Quick bits of feedback after about 100 hours of play

[diamondspider]

Originally posted by LordArioch:
About the starting positions...you can set that in maps, but whereas you view starting in a corner as an advantage, I think it's a disadvantage. Starting near but not touching a corner would probably be optimal, but in one limits nearby provinces too much for my liking. I remember one game where I started in the one spot in the map with only one adjacent land province. Let's just say my capitol's admin didn't help much.

Agreed. When I typed that out, I realized that it was a vast oversimplification.

I could only tell what positions are good and bad in the Aran map by playing the first 40 turns about 30 times and still, of course, there were some exceptions.

However, if it true that the map editor allows one to restrict starting placement, this is really no big problem. Ideally, fixed starting positions and all of their parameters should be preset (in my view). The rest of the luck seems harsh, but bearable in Dominions II.

I'll say one thing for sure, no way would I attend an MP game using the Aran map

[ January 29, 2004, 04:54: Message edited by: diamondspider ]