uhm,,playing C'tis ?!?

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Argitoth:
Pick any nation and I'll kick your behind with C'tis so hard you will think I am cheating!!!

Heh, I guess we're going to find out about that soon. If anyone else wishes to take on the Great Argitoth and his beloved C'tis, we've got a game due to kickoff tomorrow.

[Wauthan]

Hmmm... Against Ulm I would go with a Water9 Pretender with atleast 6 dominion. If I made contact with Ulm quickly I would rely on my high defence and very fast Serpent Dancers together with Poison Slingers. Ulm troopers got good protection but lack in Attack so my forces would be able to poison them very nicely. Empoisoners would wreak havoc on the slow and low magic resistance commanders of Ulm and Sauromancer would outresearch them in a hurry, giving me very early access to Shadows and other Etheral undead against whom Ulm struggles quite a lot. Elite Warriors would flank my main force of crossbowbolt catching Heavy Infantery and Swampguards.

Abyssia would not be very different. They too rely on Heavy Infantery but they lack any missile units whatsoever. Blessed Water9 Serpent dancers would tie them up really nicely and Runners would be able to run past his main force to engage his rather whimsical casters. I would go for other summons than hordes of lower tier undead. Abyssian priests can't hit the sky lying down so a few powerful undead can engage the enemy pretty much unmolested.

That's just general strategy. If you have some more specific situation feel free to post it here.

[Tricon]

Water9 Nature3or4 Pretender is a really good combo. There are some really nasty poison strategies that go hand in hand with water magic... .

[Wauthan]

I wouldn't want a nature4 blessing since both the priests and the Shamans will go charging into berserked melee if hit by a stray arrow. That said I too recommend going "toxic" with C'Tis since it's got resistant units as well as so easy access to higher tier undead.

[ywl]

Originally posted by Ragnarok-X:
Argi, how exactly would you bet Ulm ? or Abysia ? or WHATEVER ?
instead of screaming like a mad sheep why dont you post some hints or tipps for me, so i can finally enjoy c'tis ? I dont get you...

Don't take my words for it. You'll need to test it with Sabber's simulator. But I think Elite warriors can overwhelm Ulm Infantries because of their high damage trident and their ease to be emassed in huge number. You need a good economy to support them but that's the case for winning in most situation.

The only weak points of C'tis regular units, namely elite warriors, are their vulnerablility to good missle troops such as Longbows. But neither Ulm or Abysia has it.

The other regular units of C'tis are at least average. Their Heavy Infantry has protection of 16, better than a lot of other nations. But of course, you can't beat Ulm or Abysia in their game, i.e, tank warfare.

[Nagot Gick Fel]

C'tis has several good counters to slow heavies like Ulm and Abysia.

Death Cloud does armor negating damage on a wide area and the Sauromancers are good at it. The Shamen can gather for a communion and use spells that disregard armor like Poison Cloud or Stellar Cascades (among others). Ulm with its low MR troops and lack of morale support is particularly vulnerable to spells like Terror.

And don't forget rituals (Leprosy, etc.)

For summons, try Ghosts. They eat HI like donuts.

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Nagot Gick Fel:
For summons, try Ghosts. They eat HI like donuts.

Mmmm. Donuts.