Imprint Souls

Warhammer · #1 September 29th, 2007, 02:12 PM

For 25 astral pearls? That sucks... I guess I won't cast it then...

Tuidjy · #2 September 29th, 2007, 02:36 PM

Well, you can get them in an enemy province. Sometimes it is worth it.

Evilhomer · #3 September 29th, 2007, 03:02 PM

Imprint souls is not worth the gems.

Tuidjy · #4 September 29th, 2007, 03:58 PM

> Imprint souls is not worth the gems.

Ever? Wow. I wish I was smart like you. But instead I am stupid, and have
used imprint souls in all but one MP game I am in at the moment. In the lone
exception, I am not doing it for role playing purposes, but my last opponent is,
and has created quite some annoyance for me by doing so. He must not be very
smart, either.

Evilhomer · #5 September 29th, 2007, 04:02 PM

In the late game astral gems tend to be very valuable for numerous things. Consider summoning golems, abominations instead of wasting your valuable astral gems on something that gives such bad units as imprint soul.

Meglobob · #6 September 29th, 2007, 04:25 PM

When I first read about imprint souls, I thought it would give you sacreds of your own national type.

Wow I thought, so if I play Niefelheim I get there giant sacreds? I did a test game...imagine my disappointment.

Got to agree with Evilhomer, the spell for 25S gems sucks. If it cost 5S gems then it would be okay. Also in my tests, it would 2 out of 3 times fail to take out a lvl 5 indie.

quantum_mechani · #7 September 29th, 2007, 08:10 PM

I have to agree with Homer and Meglobob, there are so many better ways to spend 25 astral gems. Even in dom2 it was somewhat marginal, now with so much better PD and more troops running around, it's almost impossible to find a viable situation to choose the spell in.