But do you really like SC in dominions2 ?

[Boron]

Yvelina said:
As for those who try, on turn 30, to fight SCs or mage squads with vanilla national troops, I have no sympathy for them. Cavarly charges against tanks have been tried, and I have no sympathy for those who got slaughtered in them. The Russians claim that Gen. Dovator had quite a bit of success using partisan cavalry tactics in WWII... but even if that's true, it's only the exception that confirms the rule.

Rambo III

OT : One serious concern with the Anti-SC-Mages is though always that many in theory decent mages ( e.g. Pythium , Theurgs + Communion ) get killed easily by anti-mage spells like Rain of Stones/Earthquake etc. . Both can be casted very easily by Tartarians .

A Drain Life squad is more expensive then a few SCs . Either you take Demiliches or stuff like Sauromancers + Deathstaff or you take the Drain life Standards but they also cost 20 deathgems .
A Banelord with drain life standard + boots of flying for mobility + jade armor costs 10 deathgems + [ 20 Deathgems + 5 Earth + 5 Water + 5 Air gems ] * Forgeboni .
Equipping this Banelord into a thug would be cheaper and probably more promising .

The problem is that imo there is always a too big rush for the ultraelites . If you have mech men and devils you won't use other troops expect those 2 .
If you have tartarians why should you ever use any other kind of mages ?
If you have wish why shouldn't you wish each turn for 1-2 AQs or similiar SCs each turn ?

There are 2-3 troops / mages / Scs / weapons / spells that are so uber that you use them almost exclusively once you have them .

[PvK]

Boron said:

If you have tartarians why should you ever use any other kind of mages ?

Because other mages don't cost astral gems to summon.

If you have wish why shouldn't you wish each turn for 1-2 AQs or similiar SCs each turn ?

Because the game was over before you clamhoarded that much astral income, or because you're playing a mod that nerfs clams.

There are 2-3 troops / mages / Scs / weapons / spells that are so uber that you use them almost exclusively once you have them .

I think you meant to write "I" where you wrote "you". I don't do those things. Nevertheless, I agree that I would rather see some of the "obvious super deals" cost more like what they are worth.

PvK