all I can think of is that meme of a knight with a pistol saying "parry this you filthy casual"

@EEEEEEEE

3 жыл бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit Tea

@12.7x99mm

3 жыл бұрын

@@EEEEEEEE tea sums everything up.

@imperialguard9246

2 жыл бұрын

Meme lord

@Ballin4Vengeance

2 жыл бұрын

“Parry this thou filthy peasant”

@instathrill8845

2 жыл бұрын

Which in turn reminds me of Indiana Jones, Pistol trumps Sword. lol

Time Traveler: “Breathes air in past timeline” The Timeline:

@kermitthecommenter6794

3 жыл бұрын

Kermit the frog here wishing you a great day

@obamaprism1277

3 жыл бұрын

@@kermitthecommenter6794 Thank you!

@commissargab6181

3 жыл бұрын

hi kerm i watch your prn videos its intertaining thanks for spreading happiness!

@GamerBoy870

3 жыл бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit Thanks Spiff for making these videos

@capitanrexofsparta3261

3 жыл бұрын

@@commissargab6181 Wait what????

If the Romans wanted to conquer Scotland, why did they not simply create AK-47s? Curious

@commandcoded

3 жыл бұрын

They didn’t have enough tea.

@alasdairwhyte6616

3 жыл бұрын

they did not have access to modding tools?

@EEEEEEEE

2 жыл бұрын

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@mariuszsz5986

2 жыл бұрын

... because they are Italian, not Russian... Duh 🙄

@maycontainnuts3127

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariuszsz5986 of course, they'd be making Fiat-Revelli Modello 1914s and L3/33s instead

The Romans really thought they had a chance once they got into melee range, but they underestimated the deadliness of a group of lads with knives from London.

@grtwhtbnr

Жыл бұрын

Toss a knife, save a life ::laughs in American::

@jigmedradulthinley4406

Жыл бұрын

@@grtwhtbnr *Laughs in Vietnam*

@Joe-xf5ot

Жыл бұрын

@@grtwhtbnr Yea things look like they're going great and you can all definitely be trusted with guns

@grtwhtbnr

Жыл бұрын

@@Joe-xf5ot I could give you a solid breakdown of gun violence in the USA. From community issues, mental health issues, gang/drugs/human trafficking, etc. But you're just trolling and you wouldn't appreciate it

@grtwhtbnr

Жыл бұрын

@@jigmedradulthinley4406 bro EVERYTHING in Vietnam wants to kill everything and everything in Vietnam is ready to die at a moments notice. How do you beat that?

"You vandals!" "No we're british!" "What?"

@schiz0phren1c

3 жыл бұрын

Now that's a Hun of a Pun!...and Spiff's a Son of a Gun!

I really love mods like these that add to the historical accuracy.

@SemiAutomaticTrebuchet

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@adamkavanagh9079

Жыл бұрын

What is the name of the mod?

@guacre2675

Жыл бұрын

People tend to forget gunpowder was invented by creeper hunters from Brittania in 300 BC.

@ttvwhitewolfgaming2326

Жыл бұрын

What’s the mod called

@pink_pnthr6208

Жыл бұрын

@@ttvwhitewolfgaming2326 supreme range

"Here we have Camulodunon. Not quite London, not quite Cambridge." It's worse, it's Colchester.

@spwicks1980

3 жыл бұрын

A true Essex shithole :D

@kari8327

3 жыл бұрын

As someone who lives in Colchester…you’re not wrong 🤦‍♂️

@Karagianis

3 жыл бұрын

It's never been the same since Boudica and the Iceni burned it to the ground.

@rlauder7210

3 жыл бұрын

@@Karagianis Being burnt to the ground is probably the best thing that could happen to Colchester TBH.

@spwicks1980

3 жыл бұрын

@@kari8327 Halstead boy here. I cant talk too much shit :P

*gets time machine* Spiff: "Hold my tea--I'm going to spice up the Ancient Britons."

