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"The pen is mightier than the sword" "Actions speak louder than words" I think they can be used at the user's convenience, like my GF with other stuff....
The pen writes a check to the sword so the sword makes sure the pen keeps getting money through stabbing and slicing to keep writing him checks. Capitalism 101, folks.
I have to say, having played most Total War games on record at this point, you are a unique individual who's able to switch thinking so easily between factions, your strategy, philosophy, diplomacy and tactics all reflect this. While the memes are hilarious it's astonishing to see, especially on such high difficulties that you play. Keep on fighting soldier!
It's been glorious to see the editing skills of this channel grow from the original Otomo Experience video. You've done a great job Pilps (and your team has as well, if you have one that is) and I hope to see more great content soon.
Mongols in open field is more tedious attrittion than anything else IMO. You just spam armored (optimally Pavise) crossbowmen plus armored spear- or pikemen and then meatgrinder that shit. Toss in a couple field artillery pieces optionally. Timurids are kinda the same, except you definitely want some cannons to mulch those stupid elephants with.
I'm glad you let the "holy crusade called" video play. I never skip it either. Even to this day, it is such a badass video. I'm glad they incorporated it for 1212 ad.
Venezia la Serenissima hits me in a sweet spot in this game. Not only because I live less than an hour from it, but also because it’s always fun to play as a mercantile colonial empire in the Middle Ages and by far the strongest Italian faction. Early game Venice is kinda mediocre (militia units are way better than most early castle units) but my lord… Mid to late game Venetian army is overpowered, it’s infantry in particular. If coupled with a good complement of mortars, you are unstoppable. I always bring AT LEAST four of those bastards when I’m attacking in a siege. The enemy walls become your best friends when you bring up the shiny hammer lads.
I think most of us Total War lovers agree at that point that we dont need another fantasy genre. We just want the good old games like Medieval in new, for me personally they dont need to change that much of the Game Mechanics. More Provinces, on top graphic and synchonised fights, just a modernised Version of Medieval 2. Likewise for Shogun 2. Perhaps even Rome 2. No new Game Mechanics just a modern graphic, blood, same factions and units. Just new graphics and modernised models. Thats it. And 80% of Total War Community will even pre order these games. No Hero/General stuff like Three Kingdoms and Troy.
Funnily enough, the "Fanti da Mar" or the Venetians heavy infantry embarked in their galleys, used that kind of shield with either a heavy mace, Hammer or a falcione (particular type of sword).
i certainly admire your faction intro additions! they certainly give a unique and satisfying taste of fulfillment for surely each individual faction! good stuff indeed :)
Oh bro, the monk and the music at the start, hit me with so much nostalgia. Me and probably most of you out there can remember the first time booting up MK2 as a kid and experience the intro for the first time. 😢
I wish there was a way to like a video more than once. I keep going back to the like button every time I burst into laughter even tho I already liked the video
As a good Honest Roman, this video makes my blood boil, but, great video! Loving your camera work and the subtle ways you are improving over time, even the simple camera panning over the battle shots have gotten so much better than before.
I highly recommend you get third age DAC to make experience videos with, especially considering the recent update. Witnessing how you drown your enemy in bodies as the gobbos of Moria would be fun.
Keep up the great work pilps, its great to see you back up and running strong. Dont ever lose heart and keep making great videos on what alot of us cherish. Cheers from Texas
The first time I won a game as Venice in Civ V, it was on the back of an unstoppable economy. I basically bought my way into space. Nobody else could compare. And as I watched that victory screen, there was only one thing I could think... The motto is not "life from the sea". It's "cash rules everything around me."
The sound design of Medieval 2 is impeccable. The whistling of arrows, the music, the clanking armor and sounds of chainmail as men march. Everything feels so much heavier and grounded compared to new titles.
"Ruler of Venice would be crowned as first Emperor of Venetian Empire" Tbh I expected Palpatine joke at that point. Or "I've won, but at what cost?" one about republic becoming an empire.
Every video always start with an old monk telling how a famed player known as “Pilps” masters the art of war through the Total War games. Such a legend, man.
