ahaha me too

I forgot this place existed. Ah, memories.

Will have to wait for tomorrow..!

7:43 PM - SaveMeXenu: I've come to the conclusion
7:43 PM - SaveMeXenu: The Undead Settlement and Farron Keep
7:43 PM - SaveMeXenu: Are not part of the Dark Souls 1 world
7:43 PM - SaveMeXenu: I'll upload screenshots to support my claim in a moment
7:43 PM - SaveMeXenu: Actually I'll wait for Elenol to come back
7:43 PM - SaveMeXenu: He'll be interested in this

http://imgur.com/si3VSmu

The answer is yes. Astora Straight Sword and a better shield.

Is there anything more satisfying than Astora'a Straight Sword and either a Large Leather Shield or Buckler?

Although they never did take Kai. And so with that in mind, his reign may still be considered a success, paving the way for his historically inept son (not so inept now!) to expand the clan with more favorable alliances finally taking effect!

Or he died defending his castle against the treacherous combined, repeated, relentless assaults from Hojo and Anegakoji clans.

The exact circumstances surrounding Takeda Shingen's death are not absolutely known. There are many different stories, some of which are as follows.

When Takeda Shingen was 49 years old, he was the only daimyo with the necessary power and tactical skill to stop Oda Nobunaga's rush to rule Japan. He engaged Tokugawa Ieyasu's forces in 1572 and captured Futamata, and in January engaged in the Battle of Mikatagahara, where he defeated, but not decisively, a small combined army of Nobunaga and Ieyasu. After defeating Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shingen stopped his advance temporarily due to outside influences, which allowed the Tokugawa to prepare for battle again. He entered Mikawa Province, but soon died in the camp. Some accounts say he succumbed to an old war wound, some say a sniper wounded him earlier, and some accounts say he died of pneumonia.

Shingen and Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康) are believed to have made a pact to share the remaining Imagawa lands between them, and they both fought against Yoshimoto's heir. After defeating the intervention forces commanded by Hōjō Ujimasa (北條氏政) of Sagami, Shingen finally secured the Province of Suruga, formerly base of the prestigious Imagawa clan, as a Takeda asset in 1569.

Upon securing Takeda control over Suruga, northern Shinano, and western Kōzuke, Shingen moved to challenge the Oda-Tokugawa alliance, leading a formidable force of over 30,000 into the latter's territories in Tōtōmi, Mikawa and Mino Provinces in 1572.

Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄?, December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573), of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent daimyo in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.

Shingen is sometimes referred to as "The Tiger of Kai" (甲斐の虎) for his martial prowess on the battlefield. His primary rival, Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信), was often called "The Dragon of Echigo" (越後の龍) or also "The Tiger of Echigo" (越後の虎).

The better clips are all related to Takeda Shingen in particular though!

Shingen died in on May 13 1573 at age 53 from illness.[6][5] His less tactically talented son Takeda Katsuyori (1546 – 1582) succeeded Shingen and was defeated in the Battle of Nagashino in 1575 by Oda Nobunaga. Nobunaga succeeded in eliminating the heirs of the Takeda clan after the Battle of Nagashino. The clan was effectively eliminated, although descendants of the Takeda clan would take prominent positions in the Tokugawa shogunate, established in 1603.[5]

Shingen is famous for his tactical genius, and innovations, though some historians have argued that his tactics were not particularly impressive nor revolutionary. Nevertheless, Shingen is perhaps most famous for his use of the cavalry charge. Up until the mid-16th century and Shingen's rise to power, mounted samurai were primarily archers. There was already a trend at this time towards larger infantry-based armies, including a large number of foot archers. In order to defeat these missile troops, Shingen transformed his samurai from archers to lancers. Shingen used the cavalry charge to devastating effect at the Battle of Mikatagahara in 1572. The strength of Shingen's new tactic became so famous that the Takeda army came to be known as the kiba gundan (騎馬軍団), or 'mounted army.'

