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Pocus November 5th, 2004 01:03 PM

Re: Question for experienced MP\'ers
 
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Cainehill said:

I've had games where I had over 300 water gems stockpiled - I definately would've considered 150 gems for a 40% chance of destroying, mmm, Pythium's capitol, thus almost de facto ending the game for them. Of course, it would've been difficult to get the level of water magic required with a non-water nation.

Destroying a province, domes not protecting it, etc, is simply something I would _not_ want in the game. One turn you're cruising along just fine, the next your capitol sinks into the water, killing most of the mages you probably have stockpiled there, the magic items that were on them, and destroying any capability for recruiting capitol-only mages or units.

Worse, there's no effective counter for it save "Keep your dominion extremely high". All other spells, domes can help against, having a fort can help against, having your mages fire/cold immune can help with, etc.

no you dont have 300 water gems. Repeat after me, "I dont have 300 water gems".
Except if you play solo that is, but in this case game balance should not bother you.
Beside that, if you ever come to a game where you have 300 water gems, wondering what you can do with them, and you have an enemy who is weak enough to have only a dom 6 @ his capitol, lying in a coastal province ... well then you have already won, but dont know it.

RedRover November 10th, 2004 07:32 AM

Re: Question for experienced MP\'ers
 
This has been interesting. Thank you all.

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