It was awesome that you demonstrated how pikemen and heavily armored units should be used during the field battle against the Mongols. The pikes tie up the cavalry while the Venetian heavy infantry and dismounted knights charge in on the flanks. (17:57 and 18:15)
@@Pilps You're welcome! I should have subscribed earlier, but I just now did so and better late than never. I'll have some catching up to do! Looking forward to the content, especially the MTW2 stuff. 😀
Amazing editing once again. Maybe your best so far. I’ve been following you since the Otomo video. I hope to see some Divide and Conquer mod (DAC) content in the future
I was wondering yesterday when Pilps would upload again and here it is, thanks for the entertainment. It was fun seeing you throw money at people to give up their cities lol.
Epic and spectacular, by all means. Together with Milan, Venice is my favourite faction and the Venice Experience couldn't have been displayed in a more grandiose and gripping way!
Спасибо мой иностранный друг, знаю что ты это переведешь, очень интересно тебя смотреть, хочется что бы ты выпускал ролики чаще, спасибо за проведение время
Yo Pilps really had to flex with that 4-way boxed defense. You need to get with @HistoriaCivilis and get him to do a battle recap of that from above. That was the best defeat-in-detail methodology I've seen, myself included.
Dude thank you for the channel recommendation, will have to check them out! Also thank you! It was extremely stressful but such a fun close call defeat
@@Pilps like lol they had 5 to 1 with surrounding advantage on open terrain and you expertly ordered men to be defensive until the enemy was weakened then ordered to attack that weakened position, then shifted men from each front to reinforce faltering fronts. The ottomans had a definitive, pyrric victory.
the battle of Konya (the last one) must not have been the easiest, when you see the Turkish units in front The battle you did on 3 fronts at the same time must have been amazing, I did one on Rome 2, I played Carthage (2000 men) against Rome (8000 men), I won it thanks to my Javeliniers, but it was crazy, I didn't have many on M2TW
@@Pilps I am an infantry player, artillery for me is the key to the door of all cities and castles 😆 I saw you were on JLMPs Vanilla Kingdoms, is it better than Vanilla Beyond? I'm on Vanilla Beyond, but it's not stable
you may not remember the comment but i remember i asked for advice in medieval 2 and you replied. now its been months and i have mastered medieval 2 combat and the campaign, now killing armies when im outnumbered. thank you pilps your advice will never be in vain
I would love to see more MTW2 content creators use pikemen as they are used in this video. Yes, it takes some micromanaging, but pikes fit the historical part of the late-game experience.
Fun fact Venice actually pioneered the model that turned Briton into the worlds largest empire. A strong navy ensures trade. Taxes on trade fund a larger and better trained navy. The larger navy allows for more trade which funds a bigger navy. Rinse and repeat until you have all the sugar, spices, tobacco, diamonds, and tea that you want.
the ultimate venetian experience i cant wait for more but dont speedrun its production the longer it takes the better quality of it i never comment i actually started commenting more often recently well not recently months ago last year but i havent commented on your videos but i watched a part of them the medieval 2 total war all of those and few of the holdfast nations at war
23:37 I know that feeling when I see that Mongol stack with those stats. They are so tough, but you made it look easy! Still god-tier editing at its best!
Best Total War game, it's so good in every way it counts. Maybe some things are rather outdated etc, but all of it makes for a fun game nonetheless. I have always liked the frame narrative with that scholarly monk documenting history as well.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, HE GOT CORRUPTED TOO
@@alessandraleonardi982 Meh, i don't really care. He deserves the money. Especially now with the new baby he has. Just skip if you're that bothered.
When are you going to make a hungary experience video?😭😭😭😭😭😭
All factions are planned!
@@alessandraleonardi982 😢
“The Pen is mightier than the sword, clearly!”
“Only if that pen is writing up a massive check.”
So true!
"The pen is mightier than the sword"
"Actions speak louder than words"
I think they can be used at the user's convenience, like my GF with other stuff....
"I have found that whoever wields the sword decides who holds pen"
Gigabased Philips
The pen writes a check to the sword so the sword makes sure the pen keeps getting money through stabbing and slicing to keep writing him checks. Capitalism 101, folks.
