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Re: A question about bless effects

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Originally posted by st.patrik:
Thanks for the reply Johan. I was confusing the regular berserk thing with the effect of wearing a berserker pelt - which wouldn't have been pretty.

However, it still seems like it could be something of a liability, if your opponent is able to get at you with even 1 point of damage you're out of the spell-casting/missile-firing, etc. game. Seems like spells like 'Swarm' could be used to great effect here, or black hawks - they won't kill much, but they could cause your opponent's sacred archers to run into the arms of your waiting heavy infantry...

Of course, I have yet to see how it will play out - it suppose if it were a problem the betatesters would have come across it. [This makes me think of a different question - but I guess I'll start a new thread for that one.]

I do not think there are any sacred archers (white centaurs do have javelins though).

Re: A question about bless effects

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Originally posted by st.patrik:

However, it still seems like it could be something of a liability, if your opponent is able to get at you with even 1 point of damage you're out of the spell-casting/missile-firing, etc. game. Seems like spells like 'Swarm' could be used to great effect here, or black hawks - they won't kill much, but they could cause your opponent's sacred archers to run into the arms of your waiting heavy infantry...

The nature bless effect might very well be the most powerful one, so even if the potentional berserkings of priests or mage priests is a slight liability that liability might be a balancing factor.

Re: A question about bless effects

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Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by st.patrik:
Thanks for the reply Johan. I was confusing the regular berserk thing with the effect of wearing a berserker pelt - which wouldn't have been pretty.

However, it still seems like it could be something of a liability, if your opponent is able to get at you with even 1 point of damage you're out of the spell-casting/missile-firing, etc. game. Seems like spells like 'Swarm' could be used to great effect here, or black hawks - they won't kill much, but they could cause your opponent's sacred archers to run into the arms of your waiting heavy infantry...

Of course, I have yet to see how it will play out - it suppose if it were a problem the betatesters would have come across it. [This makes me think of a different question - but I guess I'll start a new thread for that one.]

I do not think there are any sacred archers (white centaurs do have javelins though).<hr /></blockquote>What happened to the amazon pegasi riders?

Re: A question about bless effects

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Originally posted by Vodalian:
What happened to the amazon pegasi riders?

they perform better in melee with their awesome defence, so using them as shortbowmen is anyway not a good idea (generally, sure it can depends).