February 16th, 2004, 01:28 AM
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Re: Tien Chi Conscription
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Originally posted by Peter Ebbesen:
[Off topic, apart from the reasons you list, there is another reason to use a moderate 20-30 level of PD in SP in strategic provinces. PD can be extremely useful in SP as meatshields when backed up by archers/mages/priests defending armies in hotspots, as you lose nothing whatsoever if all the meatshields die in the defense so long as you hold the province. It cuts down on infantry replacement cost. Obviously of most importance if the AI is intent on overrunning you and has a substantial manpower advantage. This is the opposite of using PD to funnel the AI, really, as it is used where you expect the AI to attack rather than use it to turn it away.]
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Yes, that is exactly what it's used for. But it's hardly cost effective to buy more than say 10ish PD in order to do so (As a spot defense). It's more often easier to let the province fall and use your gold on other more effective things than to push alot of gold into the province.
There are numerous circumstances where PD can be of use, but these are mainly 'surprise' instances where they are not counting on an additional 10-20 fodder there to eat up lances/mindbLasts, etc.
The current way of conscription or suggested method of conscription does not allow that, since it's a slow and steady increase. Though this may just be my playstyle. I consider PD a waste on nations that must get 25+ in order for it to have a real impact.
As I said, the ability is a minor one, and if it was adjusted to whatever people feel appropriate, it would not affect the other 2 themes of TC, which are just as lacking as the base, because of the inherent weaknesses that TC has.
[ February 15, 2004, 23:30: Message edited by: Zen ]
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