Game: Star Fall (running)

[Snacktime]

I haven't played many late age games, but it seems like either Ermor gets killed early or Ermor gets out of control. Especially with Utterdark available, Ermor is going to devastate everyone if he makes it to late game. I guess that is an interesting game dynamic, but I don't know. Or maybe I'm just not that up on late age.

[Sensori]

It's been like that since Dominions 1 with Ashen Empire Ermor. First, you kill Ermor. Then, you play the game with the rest of the folks. There's nothing in between. Never has been, and never will be. ;p

[Meglobob]

Snacktime said:
I haven't played many late age games, but it seems like either Ermor gets killed early or Ermor gets out of control. Especially with Utterdark available, Ermor is going to devastate everyone if he makes it to late game. I guess that is an interesting game dynamic, but I don't know. Or maybe I'm just not that up on late age.

Sensori said:
It's been like that since Dominions 1 with Ashen Empire Ermor. First, you kill Ermor. Then, you play the game with the rest of the folks. There's nothing in between. Never has been, and never will be. ;p

I agree.

But also now even if you eliminate Ermor, you then have R'lyeh to deal with, for a more balanced LA game its probably best to exclude both nations.

Otherwise, your just repeating the same scenario over and over again. Its fun a couple of times but then it gets boring and there are some really good fun nations to play in LA.

[Snacktime]

why is LA R'lyeh a similar problem? excuse my ignorance

[Lingchih]

Well, LA R'lyeh has a Dominion that causes everyone in it to go mad, so that in itself makes no one want to invade R'lyeh. They also recruit chaff and Prophets without any effort on their part... they just pop up. And they also have access to the base R'lyeh mages... nasty folks. And since no one else is in the water in Late Age, they command quite a huge province base early.