New Orania War Scenario game on Mosehansen

AhhhFresh · #1 April 8th, 2004, 11:48 PM

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Originally posted by archaeolept:
oh, it was mostly just a good-natured dig at miguel.

it is kinda true though...

I know, I'm just a little paranoid because of the "BigGame" (where I'm playing R'lyeh)... since I was being uber nice, but have been attacked by everybody who can get their troops there... just trying to see whether that's gonna be a common thing when I play R'lyeh.

Regardless, I'm in as Abysia... let's see how this newly modified "Blood of Humans" thing works out... hopefully, the devs were too nice with their "love stick" and now I am unstoppable simply because I picked them... unfortunately my incompetance will likely negate any "over-love" effect... but we'll see.

[ April 08, 2004, 22:49: Message edited by: AhhhFresh ]

JaydedOne · #2 April 8th, 2004, 11:52 PM

Hey, strangely enough, I'm in BigGame as Abysia. I'm the guy whose borders you just brushed up against.

And yeah, the one downside about R'lyeh is that they can only produce their best units underwater. It overextends them something fierce. In a map like Zen's Europe, it's cool. And it tones down a bit once you get Gateway, but otherwise it can be a bit rough.

JaydedOne · #3 April 8th, 2004, 11:54 PM

Hey, strangely enough, I'm in BigGame as Abysia. I'm the guy whose borders you just brushed up against.

And yeah, the one downside about R'lyeh is that they can only produce their best units underwater. It overextends them something fierce. In a map like Zen's Europe, it's cool. And it tones down a bit once you get Gateway, but otherwise it can be a bit rough.

AhhhFresh · #4 April 9th, 2004, 12:06 AM

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Originally posted by Miguel Duran:
Frankly, yeah, I'd kill R'lyeh early too in a multiplayer game -- if I had the option, which most folks don't.

The reason people resent the hell out of R'lyeh? Two things -- underwater race and paralyze. The illithid are gross with paralyze (although not nearly as much as they once were, thanks to the bug fix) and the fact that they get time to sit around and build underwater doesn't help the love. Top that off with their natural ability to sit around and clam hoard (which I don't see as a problem -- but DON'T be hijacking my thread on that score) and, well, you've got a hated race.

Now, granted, they don't have a few things that -really- chafe like a default death domain, miasma, or heat/cold envirospread. But they're plenty obnoxious all the same.

I just play them because I'm a huge Lovecraft fan. Well, that and I appreciate a little turtling at the beginning of a game (my recent activity in TenToTango notwithstanding...)

Ah, the Mind BLast.

Have you tested Star Children since 2.11? They are less effective since the patch. Not debilitated, but less effective... Joe Commander can get them because the Paralyze isn't *permanent*.

Otherwise, I haven't found that the change... errr, correction has really effected them that much. Battles tend to be over before it really matters.

[ April 08, 2004, 23:08: Message edited by: AhhhFresh ]

Cainehill · #5 April 9th, 2004, 12:09 AM

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Originally posted by AhhhFresh:
I know, I'm just a little paranoid because of the "BigGame" (where I'm playing R'lyeh)... since I was being uber nice, but have been attacked by everybody who can get their troops there... just trying to see whether that's gonna be a common thing when I play R'lyeh. ]

That was me, who attacked you early. Frankly, I didn't see where I had a choice - bad enough that R'lyeh's capitol was only one province away from my own, but when you took the land province next to my capitol instead of staying in the water....

Stormbinder · #6 April 9th, 2004, 12:28 AM

Greetings to all players of this game.

I am in as Pythium.

BTW IMHO magic 60 maybe a little too much for MP - such settings mean for example that about 50% of all mountains contain 4 magic sites each.

Well, at least we don't have Ermor, not yet anyway. I am so tired of anti-undead global crusades on orania map.

AhhhFresh · #7 April 9th, 2004, 12:37 AM

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Originally posted by Cainehill:

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Originally posted by AhhhFresh:
I know, I'm just a little paranoid because of the "BigGame" (where I'm playing R'lyeh)... since I was being uber nice, but have been attacked by everybody who can get their troops there... just trying to see whether that's gonna be a common thing when I play R'lyeh. ]

That was me, who attacked you early. Frankly, I didn't see where I had a choice - bad enough that R'lyeh's capitol was only one province away from my own, but when you took the land province next to my capitol instead of staying in the water....

Well, at the time, my scouting was bad... BUT...

C'mon Cainehill... I can tell you that you are an experienced player.... you should know that R'lyeh is much better on land than on the sea... if you don't believe/get that, try it for yourself.

Oh, and the Void Lord is the #1Best SC there is. Nobody compares... it's actually kinda funny to see them try.