Mount & Blade: Warband or Chivalry?

DanTheMan · 29 Jun 2013 at 19:02

I'm looking to buy one or the other but I'm undecided on what to get. I remember playing the original M&B and really enjoying it and it looks to have more depth than Chivalry, however I'm not too sure if that really is the case?

Are they as comparable as I'm imagining?

mountaincow · 29 Jun 2013 at 19:25

They are very different games. Warband has single player campaign along with plenty of mods to go with it which can be extremely fun too, whereas Chivalry is entirely multiplayer. Chivalry is a very fun game if you are looking for a medieval setting, gory, deathmatch style multiplayer.

Combat in Warband is quite different and far less forgiving than Chivalry.

qotsa · 29 Jun 2013 at 19:42

Haven't played Warband, but I can tell you Chivalry is great fun!

PsychoPigeon · 29 Jun 2013 at 19:43

Warband is a must have, in preparation for m&b2. Tone those skills

Kosmiche · 29 Jun 2013 at 23:32

They're like apples and oranges.

I regularly load up and play warband but rarely do I play chivalry, but when I do its fun...just a different style of fun.

I enjoy "siege" mode in warband and chivalry does not have this, but I enjoy the team objective mode.

I play them seperately, I never ask myself which I'm going to play they're very contrasting games.

England4eva · 30 Jun 2013 at 21:05

Loved Warband, didn't get in to Chivalry as much... Warband is a few years old now though.

Doomedspeed · 30 Jun 2013 at 21:18

In VERY VERY (let me stress this Properly) VERY Simple Terms:

Warband = Skyrim
Chivalry = Call of Duty

I did say "very" smiple.

Omaeka · 1 Jul 2013 at 02:14

Mount & Blade is a modified RTS game with RPG elements, and Chivalry is a first person multiplayer hack and slash. About as comparable as Command & Conquer and Call of Duty.

M & B is much, much better though.

LoopyOrc · 1 Jul 2013 at 09:07

Chivalry is great fun. I've put plenty of hours into it, TDM/Objective modes are very fun and there's nothing quite like having a lengthy duel with someone and landing a blow that removes their head completely.

« VK » · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:32

PsychoPigeon said:
Warband is a must have, in preparation for m&b2. Tone those skills

Yes! I totally agree with you there. Warband was my first Steam game and I've accumulated well over 150 hours on it within a few months time. The campaign is decent, game play is unique and multiplayer can also be great fun.

norm · 20 Jul 2013 at 21:31

War Of The Roses is a worthy mention.

chris-82 · 21 Jul 2013 at 06:44

I've been wondering the same op chivalry or warband.
Must buy one before the sale ends...
Warband seems to be winning the war for me so far though

Kutter · 21 Jul 2013 at 14:55

i've had warband for a while now, but never played it, as i love the napoleonic wars mod.

Hurlbag · 21 Jul 2013 at 15:08

Chivalry is amazingly fun and i've dumped many hours into it - though it's not without its problems that have been around for over half a year.
There is the very occasional swing animation sync issue which results in being 'hit' before a weapon is even close to physically hitting you, in a game where it takes 1-3 hits to die it easily induces keyboard-flipping (for me anyway) though you will only care about this if you like to play competitively.

Still incredibly fun though, reducing someones head by mace to many tiny fragments with a rewarding wet splat sound is unbelievably satisfying