Question for Luck Experts

Sombre · #1 March 25th, 2007, 07:57 AM

I don't like to play with misfortune 3, regardless of order, because it means you never get any heroes. At least misfortune 2 allows you the very slim chance of getting one.

That's not a preference based on winning strat, it's just that I don't like to rule out a thematic and fun piece of my nation.

Sandman · #2 March 25th, 2007, 08:02 AM

In a recent game, I had two bad events in my capital on turn 2. Rather annoying.

Xietor · #3 March 25th, 2007, 09:50 AM

i never take any misfortune. too unpredictable. When i need points, i would rather take things i know what the effects are, like negative temperature or sloth.

Xietor · #4 March 25th, 2007, 10:38 AM

I am playing 300 province map, 3 order, 3 luck. I do not get a lot random events(rare game setting), but i have got 1 hero, and several boosts of gold and gems. I only own about 10 provinces, getting an event every other turn or so.

Methel · #5 March 25th, 2007, 11:24 AM

Im running a game with misfortune 3, order 3 drain 2. seems thats not so good an idea. Getting barbarian attacks (lesser and major) almost every turn. Sometimes more than one

Xietor · #6 March 26th, 2007, 01:42 AM

I had 4 in one turn today, playing 3 order 3 luck events common(solo game). 2 of the events occurred in the same province. All 3 provinces were mine at the start and end of my turn, and i had gorgon.

DrPraetorious · #7 March 26th, 2007, 07:44 AM

Even with rare events, I'd take misfortune 2 rather than misfortune 3.

AFACT, The "event is bad" modifier doesn't just make events more likely to be bad - it makes events *worse*.

In the controlled studies I ran, misfortune 3 was basically never worth it (vs misfortune 2), even at events rare. I would not take luck with rare events, however.

There is some sort of combined effect from fortune with other beneficial scales - order 3 / fortune 3 gets fewer events than turmoil 3 / fortune 3, but the events you get are more likely to produce money? I haven't run enough tests to say conclusively, but fortune 3 / productivity 3 and fortune 3 / growth 3 both seem to get more money than they "should".

Ironhawk · #8 March 26th, 2007, 07:36 PM

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Xietor said:
I had 4 in one turn today, playing 3 order 3 luck events common(solo game). 2 of the events occurred in the same province. All 3 provinces were mine at the start and end of my turn, and i had gorgon.

Order scale influences the number of events you get. So it is counterproductive to take Order and Luck at the same time. If you were really insistent on taking luck I would say take only Luck 1. Any more than that is a waste since Order 3 will reduce the overall number of events.