Fire-9 bless needs rebalancing !

shovah · #1 January 1st, 2006, 11:05 AM

actually the air shield+the sword of augmler makes them rather survivable and they are so cheap that even if they dont work on something its no big loss (get chalice knights out)

archaeolept · #2 January 1st, 2006, 11:31 AM

yah f9 is great for flags or jaguar warriors. I would say it is overall the best bless, but a lot of it is that many of the other blesses are underpowered...

Endoperez · #3 January 1st, 2006, 12:20 PM

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shovah said:
actually the air shield+the sword of augmler makes them rather survivable and they are so cheap that even if they dont work on something its no big loss (get chalice knights out)

If I paid for Fire 9 AND Air 6 (as an example) AND researched Constr. 8 AND forged S5 item for 80 pearls (or even for 60, if I had a Dwarven Hammer somehow)... I would expect it to work. But that's only one army. And if I used similar resources to something else, I could oppose your forces in multiple different ways.

archaeolept · #4 January 1st, 2006, 12:45 PM

well, I think Shovah is referring to the currently running "Artifact Game"; not as a general point of strategy.

However, fire flags or fire jags are a very cheap way to dominate early. I like having junk national troops that can take down a full-fledged SC

shovah · #5 January 1st, 2006, 03:59 PM

im not refering to the artifact game as i do not believe pythium can get flagelants, im refering to a game im having vrs ashen empire and carrion woods on the urgia map (only sp of course) and ive found that taking 4 commanders with clams and someone to cast will of the fates is generally more cost effective

archaeolept · #6 January 1st, 2006, 04:09 PM

ah i see - yah I wasn't thinking.

its true that will of the fates is one of the best battlefield buff spells, though often I cast the smaller area effect version as it is much simpler to do.

The sword of augelmeir is rather pricey.

shovah · #7 January 1st, 2006, 05:25 PM

will of the fates+warriors of mist+f9 bless=uber troops of army crunching doom

archaeolept · #8 January 1st, 2006, 06:26 PM

hmmm. actually, i don't find mistwarriors as good as one would think - by that stage in the game, its very common to be dealing w/ troops who have magical weapons.

OTOH, F9 + body ethereal you can do from the early game...