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

OH NOOOOOOOO!!! I have two girlfriends, but very few people on YT are happy for my relationship success. They disl*ke all of the videos I make with my 2 girlfriends. Please be kind, dear tim

"Sticks and stones may break your bones, but RPGs will kill you." -- Hastati veteran, retired, 45 AD

@jasonnewman7554

3 жыл бұрын

I immediately read this as “but roleplaying games will kill you.”

@samorniv7911

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, it ain't wrong.../hj

@Dong_Harvey

3 жыл бұрын

That was no veteran, they all died

@timetotalk2023

3 жыл бұрын

fk rpgs get the fatmans

@weizhao7349

3 жыл бұрын

Well, there are no veterans, but survivors XD

Flashbacks intensify

@ishowhalal

3 жыл бұрын

how many bruhs can i get off this comment . 1st bruh : Bruh

@SymbioteMullet

3 жыл бұрын

@@ishowhalal i say brother, i believe the word you are looking for is "tea"

@megaming371

3 жыл бұрын

@@ishowhalal tea

@limjingheng186

3 жыл бұрын

@@ishowhalal tea

@ishowhalal

3 жыл бұрын

but i first need bruhs to drink tea with :(

"The British Secret Service will come to your house and force you to drink tea" Don't threaten me with a good time.

It’s not “civilian casualties,” it’s denial of potential enemy recruits

@notasimp976

3 жыл бұрын

It's not a cannibalism, it's an among us reference

@gen169

3 жыл бұрын

@@notasimp976 it's not cannibalism it's the denial of food to their mouth and into mine

@shanedoesyoutube8001

3 жыл бұрын

@@gen169 (can't process shit anymore)

“Oh no they are t-posing in the water” I thought I will never hear those words

@EEEEEEEE

3 жыл бұрын

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@EEEEEEEE

3 жыл бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit Tea

@Zero_Chill_Gaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit also how they are born

@KK-cp4bh

3 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of one of the best sayings i heard in gta Look at that shark eating a cheeseburger

@q.parablesque5610

3 жыл бұрын

I love those little historical easter eggs. The Romans were pretty famous for using the T-pose as a form of capital pumishment.

When Todd Howard made this game, this is exactly what he had in mind!

@orjetshkodra614

3 жыл бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit Very!

@CapitalTeeth

3 жыл бұрын

All of it, it just _works._

@joehemmann1156

3 жыл бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit was that a typo of canon, or did you mean you have cannons vs bows and swords? lol

@davidodonovan1699

3 жыл бұрын

It just works

@julianolima3500

3 жыл бұрын

@@joehemmann1156 That's the joke.

Rome wasn't patched in a day.

@tardvandecluntproductions1278

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't even start it for 2 weeks and it took myself doing a registry cleanup. Faulty firewall rules.

@richardhicks5031

3 жыл бұрын

@@tardvandecluntproductions1278 I still have a bricked PC just to lazy to fix

Just imagine how happy Spiff gets, if he remembers that the game plays 1950 Years before the Geniever Convention

@beveragebrit

2 жыл бұрын

Geneva

@thepny_chasseur_de_tricera5361

Жыл бұрын

@@beveragebrit grevious convention

@beveragebrit

Жыл бұрын

@@thepny_chasseur_de_tricera5361 aye it is

@greed3247

Жыл бұрын

Geneva suggestions

@jaredjosephsongheng372

Жыл бұрын

@@greed3247 Geneva Recommendation

"Can you beat Total War: Rome 2 with guns?" Honestly, I would think losing when you have guns should be pretty difficult...

@thedodorex7612

3 жыл бұрын

@Kyle Banister let them figure it out, worst case scenario we get Julius Cesar beating the Gauls to the death with an M16.

@custink22

3 жыл бұрын

Eh, depends on how many guns, bullets, and enemies you have. But thats why they make bayonettes.

