Blood?

[Jasper]

Originally posted by Keir Maxwell:

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Originally posted by Jasper:
It doesn't take much effort to start summoning Ice Devils, which are effective. Hordes from Hell is even easier to get.

This just doesn't fit my experiance Jasper. I find it takes alot of effort and as Saber says the game is generally fundamenally over by the time the goodies start to pour out. Hmm lets see I've pretty much won the game now but my Ice Devils have finally arrived. If I had never bothered I could have won it well back. This is how I'm finding it SP. Still I have to give Alex's scout hunting a good try. Not looking forward to it due to the micro-management.

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That's not my experience in multiplayer at all. Admitedly this is all from Dom 1, but Ice Devils aren't much harder to summon now. A Pretender or national mages able to summon Ice Devils only requires Blood 5, Construction 4, Alteration 2, and an easily attainable amount of resources.

The Last game I was in was essentially over before turn 60, and saw dozens of equipped Ice Devils, plus Pazazu, etc. This game was far from over before Ice Devils arrived, and they had a definite impact upon it.

I can easily see all Ice Devils being summoned in a competitive game, with the possible exception that the power of Paralyze may scare people away from the strategy.