A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.

HoneyBadger · #1 June 23rd, 2007, 07:46 PM

I tend to play high bless, low scales nations, so I end up with a relative few units, and I have to make the most of what I've got. That often means equipping them to cure their weaknesses or maximizing their strengths. I can get a huge selection of decent equipment out of just Const 2.

It may not always be the best strategy to have just a few super-units, but it's fun, and they make for excellent support for independents, etc. That strategy is also fairly versatile. There isn't much an Agarthan Oracle or a Niefel Jarl can't do, by themselves or with a minimum of support.

Jazzepi · #2 June 23rd, 2007, 08:13 PM

I tend to subscribe to the Red Queen theory. Which is drawn from a part in Alice in Wonderland where she's running from the Red Queen but can't get away no matter how fast she runs.

So the idea is that everyone is racing, everyone is trying to compete with each other. Every action that you take must improve your position in the race more so than the next strongest person in the game. If you don't, then when you meet that person, they'll conquer you because they've been running relatively faster than you the whole time and slowly pulled out ahead.

So, I tend to be very aggressive. I always have a plot or a scheme wrapped within another. Nations that sit around and do nothing aren't advancing fast enough to keep up with the race. When I build a race, I *always* have an early game plan. Being strong in the beginning means being strong in the end.

I'm also an addict to good scales and lots of income. I love production and order. I almost always get misfortune 2, drain 2. My theory is that by not wasting points to get from Drain 2 to Magic 1, you're saving yourself 3 ticks worth of another good scale. The extra money from a growth scale should translate into more mages in the long term. These extra mages should eventually translate into more in the long term.

Jazzepi

Gandalf Parker · #3 June 23rd, 2007, 08:24 PM

I like stealth, and large tactics. So I like to play extremely large maps.

Gandalf Parker
-- After years of playing Dominions I have not come up with a winning strategy, but I have found hundreds of ways to lose in creative and interesting ways.

ArkkiMeisseli · #4 June 23rd, 2007, 08:54 PM

I like assassins.

Which is a problem, since I pretty much always play Caelum.

Valandil · #5 June 23rd, 2007, 09:24 PM

well, seraphines with black hearts are assassins.

Shovah32 · #6 June 23rd, 2007, 10:23 PM

And caelums just rolling in blood slaves arent they

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Saulot · #7 June 23rd, 2007, 11:38 PM

Have to say that I like the small 45 province map (Silent Seas) to test out a nation, and try out some strategies. Afterwards, if I enjoy the playstyle of that nation, I prefer 250-300 province maps, with 10 AI games for a longer game.

I tend to lean towards kitted thugs/SC's over bless/armies.