Is Cyclops worth it as a pretender god?

[Altus]

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
What, do Machaka militia all have Ebola, or were you just lucky with your battle afflictions?...
Was the disease thing luck, or is that supposed to happen?

Hmmmn...it was my first time using Mach, and Jotunheim starting hitting provinces without regular troops but had defenses of 20-23. I was really annoyed with the wimpiness of the defense militia but on the 2nd Jot offensive I noticed every attacker that was hit by a defense militia was diseased. This then occured again in subsequent attacks they made. Since I was new to the Machs, I thought it was an effect to counter the defense militia's ineffectiveness, but judging by your comments apparently not. The overran provinces pretty much did have luck:2 and heat:2-3. So, maybe coupling that with the Jotunheim preference for cold produced the effect. Others would better know why it occured since there are so many Dom vets here. I'll look to see if it occurs in similar situations where my Dominion is lower. Apparently, I drew an incorrect conclusion from what I observed - my bad .