@robert.7230

Жыл бұрын

How to lose: more gun

@MrMarineBro

Жыл бұрын

Like playing FoTS for shogun 2. Cannon and rifle beats bow and yari ashigaru.

@hopelesslydull7588

Жыл бұрын

@@robert.7230 Or more people. Ancient armies could get absolutely enormous, so if you're the Britons fighting the entire force of the conquering Roman army, you're probably still losing unless you have the military infrastructure for more than just guns. The reason the Scots were never conquered by the Romans is because their lands were so hard to get though with Roman chariots and horses and the Scots knew how to take advantage of that.

If anyone is wondering, he’s using a mod called Supreme Range

@KayEhny

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering how he was doing it. Does it add the explosive effects as well?

@maxwellheenan458

3 жыл бұрын

This is no mod. This is the power the British get when they drink yorkshire tea

@greenleaper3791

3 жыл бұрын

@@KayEhny I think the explosive effects are mods too. I played as Briton once and I certainly don't remember the slingy boys armed with explosive rounds. I don't know what kind of mod is that but my God, I'd love to install it as well lol.

@kinokos8980

3 жыл бұрын

Nonsense. He used TEA

@robocop1279

3 жыл бұрын

Oh great (just dont tell the british their is magic helping them)

"We have to invade them. Can't let the Welsh manage their own gold mines, no. We have to do that for them". Speaking as a Welshman, sounds pretty historically accurate.

@robtoe10

3 жыл бұрын

It's ironic - the ancient Britons *were* essentially Welsh lol

@shanedoesyoutube8001

3 жыл бұрын

@@robtoe10 yeah, where did the modern Briton came from really???

@kavky

3 жыл бұрын

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 Saxony and Normandy.

@shanedoesyoutube8001

3 жыл бұрын

@@kavky I only thought they are derived from the Normans but the Saxons???

@kavky

3 жыл бұрын

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 Anglo-Saxons migrated to Britain before the Normands.

"We're weaponizing the druids" never thought I'd hear that in my life.

Spiff: Explodes Rome into submission Rome: Desperately tries to make peace Spiff: *[PEACE WAS NEVER AN OPTION]*

"A very high level spear unit" The spear unit: vigiles 😂😂😂

The brits actually had amazing food before coal. Unfortunately, the advent of coal changed how the very pots and stoves were designed to avoid you know, making a mess and killing anyone, and subsequently most things had to be baked or boiled in closed containers to avoid being covered in soot. Victorian Farms does a lovely piece exploring how much effect coal had on the food industry, among other incredible changes throughout British history. Thank you Ruth!

@the_retag

3 жыл бұрын

Victorian farms? Couldnt find it on KZread

@chrisVNZ

2 жыл бұрын

Hadn't thought of how much coal would change indoor life - but now that you mention it, of course it would. Thanks for sharing

7:47 Sacking Rome in 243 BC isn't revenge since they won't invade Britain for another 286 years - it's prevenge!

@shanedoesyoutube8001

3 жыл бұрын

Prevenge XDXDXD

@BluePhoenix_

2 жыл бұрын

Prevenge of the brits

Imagine the Gauls come to sack Rome and find that it's already occupied by Brits wielding rpgs lamo XD

Lesson learned, always trust the court mage when he comes with a cart full of strange green coconut-like objects and says you should use them in the battlefield.

Legend has it Steven is still waiting atop the gate of Rome for Spiff to help him down.

Fun fact: you can use slings in modern warfare. Grenades are the same size as a sling stone.

@hopelesslydull7588

Жыл бұрын

Legitimately tho, it'd be simple engineering to design a sling that hooks into the pin of the grenade so it pulls it as you loose it.

@Alexander-cg1ey

Жыл бұрын

@@hopelesslydull7588 I think you underestimate the danger of a live explosive being released as a projectile based on pressure created by centrifugal force

@hopelesslydull7588

Жыл бұрын

@@Alexander-cg1ey if you can jump out of an airplane with grenades attached to you and you can throw a grenade with your hands after pulling the pin, you should be able to throw a grenade with a sling that pulls the pin the moment that it is loosed.

