BANNERLORD ARCHER ONLY CHALLENGE IS BROKEN - Bannerlord is Perfectly Balanced game with no exploits

[@BigBeakEntertainment]

I am tremendously disappointed that at no point he calls himself "The Smithing Brit"

[@woodenspoon6222]

in awe of the sheer class this comment displays

[@mechanimanmechanican5260]

Same

[@sakalaath]

I came down to see if anyone else thought of that 😂

[@t7plus]

Jesus Saves Suuuurrrrreeeee you did.

[@sakalaath]

@@t7plus It wasn't hard to come up with, he said "smithing" so many times.

[@samshaw5014]

Brave Sir Hobin ran away. Bravely ran away away. When danger reared it's ugly head, He bravely turned his tail and fled. Yes, brave Sir Hobin turned about And gallantly he chickened out. Swiftly taking to his feet, He beat a very brave retreat. Bravest of the brave, Sir Hobin!

[@nathravalkelmaris7406]

Wait isnt that from Monthy python search for the holy grail?

[@doodlecrazydc]

@@nathravalkelmaris7406 yes

[@seansedore2708]

I came to make sure this happened, thanks

[@Gilbrae]

Sam Shaw, be careful the next time you cross the frozen lands of Nador, the menestrels are often invited there for dinner.

[@nikkijohnson4914]

Dont fall for the grail in the sky!!!

[@nicorozner7417]

"So what can you do?" "I'm an infantryman. I can hold the line against charges and have good defense stats." "Lame. And you?" "I'm a cavalryman! I have excellent movement speed and offense, and can break enemy lines and slaughter their ranged units!" "Lame. And you?" "I'm an archer. I can kill half an army before phasing out of reality and into a different dimension where I can kill the other half." "You're hired."

[@Nightis81]

"So what can you do?" "I'm an infantryman. I can hold the line against charges and have good defense stats." "Lame. And you?" "I'm a cavalryman! I have excellent movement speed and offense, and can break enemy lines and slaughter their ranged units!" "Lame. And you?" "I'm an archer. I can kill half an army before phasing out of reality and then phasing back in again to where I can kill the other half." "You're hired." *Fix'd*

[@nicorozner7417]

@@Nightis81 Thank you very much.

[@matthewmcguire224]

Well, if that is what they’re offering you would be a fool to hire anyone else lol

[@Nightis81]

@@nicorozner7417 You're welcome compadre.

[@dungeonquestinfo4182]

indeed

[@Cyrathil]

"We can retreat at any time by pressing the retreat button". I hear that Genghis Khan was infamous for this exploit in real life.

[@doctorbleh4110]

As hilarious as this is implemented in game, this is a very real strategy in many wars and battles in real life.

[@daimonmau5097]

@@doctorbleh4110 I didn't knew that. So, there was a strategy of facing a army with arrows, retreat if possible, then do it again?

[@akashdv67]

@@daimonmau5097 i am sure you must have heard about genghis khan and mongolian army.

[@Ake-TL]

Akash Padhania this strategy was used at least from parthian times, probably even earlier

[@straypaper]

It is a special move passed down in the Joestar family.

[@Keln02]

"I fear not the man who has crafted a thousand blades once. I fear the man who has crafted the same blade a thousand times." -Some dude cheesing M&B

[@keandrew7885]

its like bruce lee's but with blades not kicks

[@alexlaws5086]

"For our archer only run, we need to choose a relevant culture. And for that, we're choosing the culture with no archers."

[@hestiashearth478]

choosing the culture where it looks like they like charging on mounts with a couched lance on an archer run lmao

[@Mr_Jish]

Vlandian Sharpshooters are debatably the most OP ranged units in the game, especially in large numbers. Don't let the horseyboi presumptions fool you. Edit: yes, I know they use crossbows. No, I do not believe that makes them "not archers" since they're still organized with archers

[@jesusshrek1271]

@@Mr_Jish crossbows are based. Real chads use bow and arrow

[@Mr_Jish]

@@jesusshrek1271 Hahaha true fax, Battania 4 lyfe

[@Para0234]

@@Mr_Jish *laughs in Fian Champion*

[@pokeme5293]

Hobin Rood on courtship: "I know it doesn't sound like much, but trust me... it's kinda huge."

[@AJ-sx3lc]

What?

