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No one writes guides for the extremely large games you sometimes play. Very few if any rely on small (~5 prov/player) maps. I'm curious to know of an example of a guide that you think wouldn't work with any of the standard 5/10/15 sizes. Those that warn of problems being rushed are already hinting at problems with smaller maps.
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I probably should check my own and comply with my own suggestion before someone else hits me on it.
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Seems to me that most notes would look the same
"Tested in mp (with CBM), on a (10-15+)-per-player province ratio"
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Since most of the guides here are for mp I guess that would make sense.
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As for "only if not starting next to x nations", are you really claiming it's necessary to test each strategy starting next to every possible other nation in mp? And probably against multiple strategies for each nation. No one does that.
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Oh god no. That was totally separate. More of an example of taking things with a grain of salt. No matter how good a guide is, there is a long list of variables which can affect the outcome.
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I understand the rock/paper/scissors thing and some nations/strategies do have advantages against others, but there's a lot of flexibility as well. You have to be able to adapt, that's why the game keeps its appeal.
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I totally agree. This was just abit of a rant. In IRC I see jokes telling new players to be sure and use theNiefelheim guide on the wiki everytime its chosen in an mp game. They feel it sucks, but dont bother noting that its an SP guide.
Or they complain about Baalz guides being too optimistic and getting them killed.
Im with you. I stress that the guides are at best a list of tactics that work for one person in some games. They are meant to be added to the toolbox, not followed as a cheat-sheet. IMHO
One of my earliest Dom3 sigs says
"There cannot be a strategy guide for Dominions 3.
There are too many nations and too many options within each nation. There would have to be a Strategy Set of Encyclopedias. And even that would fall short."