Could u stop Gorgon?

Edi · #1 March 21st, 2007, 05:03 PM

Hmm, I must have confused that with Wither Bones. My mistake. Hard to check since I don't have Dom3 at work. Sorry. Still, it could be that it deals non-magical damage, in which case ethereality would protect against it. I don't know.

EDIT: Or confused it with maggots. Which spell affected demons? Was it maggots or something else?

Reverend Zombie · #2 March 21st, 2007, 05:07 PM

I thought Maggots was especially for undead. Dunno about Wither Bones.

Nick_K · #3 March 21st, 2007, 09:02 PM

AFAIK neither maggots nor wither bones nor dust to dust affect demons

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Oh, unless it's changed since Doms2 dust to dust almost certainly doesn't do physical damage. I remember well an AI caster zapping a square of 6 shade hounds with the spell and killing them all outright. That would be extremely unlikely to happen if there was only a 1/4 chance of each hound being affected.

Not sure why we're talking about dust-to-dust here though. The gorgon isn't undead is she?

TirAsleen · #4 March 21st, 2007, 09:35 PM

No, but she could use that spell against undead pretenders that would be good to kill her.

Xietor · #5 March 21st, 2007, 10:23 PM

Ok, in my current game where my friend resigned in late winter of year 7, I had a situation with marigon attacking me with a huge army. 471 castle bought troops and 18 commanders, many of which cast paralyze(an overpowered spell that needs a nerf). they were about to storm the giant's capitol that i had captured earlier.

Flew my gorgon there just in time. I had dom 8 in the square, and had both gift of health and haunted forest up.

The Gorgon had 144 hps, regenerated 29 hps a turn, 28 ac, 12 revig, 31 defense, 26 mr, 100 percent resistance to poison, fire, lightning, 50 percent resist to cold.

ember, barrier shield, lightning helm, silver hauberk, boots antaues, krupps bracer, ring regeneration, scripted,summon earthpower, mistform, mirror image, fire shield, and iron will, attack closest.

Of course right off the bat i get paralyzed. But my regen unbuffed was still 27 a turn, and despite my defense being zero, the gorgon was never hurt badly, she petrified all of the calvary that got to her, crossbow bolts fell harmlessly around her. She won the fight against 471 troops 18 commanders with ease, despite being paralyzed.

of course a few bane lords with wraith swords, and she would have died. But this is a perfect example of how a flying gorgon can pick her fights, and beat down a huge army late in the game that is not tailor made to kill her.

most scs, being paralyzed, would have died. But against mr 10 armies, the gorgon killed them before they could hurt her.

Wish · #6 March 21st, 2007, 10:57 PM

your opponent was stupid for not preparing for the possiblity of a gorgon, if he knew you had one.

Xietor · #7 March 21st, 2007, 11:19 PM

he is not a die hard Dom III player. He has played many times, but he plays wow more than any other game.

Teraswaerto · #8 March 22nd, 2007, 05:27 AM

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Xietor said:
paralyze(an overpowered spell that needs a nerf).

Why? Because it can be used to beat a gorgon? If paralyze is overpowered, what about spells that offer no MR save?

You should try playing with people who know Dom3 as well as, or better, than you, and see if the gorgon still seems as good. I see no need for a nerf.

mivayan · #9 March 22nd, 2007, 02:09 PM

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Xietor said:
Ok, in my current game where my friend resigned in late winter of year 7, I had a situation with marigon attacking me with a huge army. 471 castle bought troops and 18 commanders, many of which cast paralyze(an overpowered spell that needs a nerf).

A bunch of astral-2 mages? Be glad he didn't give one two gems and orders to cast Light of the northern star, with the rest spamming soul slay

Meglobob · #10 March 22nd, 2007, 02:25 PM

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mivayan said:

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Xietor said:
Ok, in my current game where my friend resigned in late winter of year 7, I had a situation with marigon attacking me with a huge army. 471 castle bought troops and 18 commanders, many of which cast paralyze(an overpowered spell that needs a nerf).

A bunch of astral-2 mages? Be glad he didn't give one two gems and orders to cast Light of the northern star, with the rest spamming soul slay

Yes, even if you have high MR, like 24+, if you have a dozen astral mages casting soul slay. One of them will get lucky sooner or later and take out your SC. I know, its happened to me more than once and they both had troops with them!

Is it me or do spells like paralyze, soul slay etc...seem to have a greater chance of targeting larger tagets, size 4 and above? Or is it because they are at the front of the battlefield slaying the opposition?