[@mango4554]

you don’t want to know

[@Voluse]

Just wait till he does a heavy calv only run

[@karelsiemens1]

“Don’t let my name fool you, in real life I’m very big” little John

[@pokeme5293]

@@karelsiemens1 Now that's a layered response, not only is it perfect for the entendre, but it's from a Robinhood movie. Bravo!

[@phatman9762]

"Mum, tell me the story of Hobin Rood." "Okay, honey. Once there was a man named Hobin Rood. He terrorized the land with his hit and run strategy. Not one lord in all the land was a match for his guerrilla tactics." "He was a real hero wasn't he mum?" "Not really no..."

[@Vanishingink4]

@@benisrood give me your money

[@autonomousentity2125]

'I steal from the needy and give to the rich'

[@kakyoin4960]

@@Vanishingink4 thats a nice head you got on your shoulders

[@Vanishingink4]

@@kakyoin4960 be a shame if… someone cut it off.

[@kakyoin4960]

@@Vanishingink4 or i can kill ya for a trinket

[@Paris.Tserpes]

If there’s anything i’ve learned from this channel, its that if there is a smithing skill, it can be used to cheese the game

[@girlartist1105]

let me rephrase that for you "if there is a skill, it can be used to cheese the game"

[@TwilightbornNebula]

@@girlartist1105 let me rephrase it for you, if there's a game you can cheese it

[@sheriffcraft7673]

@@khyelauder2274 let me rephrase it for you, if there's

[@gasmask7064]

@@sheriffcraft7673 let me rephrase it for you, if

[@filenotfound6556]

@@gasmask7064 let me rephrase that for you; *Thunk* Cheese.

[@mattheww7893]

I love being a blacksmith in Bannerlord, especially when I can name my two-handed sword worth over 93k the "EconomyBreaker".

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Well, they get what they pay for... A criminally honest crafts mans work XD

[@superthecool]

"bankruptcy" the sword that makes red and puts you in the red.

[@str0ber695]

I name mine Musa, thats a throwaway to my fellow history nerds

[@shreksondonkaycreatorofbru9113]

Holy shit that’s a lot and also I have a story kinda so I basically hunt looters and save their stuff then sell it in mass bulk and make up to 7,000 denars

[@lucasmctavish9289]

Isnt it a absolute hassle to be good at blacksmithing tho?

[@MoonFlux]

Dev 1: Woo, finally we got that balancing update out. Dev 2: Uhh.. Spiff just posted a video on the new update. Dev 1: .... F * * *

[@edmundthespiffing2920]

Oh beans

[@The_M4ze]

Edmund the Spiffing beans indeed

[@SergePupko]

Dev 2: I'll get the tea factory to pump out copious amounts of tea. You start patching.

[@kingsguard5614]

He doesnt show anything new tho, those bugs/issues are known for long.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@edmundthespiffing2920 coffee or chocolate or fava beans?

[@bahamut12th]

for those wondering in the current build, go for two handed sword for making money, they start off only a few thousand denars each, but once you get the right part(making more two handed swords unlocks more two handed sword parts) you can get sword that cost like 500d to make and sell for 10kd

[@WorldsTallestLeprechaun]

Life-saver, thank you.

[@bahamut12th]

@@Diddydiddler5 as in the first game? the game that dose not even have a smiting mechanic?

[@karlos8422]

12k if you get the perk that allow u to get 50% more when selling crafted weapons

[@deezbees4303]

37:18 "Coward! You choose to run from battle?!" The entire rest of the video: "Okay so now we're going to tactically retreat"

[@xxXGazziusXxx]

I suggest a tactical advance away from the enemy, which is entirely more honourable than 'running away'.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@xxXGazziusXxx not to be confused with strategic front reductions, which is likely to expose your war crime records to inconvenient investigators among opposed forces.

[@faselfasel2864]

He is not tactically retreating, he is charging at positions the enemy already abandoned in sheer terror of his force

[@LucasGuardo]

**Spiffing Brit does horrible deed** "So we finished doing that horrible thing, *lovely stuff* "

[@sentiel]

Hey Spiff, when you "accidentally" murderising the friendly units, if you go closer and focus on any of their archers, you can pick up their arrows and keep "accidentally" murderising even more of them!

[@patateslikofte6474]

Oh my..

[@spacelatch231]

and when you accidentaly kill them all you can take the noble and sell him

[@jinzo457]

"A sickle on the end of a stick." Soooo.... A Stickle.

[@bobby8012]

A sickle always is on a wooden/metal stick there is no such thing as a sickle not on the end of wooden/metal stick EDIT: included metal sticks cus of smart asses

[@sarahmellinger8125]

This man doesn't know you can make handles out of metal

[@Spencerinio5]

A scythe?

