EA Ermor healing and healing mechanics

[chrispedersen]

Originally Posted by rabelais

I have 39 afflicted units in my capital, with 92 total afflictions among them. 9 bishops (20) and an arch bishop(30) all healing. Healed for 4 turns.


turn 1 = 2 individual afflictions healed (no units totally healed)
turn 2= 4 afflictions healed (1 unit healed)
turn 3= 5 afflictions healed (no units)
turn 4= 1 affliction healed. (no units)

Now I know ermors healers are inferior to arco, and its true that some of the units were old or diseased, but surely the math here is a little nonlinear?

Can someone explain why the cure rate is so low relative to the expected value?

Also is there a spoiler on age and scales/paths? I can't find one via forum search and the manual is not helpful.


Thanks for your time,

Rabe

I'll expand on edi's answer: some afflictions are harder to cure than others. With a low grade healer, it often isn't even useful to heal the units. If they're not sc's or high value units just do a march of the lepers.. and send them to die

[JimMorrison]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

I'll expand on edi's answer: some afflictions are harder to cure than others. With a low grade healer, it often isn't even useful to heal the units. If they're not sc's or high value units just do a march of the lepers.. and send them to die

To clarify the expanded answer: If a unit has Healer (30), there is a 30% chance that it will TRY to heal an affliction on each unit. If that 30% roll succeeds, then another roll is rolled against the affliction. I believe some easy afflictions (like Limp, and thankfully Disease as well) are 100%, so the second roll is superfluous. However, regrowing arms, curing Feeblemind, restoring eyes..... these are not simple, or guaranteed results.

Depending on the cost of the healers, and the value of the units being healed, it can be advantageous to stack more of them, else you may be waiting a long time (and you still might, damn you random!).