Garrisoned Unit Question

[Argitoth]

Originally posted by fahdiz:
You're playing a different game, then? If you mean that your battles contain lots of undead, remember that one of the best things about undead is their...

...wait for it...

...morale.

I don't really look at it that way. In this case, it's a matter of opinion, and my opinion is that mindless beings have no morale hence it is impossible for them to make morale checks, or even if they do, it's an automatic win.

That is why I say undead's greatest strength is not having morale at all. They might have a little #50 beside their "morale stat", but I rest my case.

[ March 11, 2004, 03:16: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

[alexti]

Yeah, it's often very important to have low morale troops. Dozen Jotun giants attack poorely defended Marignon province. When they arrive there they discover a score of crossbowmen enemy reenforced by Ice Devil. Ice Devil casts buffs, crosbowmen fire. Jotun giants think "surely, our God didn't want us to die fighting these forces" and promptly retreat

[Argitoth]

Originally posted by alexti:
Yeah, it's often very important to have low morale troops. Dozen Jotun giants attack poorely defended Marignon province. When they arrive there they discover a score of crossbowmen enemy reenforced by Ice Devil. Ice Devil casts buffs, crosbowmen fire. Jotun giants think "surely, our God didn't want us to die fighting these forces" and promptly retreat

Hooray Alexti! Using low morale to your advantage. I use enemies' high morale to my advantage. MORE KILLS FOR ME!!

High Morale = More Kills = More Experience = Hall of Fame = Heroic Ability = Super Combatants = "I Am Ultimo Invincible"

[ March 11, 2004, 03:18: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Arryn:
1. morale failure, or
2. stupidity on the part of the player.

I lose a lot of Dominions II battles, not because of morale failure or stupidity, but because of total and complete indifference to whether I actually "win" or "lose" the battle. Often times, in my mind, I'm willing to call it a victory if I manage to kill a single enemy unit. So what if I lost about 900 units to kill a single pikeman? It's not like I wasn't at unit max anyway, and if I don't downsize rapidly, I won't be able to summon something useful that I actually wanted. When your real objective is to get as many units killed as possible, victory or defeat is irrelevant!

[ March 11, 2004, 04:29: Message edited by: Norfleet ]

[Argitoth]

Hooray for Norfleet!!

[Norfleet]

It also helps that a complete indifference to casualties, or whether or not you even win the battle, allows you to scatter your guys across the map and attack everything in reach at once, so you can just pound your opponent's provinces in an endless wave every turn.

My number one weapon in grinding down the enemy is friendly fire. I don't have to kill enemy troops if they'll kill their own troops for me.

[Argitoth]

Originally posted by Norfleet:
My number one weapon in grinding down the enemy is friendly fire. I don't have to kill enemy troops if they'll kill their own troops for me.

Most people are smart enough to avoid that. Heheh, at least I am.

[ March 11, 2004, 04:50: Message edited by: Argitoth ]