM (#41369574)

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Re:To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pike... by throwaway6734 on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @01:15PM (#41370102)

to those unaware: 11 is the laughing taunt in aoe2 and is used in the community like lol. the poster above was describing how you hunt a boar in aoe2 which is a vital source of food in early game. it is risky to use your towncenter to weaken a boar because if you kill it with the towncenter you can not harvest the food

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Re:To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pike... by Terr_ on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @01:42PM (#41370429)

Thanks, I think that's a style/level of in-joke that needed an explanation for the wider audience. Particularly since the first arrow-part sounds almost plausible. (And "11" on its own is unlikely to give many useful hits.)

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Re:To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pike... by andoando on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @02:18PM (#41370903)

wololo

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Re:To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pike... by Bluestein on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @03:07PM (#41371571)

(And this - of course is what AoE shaman/priest/religious units would chant to "convert" enemy units to their side ... :)

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