Re: Philosophers + Drain
Oriads (sp?) may be better for combat than research, but they also open up magic paths (or levels) not available in non-capital mages, including randoms I believe. And can forge or cast rituals when needed and research when not.
Even for combat you're going to want a bunch of them in the long run.
That's my problem with philosophers. They're one trick ponies. Cheap researchers, but that's all. They can't site search, summon, forge, go into combat. If you concentrate on philosophers, you'll have good research, but you won't have built up a pool of mages to draw from as magic becomes more powerful.
And, one for one, I believe Oriads are better at research. Not more cost-effective, but more rp each. So philosophers aren't even good at research, they're just cheap. I buy them when I'm low on cash, but that's about it.
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