New nations extremely well crafted and enjoyable

[Amhazair]

Hear, hear.

I totally agree with you Sombre. While some of the new nations don't really get my imagination going from a gameplay perspective (Eriu, Tir na n'Og - The N/A combo somhow never managed to get my blood flowing) they're all very well done. Great sprites, great stories, intrestingly unique,...

A big 'well done' again for the creator gods of Illwinter.

[Wrana]

Considering power inflation - it is unfortunately not restricted to AD&D... But Dominions particularly seems to suffer from it less - partly due to patch fixes later (look at Helheim nerfs).
And while I wasn't a big fan of a whole Gath idea (I look up to EA/LA Machaka & Vanarus much more), it turned out fairly good, though very powerful.
As for Eriu & Tir na n'Og - they probably didn't make such big impression due to the fact that idea was present in Dom2 for a time, aren't they?

[Aezeal]

magic the gathering.. not played it in a while but that was the pinacle of power inflation IMHO

[Chris_Byler]

Yes, Tir na n'Og/Eriu and LA Pythium were already in Dom2 as special themes, so it was nice to see them again but that's probably why they didn't make the same kind of impression as Lanka, Fomoria, Bogarus or Hinnom/Ashdod/Gath.

I'd like to see an EA and LA Machaka, too. I think someone has modded an Anansi pretender, which would be a cool option for them. (At one time I had an idea for a Dom2 Machaka special theme where the hunter spiders had become extinct and the Machakans started animating their corpses to become something like the onyx amazon nightmares, with bane fangs instead of poison. I never actually made the mod, but it would fit the overall LA theme of decline and ruin.)

[Tifone]

I want to join the people who thank the devs for the new nations. their flavour is good and they look really cool. about their balance there are some little doubts i.e. in Baalz's HINNOM EATS EVERYTHING thread but still the nations are absolutely worthy ^_^ Tnx very much guys!

[Baalz]

Tifone said:
I want to join the people who thank the devs for the new nations. their flavour is good and they look really cool. about their balance there are some little doubts i.e. in Baalz's HINNOM EATS EVERYTHING thread but still the nations are absolutely worthy ^_^ Tnx very much guys!

I'd like to point out that I myself have not called for a nerf or change to Hinnom, I quite like them and think they're a bit analogous to an EA version of LA Ermor. These are the children of Gods...if you don't gang up on them and make special plans to deal with them expect them to become practically unstoppable. I love the diversity in this game, that even completely unscripted multiplayer games can turn into quasi-scenarios where nations try with varied success to put aside their differences long enough to keep the undead from killing the world or to break free of the yoke of the old gods.

[Gandalf Parker]

Actually I must disagree with this thread. (dont flame me yet)
Everything has its pros and cons. I returned to Dom3 recently to update community offerings I had that were still getting alot of download. I tried to test some changes just to make sure everything worked with the updates.

Have I finished? NO
Have I fallen out of Dom3 again? NO
The problem is that my short little tests have turned into full blown games that I cant give up playing again. The new changes have re-hooked me on the game.
As I said, everything has its pros and cons.

[Saulot]

I have to concur with Sombre, there is definitely a creeping up effect in terms of a growing appreciation for the nation and it's atmosphere, as well as an ever increasing quality of the nations themselves. None of the newer nations are dry in terms of sprites, descriptions, spells, heroes, etc.

Lastly, like a fine work of art, they don't have that feeling that something is missing.

[sector24]

Did the other "appreciation" thread get deleted or something? Don't make me go to YouTube for entertainment!