[Demosthenes]

Originally posted by Mark the Merciful:

But your argument falls over if un-scripted mages are incapable of making rational spell-casting decisions.

I was not making an argument but stating an opinion.

I am also of the opinion that most of time the spellcasting AI makes fairly reasonable decisions. Its just that the unreasonable ones are so silly that they stand out as a "vocal minority". I have also seen infantry, cavalry and archers make some ridiculous targetting decisions or routing in a won battle.

So I reiterate that the current level of mage control is scaled appropriately with the total level of tactical combat control in Dom2.

Could the AI be improved? Indubitably.
Would more control make combat more interesting? Perhaps.
Is the design of the Dom2 combat engine well proportioned and consistent? I think so.