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Originally posted by tinkthank:
Hmn.

Not purchasing troops as a central element to success in MP -- I suppose this makes total sense, and explains also my complete failures (even in SP) --- it just feels so.... wrong. Has there been any talk of somehow increasing the cost of blood magic summoners while somehow strengthening Mictlan's troops? (This is not really a "balance" question, just one of flavor and feel: I think all units in the game should have a use and be used, at least sometimes, and if some things are never used, that is bad -- but a whole nation's troops almost never being used? Argh...)

You're giving too much weight to the comments of people who speak as though "not the best" is the definition of the word "useless". Not buying any troops is a possible approach I suppose, but definitely not the only one, nor one I would recommend. Mictlan troops are not all that bad, especially if you buy and use them appropriately. They can certainly be used to take out weaker independents, and a flying demon army is stronger when combined with flying Eagle Warriors, for instance.

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