[apoger]

Originally posted by Nerfix:
Apoger, "wasting" 80 points just to get Earth 1 + all the way to 8 and taking Death didn't affect the outcome?

Obviously not.

The growth/death scale has never been very important for Abysia, and it's even less so in Dom II. The earth skill was important for the fast land grab. In a multiplayer game I would probably use astral-8 rather than earth-8, and use a green dragon rather than red. This would be a slower super combatant but would provide a stronger mid-game for use against human opponents who are better prepared than the computer AI.