How is LA R'yleh overpowered? - Page 3

Zeldor · #21 October 13th, 2009, 09:45 AM

When was the last time LA R'lyeh got a win anyway?

Kuritza · #22 October 13th, 2009, 11:43 AM

Quite a long time ago.

I didnt see 'pro' players pick RLyeh lately, though. And that nightmarish game where I barely contained Rlyeh with my poor Jomon was pre-nerf.
Maybe Rlyeh nerf and buffs to LA Atlantis and Jomon (uw castles I mean) were enough to bring him in check.

Slobby · #23 October 13th, 2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeldor

When was the last time LA R'lyeh got a win anyway?

Hmmm I think Ano in Highlander, that was a spring 09?

Squirrelloid · #24 October 13th, 2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Slobby

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Originally Posted by Zeldor

When was the last time LA R'lyeh got a win anyway?

Hmmm I think Ano in Highlander, that was a spring 09?

The more relevant question might be 'when did that game start', rather than end, since version could be effected by that.

chrispedersen · #25 October 13th, 2009, 09:03 PM

well, I just think its pretty well balanced. I had excellent chances in a game till staling cost me a capitol. And I subbed into another game, that when I left Rlyeh was definitely one of the top seeds around turn 55 or so.

Jarkko · #26 October 14th, 2009, 01:30 AM

R'lyeh won the recent Aardwark game.

EDIT: But that was MA, so please ignore... Don't know where my brain is again...

ano · #27 October 14th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Yes, I won with R'lyeh once but it was May '08. A full 4 month-long late-age game. Actually though there were some pretty good players, all was decided rather fast and yes, I could say then that R'lyeh is fantastic nation that should be dealt with early on or it becomes unstoppable in hands of a good player. That was particularly true for a water nation, of course.
But despite it was tremendously strong there were some problems, of course, and the main one was money. Your chaff does cost upkeep and your mages are very pricey. But with G3 population died really slow and everything was quite manageable. But now I consider R'lyeh the most hopeless nation in LA and I would never pick it unless it was given to me by some cruel random... Actually, if someone wins a competitive game with LA R'lyeh now I will be very surprised.

chrispedersen · #28 October 14th, 2009, 09:22 PM

Now thats a challenge that might be fun..
but its really not that bad ano...
Turmoil and luck...

Works pretty well.

Kuritza · #29 October 15th, 2009, 11:37 AM

With turmoil/luck, you run into negative income/upkeep balance even faster, dont you.

Redeyes · #30 October 15th, 2009, 11:49 AM

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With turmoil/luck, you run into negative income/upkeep balance even faster, dont you.

Yepp!
And Order/Luck is just as good as Tumoril/Luck when you have a sizeable nation.