@wargpug6084

Жыл бұрын

@@hopelesslydull7588 that is a very bad idea, for one you can't cook it any longer so it might land and not explode when you need it too. and what is worse is your release could be off and you end up blowing up yourself and allied units.

@hopelesslydull7588

Жыл бұрын

@@wargpug6084 Soldiers are already trained not to cook grenades anymore because it's a really dangerous idea with low reward but also, slings can throw things really far and trained soldiers were so accurate with slings that they were preferable to archers for a long time when both technologies overlapped for a while. It wasn't until bow designs were made better and better that they passed usefulness, and that still wasn't for accuracy on the battlefield but for lethality with enough archers or on horseback.

*PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT* "Remember to be drinking your warm cups of Yorkshire Gold tea ladies and gentlemen! 🍵 🇬🇧"

@EEEEEEEE

3 жыл бұрын

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@EEEEEEEE

3 жыл бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit Tea

@joehemmann1156

3 жыл бұрын

Folgers... far superior...

@danthiel8623

3 жыл бұрын

E

@danthiel8623

3 жыл бұрын

TEE

All those photos of Roman soldiers with modern weapons or exiting an APC will forever be contextless gold

I hope the enemy soldier would someday say... "You aren't suppose to do that!" or "hey! That's illegal!"

@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014

Жыл бұрын

*Tears from Roman soldiers, tears from cruelty in person*

@ohgnabil

Жыл бұрын

Or hey!! you can’t park here

@Randomboi863

Жыл бұрын

@@ohgnabil Parry this you filthy casual

I can just Imagine the Romans complaining about the 'British weather' while rocks from the slingers drop onto them

Utilizing "Slingers", and making them "Urchins with RPG's". They went from 'rock's to 'Rock'ets.

Poor Steven, he's on that wall alone like "God can this day get ANY worse?!"

@Jdm_lover230

2 жыл бұрын

Jokes 👏🏽

@WildBluntHickok

Жыл бұрын

...and that's when it starts pouring rain.

*Rule Britannia plays* Random Roman soldier: "Why do I suddenly hear boss music?"

If you gave spiff enough time he would probably break the space time continuum just by giving a Neanderthal a flintlock pistol

I'm Irish. The Takeover in this Video Brought Back all My Family Tree Knowledge

Time traveler: wears pajamas: the timeline: B a t t l e p a j a m a s

18:28 "They're tea-posing in the water" -The Skiffing Brit

As a proud citizen of Exeter (Isca) i'd like to point out that we are in Devon Haha :P The roman wall in Exeter that enclosed the old city is still partially in tact and you can go on a walk around the old perimeter wall it's pretty amazing. And also lots of places in Exeter are still named Isca after the old settlement Exeter came from. There's Isca road, and lots of buildings and businesses with Isca in the name. Just some random trivia.

Steve, Guardian of Rome's gate. The legends say he is still up there menacingly watching every person who tresspasses the gate

For those wondering, that thing in Rome where horses go round in circles is called Circus Maximus.

@adamcetinkent

3 жыл бұрын

The one in Constantinople is the Hippodrome.

@WildBluntHickok

Жыл бұрын

@@adamcetinkent Wait are you saying they have horses instead of hippos in the hippodrome?

Can you imagine the damage of the Scythian Horse Archers with M16 assault rifles?

@christiandauz3742

3 жыл бұрын

Had the Scythians Industrialized they would have conquered Assyria, India, China, Greece, Egypt and most of Eastern Europe Persia, Korea and Japan wouldn't exist

"Our leaders armed with fusees, and we with hand grenades." British Grenadiers

“I’m sure there where no civilian casualties” **shows destroyed village**

@faelirra

3 жыл бұрын

Can't be civilian casualties if there are no witnesses to witness civilian casualties.

