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Old April 27th, 2008, 05:38 PM
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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

Most SC's are overpowered out of water.
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Old April 27th, 2008, 05:46 PM
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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

If I can prove that an earth king fully equipped will lose vs a water queen fully equipped, will you change your mind about the water queen not being overpowered?

Edit: Better question, what would it take to prove the water queen is overpowered? What situation should the water queen, in a logical or thematic sense, lose?
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Old April 27th, 2008, 05:49 PM
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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

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What about the fact that queen of the lake may be overpowered out of water?
You've already been told this is not the case and you've been told several ways how to counter it and what you can do. Just because you picked one SC to go toe to toe alone against the WQ does not mean the WQ is overpowered, it just means you're using the wrong tactics.

If you choose not to heed the advice given and keep repeating things so that thread only goes in circles, that's your option. I've got an option of dealing with that which involves a nice yellow lock marker appearing right next to the thread title.

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Old April 27th, 2008, 05:53 PM
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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

Edi, yes there's ways to counter anything that is overpowered. But if it's overpowered, there's a balance issue in the game. My goal with this discussion is to discuss if the water queen is overpowered or not and we can do some tests.

This discussion is not one that should be locked, it's very on topic and very relevant to dominions.
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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

Argi, my friend and trusted ally.. noone except you seems to think them over-powered so far so that sort of ends the discussion. Noone can talk about this with you since most don't agree.

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all find WQ not overpowered --> no balance issue --> no problem

If you keep saying after every post of another person you still find it overpowered you will annoy Edi I fear (personally I think locking the thread won't be needed since I fear noone will need to post here anymore anyway)
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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

Ok, I understand what you are saying endo. With enough mages, indeed 1-hit kill spells will eventually get through. However, the 50 turn limit makes it less gauranteed. In the battle with my mages vs the water queen, my mages retreated on turn 50.

I am prepared to do tests, why not discuss this seriously? What tests can I do that might prove or disprove that the queen is overpowered? We shouldn't just have opinions, lets (at least me) really test this.
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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

Water Queens are good, but Air Queen are generally better. They fly fast, farther, AND they can cast Cloud Trapeze to teleport.
Earth Kings' innate abilities aren't as powerful as the other royalty's, but he's got twice as many hp as a water queen, and very nice protection. Not to mention the fact that the Earth king can cast Petrify at the Water Queen. Also, regeneration won't help against death, so soul slay, petrify, gifts from heaven etc which kill normal SCs also kill the water queens.
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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

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Edit: Better question, what would it take to prove the water queen is overpowered? What situation should the water queen, in a logical or thematic sense, lose?
I think that just becouse your cheap fire mage spamming living fire lost against a heavily tailored WQ does not mean that WQ is overpowered. Only that your cheap mage was not well suited for that particular task.
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Default Re: Water queens may be way overpowered.

The water queens are good, but not overpowered.

Argitoth if are curious about which SCs are considered the most powerful start a poll listing the most common SCs.

Here's a small list

Wraith Lord
Elemental Royals
Tartarian
Tarrasque
Ice ArchDemons
Fire ArchDemons
DemonLords
etc; etc; etc;


Or review results from the last SC Arena competition where many community members participated. Not a single entry used a water queen.
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