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[Oversway]

Really? I've found that weapons of sharpness, flaming arrows, berserking, strength of giants, etc. definitely increases troop lethality. The reason I don't use them as often is problems with the battlefield AI to target the right group (for non battlefield AoE).

[shovah]

the worst part is when your mages buff themselves....... one thing i have to ask is would flaming arrows affect all ranged attacks (such as fairy sprites) and if so then im bringing back my fairy queen with bow of war+mass sprites combo (queen i think can windguide and swarm and someone else can flaming arrows)

[Vicious Love]

Oversway said:
Really? I've found that weapons of sharpness, flaming arrows, berserking, strength of giants, etc. definitely increases troop lethality. The reason I don't use them as often is problems with the battlefield AI to target the right group (for non battlefield AoE).

Right, sorry, Flaming Arrows is the obvious exception. I suppose I've always considered it more a "crossbowman-facilitated attack spell" than a troop buff. As for the other buffs, they're decent if you can get a combo going. Individually, they're seldom enough to dent a real SC's armor. And they're not a mere-mortals-only advantage, either. They're usually more effective on summoned thugs than on national troops. Then again, I don't usually play nation/pretender setups with easy access to knights, jotuns, centaur cataphracts and so forth, so I suppose I may just have been buffing the wrong troops.

[archaeolept]

weapons of sharpness is the bee's knees. even fairly crappy troops can take down a decked SC - 15 prot against a swarm of troops just doesn't cut it. i've had hoburgs take down a massively regenerating water queen; heck, if you need to, you can always buy a disposable army of barbarians - w/ WoS and a couple defensive buffs they will mow through almost anything (though of course they are very vulnerable to elemental damage spells).

[shovah]

caelum warriors with weapons of sharpness *drool* im not suprised by that hoburg thing since alot can fit in contact, how about this though: F9 W9 blessed hydras with WoS

[Endoperez]

shovah said:
caelum warriors with weapons of sharpness *drool* im not suprised by that hoburg thing since alot can fit in contact, how about this though: F9 W9 blessed hydras with WoS

You know, that's called overkill...

What wouldn't F9 W9 blessed Hydras be useful against? The problem is keeping them alive vs the mages, and to have the money to buy them, after getting F9 W9.

[shovah]

but i like overkill :C it dosnt overkill everything (my 42 protection lucky regenerating decent defense banelord for one)and can anyone answer myflaming arrows question?

[archaeolept]

heh i'll just send a few d1 mages and some scrap troops against that banelord lol