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tinkthank · #1 February 5th, 2005, 11:37 AM

The only drawback to the "Eras" structure would be, however, that now the opponents will automatically know which nation you are playing; if there are 17 nations, each with 3 themes, there will no longer be 51 playable selections for any given game, but rather 17.

Chazar · #2 February 5th, 2005, 12:18 PM

The aging system sounds interesting - athmosphere-wise, but does it also imply that national troops become even more useless due to their short live spans? Is age another thing that Devils are good at?

atul · #3 February 5th, 2005, 12:35 PM

I'd assume that at the rate of one year per 12 turns it'd take a real turtleplayer for national troops' aging to be a problem.

More serious it would be with mages and such you'd might see stay alive for long... ...and honestly, I'm itching to see some useful but really short-lived troops. They could even implement it so that Devils' contracts on earth last only a specified time, like a couple of years, if those guys are seen too powerful. Okay, and that was total speculation.

Endoperez · #4 February 5th, 2005, 12:40 PM

Err, basing this to the fact (?) that Legionaires served 30 years before retiring, it would take 30 years (=12*30=360 turns) for a fresh Hastatus to retire. In fact, if age can change units, they would eventually become Principes, and then Triarii, and then retire. And even if he didn't fight in any battle at all, he would have 4th star of experience, gained just from serving in the military over 200 turn/months.

For a triarii (lets say 25 years already served) to retire, it would take "only" 5*15 = 75 turns. Besides, I think this aging system could be continued to magical creatures, so that they serve only a year/three/ten before returning to their home plane. It would be an interesting shift to the Seasonal Spirits if they retired in the second "late Season" before their own season. With this, Winter Wolves summoned in winter would last longer than Winter Wolves summoned in summer.

Oversway · #5 February 7th, 2005, 04:23 PM

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Also several new blood summons for Mictlan. You like turkey? Mesoamericans did. I do.
Meet the turkey shapeshifters.

Turkey shapeshifters sounds...interesting. Will there also be a Maize Lord pretender, with his corn husk helmet (or is it his head)?