Takeda Harunobu (1467 – 1568) succeeded his father Nobutora in 1540 and became shugo lord of Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture. In this period the Takeda began to quickly expand from their base in Kai Province. In 1559, Harunobu changed his name to the better-known Takeda Shingen. He faced the Hōjō clan a number of times, and most of his expansion was to the north, where he fought his most famous battles against Uesugi Kenshin. This series of regional skirmishes is known as the Battles of Kawanakajima. The battles began in 1553, and the best known and severest among them was fought on September 10, 1561.[5]

The Takeda clan (武田氏 Takeda-shi?) was a Japanese clan active from the late Heian Period (794 – 1185) until the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603. The clan was historically based in Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture.[1][2]

Immediately prior to the Sengoku period, the Takeda helped to suppress the Rebellion of Uesugi Zenshū (1416 – 1417).[3] Uesugi Zenshū (? – 1417) was the kanrei chief advisor to Ashikaga Mochiuji, an enemy of the central Ashikaga shogunate and the Kantō kubō governor-general of the Kantō Region. Mochiuji, lord of the Uesugi clan, made a reprisal against the Takeda clan in 1415. This reprisal began a rivalry between the Uesugi and Takeda clans which would last roughly 150 years until the destruction of the Takeda clan at the end of the Sengoku period.[4]

But we all know what you really want to hear about. That's the mighty Takeda clan led by the formidable Takeda Shingen!

So that's cool the dude starts out as a merchant and then starts kickign everyone's asses (in our game less so in history)

Saito usually dies early but in our game this time, they're doing very well:

Saitō Dōsan (斎藤 道三?, 1494 – May 28, 1556), also known as Saitō Toshimasa, was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period.[1]

He was also known as the Viper of Mino (美濃の蝮 Mino no Mamushi?) for his ruthless tactics.[citation needed]

Originally a wealthy merchant from Yamashiro Province (modern-day Kyoto Prefecture), he entered the service of Nagai Nagahiro of Mino Province (southern half of modern-day Gifu Prefecture), assuming the name Nishimura Kankurô.[citation needed]

It's all so interconnected! Hojo in the love/hate relationship with Imagawa, Takeda and Uesugi. Tokugawa aligning with the mighty Oda! What will we learn next!

Subsequently, Ujiyasu managed to make peace with Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, the most powerful adversaries of Hōjō, letting his seventh son be adopted by childless Kenshin and accepting the fait accompli of Shingen's reign over Suruga. To cement the ties of Takeda-Imagawa-Hojo, Ujiyasu also gave his two daughters to those two clans; Lady Hayakawa was made as Imagawa Ujizane's wife while Lady Hojo (Hojo Fujin) was made as Takeda Katsuyori's second wife. Ujiyasu died in 1571, passing on the Hōjō domains to his eldest son Ujimasa (北条 氏政) in a relatively favourable situation.

Hōjō Ujiyasu expanded the Hōjō territory, which now covered five provinces, and managed and maintained what his father and grandfather had held. He took Kōnodai in Shimōsa Province in 1564 following a battle against Satomi Yoshihiro (里見 義弘). Towards the end of his life he saw the first major conflicts between his own clan and Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄), who would become one of the greatest warlords of the period. As a response to Hōjō's intervention in his invasion of Suruga Province, Shingen came into Musashi Province from his home province of Kai, attacking Hachigata and Takiyama Castles, where Ujiyasu's sons repulsed them. However, despite the intact castles behind him, Shingen pressed on to the Hōjō central home castle of Odawara (小田原城), burning the castle town and withdrawing after three days. Two of Ujiyasu's seven sons fought Takeda at the battle of Mimasetoge in 1569, ending the first of the Takeda campaigns against the Hōjō.

Using this intelligence, he led a night attack against the Ashikaga/Uesugi force. Despite being vastly outnumbered, the Hōjō army defeated the besiegers because, under Ujiyasu's orders, they were not bulked down by heavy armor, and were not slowed down by seeking to take heads. This battle proved the end of the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi (扇谷上杉家) line and destroyed the prestige of Norimasa of the Yamanouchi Uesugi clan (山内上杉家) as the Governor-General of Kantō region (Kantō kanrei (関東管領?)), until Uesugi Kenshin (上杉 謙信), who had subsequently been adopted by Norimasa, assumed the post in 1561.

Upon his father's death in 1541, a number of the Hōjō's enemies sought to take advantage of the opportunity to seize major Hōjō strongholds. Ōgigayatsu Tomosada tried unsuccessfully to take Edo Castle (江戸城), and a few years later, in 1545, an army led by Ashikaga Haruuji (足利 晴氏) and Uesugi Norimasa (上杉 憲政) besieged Kawagoe Castle (see Siege of Kawagoe (1545)). Hōjō Tsunashige (北条 綱成), the stepson of Ujiyasu's brother Tamemasa (北条 為昌) and son-in-law of Ujitsuna, was outnumbered 3,000 to allegedly 80,000, and Ujiyasu led a relief force of 8,000 soldiers. Ujiyasu slipped a samurai past the enemy lines to inform Tsunashige of the enemy's approach, and made use of ninja to learn of the enemy's strategy and attitude.

Now for Hojo while I wait!

