[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
Why don't you go learn how the game mechanics work instead of spreading misinformation and lies while patronizing the new players.

I'm familiar with the "listed numbers". Unfortunately, they don't really correspond to actual behavior. Even if you take luck, horrible events happen anyway, and often. You can claim it doesn't all you want, but the fact is, you hear about this all the time. It's a proven fact: Luck does not prevent bad events, they'll happen anyway.

When it comes to things that are "random", and I use this word in quotes for very specific reasons, I don't really put much faith in what anyone says the "odds" are. Randomness makes a great cover for designer sadism.

Originally posted by NTJedi:
When comparing total damage done per gem spent against the other summoned attack spells such as army of the dead or phantasmal attack... ghost riders is almost always the best choice.

Army of the Dead is a "named" spell, however. If the Army of the Dead succeeds, the province falls into YOUR hands immediately...and the army sticks around and can raid neighboring provinces next turn. The purpose of the spell is different.

Phantasmal Attack isn't level 9. Thus, it's expected that its potency and economy are not of the same caliber.

Army of the Dead can be employed gainfully against forted provinces. Ghost Riders is of very little use here.

Originally posted by Cohen:
4 Friars
1 Inquisitor
3 quickened Demilich casting whiter bones
1 Demilich casting whiter bones

about 50 flagellants F9S9 blessed.

You call that an army? Flagellants are crap, they can hit hard, but their hits are wasted on "virtual" troops, and they die easily. They do not make a good meat shield to tank a ghost rider charge with. Friars are cheap. And not very effective against an unrushing mob, when you give them no meat shield. One inquisitor does not a force of banishments make.

And the Demiliches are fine. They rode home to your capitol on the Death Express. I'm sure I'll be seeing them again shortly.

all this for 30 Death Gems ...
and there's not only to consider the cost of lost units, but the income of the province, the magic sites inside and so on.

You make thousands of bucks in pure profit every turn. Are you telling me you can't afford to replace a measly 50 flagellants in less than a turn?

Income of the province, magic sites? Uh....that was my province, you know. You don't LOSE anything there from being mauled at the gates.

Besides, WHAT income? 0 population don't produce much income.