[@Spencerinio5]

@@bobby8012 yeah but a sickle, on the end of another stick

[@bobby8012]

@@sarahmellinger8125 Metal stick then

[@no1bandfan]

“Saved the villagers.” “Accidental friendly fire.” I don’t think those words mean what you think they mean.

[@MacroAggressor]

It was mostly peaceful.

[@AggieRanger]

@@MacroAggressor ayyyyyyyy

[@drex8891]

"Archery is broken" half the video is about how broken being a smith is 😂😂😂😂

[@mattipiirainen7440]

Naming of the video is broken. :D

[@Nightis81]

Smithing just gets him there, but archery takes the cake ^^

[@adithyavraajkumar5923]

And the other half is about how broken the retreat button is

[@lemon_key]

and he even failed at that.

[@Chesed601]

The Smithing Brit

[@ethavz4992]

I love how spiff's naming system is: think of a famous name, switch the first letter of their first and last name around, and done. So simple yet effective.

[@SkyNinja759]

Hulk Hogan... wait.

[@Baker4917]

It just works

[@DrTrag]

@@SkyNinja759 Holk Hugan

[@JuDgEFuDgE1000]

its called a spoonerism, which are great

[@borderlinebear5509]

Waiting for Bames Jond, Kensis Ghan, Spritney Bears, Spack Jarrow,...

[@defensivekobra3873]

"hobin rood" sounds like "hobin rude" which checks out and was probably an intentional move

[@sirchicken2281]

A blacksmith that has spent 40 years owning his skills: merchant: I’ll take it for 120 gold Some farmy boi with a spear: merchant: OMG that is the best weapon I’ve ever seen I’ll take it for 100,000

[@MrEmpify]

If only it were that bad.....it's more like "That is a fine hunk of metal bolted on the end of a stick...I'll take it for 100,000!....but I don't have that much cash on me....hmm..how about all this armor that only the richest of nobles can afford. And even then, I am totally depending on your generous heart to be charitable to a poor soul such as I"

[@miguelangelsotofuentes6537]

true, I just started to play this game, and accidentally found out how smithing is really broken ( cuz I like to craft things in games ), ive been playing for like 10 hours and already make 24k of gold, its hilarous

[@baronsengir187]

@@miguelangelsotofuentes6537 With his exploits and the hammerhead you make 24k in 5 Minutes 😆

[@patateslikofte6474]

@@baronsengir187 I think he ment 24m lol

[@uckcpr]

Advert: we are a nation facing tough times ahead. Spiff: oh I'm so sorry enemy force you were REALLY NOT designed to fight us. :(

[@snipsmcgee9386]

Spiff: reads: “Thamaskene” *Takeminashi*

[@JoshdaKnight]

Is that what that means? Lol

[@Elrohof]

@@JoshdaKnight It's derived from damascan steel, it's when you forge weld two different steel types into one ingot. If you then fold that ingot, twist it or whatever (while it's hot obviously) you can create super elaborate Damascus patterns which look absolutely beautiful. Way back in the day when Damascan steel was invented it was said to be nearly magical in that the steel was vastly superior to any other smithing steel. That doesn't really hold true by todays standards, but that may be because we've lost the method of creating true damascan steel.

[@JoshdaKnight]

Elrohof thanks for the history lesson! I love forged in fire so it’s cool to hear this. It sucks that we lost the art though! We could’ve been making guns and spaceships out of that steel!

[@Baleur]

Lovely boi but his english is atrociously bad at pronouncing many words.

[@pongusikya]

竹美奈市 sounds like a nice place to live.

[@thomasthetanderloin]

its not broken, its called "agincourt"

[@hugdeeznuttz3458]

Under rated comment right here

[@scottmckinny6879]

@@hugdeeznuttz3458 ikr this should pinned😂😂

[@benjamincarlson6994]

A man of culture I see

[@ButrintZeqiri]

What's "agincourt"?

[@MedoAdel13]

@@ButrintZeqiri an England Vs French battle that was won by the English whom army was mostly archers

[@NatoNWR]

Quick drinking game: Take a shot every time spiff states that the value of weapons is based on their damage.

[@Patrickwardt]

It doesn't even seem to be true, as he makes a polearm which does 140 damage and is worth more than twice what the 156 damage polearm is worth.