Maybe it's possible to get a peace with Oda and declare on Imagawa to more closely align with history? The game just seems to force you into changing history from Turn 1 with Tokugawa/Oda/Imagawa more than any of the other clans.

And now we've talked about Oda and Imagawa a little bit! I think Shogun 2: Total War isn't being quite true to history. Tokugawa seems to have been more closely aligned with Oda rather than being a vassal under Imagawa who defeats Oda (which is what has happened in our game)..

Imagawa Ujizane succeeded to family headship after Yoshimoto's death,[10] but the Imagawa clan fell from power. Ujizane was later summoned by Tokugawa Ieyasu and became a kōke in the administration of the Tokugawa clan. Yoshimoto's niece was Lady Tsukiyama, the wife of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

In the summer of 1560, after forming a three-way alliance with the Takeda and the Hōjō, Yoshimoto headed out to the capital with Tokugawa Ieyasu (then known as Matsudaira Motoyasu) of Mikawa in the vanguard.[5] Despite having a strong force of 25,000,[5] Yoshimoto deliberately announced that he had 40,000 troops. While this statement put fear in many factions, Oda Nobunaga of Owari Province saw through it. (Some historical sources support the claim of 40,000.[6])

With many victories, Yoshimoto's army was letting its guard down, celebrating with song and sake. A surprise attack by the Oda army of 3,000[7] following a downpour left Yoshimoto's army in complete disorder.[8] Two Oda samurai (Mōri Shinsuke and Hattori Koheita) ambushed the Imagawa army and killed Yoshimoto, in the village of Dengakuhazama.[9]

(Yoshimoto is the Daimyo of the Imagawa clan)

After Yoshimoto succeeded to family headship, he married the sister of Takeda Shingen of Kai. This allowed him to cement an alliance with the Takeda. Soon after, Yoshimoto fought against the Hōjō of Sagami. Starting in 1542, Yoshimoto began his advance into Mikawa Province, in an effort to fight the growing influence of Oda Nobuhide in that region. In campaigns over the course of the ensuing decades, Yoshimoto wrested control of a wide area including Suruga, Totomi, and Mikawa provinces.[4]

In 1552, Shingen's son, Takeda Yoshinobu, married Yoshimoto's daughter. Yoshimoto and the Hōjō clan reached a peace agreement in 1554 with the marriage of Yoshimoto's son Ujizane to the daughter of Hōjō Ujitsuna. In 1558, Yoshimoto left the clan's political affairs in Ujizane's hands, in order to focus on dealing with the advance westward into Mikawa.

It's weird because I am controlling Toyotomi Hideyoshi as my Daimyo currently I believe.
Under the name Tokugawa Hideyoshi.

The period culminated with a series of three warlords, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who gradually unified Japan. After Tokugawa Ieyasu's final victory at the siege of Osaka in 1615, Japan settled down into several centuries of peace under the Tokugawa Shogunate, and entered into an era called "Sakoku".

Preordered GW2! Woot!

Also, Guild Wars 2 preorder tomorrow!

Oh yeah! I stopped posting stuff because I was the only one! But no more!

I should check up on this page more often haha, just viewed these comments for the first time!

Mass Effect 1 & 2 on sale on Impulse for 60% off.

Indeed... *scratches chin knowingly...ish*

http://thechevaliere.deviantart.com/art/Scotland-power-music-258885527

That is all.

How interested would everyone be to fill up our League of Legends inhouse games with some of the random "friends" I've accumulated over the past year or so? We could easily get a 5v5 inhouse every time. Keep inviting the nice ones for more until they become regulars maybe? Inhouse is just so much more fun than public games....

Hey Mice, I replied to your "chatting is cool" post! But I don't know if you'll look at it! So I'll spam it here and on your profile as well!

Yeah! So you can Right Click your Steam Icon to bring up the huge list of options right? Bring up Friends. Either minimize the FRIENDS or scroll down to where you see Armchair Generals and left click that little arrow pointing down. The first option is "Join Group Chat Room"! And there we are!

I haven't played Fall From Heaven 2 in two weeks. The fever must have passed.

Oh also, if either of you guys (G the Turrible or yangleoo) want to invite anyone, bring them in! Let's just try to kee this place with a nice attitude is all!

Oh hello G the Turrible! We should get Cor-Bot in on Utopia Battlefields with us! Perhaps Dave-Bot would also like to give this 2nd one a try as it is a deeper experience than Utopia Revolution was.

I can't even beat you at betting. Ugh. The Ronan General must ride on to easier foes...

Also, do you have Civilization IV or V?

I don't think I'm ever going to be a consistent challenge for you 1v1 yangleoo. So depressing!