Re: Rattlehead - MA Newbie game (running)
 

Yeah, yeah, let's all partake in the age old sport of kick-the-pale-one, haha

Re: Rattlehead - MA Newbie game (running)
 

The Lord of Man thinks it may be wise for all pretenders to rise against the lord of the dead lands that is Ermor...

Re: Rattlehead - MA Newbie game (running)
 

Well, you are probably right but I have never seen Ermor. It would stand very far from my nation...

Re: Rattlehead - MA Newbie game (running)
 

The nation of Shinuyama is willing to buy/exchange a vine shield and/or boots of flying. You can also contact our ambassador if you need some forging done.

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Greetings from the land of Marignon! The board of Foreign affairs has decided to stop it's isolationist policies, and as such the industry guild of Marignon has put forth a request for one dwarven hammer, to be traded for either Nature, Fire, Or Astral pearls. Of course, said item can be traded for up to const 4 items, specifically fire items.

Have a nice day!

Re: Rattlehead - MA Newbie game (running)
 

Hello everybody,
At this point I have a few questions some of you may answer about the game, and this game.
First a general question : There is not a lot of fight : That is because we are all discovering the game ?
Details : How Ermor have and maintain a that large army ? Is there no upkeep for undeads/summons ?
I made a lot of research, and it seems I am almost the only one to do that ? Is it that stupid ?
Do you all have a plan to get to the end of the game ? Do you walk around blind ?
Well I guess it is not easy to answer in a few words, but I am not experimented at all... Thanks in advance :)

Re: Rattlehead - MA Newbie game (running)
 

Believe me I'm fighting..and I just wanted my island. I WISH I could afford to research, having to buy other stuff and use my mages as warriors.

Re: Rattlehead - MA Newbie game (running)
 

There is no upkeep for undead. Ermor's army is probably mainly undead, and the rest are cheap legionnaires.
Your lead in the research graphs is scary (though not surprising given how good Marshmasters are), and if you have been researching smartly will give you a substantial advantage.
I have a plan, though it has run into some friction.
I expect warfare to spread now that someone is fighting anywhere but an isolated corner of the map (sorry Man+Shinuyama, your border area is pretty isolated). In fact, I should get on that :).

In general, I think there were mostly balanced starts, so everyone has a good enough empire for them to sit in and research/forge without feeling threatened (except for those already fighting). I only go to war when I feel like my expansion's been cut off or I need to grow to survive, or when I can meaningfully help my allies and get something for myself. If no one has been in any of those situations, I wouldn't expect them to go to war.

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Yeah, I'm still having fun but I wish I could have at least gotten 2-3 turns to generate island defenses. Poor lil Man.

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Also remeber that, while MA Ermor does not get freespawn like LA, I believe all of their priests can reanimate with no Gem cost. So if you play your cards right, it's easy to get a scary number of undead (Which do not require any upkeep to boot).

As for myself, I have been struggling against Arco and C'tis in the last few turns. I do have a long term strategy, but I just can't seem to get the Gems I need to make it work. In retrospect, if I had built my pretender a little differently, things could be MUCH easier overall. Lessons learned for next time, I guess. (And there will be a next time, as I REALLY like playing Agartha, and my head is teeming with better builds than the one I am using in this game)

But don't count me out just yet, hehe.