World Betrayed, Sun Ce – Lets-play
Welcome to the first look at A World Betrayed,
the latest DLC for Total War Three Kingdoms.
You join me playing Sun Ce as we are about
to lay siege to Lujiang.
A town promised to me by Yuan Shu.
Another great victory for Sun Ce, unfortunately
one he can’t revel in for long.
Our Lord Yuan Shu has big plans to extend
his territories to the south east, and as
his humble vassal we are to see his plans
executed with swift precision.
One of Sun Ce’s main mechanics is called
Reckless Luck, as you can see it gives him
some strong buffs, +40% campaign movement,
-15% upkeep and more military supply.
If you like playing fast and aggressive this
is defiantly the character for you.
But this luck has a downside, it will decrease
by 10 every turn.
But what happens when his luck reaches 0?
I hear you ask.
Well his luck truly will run out and he dies.
To avoid this fate Sun Ce needs to perform
certain Legacy of Wu missions, but we’ll
touch on that later.
For now, Yuan Shu has order us to take the
main cities in the Xindu province, and we
must do as our Lord says.
Unfortunate things happen to those who disobey
his commands.
I’ve swept south taking the fishing port
and lumber yard, the +40% movement range has
really helped me.
The White Tiger is in the proximity of the
town, but I don’t think that will matter,
we can kill two birds with one stone.
Let’s jump into battle.
The Sun family has a proud history of powerful
warriors, both male and female.
The handmaid guard are armed women, who will
give their lives to protect the Sun family.
They have a passive buff called guard that
gives +30% damage resistance to nearby generals.
If you like getting your general into the
thick of the fight these women will help keep
him alive
Taking the town has completed one of my Legacy
of Wu missions, ‘Secure the Mountains’.
These are smaller quests that give you a variety
of different, permanent buffs.
For this quest I will gain 3 public order
- faction wide, and plus 2 reckless luck.
These quests can range from capturing an entire
commandry, defeat a specific person or win
so many duels in battle.
They give you short- and long-term goals to
go for during your conquest of China.
You can quickly identify targets by the tiger
symbol by the name of a general or settlement.
The more of these quests you can complete
the longer you can hold off or entirely stop
your luck running out.
We’re jumping forward a little, my conquest
of south east China has been going well, in
doing so I’ve completed another two legacy
of Wu missions.
But trouble grows, Yuan Shu has been growing
more paranoid as the years pass.
He’s declared himself as Emperor and sent
assassins after Liu Chong.
During your game you will encounter different
dilemmas, whether you will stay loyal to Yuan
Shu or not.
I think now is the time we separate from his
grasp and rebel against him.
Completing missions has given me to opportunity
to recruit some powerful characters, which
have become loyal to me and joined my court.
As you can see, I have a strong court made
up of some famous and formidable names.
Unique to Sun Ce is the ability to share out
expertise to any of his generals or any in
his court.
Collected expertise is something you gain
over time and you can see it here.
I’m going to level up Zhou Yu, a little
extra ranged damage will come in handy.
The higher the combined rank of all the characters
in your court and their levels, the faster
the expertise will generate.
It looks like Yuan Shu has grown tired of
my little rebellion and has come to squash
it himself.
I’m feeling pretty lucky about my odds,
so bring on the battle.
Let’s look at Sun Ce’s later game unit
the Tiger Guard.
This highly disciplined heavy spear infantry
are great frontline troops.
Highly skilled in hand and shield combat and
good against cavalry, they also have the guard
passive buff, meaning whether your lord in
on horseback with the handmaid guard charging
in to the enemy or fighting on foot at the
frontline he will have always have a little
help from his troops.
A hard-won victory.
Now Yuan Shu has been slain it’s time to
carve out our own path and see if we can start
turn our luck around.
Always being on a timer add a sense of urgency
to Sun Ce’s campaign, his luck constantly
ticking down means you can’t stay still
for long.
Add to that the choice to either stay loyal
or rebel against Yuan Shu will completely
change the course of your campaign.
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