How does a Venetian solve a problem? By throwing money at it of course
Always! ALWAYS!
He preordered this video.
He most certainly did! ;)
good, very nice
Also, lots of bestemmie
Venice in a nutshell: THE POWER OF MONEY COMPELS YOU
MONEY GO BRRRRRRRRRRRR
@@Pilps Printing Press: Hello there.
@@mercenarygundam1487 bankers:general printer
@@Pilps❤❤
The average catholic experience
glad some people still play this wonderful game of my childhood
Still one of the best in the series!
@@Pilps in your opinion, what's the best TW game?
@@ТимурИсмагилов-х5з Pretty sure he doesn't like any of the new ones, which is a shame, but understandable I suppose.
@@ТимурИсмагилов-х5з shogun 2 as a whole
@@dickwraith8974 anything after Atilla is a no go for me
Did Pilps just unironically and without warning just do a face reveal skit related to the video in real medieval chainmail? What a Gigachad!
Chad Pilps: *Yes.*
Mail, not chainmail, it's not made of chains.
He indead is a giga chad
@@MundusMeus974 Oh right, a Mailmail
@@MundusMeus974 You must be fun to talk to
Love that you did another cinematic intro like you did for the French video. Stuff like that just adds to these so much.
It’s definitely the go to I think! I thoroughly enjoy making them!
@@Pilps I always skip the intro so I thought that was the intro from the game lol
@@bramlinssen6940bruh
I have to say, having played most Total War games on record at this point, you are a unique individual who's able to switch thinking so easily between factions, your strategy, philosophy, diplomacy and tactics all reflect this. While the memes are hilarious it's astonishing to see, especially on such high difficulties that you play. Keep on fighting soldier!
Thank you so much! I try and make every campaign different with their unique units and different factions! Thank you
It's been glorious to see the editing skills of this channel grow from the original Otomo Experience video. You've done a great job Pilps (and your team has as well, if you have one that is) and I hope to see more great content soon.
Thank you for the very kind words! I truly feel I’m improving gradually with each episode! And I wish I had a team 🤣 I edit all my videos myself!
@@Pilpsthat’s so £
Imagine watching a boring 150 part letsplay thats more drug out then the walking dead TV show and miss out on this legendary masterpiece
Let’s plays are such a lazy, huge disservice to total war games!
@@Pilps diplexheated is who I originally created a TH-cam account for Waaaay back, he was playing Total War Shogun 2
@@PilpsYou're very wrong there
Imagine having to put up with Raid Shadow league Ads on a complied bunch of overused Memes with slightly above average edit job.... :)
@@MrHands-wy4gz Cringe Take
17:58 it’s crazy how big the battles where in Mid Total War 2. Now you have these tiny mini game feeling battles in games like Three Kingdoms.
I think you are one of the few who is ballsy enough to take on the mongals on the open field and succeed
Pikes are a life saver!
Pikes and crossbows.
@@dayros2023 and money!!!
and imagine when they're wandering around in stacks (which they love).. truly a devastation.
Mongols in open field is more tedious attrittion than anything else IMO. You just spam armored (optimally Pavise) crossbowmen plus armored spear- or pikemen and then meatgrinder that shit. Toss in a couple field artillery pieces optionally.
Timurids are kinda the same, except you definitely want some cannons to mulch those stupid elephants with.
The animation with the 3D helmets looks amazing.
That bridge battle in Egypt was also epic ... And a close run thing.
Ah Venice, the first faction I played as, and probably my favorite. Just such a good campaign.
Pilps when making trade agreements: "I'm gonna make them an offer they can't refuse"
So true!!
I'm glad you let the "holy crusade called" video play. I never skip it either. Even to this day, it is such a badass video. I'm glad they incorporated it for 1212 ad.
Medieval Europe is still something both so fascinating and hilarious at the same time
Oh shit, this is a new level of editing! Made as always legendary :)
Thank you very much!
