"Old Age" system in Dom3 - need some info

Endoperez · #1 October 14th, 2006, 11:02 AM

It's more like that the old mages have ALREADY learn new magic. If, say, Ulm had gotten a E3F2 strange-random Ancient Smith with old age 72(46), there'd be no problem. It'd be called an interesting way to balance a more powerful mage. However, because we have learned to expect good mages that don't have a chance of dying into afflictions, old age is seen as a bore.

Maltrease · #2 October 14th, 2006, 11:41 AM

But a young mage that has been around as long as the difference in ages (between young and old version) still has the low magic.

Ermor Old Faith
Compare an Augur (F1 S1) age 37 (48)
to Augur Elder (F2 S1 D2 R1) age 60 (46)

Shouldn't the skills of the Augur advance toward the Augur Elder as he gains in age? If so why would the advancement stop once he is as old as the "Augur Elder"?

Agrajag · #3 October 14th, 2006, 11:56 AM

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Maltrease said:
Shouldn't the skills of the Augur advance toward the Augur Elder as he gains in age? If so why would the advancement stop once he is as old as the "Augur Elder"?

Maybe because he stops his guided training in order to join the army?

Corwin · #4 October 14th, 2006, 03:03 PM

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Agrajag said:

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Maltrease said:
Shouldn't the skills of the Augur advance toward the Augur Elder as he gains in age? If so why would the advancement stop once he is as old as the "Augur Elder"?

Maybe because he stops his guided training in order to join the army?

Battlefield is the best teacher the battle mage can get soldier!

Now shut up and give me 80 pushups, you no-good green-bellyed eggheaded big-mouthed augur weakling scum!

Nerfix · #5 October 14th, 2006, 03:06 PM

Speaking of Augurs, are these the dreaded Mages of Eldergate?

user5124 · #6 October 16th, 2006, 09:23 PM

Hello.

I've registered to say that the only thing that keeps me from buying Dominions 3 is the aging feature.

I'm going to continue with Dominions 2 until it can be disabled with patch/mod/hack. I think it's good that it's available, but wish very much it was optional!

Arralen · #7 October 17th, 2006, 02:57 AM

Sry, you can't simply turn it off, its part of the balancing ...

dirtywick · #8 October 17th, 2006, 03:14 AM

Yep, no more recruiting piles of sages in some far away province and forgetting about them. I think everyone who found a library did that as soon as they found it, so it's kind of nice in that regard. Of course everyone is entitled to their opinions.

Cainehill · #9 October 17th, 2006, 03:28 AM

Ah - the "balancing" that thinks that a Crone pretender, who starts 250 or so years into old age, and has no special abilities, is only worth 35 points less than the Great Sage or Master Druid, both of whom have at least semi-useful special abilities and 250 years or so before they get to old age. Or that balances Crone pretenders as being 55 points less than Frost Father or Great Enchantress, both of whom start with _two_ paths, and _good_ special abilities.

Oh yes, aging is helping _so_ much with balance. *mutter growl spit*