Spiff: "They are T-posing in the water." Me: "You mean, they are posing as tea leaves?" (leaves the room)

1:13 is perhaps the best description of Colchester I've heard

"T-Sauce Michael, here. And this is exactly the question I'm going to answer" I'm entirely okay with the stereotypical VSauce intro becoming a common thing.

"Oh someone lived in this tiny tent? I would like them to move out, they're ruining the view" - The British, probably

"God is on the side with better artillery."

What I always ran into with RTW2 was Rome instantly implodes along with every other big name country from history and you end up being harassed by the Dofussian Tribe you never heard of as you grind your way towards victory.

@535phobos

2 жыл бұрын

Rome usually does okay (not the power house Empire it was, but okay). Carthage on the other hand gets wiped every time.

"when you think Britain you think tea, coal, rain, depression....OH MY GOD its a death spiral." THAT is actually why TEA became so popular in Britain, the caffeine has been the ONLY thing that gets you people out of bed in the mornings and has kept you all from either hanging yourselves or just laying there in bed and dying of starvation. LMAO.

@robert.7230

Жыл бұрын

As an English person can confirm. Tea is very important for getting us out of bed

@jacobmennig8187

2 ай бұрын

@@robert.7230just gonna…. Skip over the rest? Okay I guess

@robert.7230

2 ай бұрын

@@jacobmennig8187 doesn't need confirming

Ah yes, guns vs spears. Truly the British Art of War

reminds me of Gate: thus the jsdf fought there

If only spiff could mod a unit to be innsanely overpowered and have him do a challenge where he only has 1 in each army

@josephchanley7228

2 жыл бұрын

Then you have a stack of 20 separate armies reinforce one another

18:29 did i hear tea in the water? this is giving me boston flashbacks

FYI for anyone wondering the name of the mod being used is Supreme Range and yes it adds explosive damage

@SlackKeyMinecraft

2 жыл бұрын

Steam workshop?

ah yes aiming throwing and grabbing the next ammonition in under 1 second very balanced

"Help I am afraid of heights" - Steven 243 B.C.

1:45 - "We've glimpsed into the future using the incredible powers of tea." I can just see Spiff reading tea leaves.

You were right about one thing master… the negotiations were short

*"It is the preenkipez!"* - The Spiffing Brit, 2021

As far as the game that you can download from Steam, I think they have removed the graphic feature with those explosions. Also, apart from the charge bonus of 3, all stats have been lowered. However, they still have a good range of 150. I didn&t notice any recent patches though.

11:50 Mars looking down on all this being destroyed and saying 'Feasts, sacrifices, parades... I can't stand it but BLOWING SHIT UP, I LOVE THIS!'

There’s going to coffee drinkers trying to point out that we didn’t have tea but they will never be better that the amazing Yorkshire tea drinkers

yes

@jamiefagerstrom

3 жыл бұрын

No.

@EEEEEEEE

3 жыл бұрын

@@thespiffingbrit Tea

23:35 Spiff : Why did you just run away? 5 minutes earlier Spiff : Lets surround the city so they can't escape.

I love that the first thing Spiff does, aside from arming the street urchins, is invade Wales xD

When friendly fire is scarier than enemy fire

First thought upon seeing the title? "yeah, shooting your gaming rig with buckshot will definitely break the game."

T-posing in the water? Are you sure they aren’t just STEEPING tea? Haha I’ll see myself out

@soupwizard

3 жыл бұрын

I was scrolling down scanning comments and went back up to upvote this pun.

that 1st battle in a nutshell: It's not a warcrime It's denying the enemy potential recruits.

you just got to love the depiction of us celts on the battlefield, they look like a bunch of penknife wielding pajama party goers lmao not wrong.. barrring the pajamas lol

This reminds me of the show gate where A bunch of ancient fantasy creatures try to attack modern day Japan, Japan beats them then goes through to their world and just completely fucks up their entire army

