The Ancient Olm, a viable strategy?

chrispedersen · #1 July 8th, 2008, 06:00 PM

Of the three new nations, Gath, Ashdod and hinnom
after playing extensively, I would argue hinnom is super strong (hell I took out vanheim in a rush! in MP) but the other nations I would argue are weak.

Way too resourse intensive.

MaxWilson · #2 July 8th, 2008, 06:20 PM

Ashdod weak? Wow. I'm tapering off on Ashdod play in SP because I'm starting to feel guilty using them, like I used to feel guilty about Helheim (pre-Svartalf-adjustment) because the game is too easy. Ashdod is Niefelheim-strength sacreds with EA C'tis and LA Agartha's mages, plus Pythium's national summons. Very, very solid, very flexible. Hire Obscuro to forge some Winged Boots and there is NOTHING I want in a nation that I don't have in Ashdod.

-Max

Tifone · #3 July 8th, 2008, 06:51 PM

Sorry for going a little OT, but as we're talking about Agarthan pretenders... Did anybody try the Drakaina as a pretender? Her theme and flavour seems a masterpiece to me ^^

Itchykobu · #4 July 8th, 2008, 07:43 PM

I've been railing the CPU-controlled enemy Drakaina that Atlantis has been using. Maybe the CPU is just horribly misusing her, but my Olm has been eating her for breakfast.

(do Olms eat breakfast?....)

Itchykobu · #5 July 8th, 2008, 11:38 PM

What I've been liking about the Olms is their 0 supply usage. I have several armies of "better" troops, that keep running out of food.

My Olm armies are steam-rolling the opposition on numbers alone and require 0 supplies on top of it all, while my others are dying of disease.

MaxWilson · #6 July 9th, 2008, 12:27 AM

I didn't think Olms were recruitable or summonable--I thought you only got them as multiheroes. How do you get enough Olms for supply to be an issue?

-Max

JimMorrison · #7 July 9th, 2008, 01:41 AM

I'm pretty sure he's referring to the Agarthans themselves there. They have NNE, which is an incredible boon of course, if only they could face LA Ermor.....

Itchykobu · #8 July 9th, 2008, 10:51 PM

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MaxWilson said:
I didn't think Olms were recruitable or summonable--I thought you only got them as multiheroes. How do you get enough Olms for supply to be an issue?

-Max

My bad. I meant the pale folk of all sorts. Pale Ones, Wet Ones, Cave Guard .....