Venezia la Serenissima hits me in a sweet spot in this game. Not only because I live less than an hour from it, but also because it’s always fun to play as a mercantile colonial empire in the Middle Ages and by far the strongest Italian faction.
Early game Venice is kinda mediocre (militia units are way better than most early castle units) but my lord… Mid to late game Venetian army is overpowered, it’s infantry in particular. If coupled with a good complement of mortars, you are unstoppable.
I always bring AT LEAST four of those bastards when I’m attacking in a siege. The enemy walls become your best friends when you bring up the shiny hammer lads.
Its absolutely wonderful that you play in Italy as my 2nd favorite Italian nation
Aaaaaayeeeee
I think most of us Total War lovers agree at that point that we dont need another fantasy genre. We just want the good old games like Medieval in new, for me personally they dont need to change that much of the Game Mechanics. More Provinces, on top graphic and synchonised fights, just a modernised Version of Medieval 2. Likewise for Shogun 2. Perhaps even Rome 2. No new Game Mechanics just a modern graphic, blood, same factions and units. Just new graphics and modernised models. Thats it. And 80% of Total War Community will even pre order these games.
No Hero/General stuff like Three Kingdoms and Troy.
Nah game of thrones or lord of the rings total war game would slap although i do want me some new medieval one
No matter how many videos you make, your content will always be a treat. Thank you for the exceptional content.
Bro is making me nostalgic for a place I've never been to before :(
We all have a little Medieval, Venetian, Merchant Port owner in all of us
@@Pilps becasue they spread their genes to the world through trade?
Venetian, heavy infantry really do just look like a medieval update to the Roman legionary.
Funnily enough, the "Fanti da Mar" or the Venetians heavy infantry embarked in their galleys, used that kind of shield with either a heavy mace, Hammer or a falcione (particular type of sword).
These are some of the most entertaining “TW experience” vids out there honestly good job
i certainly admire your faction intro additions! they certainly give a unique and satisfying taste of fulfillment for surely each individual faction!
good stuff indeed :)
Thank you so much!
Yes finally the return of the king 👑
Aaaaaaaaayeeeee
To me, a descendant of italian migrants from the Veneto region, this is GLORIOUS! Viva San Marco!
Hope you enjoy it!
@@Pilps I did indeed enjoy, my friend!
Oh bro, the monk and the music at the start, hit me with so much nostalgia. Me and probably most of you out there can remember the first time booting up MK2 as a kid and experience the intro for the first time. 😢
They don’t make them like they use to anymore, still one of the greats!
Venice is the definition of “who needs friends when I have gold”.
I wish there was a way to like a video more than once. I keep going back to the like button every time I burst into laughter even tho I already liked the video
Thank you so much for the kind words!
"A pound of flesh? Here's your pounding!!!"
Venetian merchant before ordering his 3000 artillery pieces to fire all at once, probably
The Mad-Lad of Venice, Shakespeare’s greatest lost play.
As a good Honest Roman, this video makes my blood boil, but, great video! Loving your camera work and the subtle ways you are improving over time, even the simple camera panning over the battle shots have gotten so much better than before.
Roman? 🤣
To Quote what Makarov Said in MW3
"Money can buy many things. Even power. The road to our future begins here, my friend."
that is what Venice does
I highly recommend you get third age DAC to make experience videos with, especially considering the recent update. Witnessing how you drown your enemy in bodies as the gobbos of Moria would be fun.
Keep up the great work pilps, its great to see you back up and running strong. Dont ever lose heart and keep making great videos on what alot of us cherish.
Cheers from Texas
0:01 how it feels When you directly responsible for the sack of Constantinople and Gryeeks are still being salty about it till this day
I never was really into the medieval total wars but pilps vids alone made me love the game. Great vid as always
"Vini, Vidi, Venice" -- Pilps, probably
The first time I won a game as Venice in Civ V, it was on the back of an unstoppable economy. I basically bought my way into space. Nobody else could compare. And as I watched that victory screen, there was only one thing I could think...
The motto is not "life from the sea". It's "cash rules everything around me."
Money makes the world go around.
@@mercenarygundam1487 All this tradin' is makin' me rich!
