[Peter Ebbesen]

Originally posted by archaeolept:
I think Blood 9 is arguably useful for Marignon Diabolic Faith in multiplayer.

dirt cheap auto-curses act as a deterrent, somewhat like miasma.

as well, the +4 str would quite help their dual attack...

Except that you need to lose a troop for it to work

Still, I guess you might be right. While taking down a Knight of the Chalice is surely worth a curse, it might not feel so worthwhile with the flagellants. On the other hand, flagellants benefit much more from a high air or fire blessing than blood. The first allows them to avoid being mown down by archers, the second deals much more damage than the blood +4 strength bonus ever did.

At the end of the day, I think that, as your opponent, I would prefer my troops to end up cursed after defeating yours rather than dead after failing to do so because you used a stronger combat blessing.

Having my own troops cursed (yet victorious), while bad, is not very bad. The only troops I hate having cursed are my important commanders, and an enemy does not need blood-9 in MP to curse those, he can usually make do with totem shields.

That said, I have not tried actually facing a blood-9 Marignon blessing in MP. Who knows, the reality of it might change my perception.

[ March 19, 2004, 22:05: Message edited by: Peter Ebbesen ]