does anyone else think province defense can be levied to quickly?

[numskully]

to Wyatt Hebert: he is using Mictlan

Is there anything saying that you have to do all of it one turn? Patience, people, patience.

i guess we are more proficient dom 2 players. choke points are a major advantage. we push through land like nothing to get to these, and send out searchers behind. we dont seem to do much magic study untill we find a sage magic site, or if we have cheap researchers. after gaining control of major points and feel sucure, we will get other units to capture the land we skipped. no time for making temples, unless they are worth 100gp (man/pang) untill we got the map tied up.

[fahdiz]

Originally posted by carpet herpes:
i guess we are more proficient dom 2 players. choke points are a major advantage.

NOW you're just trolling. LMAO, there are people on this board who could school you ten times at this game before you'd even get to log into the server. And you're "more proficient" because you see an imbalance where there isn't one?

I'm sorry. You win the flamebait of the day award. Here's a virtual cookie.

[numskully]

to fahdiz: try to control your ignorance please

And you're "more proficient" because you see an imbalance where there isn't one?

i never said anything like that

[ March 31, 2004, 01:32: Message edited by: carpet herpes ]

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by carpet herpes:
to Wyatt Hebert: he is using Mictlan

Then he just utterly wasted 1200 gold for 50 slaves, and 50 armorless warriors. You should be able to rout them with minor battlefield spells and about 20 heavy infantry.

choke points are a major advantage.

I take it you don't play with flying troops much. They can completely bypass choke points.

we push through land like nothing to get to these, and send out searchers behind. we dont seem to do much magic study untill we find a sage magic site, or if we have cheap researchers. after gaining control of major points and feel sucure, we will get other units to capture the land we skipped. no time for making temples, unless they are worth 100gp (man/pang) untill we got the map tied up.

Sounds like you're asking to have your empire beaten down by someone who concentrates on fast expansion along with a massive research push and maintaining your dominion.

[DLC]

mictian pd is worthless yep

[tinkthank]

This is a bizarre thread, havent seen its like on this forum before; almost has this odd aggressive feeling I have only seen on WarcraftIII and similar Boards. Why, for example, must Fahiz bridle his "ignorance"? I don't see why you write that, Carpet Herpes. (What an... interesting... moniker.)

I agree with the people who don't feel that PD is overpowered. I basically ignore it when playing with or against Mictlan and Machaka and others with useless PD; PD can be quite effective, however, with some races, such as Jotunheim or Abysia sometimes. I do play Abysia quite a bit, and I usually try to get somewhere around 11-20 if I can afford it (because I usually have an upkeep problem); this lets me supplement defense with just a few units and a caster nicely. Actually, I like PD and often try to boost it up to 20 unless I am playing Mictlan or Machaka; I just feel safer against those Call of the Wilds and whatever sends those harpies, not to mention spies and whatnot.

I don't think there is ever any sense, however, in spending 1200 gold on defense. Even if you got three amazing +500 GP events and there are no mercs available and you have maxed out your resources in every province and cant build any temples, labs, or fortresses -- I'd save that money for when I could do some of those things. But I suppose to each his own. But I certainly wouldnt want Illwinter to "nerf" PD, I think it is fairly decent as it is now.

[fahdiz]

Originally posted by carpet herpes:
to fahdiz: try to control your ignorance please

And my supposed ignorance is manifesting itself...how, exactly? If by "ignorance" you mean "irritation", I must say that your choice of words is rather poor...and it is difficult *not* to be irritated with a forum troll.

i never said anything like that

No? You believe PD to be imbalanced, in that you feel it can be levied too quickly in choke points. When others disagreed with you on the value of PD, you told them all that you must simply be a "more proficient" Dominions II player. It's all right there in the thread if you'd like to go back and reread what you wrote.