[@atomiccheddar]

@@Patrickwardt I think the damage is multiplied by the reach of the weapon. Or maybe it is speed?

[@ChaseJonas75]

Atomic Cheddar yeah, he later explains that it is multipled by reach.

[@k9kinetic410]

I wouldn’t be alive

[@derpybubblez7746]

Spif: "Onira has access to a resource that not many other places have." Me: "It's next to a forest, so, wood?" Spif: "Hardwood. It's like wood but harder."

[@gabrielmontenegro9476]

I thought the exact same thing.

[@ghekor]

Honestly as soon as he said Onira, i was like is this another hardwood cheese. xd

[@FullyPaid100]

“Archer only challenge” let’s break the smithing system so we can run over my enemies from range

[@muckyesyesindisguise3854]

Ranged c a r

[@BlindErephon]

Forge a sword that can kill god, then sell it to him and take all his cash.

[@_._shinonome_._]

Then buy it back for half price because it was on mortgage

[@muckyesyesindisguise3854]

Then do it 999999999 times

[@idsbraam]

'I'm not fighting mountain bandits' He flees the field of battle! A shameful display.

[@DarthZ01]

Brave Sir Hobin bravely runs away!

[@Can_O_Crayola]

SHAMEFUR DISPRAY

[@darkangel20467]

Imagine the nobles hear I find this guy. "Mi'lord, there's talk of a master smith in town...he's...drained the treasury." "Ah yes, I must hire this man! He can equip our army!" "That's the thing sire...he doesn't believe in using melee weapons..." "Its that British man again...isn't it?" "Yes sire..." "Well...the peace of the realm was nice..."

[@k9kinetic410]

Why does this not have more likes

[@Coolhalo]

Does it still work?

[@isaacwakefield5915]

For those that are interested, having too many horses actually gives you the herd debuff and slows you down. Without a party of like 150+ having that many horses is actually a detriment to your speed rather than an advantage

[@DeafLord18]

Are you implying 10 dudes with a hundred horses would have trouble handling them???

[@Spencerinio5]

@@DeafLord18 yeah, it's bollocks.

[@thegreengamer882]

okay but what if i only have horse archers plus extra horses, does the army move extra fast because of all the horses?

[@SaintSC05]

@@Spencerinio5 Herds move slower than mounted soldiers. It makes perfect sense if you think about it.

[@Spencerinio5]

@Corpsefoot Gaming seems you don't understand jokes/sarcasm

[@chucheeness7817]

In my headcanon Hobin Rood, Hodd Toward and Reanu Keeves are just aliases of one single memelord character

[@robinclarke4129]

What about their god 100 stat man

[@FilipeLeviSilva]

They're all reincarnations of 100 Stat Man

[@De-Rezzed]

100 stat man was too powerful, therefore was split into multiple fractions of himself and spread out materializing into many avatars of overwhelming power

[@captainsteve0]

With your powers combined, I am 100 Stat Man!

[@ThePiscesmMended]

@@robinclarke4129 - 100 StatMan is The One. Hobin, Reanu, and Hodd are the Triune.

[@TehHolySpudBoi]

Me: "Yay blue and orange my favorite colors!" Spiff: "Now isn't that visually nauseating" Me: *Internal sadness*

[@facemcshooty6602]

*Sweden wants to know your location*

[@deadinside9565]

You have bad taste. Good job. Don't worry. Plenty of poor people have never experienced anything good. You learn to like what you can get.

[@zxaoks1090]

@@deadinside9565 I agree but a little uncalled for lmao

[@alexzander7386]

I sense that you are from denver

[@mad7medieval7]

@@deadinside9565 what a Beta male type comment to make there little buddy. 🤡

[@chance713]

Please do A. I would love to see the 100 stat man again! It's what got me hooked on your channel.

[@Gulyus]

Spiff streamed it in crusader kings 3 yesterday actually! 5 hours long though.

[@dennycote6339]

"Ive leveled up my Spiffing." Thats the most balanced skill in all of videogaming!

[@trevorlittle8116]

If you go a blacksmithing route. Make sure to find the blacksmith companion. Now you have 2 people smithing and can get all attributes between the two. One smelts the other forges

[@trevorlittle8116]

Currently on day 632 bannerlord difficulty one settlement conquered

[@ricwalker6600]

Another cheese for you regarding smithing: talk to lords and barter trade your crafted javelins for literally everything! Gold, horses, fiefs (if you are a vassal to them) and ransom lords from them for heaps of EXP in that talking skill i just forgot the english name right now. which helps to faster level up your character even faster. I managed to speed lvl to Level 21 in 17 ingame days only thanks to smithing and bartering to lords.

