1 - IMO as long as everyone is still having fun, it must be okay.
2 - You are not losing or sucking.
3 - Oh great! Marignon's research slope is the same as Gath's, so all my mages are dead too. :wink: Anyone holding a lantern should be dead already. My horror-marked researchers died long ago.
4 - Of course I saved up all my death gems and piled them into BoT. I'd hate to see it dispelled! Death chaff summons don't last long against Aby or Marignon.
5 - Nope, he's got another in his fort. Unique summons can be resummoned once they are killed.
6 - Where would we be without drama? Probably not playing games.
Out of the ~400 units you've got on my border, it looks like you've got about 20 militia. You must be using them to patrol your capitol? Oh no, luck scales! So not only do you have double graphs income and gem income, you've got gem randoms and money randoms too! More drama!
PPS Are you sure? My scout tells me your Phoenix took a trip to the woods and laid a load of Storm Demons.