Superheroes dominating Dominions 3 ?

[Tyrant]

I favor a slow "build and strangle" conservative style of play, and it really hurts me to take death scales, but the more i play the more i lean towards KissBlade's PoV. I know it does not make mathematical sence, but i have been able to see the benefits of growth in games far more clearly than the cost of death. Often i have experienced a pleasant long term trend in my own economy from growth, but not once have i seen an enemy nation decline noticably from their death scale.

Another obvious thing i have recently learned- although growth provides a very noticable protection from the ravages of age, it only helps when you are in your own dominion. In one game i'm playing i was quite disturbed to find nearly half my Marignon mages got hearts one turn while they were out besieging an enemy castle and late winter rolled around.

I can't quite go all the way and say death-3 is a "no-brainer", but experience has pushed me toward accepting death scales against my natural inclination.

[Meglobob]

Tyrant said:
Often i have experienced a pleasant long term trend in my own economy from growth, but not once have i seen an enemy nation decline noticably from their death scale.

I am playing MA Ermor with death-3, my capitals population is around 23,000 at around turn 30'ish.

Playing Caelum with growth-3 my capitals population is 35,000 at around turn 30'ish.

So the difference is noticable. Also, playing MA Ermor I have noticed a slow but sure tightening of my income, ie...I am having less to spend. This makes me for more aggressive, as I need new lands to make up for my declining old ones.

[mivayan]

calmon said:
I agree with shovah, sure it depends on game length, game rules, etc. but i normally not go with death 3 and i choose growth 3 as often as i can, even without big old age problems.
In longer games there is a real difference between a 40.000 populated home province (and all other provinces in same way) or just 20.000 on turn 50.

My math says 22k for death3, starting at 30... minor point. So, it's not useless. Good. But those 240 points can almost give a wyrm Death4 and Nature4, for example. Or luck3 for extra gems with points left over.

[FrankTrollman]

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