Don't Move Me Cheese... or....

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Spacepain:
So, generally more reactive actions are emphasized over preventive measures.

Preventative measures can work: Constructing defensive fortresses can slow down the progress of any invasion, and nullify Ghost Riders entirely, as they do not stick around to siege the province. Preemptively pillaging the entire province will reduce the income loss of losing the province as well.

Standing defenses, however, are rarely effective against a human player intent on raiding. PD *IS*, however, effective against the AI, who tends to throw Call of the Winds and other such spells around fairly randomly, and doesn't really try harder if he fails: This CAN be stopped by PD.

As a general rule, PD is more useful vs. AIs than humans.

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Spacepain:
So, generally more reactive actions are emphasized over preventive measures.

Preventative measures can work: Constructing defensive fortresses can slow down the progress of any invasion, and nullify Ghost Riders entirely, as they do not stick around to siege the province. Preemptively pillaging the entire province will reduce the income loss of losing the province as well.

Standing defenses, however, are rarely effective against a human player intent on raiding. PD *IS*, however, effective against the AI, who tends to throw Call of the Winds and other such spells around fairly randomly, and doesn't really try harder if he fails: This CAN be stopped by PD.

As a general rule, PD is more useful vs. AIs than humans.

[Zurai]

Depends entirely on things mentioned earlier, like what race you're playing and what size map, etc. 20 province defense as Jotunheim is about 50x more effective than 20 province defense as Machaka or C'tis. I rarely even bother with PD as those two nations because their militia has LOUSY morale and tends to rout in entirety at the drop of a hat. 20 PD as Jotuns is effective enough to stave off small to medium sized armies and most distance attack spells until the very late game.