[Boron]

Originally posted by Heironeous:
I can definitely see how things might balance out later in the game, but it's the early going I'm more concerned about. If I had started next to him he could've overrun me fairly easily (like he did to Man). Masses of priests aren't really an option in the beginning when you have only 1 castle. He also had the luxury of being able to invade many provinces at once, which puts a lot of pressure on the defender.

in a 2 player game ermor is nasty .

but in a mp game with 8-10 humans WITHOUT any ais he can't do that . he may kill 1-2 others through a early rush still but that comes with the cost of almost zero research .
and the others will forge an alliance against him because they see him as a threat.

furthermore if ermor e.g. starts with marignon as neighbors he has nothing to laugh.

ermor is evil but normally not that a concern lategame .

at which map do you play with your friend ?
in a 2 humans and some ai only game ermor has advantages but not in any other situation.
if you play a large enough map his advantages aren't that good anymore too.

ermor is not the best searcher + clamhorder .
+ it almost can't bloodhunt .

so even with ais and only you and your friend playing on a bigger map he has still problems lategame if you know what to do .