the Gold Lion (running)

Hellboy · #1 January 20th, 2007, 10:51 PM

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Dragonlord said:
Game wise, I think I had a pretty rough start, so I am anxious to see in 10 turns or so if I even stand a chance. My capitol is surrounded by 2 or 3 swamps, I missed getting mercenaries for a the first turns to take a first province, and the game staled (ignored my orders) on a fairly crucial early turn due to an incorrect serial key at the time...
And on top of that I am not familiar with my nation nor very much impressed by it so far, but will soldier on. At least I have some good mages :-)

Sorry to hear about the tough start - good luck toughing it out. To look for a silver lining, it may not be a disadvantage to have missed the mercs. I think there is a price level where players can be overpaying, and if your opponents have done this, you may have the advantage for not having got the mercs. I often bid on mercs, but I always prepare for the case where I don't get them, and I try to not get carried away on how much I bid.

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In terms of diplomacy I look forward to some exchanges that are a bit more sophisticated than what the in-game messaging allows. What is normal in Dom3 MP games? Is it ok to publish a list here of all the nations and their email addresses, for some behind the scenes politicking ?

I'll broadcast a message in game, including my email address. I certainly enjoy the diplomatic aspects of this game, and I also dislike the interface for in-game messaging. So, email is good for me, but I never post my email address on a public forum. As johnarryn points out, PMs also work, and whenever I don't have a players email, I start out w/ PM and usually move to email thereafter.

Dragonlord · #2 January 21st, 2007, 06:48 AM

Ok Terrel, thanks for the reply and the words of encouragement. Looks like I'll need it...I just saw turn 5 and one of you managed to already show up next to my capitol with a combat pretender accompanied by 70 troops...lucky guess I think of that player, to put all eggs in one basket, strike out in a random direction and hope to catch someone before defenses are up. So if things dont go well, in a turn or 2 my fate may be sealed...

johnarryn · #3 January 22nd, 2007, 01:45 PM

Well, even with a SC god your PD and troops you have on hand should be able to put up a fight, particularly in your dominion... did you see the other player coming? (im assuming its Arco).

That's not meant to be condescending, just encouraging =) I think you have a fighting chance.

Ferrosol · #4 January 22nd, 2007, 05:15 PM

well i doubt it was arco as they just turned up on my border with a Blue Dragon

johnarryn · #5 January 22nd, 2007, 09:35 PM

Haha, ok... i just assumed it was the Arcos because of the nasty number of kills their god is racking up.

Dragonlord · #6 January 24th, 2007, 09:17 AM

OK, this is Marverni nation bowing out.
I have asked the host to set me to AI control, my castle is besieged and I have no troops left.

Lessons learned: the map generator sucks. It put me and 2 othr nations at starting positions within a small piece of territory of about 8 provinces, this should be further spaced apart.

I would dearly like to know how Lanka pulled this one off...having an army of 70 troops + prophet + pretender beelining straight for my capitol on turn 5, and having another 30 sacred troops reinforcing that on turn 8...while also having captured himself half a dozen provinces in the meantime...

Are awake pretenders a MUST in multiplayer?

Nix · #7 January 24th, 2007, 06:04 PM

I can see how he did it. Expansion with mercenaries (you can see Lanka hired a lot of them) while the pretender sticks around building up troops; then he stumbled upon a red candle, gathered his men and followed the trail straight to your fortress. He's got a lot of sacred troops because his dominion is totally beefed up, resulting in a high holy rating for his home province. You know he has high dominion because his pretender has so many names.

Hellboy · #8 January 24th, 2007, 06:59 PM

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Lessons learned: the map generator sucks. It put me and 2 othr nations at starting positions within a small piece of territory of about 8 provinces, this should be further spaced apart.

Well, it depends entirely on how many players are on the given land mass. I think Nix has the right of it - it can be surprisingly easy to track down another player, with just a bit of luck.

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Are awake pretenders a MUST in multiplayer?

I'm new to Dom3, but at the least I can say based on reading the forum that bless strategies are enhanced by sleeping or imprisoned pretenders. Beyond that, I suspect it can work, but its tricky and rather nation dependent.