HINNOM EATS EVERYTHING

Taqwus · #1 July 10th, 2008, 08:19 PM

...and you'll want to establish a solid advantage before your giants eat all your taxpayers.

Tifone · #2 July 10th, 2008, 09:06 PM

So as far as I understood, the main "danger" for this nation you people talked about, is from alliances of enemies - which will hopefully stop its GREAT early power in order to prevent their UNSTOPPABLE (quoting) late power?

wowz

Lingchih · #3 July 10th, 2008, 10:21 PM

This makes me wonder even more how in the heck Hinnom got stomped in the Kingmaker early game by Lanka.

Sombre · #4 July 10th, 2008, 10:28 PM

Well in fairness Lanka is also a powerhouse and any nation can be tricky to do well with if you are new to it/mp in general.

Lingchih · #5 July 10th, 2008, 10:34 PM

Yes, it was a newb playing them I believe. He built all chariots and no giants.

Baalz · #6 July 10th, 2008, 11:13 PM

*sigh* and Hinnom, sight unseen was my original first choice for kingmaker. Instead I somehow got talked into taking MA Oceana. There's a swing for you...

DonCorazon · #7 July 11th, 2008, 12:40 AM

if it makes you feel better - i lost 3 rolloffs in Kingmaker: LA TC, then Ashdod, then Gath.

Thus I ended up as enraged Utgard.

triqui · #8 July 12th, 2008, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Sombre said:
Well in fairness Lanka is also a powerhouse and any nation can be tricky to do well with if you are new to it/mp in general.

It is. I would rate Lanka access to magic, sacreds, troops and thugs almost as high as Hinnom.

But Lanka has the worst PD in game, and Hinnom has the best one. So if lanka is a powerhouse, then hinnom is.... a superpowerhouse?

chrispedersen · #9 July 12th, 2008, 08:56 PM

Well, judging from my experience in mp - I was able to take out vanheim in an early rush - but it cost so much that my position is poor for the rest of the game.

You could do a lot to *fix* Hinnom merely by nerfing their starting troops. As is, they can take reliably take 2 with an awak pretender.

But I would rather hinnom didn't get fixed for awhile.
Cool to see it in play.

Kristoffer O · #10 July 14th, 2008, 08:00 AM

Good thread with nice input.

I've been a bit worried about the nation since I made it. I've not played extensively with it, so this thread is much appreciated.

I did expect the nation to need some post release fixings, but I was a bit uncertain what their strongest points were.

PD and starting troops are probably good initial nerfs that doesn't affect the thematics of a nation.

Keep up the discussions. I would like to know a bit more of the pop-eating as well. How much does it hamper the nation.

And Baalz, an Ashdod guide would be nice too

I fear they are more powerful, at least after the early game.