CREAM!
The editing in your videos is just incredible
Thank you so much!
The sound design of Medieval 2 is impeccable. The whistling of arrows, the music, the clanking armor and sounds of chainmail as men march. Everything feels so much heavier and grounded compared to new titles.
1:10 That's a cool custom intro you make Pilps!
Thanks man! Glad you liked it!
@@Pilps Loved it mate good effort
"Ruler of Venice would be crowned as first Emperor of Venetian Empire"
Tbh I expected Palpatine joke at that point. Or "I've won, but at what cost?" one about republic becoming an empire.
Every video always start with an old monk telling how a famed player known as “Pilps” masters the art of war through the Total War games.
Such a legend, man.
Money is power! And power is going BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
More like GUNPOWER
It was awesome that you demonstrated how pikemen and heavily armored units should be used during the field battle against the Mongols. The pikes tie up the cavalry while the Venetian heavy infantry and dismounted knights charge in on the flanks. (17:57 and 18:15)
Thank you! Mongols are tough in open battle but not unbeatable!
@@Pilps You're welcome! I should have subscribed earlier, but I just now did so and better late than never. I'll have some catching up to do! Looking forward to the content, especially the MTW2 stuff. 😀
A Pilps video is definitely what i need just after work, thank you Pilps.
Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
This is one profitable video.
Long Live the Merchants of Venice!!! May the Florins flow eternal.
Amazing editing once again. Maybe your best so far. I’ve been following you since the Otomo video. I hope to see some Divide and Conquer mod (DAC) content in the future
I played as Venice is Stalliness Steel mod! Thanks for the memories!
I was wondering yesterday when Pilps would upload again and here it is, thanks for the entertainment.
It was fun seeing you throw money at people to give up their cities lol.
The king has returned! Money solves everything! Thanks for patiently waiting hope the wait was worth it!
@@Pilps Always
Epic and spectacular, by all means. Together with Milan, Venice is my favourite faction and the Venice Experience couldn't have been displayed in a more grandiose and gripping way!
Hell yeah I was waiting for this. Just one question: if you play Milan will you only use genoese crossbowmen and backstad everyone else?
Hope you enjoy! And it’s Milan. Of course I will! 😎
Milaaaannnnn! Every.Freaking.Time! Almost as if you can count on them betraying you..
Your mtw2 videos always bring me good old memories! Thanks 😊
Спасибо мой иностранный друг, знаю что ты это переведешь, очень интересно тебя смотреть, хочется что бы ты выпускал ролики чаще, спасибо за проведение время
venice is and always will be my favorite faction, for one big reason, them sexy venetian infantry. Fuckin love their design
A Pilps video? Absolutely splendid.
Hell yeah brother!
Very nice, lets see Milan's faction.
The legends are true
HE IS BACK
HAIL TO THE KING BABY!
Every time I play Venice on this game, I always do the same thing: I resurrect the Roman Empire lol
Great vid. Would love to see a 'Wales Experience'
Thank you! And all factions are planned don’t worry 😎
The one thing i'll say about Medieval 2 is that the music from its intro to the ending credits is freaking amazing
Yo Pilps really had to flex with that 4-way boxed defense. You need to get with @HistoriaCivilis and get him to do a battle recap of that from above. That was the best defeat-in-detail methodology I've seen, myself included.
Dude thank you for the channel recommendation, will have to check them out! Also thank you! It was extremely stressful but such a fun close call defeat
@@Pilps like lol they had 5 to 1 with surrounding advantage on open terrain and you expertly ordered men to be defensive until the enemy was weakened then ordered to attack that weakened position, then shifted men from each front to reinforce faltering fronts.
The ottomans had a definitive, pyrric victory.
"it truly was a Venice experience"
Love to see new content:D amazing video as usual!!
Venetians: *salivating at early gunpowder warfare*
Date Bulletproof Samurai: "Finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary!"
The path from the Venetian Republic to the Venetian Trade Empire. Great game, great mod. Thanks for the video, great content. Greetings from Russia.
