Champion's Trident - Is it worth it?

Oversway · #1 September 8th, 2006, 10:31 AM

He's the guy sending in SCs to the death match.

Twan · #2 September 8th, 2006, 12:24 PM

I hope in Dom 3 AIs won't send as often their pretenders to the DM (except if the reward has changed to be far more powerful, or in very particular situations). Seeing in SP 5 or 6 pretenders in any DM (so... 4 or 5 pretenders dying each time) weaken a little the AI nations.

PS : if magic items effects are moddable the trident will be the first I'd change (making it the most powerful item in the game)

thejeff · #3 September 8th, 2006, 12:35 PM

An interesting approach might be for the prize to get more powerful with each match a champion wins.

BigJMoney · #4 September 8th, 2006, 01:25 PM

Nope. QM is none other than William T. Riker, himself. When I saw he was from Alaska, I realized instantly. It explains everything.

@thejeff
I prefer that notion, too. Making it the most powerful item in the game means it would heavily affect the end of the game from the very beginning. However, if you increase its power as the game goes on, then the effect it has becomes greater near the end of the game.

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Agrajag · #5 September 8th, 2006, 01:36 PM

Another annoying aspect of AIs sending pretenders is that they get upset if you beat 'em up (ie kill their pretender) and declare an unending war on you.
Not sure if that still exists in Dom3. (It might have also been patched in dom2 at some point, my memory sucks

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BigJMoney · #6 September 8th, 2006, 01:42 PM

Hmmm...know what? I wonder if the AI does that to each other. If one AI kills another's pretender in the deathmatch, are they automatically at war? That would be hilarious if it were true. Always skip the first deathmatch and let the AI duke it out with each other for a few months.

Also, I've noticed that the deathmatch doesn't always come around. Is it a rendom event? I figured by its nature it was a scripted one.

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Wish · #7 September 8th, 2006, 02:39 PM

Once I played pythium, gift of reasoned a hydra, named him Hero killer, equiped him to make him a little more sturdy, and sent him in to all the deathamtches to kill without getting the trident. it was fun watching him just offing commanders.

also: deathmatch is random (but you can wish for it too)

Daynarr · #8 September 8th, 2006, 03:21 PM

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BigJMoney said:
Hmmm...know what? I wonder if the AI does that to each other. If one AI kills another's pretender in the deathmatch, are they automatically at war? That would be hilarious if it were true. Always skip the first deathmatch and let the AI duke it out with each other for a few months.

That was true in Dom2. Not sure in Dom3 as AI tends to send prophets instead of pretenders there.