[@Ourobrbr]

IRC he made a video with that exploit already

[@whynotanyting]

Local blacksmith turns daggers into wooden mallets and buys every horse and throwing dagger in town and leaves. Economy destroyed.

[@Pancakeli]

Local merchant says: "It was very nicely made, we just had to pool all our money, horses, and throwing daggers to pay for it. I still feel like we scammed the poor smith, it was a very nicely made weapon."

[@bmyers6831]

The legend of Hobin Rood lives on...

[@TimeTimo]

yeah i heared about him, hes from florida

[@CountArtha]

If you want to buy ALL of a commodity from the merchant, you can just hold down Control before you click. Holding down Shift lets you buy 5 units per click. And yes, this works for troops and prisoners too.

[@criticalmaz1609]

Dear Mr Spiff. I'm new to the channel but I really want to thank you for being a source of comfort in the crucible that is 2020. I lost my boyfriend the other day and he was all I had, so I need something to fill up the silence. Lots of love to everyone, and hugs for new corgi. ❤

[@Mrdjay61]

Yes we love this legendary tea drinking man!!!!

[@acatwithafancyhat5782]

YEAYEAH!!! Agreed. Also spiff got me into tea. Beforehand I only drank the heretical Bean Brew(coffee) and satanic Boost Juice(energy drinks).

[@tadadoterson6147]

Yes

[@IckbobTheAwesome]

“Mrdjay Gaming” ok dude

[@Raquya]

I can't wait for how crazy the game will be with mods once it finishes and the old teams of stuff like Pendor and Perisno can finally work on the game for real.

[@josephjones7020]

Bannerlord Pendor would be amazing.

[@skyguy713]

I still fear the snakes Always the snakes

[@kenny456100]

Spiff: You shall not run away from a battle, coward. Also Spiff: *Press retreat button.*

[@nikjansen5094]

Spiff is making a fortune out of crafting farming equipment... Spiff accidentally turns every game into another farm simulator

[@HiopX]

Local Brit surprised the the effectiveness of the longbow

[@LemonadeGoddess]

I know he's saying "Smithing" but it really sounds like "Smiffing". But to be honest I prefer smiffing because it reminds me of the great all mighty otherworldly existance Spiff.

[@ZakkyD11]

He actually did say "level up our Spiffing" at 14:20

[@OperationDarkside]

Smiffing is the manly version of sniffing

[@Croc_Pot182]

The Smiffing Brit.

[@SergePupko]

Good thing he didn't say Sniffing otherwise Joe Biden would have made an appearance.

[@CharlieThunder24]

Spiff discovers the equation that kept William Sonoma in business for decades: simple materials + broken valuation mechanics = insane pricing

[@simontaylor4608]

"And of course we are of the Hood Clan" Oof, pretty sure phrasing is important.

[@thekommunistkrusader3921]

Hobin Rood.... the yin to Robin Hood's yang! Or was it the other way around... who cares onto the exploits!

[@mathieuaurousseau100]

14:18 I'm hearing "We've leveled up our Spiffing"^^

[@arkarosh7043]

as long as it is just spiffing and not spliffing ^^

[@Iceavius_]

The enemy: OH NO! THE LEGEND IS REAL! The Spiffing Brit: Yeah its Hobin Rood

[@colem631]

Who will win: 1. The drudging march of everday life 2. One smarmy British boy who knows how to consistently destroy every game I've never heard of

[@colem631]

@Hammer Go Bonk! Didn't have a pc or laptop in the house that I was allowed to use until high school

[@colem631]

@Hammer Go Bonk! Haha, it's all good. I'll give it a go sometime!

[@OneMoreDesu]

I call this "Agincourt" mode, and it's just as overpowered in almost every strategy game ever

[@LiT_Moose89]

And we see why mankind evolved their battlefield tactics and their armies 500 years ago

[@christopherpatterson4084]

@Corpsefoot Gaming It works really well for certain armies. Dwarves, Elves, Goblins (with the Paunch update especially)

[@Shmandalf]

Wood Elves in Total War: Warhammer are the archer race. You still have to bring Eternal Guard though or your archer lines just get run over, but the strategy literally is "hit and run with archers until you are cornered on the map." Yes, it works having a 90% archer army and yes, pros use the build.

