Just got smoked in a combat that I *thought* wouldn't happen--was this a bug?

Demosthenes · #1 February 18th, 2004, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by Zen:
Also there is the question if a Sieged Province is considered under control of the Castle owner or the Sieger for purposes of movement.

Aye, there's the rub!

Kristoffer O · #2 February 19th, 2004, 12:11 AM

The besieger. For friendly movement etc purposes.

[ February 18, 2004, 22:12: Message edited by: Kristoffer O ]

Arryn · #3 February 19th, 2004, 12:20 AM

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Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
The besieger. For friendly movement etc purposes.

Thanks Kris!

undead dolphin hacker · #4 February 19th, 2004, 01:22 AM

I see. So it was just a luck of the draw thing? My army was bigger than the Jotun task force (My 15 compared to their 5), but with such low numbers I figured I wouldn't "bump into" the enemy on my way out... I assumed he was moving into the province with all his forces, and wanted to keep harassing him by skirting away into more of his territory, but I guess the ol' Stars weren't in my favor...

Well crapola. My rainbow pretender is now completely worthless, right? Pretenders lose all their magic when they're Called back, yes?

Adept · #5 February 19th, 2004, 01:47 AM

Pretenders lose one level of power in all magic paths when called back. That can hurt a lot with a rainbow pretender, but he/she's not worthless after one brush with the big black.

geo981010 · #6 February 19th, 2004, 02:57 AM

Another sidenote to UDH-
I believe the size of an army for these calculations is based not only on quantity, but factors in the size of the units similar to breaching a castle. So Jotun's one unit will count for much more than one of yours, so it may not have been that unlikely that you got pushed back.

To KO-
Does that mean in a case when an army is moving off a sieged castle while the same enemy is moving back on to it, the sieging force always gets pushed back? If friendly movement is before enemy movement and the castle counts as the sieged armies force, then I am thinking it follows that the sieged team is moved in before the siegers can move out...? (Sorry if this is beating a dead horse, but this point could mean a lot someday!)

[ February 19, 2004, 00:59: Message edited by: geo981010 ]

#7 February 19th, 2004, 03:05 AM

George,

I believe that is what he is saying, I just tested it to make sure now that I have access to a game and it works that way.

The sieged defender moves and 'Break Siege' after the Beseiger moves in new forces.

My question, though it should be logically answered is when you "Storm Castle" it counts as moving into an enemy territory whereas "Break Siege" does the same and is at the same time?