Clash of the Newbies! PBEM

Cor · #1 July 18th, 2007, 06:22 PM

Yes! We are number one at something!

As to why I did not push into your undefended lands, i cannot say. I guess I play a very defensive game until I have a clear advantage. I also did not have enough scouts in your lands. towards the end I was pulling them all back home and giving them ethereal crossbows. I guess i just chalk it up to inexperince on my part. Oh yeah, and i could not have brought along my watchers, which I was so fond of.

Early arco does not have elephants, they have chariots, size 5. Which dont pose threat to the Hydras. I found early in the game that i could not deal enough damage to the hydras with spells to really stop them. In retrospect charm would have been really good. I did not start using it until it was too late.

Cor · #2 July 18th, 2007, 06:24 PM

I have not forgot about the screen shots.... Check back tommorrow evening.

RicoRico · #3 July 19th, 2007, 02:59 AM

hmm yes charm with some penetration items could have been nice.. for you :-)

and those seducing commanders, they were too expensive? I was worrying a bit about them in the beginning..

another thing I thought was: why did no one dispel my globals? I can imagine you did not want to waste gems. But actually, they were not verywell protected and could be easily dispelled with 40 astral pearls or so ;-)

defending only I think will never make you more powerful if you do it too long I think.. I got a huge income because I just kept on taking provinces, that way I could buy more mages and fortresses and be strong in all aspects...

(sorry I always like to analyse games a bit ;-) )

Cor · #4 July 19th, 2007, 05:16 PM

Bad news. I lost the game files, so no pictures.

I agree, agressiveness is rewarded in Dominions. I have played too much Masters of Orion and CIV, where defensive tatics can win the day, I have yet to get out of that mindset.

THe seducing commanders are expensive, I had a few but they where tied up with forging and summoning. They tend to be rather fragile if they are not kitted out. I was afraid of skeley spaming commanders. I should have just scriped them to do summon swarm or creeping doom and not worried about it.

As far as the dispel, I play too conservative. I was afraid of wasting gems. I never had enough astral pearls to go around anyway and there were no commanders to cast it with out boosts.

Cor · #5 July 19th, 2007, 05:17 PM

This is my last post until I get internet in Hawaii, in a week or two. Aloha!