[@stupidmonkey8057]

@Tranhoang Long idk I conquered Europe in total war 2 as Spain using javelin throwers on horse back the whole gane

[@jamesjimotheius8275]

@Tranhoang Long actually works OK in sieges

[@yodathe6037]

Can confirm after having played this game for awhile and tried Spiff's strategy of straight archers. It's a bloody machine gun

[@lordofthemordor]

*But retreat doesn't work ;)*

[@laszlobandi6456]

try the gay archers, the enemy will run away and you can shot them in the back

[@anon_lulz7334]

@@laszlobandi6456 the gay archers?

[@IndraTheSilent]

@@anon_lulz7334 It is a joke cause the comment was talking about "Straight" archers lmao

[@Zorgdub]

Wait, you can just press "retreat" and reset the battle *when you are defending a siege*? Are you running with the castle on your back or something?

[@ScientistMan96]

That's what I was about to say. A retreat from a static defense like a town or castle should be a surrender of said place. Either way, the retreat button should really be removed for field battles as well, since there's already another retreating mechanic that makes a LOT more sense, which is the same the AI has to use to retreat. If you run off the side of the map, it counts as a retreat same as hitting the button, only that you have to physically make it off the map. There's also a troop command to have your army do the same. The button is literally a flat out cheat that's been built into the vanilla game.

[@ismet1664]

@@ScientistMan96 This exploit would have been a good tactic if just the physcial retreat was possible.

[@ScientistMan96]

@@ismet1664 This exploit wouldn't have worked most of the time without the magic button. Half of the exploit is plinking off cavalry with arrows, and then just teleporting off the battlefield when that got near the lines. If you had to physically run off the map, archer only wouldn't work due to the first cav unit you run across being able to run down your army. MAYBE it would work if the first thing you did was move your troops to the nearest edge of the map and waited there, so it's only a few feet to retreat, but even that would require that you're faster than the enemy army which isn't often the case if your against bandits and the like, and again cavalry would reach you, now with your backs turned, well before you got to the edge. Along with the fact AI doesn't fire on the move so until your reformed at the edge of the map, the enemy has free reign to charge at you without return fire.

[@kijin30]

@@ScientistMan96 Not of you're a Khuzait horse archer. God, how I love playing as the Khuzait 😂

[@lawdog1569]

ROFLMAO!!!! Zorgdub, that was hilarious!

[@theshadowaspect8678]

Spiff: Bannerlord is Perfectly Balanced game with no exploits Me: no, its bannerlord.

[@rustythefoxcoon5143]

Let’s appreciate how the devs accidentally made this realistic experience. You learn not from the materials, but finding higher damage. Honestly, bravo!

[@nosferatuzodd887]

I often dream about the Spiff god arriving at my house and exploiting my perfectly balanced life and generating infinite wealth for me.

[@retro4300]

"balancing update"

[@tuluppampam]

If you think they can't make games you should watch some of the Dev logs people make (or code bullet )

[@nameless5413]

spiff did mention that every update of games he is playing ends up braking the game in new and fascinating ways. I think that Paradox especially has some sort of no testing in place since boy do their updates break everything.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

They balanced a lot of things but not everything and even if they balanced everything im sure tea drinker would still find something))

[@Bimblewort]

Seriously, the weapon smithing/selling system in the first part of the video seems absolutely off its rocker in terms of balance.

[@nameless5413]

@@ggoddkkiller1342 bloody right he would, remember the crossbow assault rifle? besides if things are difficult to make dumb-proof just imagine how hard they are to make Spiff-proof the guy has whole threads of dedicated people breaking games!!

[@457falcon]

Been doing crossbow only and tbh, a few crossbow units mixed in with archers underperform. But a mid size force of only crossbow men is actually fucking insane because of the sheer amount of bolts being launched at high velocity

[@andyhighroller8217]

I can’t wait til this game’s out on PS4… I’m planning to make the switch to the new xbox, as I do not blindly swear allegiance to Sony(but if they were getting Elder Scrolls 6, my piggy bank would have “PS5” written on it). However, I’ve really been considering a gaming-laptop, I just have no idea what kind of laptop would be fine for light gaming AND be fine with basic essays/schoolwork. I’d hope that almost anything should be able to run a game just fine and have a few word documents on it, but I worry and have nobody to ask… so… … **clears throat* … …I CHOOSE YOU, Kekinshtein! Kekinshtein,(please)use Mind Blast! *(10% chance to confuse target)*

[@mattstreet4104]

@@andyhighroller8217 wtf?