@erinrensburg7529

2 жыл бұрын

Gate is a freaking masterpiece

@nikypercea

2 жыл бұрын

if there is gonna ever be a season to, according to the manga, there should be ship battles against the americans... because there is actually more than one gate that can open at a time :D

@sakib6258

2 жыл бұрын

@@nikypercea *laughs in A10 Warthog*

@williamblazkowicz5587

2 жыл бұрын

@@nikypercea I just imagine them pulling a reverse "Day Of The Black Ships" By coming through a gate and pulling a gunship rescue, American rebels look on in surprise as the warships of the British empire get shredded by missiles missiles. Japan declares that they come to help the Americans, that they have come to change history. The episode ends with American cheers fading into a foreshadowing scene of George III receiving news of the Japanese rescue. He ends the episode with a foreboding "of course you realizise, thus means war." As it cuts to black.

“We have glimpsed into the future using the power of tea“ Me: But Britain didn’t have tea until- y’know what, spiff magic.

Those Britons are really ahead of their time, since I'm pretty sure tea wasn't popular or even existed in Europe at that time.

You know Spiff, your not really playing as the English. Your playing as the PROTO WELSH BABY!

Thank you for helping me with my school history project :D

When I think of England I think of monocles, singing chimney sweeps and workers shoveling coal into furnaces with no real indication on what it is for

08:47 : Fall of Constantinople 1453 (colorized)

"help im afraid of heights" me: XD your gonna have a horrible time

@commandcoded

3 жыл бұрын

*Megalovania intensifies*

I love when diffrent centuries get mixxed together. Medieval knight with guns? Goofy and insane but yes please!

@citcoin-official2681

2 күн бұрын

Medieval Knights with Guns is not necessarily a mix of centuries. The Medieval period was a pretty big chunk of history and some of it had guns. Samurai with Lasers though- Now that's just Star Wars.

Im always so impressed with how you find these exploits, insane!

He sounds more like an American than actual Americans with his “oh the explosions and death sounds so good”

Add Japan as a faction. Let the JSDF wreak havoc against dragons. Then add aliens with better technology to challenge the JSDF.

@shanedoesyoutube8001

2 жыл бұрын

The jsdf??? In the time when Japan was in the yayoi period???

@AlpenSkyWatcher

2 жыл бұрын

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 Hehe... I was just imagining mods for the following stories. Gate: Thus the Japanese Self-Defense Force Fought There by Takumi Yanai Japan Summons (Nihonkoku Shoukan) by Minorou

@timothyjosephbonilla1108

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlpenSkyWatcher Haha guns are a type of magic

Does anyone know what mod this is? playing with it would be a "blast"

@Dak1549

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I want to know too!

@lianaverwood9810

3 жыл бұрын

Mod is "Supreme Range". Credit to C M.

@commandcoded

3 жыл бұрын

You just have to drink enough tea.

@ThePopeofPoland1

3 жыл бұрын

Heads up Supreme range really messes with the performance of your pc. I drop down to 7fps with a 9900k at 5ghz and a 2070s OCd and running normally at 100+fps

@Phoenix90384

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePopeofPoland1 yeah. I'm getting huge frame drops, but i figure that's from all the explosions happening at once. Still looks cool

I‘d like to imagine that spiff is the reason why there are only ruins left from this time ^^

Glimpsing the future with the power of tea, just sounds like you made tea out of some funny mushrooms, but considering it's the Celts I'm not really that surprised

The man who can make the UK look badass

They're doing it American-style; tea-posing in the water.

Loved the romes walls opening up like that 😂

I love The coming up section. Its like a TV show

Another Rome 2 video? Sign me up!

This video helped get my son to sleep, thanks Spiff!

First total war I ever played, love to see it get spotlighted again!

I hope that these slingers are a mod! If they are in the base game then that would be terrifying 😅

Ahhhhhhhh. History as it was meant to be.

Ancient Romans watching this rn : Why didnt we use guns as well back then , huh?!

This made me chuckle. Good job.