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kianduatha · #1 February 23rd, 2010, 04:36 PM

Ah, I didn't realize that the Heavy Plate Mail had actually a *lower* resource cost. It rubs me the wrong way to have something called that not like 20 protection, though.

On a second, not sleep-deprived look as far as mechanics go the elite warrior should probably have the morningstar to keep the 'offensive' option clean and then have the more well-rounded regular warrior. I was just going off which graphic looked cooler.

I'm actually sort of afraid that the regular Gundabad Warrior isn't actually worth the cost--compared with the Angmar Swordsman(which is appropriately priced for this nation) you lose what, 6 defense? All for one strength and a bit higher prot.

LumenPlacidum · #2 February 23rd, 2010, 05:23 PM

The berserk +3 matters quite a bit. Reinvigoration base can be used against fatiguing spells that are there to "soften up" your troops before they close the distance. Finally, the cold resistance is clearly useful in some situations. The problem is the comparison with the elite warrior.

I agree that the gundabad warrior is not so much cheaper than the elite warrior (or the warg rider, but I haven't done that sprite yet) that it is frequently as good of a choice. I might actually go back and redo the elite warrior sprite, since it's one of the first ones I did.

I was alarmed in my tests to see squads of the bowmen alone beating knight indies. They took the lance charge without batting an eye. I think two were killed against about 20 knights. Then, they beat them back in melee. It may have been a fluke.

I agree in being sort of dissatisfied with my snaga sprite. I really want to give the impression of being slouched over in a very strange stance. Perhaps it would help if I had greater contrast in my palette. The rusty metal, brown leather, and dark green skin all sort of blend together into a mess of an image.

I might give the gundabad shaman 1B base and retain the blood possibility in the random magic. Then, I'd give them 1 higher research penalty. I'm not so sure about cutting their cost. With an earth blessing, they are *frightening* thugs, even without any equipment. E9 gives them reinvig to match that very heavy encumbrance and they've got a mid-20's prot when berserk with that.