It's amazing how different tactical map looks from battlefield. It's like a game from '90 vs 2010 xD
the battle of Konya (the last one) must not have been the easiest, when you see the Turkish units in front
The battle you did on 3 fronts at the same time must have been amazing, I did one on Rome 2, I played Carthage (2000 men) against Rome (8000 men), I won it thanks to my Javeliniers, but it was crazy, I didn't have many on M2TW
I love overrunning a settlement with endless amounts of utter gunpowder superiority!
@@Pilps I am an infantry player, artillery for me is the key to the door of all cities and castles 😆
I saw you were on JLMPs Vanilla Kingdoms, is it better than Vanilla Beyond?
I'm on Vanilla Beyond, but it's not stable
Venice play through is basically medieval USA. God bless the venicians and no one else 😂😂
Every Venice Playthrough is about making a trading empire ,me I made Venice the new Roman Empire
The golden lion will trade with everyone!
How is he able to bribe Florence so fast? Did he edit his starting money?
He just bought evrything like nothing... mid games no one can have the economy to buy half map, especially with that mod.
When I am in a "Being fucking terrifying competition" and my opponent is the Mongols from Medieval 2 Total war.
Nice general sam cameo lmao
you may not remember the comment but i remember i asked for advice in medieval 2 and you replied. now its been months and i have mastered medieval 2 combat and the campaign, now killing armies when im outnumbered. thank you pilps your advice will never be in vain
I would love to see more MTW2 content creators use pikemen as they are used in this video. Yes, it takes some micromanaging, but pikes fit the historical part of the late-game experience.
26:01 had me in tears
I’m gon puts ma dick iiiin!
Teacher: class today we go yo Egypt!
Girls: We will see pyramids
Boys: 8:40
This game is such a banger. Replacing the Cannon fire sound files with the metal pipe falling sound makes my cappacola spicey.
Once Venice unlocks gunpowder, Unstoppable. Best unit roster for guns in the game.
Fun fact Venice actually pioneered the model that turned Briton into the worlds largest empire.
A strong navy ensures trade. Taxes on trade fund a larger and better trained navy. The larger navy allows for more trade which funds a bigger navy.
Rinse and repeat until you have all the sugar, spices, tobacco, diamonds, and tea that you want.
30:05 what a battle. Bloody hell! Amazing editing again!
This is the best editing I’ve ever seen
Thank you so much!
Your welcome
the ultimate venetian experience
i cant wait for more but dont speedrun its production the longer it takes the better quality of it i never comment i actually started commenting more often recently well not recently months ago last year but i havent commented on your videos but i watched a part of them the medieval 2 total war all of those and few of the holdfast nations at war
When you anger the richest faction of the time period:
I know an insane amount of effort went into this and we appreciate it. Fucking hilarious too.
Thank you so much!
The battle where Egypt attacked from all sides, truly epic I love total war games
Sending a prayer to the algorithm to bless another soul with this video and the amazing content that is, Pilps Medieval II: Total War playground
23:37 I know that feeling when I see that Mongol stack with those stats. They are so tough, but you made it look easy! Still god-tier editing at its best!
The amount of work that is put in this , is outstanding!
Thank you so much!
@@Pilps what app do you use to edit your vids?
never reached those amounts of money you need playing venice fast enough and got fucked Milan and the Constantinople instantly
Like a medieval YLYL video. I chuckled already at the Milan and Venice wojaks pointing each other with a finger. We all know how this goes.
When is the video for Rus' and Hungary? And then I really look forward to these powers, and since the video is excellent as always.
Just patiently waiting for the next Total War Shogun 2 video gonna happen any day now
Fall of the samurai will return!
man I can't even do all of this on easy difficulty and you're doing it like it's nothing on hardest :D hats off to you
This is by far one of the best games ever made
Best Total War game, it's so good in every way it counts. Maybe some things are rather outdated etc, but all of it makes for a fun game nonetheless. I have always liked the frame narrative with that scholarly monk documenting history as well.
As a venetian patrician i can say this is molto accurato
Based 😎
Hey mate would you ever consider doing a playthrough and uploading it in parts or whatever before you edit it into these masterpieces