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Old March 17th, 2004, 06:10 PM

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Default Re: uhm,,playing C\'tis ?!?

A Wraith crown is too big of an investment for an assasin that might as well get discovered and end up facing the full enemy army on his own. That wraith crown will then become a nice gift to your enemy when recovered from the body of your assasin.

Generally speaking, if you have to spend more in your assasin that the value of his likely victim then you should consider investing your coin & gems elsewhere.
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Old March 17th, 2004, 06:15 PM
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Agreed.
But it depends entirely on what you mean by "value". I have taken out (non-SC) pretenders with Slayers equipped with nothing but a Lifelong Protection. Hard to judge the "value" of a Wraith crown, but 40 gems isnt all that much if I have plenty, and I really want to screw up his logistics. But of course I wouldnt go with this investment all the time...
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Old March 17th, 2004, 06:27 PM

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Of course a pretender is a valuable target, but what's your chance of randomly targetting him on your 1st attack among the 30 or so commanders in his army? And once you have shown your cards your opponent will be ready for further attempts: expect scout chaff, heavy patrolling & assorted traps for your assasin.

Personally, I find a barrage of assasinating spells much more cost-effective & flexible than knife-in-the-back assasination, at least in MP.
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