[@tameoregano5006]

@@andyhighroller8217 ah yes

[@boofhit8414]

@@andyhighroller8217 take your pills, you actual schizo.

[@ctakitimu]

@@andyhighroller8217 I hear you, brother!

[@Ryan50Ryan]

Game Dev: "We balanced the game." Mr. Brit: "Challenge accepted."

[@A.Filthy.Casual]

Spiff: *sees word 'Thamaskene'* Spiff: "...tacka-menashee"

[@ltntwafflz9043]

9:12 As of 1.7.1 this still works. I figured this out by accident when I made a two handed sword that didn't deal thrust dmg but had about 160 swing dmg. That sword uses only crude and wrought iron but is worth about 34,000 each. I quickly had millions of gold with some of the best weapons and armor money could buy and traded swords for them.

[@gergosoos865]

0:08 General Kenobi!

[@JohnDoe-nk7hx]

The last time I was this early, bannerlord hadn't even come out yet.

[@zer00rdie]

Gay

[@scotthowarth8517]

@@zer00rdie so are you :/

[@zer00rdie]

@@scotthowarth8517 Thanks "Scott"

[@billrobert3226]

This is my favorite length of video. Like a 1 hour tv show episode

[@macmadness5932]

14:18 it sounds like he's saying 'Oh, we leveled up our spiffing'

[@granatmof]

I've watched this like a dozen times. There's something relaxing about watching make trades and craft things in games. I definitely prefer videos that don't include torturing people.

[@TheNameIsForty]

The Spiffing brit: "Isn't that just visually nauseating" Mean while all Swedes looking at the blue and yellow flag and immediately exits browser.

[@Yutzune]

Day 75 of asking Spiff to play Battle Realms. Lord Spiff, I guess we are 3/4 there? (Loved the vid)

[@datkriegboi5052]

when will spif find out the devs are just using him as a free bug tester

[@k9kinetic410]

Oh dear lord no

[@Krissdafish]

I found out about this in Warband. It was especially crazy because some of battlefields around the Rhodok and Kergit areas was just cliffs, and of course you could place you archers in the middle of them due to physics not being a thing. And of course enemies just stay behind the wall in siege.

[@Raphex5]

With all these Bannerlord crafting exploits, you should start a new channel: The Smiffing Brit.

[@Oblithian]

I liked Spiff's video and Hobin Rood & his merry men just ransacked my house to make... a javelin!? Now I can't even adventure anymore, because I took an arrow to the knee.

[@Demonlord242]

Always thought this was just a meme thing... Until I basically bankrupted three cities by selling a very large two handed cleaver. I now have over 250k sitting in my purse and I am abandoning all reason and just becoming a smithy god to acquire more money.

[@fledglingpidgeon]

14:19 "Oh, we've levelled up our spiffing!" Spiff, you're already Spiffing. You can't level it up any further.

[@robwithnell8192]

*releases balance patch* spiff- *proceeds to make a need for a new balance patch*

[@moviebad109]

Unfortunately aspects of this exploit don’t work anymore. They changed the smithing system so you ONLY unlock parts for the category you’re crafting. That said, 2 handed Maces are completely broken. The base mace head you get starts out selling for 300, I turned my starting 1000 into about 20,000 before moving onto the Mallet head once I unlocked it. After you get the mallet head (1 wrought iron, 2 hardwood, 1 charcoal) that sells for 800 base. Mine sell for up to 1100 now. I’m now up to 125k and I am about level 7. Full army of upgraded horse archers 85 strong, and I can always fall back to smithing loops if money becomes a problem. Onira is still a great place to start. Other places have more hardwood, but Onira has Pugios and throwing daggers. They give you boat loads of steel, iron, wrought iron, and fine steel. I can confidently say that smithing is still completely broken and is essentially a money printing operation. You CAN still get the bent razor head, but you need to smelt down or make polearms to do so. And they’re a money sink until you unlock the part. (Edit*) the Billhook head for polearms is also worth a ton to sell, so it’s a good intermediary step between the money sink polearms to unlock parts, and the godly bent razor head) But, it doesn’t matter, because with basically any amount of gold, you can print out infinite money via smithing 2H maces for dirt cheap materials.

[@john-man3152]

"Archery is overpowered." ENGLAND INTENSIFIES

[@bagasitogitto.f1826]

**scottish raged noises**

[@waltage]

this is absolutely historical! Horsed Archer rule Eurasia and North Africa. only western Europe with armored plates ruled by knight.

[@EnWeZed]

>Came to see broken Archers >stayed for the Smithing Simulator

[@damieng6368]

Does anyone remember when he TEAsed us with Reanu Keeves

[@yeeyee1325]

Rneenu xD

[@damieng6368]

@@yeeyee1325 how do u spell it?

[@AscendedPOT]

Reanu

[@KameroonEmperor]

@@damieng6368 Rneannu Keeves

[@austinmaccarthy2095]

Game: Thamaskene Spiff: *tAcKeMeNaSHi*

[@victorqwilleran3331]

Was gonna comment this....

[@FrisbeeTF2]

I've been playing Bannerlord for the last 10 hours because of this video! This was very entertaining, thank you :)

[@GrimboldII]

Binge watching Spiffing Brit and drinking gallons of tea, what a life!

[@eros5420]

Defending a castle you get to ballista enemies as they approach the walls. If they breach, well thats no good... retreat and start the battle again. The enemy will be very accommodating and return to their camp before trying the siege again. Politely ask them to do this again and again until you have ballista-ed them to oblivion.

[@marczhu7473]

Nice

[@dightonhekman7110]

4 years later, this doesn't work quite as well, but it still works.

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

*legimately everyone else doing CK3* Spiffing: Bannerlord, anyone?

[@JockMacAbre]

He did one the other day before it was released.

[@SergePupko]

Yos

[@coreyfrate2620]

To be fair, he also did like a six hour stream of CK3 with the Yogs lol

[@IckbobTheAwesome]

No one important has made any CK3 content recently

[@darkaction123]

"Oh you silly sausage stop throwing rocks at me " seems a bit right

[@jamesjimotheius8275]

>archer only >challenge you only get to pick one, archer OP

[@jaeusa160]

"Meme army" "Only ranged units" You mean the most legitimate tactics in history! Real life doesn't care about "balancing" melee and ranged units.

[@Ryan-cf7bf]

Battle of Agincourt perhaps?

[@vepristhorn8278]

@@Ryan-cf7bfOr the Mongolian hordes

[@Ryan-cf7bf]

@@vepristhorn8278 literally conquered most of the known world with ranged hit and run tactics

[@sbsftw4232]

How about modern military? Not many melee units around these days.

[@Ryan-cf7bf]

@@sbsftw4232 well guns changed the sphere of battle. The rules that used to apply before modern arms really dont anymore

[@xxmemewizardxxps2902]

Bannerlord: Archer only broken. Warband: impossible

[@bogdanleshenko7149]

At Warband, I was roaming around with 400 Khergit Heavy Archers and had absolutely no issues whatsoever with any army of any size.

[@lathrael7152]

Cavalry was the actual broken thing in warband.

[@IckbobTheAwesome]

Bogdan Leshenko KHERGIT HAHAHHAH try the Swadian Knight Master Race

[@seanmessick9330]

I like your strategy. It’s effectively the Norman strategy at the battle of Hastings. They pretended to flee, were chased by some of the Saxons, turned around, and slaughtered them, they did this twice, with it working both times, before running uphill and slaughtering the remaining Saxons. This is one of the few cases where the side with the high ground lost, and it was because of sheer gullibility.

[@menciussoh3490]

This video is the just Simon Viklund’s “Steal from the rich, give to myself” but in a game where you can screw up a nation’s gdp

[@isthisreallyneededyoutube]

Ah yes, smithing, the most broken thing in that game. I was making polearms worth up to 186k and then buying everything in each city, what a wonderful feature.

[@KingOfSciliy]

Hobin Rood, Hobin Rood, ridin' through the brow Hobin Rood, Hobin Rood, with his horse and bow He steals from the poor and keeps all the loot Hobin Rood, Hobin Rood, Hobin Rood

[@mauricebenink]

I love how everyone is joking about a game in alpha stage where quite a few things are still placeholder or dont even work at all (skills) If something is implemented wayyy too simple its 99% chance its a placeholder mechanic to just allow it to work for now

[@SteveDice21]

"That just sounds like the fortify-restoration loop with extra steps"

[@rainbowmaan9145]

I absolutely love this channel but I have coffee in hand when u mentioned tea. And I can care less if your already hating the coffee I still absolutely love your channal

[@rainbowmaan9145]

That's only because although tea taste better highschool rn would be impossible without coffee. Tea admittedly taste better. Especially vanilla Chai that stuff is frikin amazin