Guide: MA Oceania - OMG, I think I've done it

[WraithLord]

I 2nd JimMorrison take on the transformation. The MR hit is a death sentence to your mages in and out of battle. There are so many ways to kill a commander that check MR...
I wouldn't do that unless under extreme circumstances.

IMHO the guide is solid but MA Oceania still remains a weak nation. I'm not sure that its better than taking the water and then spam clams.

[Amorphous]

Originally Posted by WraithLord

I 2nd JimMorrison take on the transformation. The MR hit is a death sentence to your mages in and out of battle. There are so many ways to kill a commander that check MR...
I wouldn't do that unless under extreme circumstances.

Is that not overstating it just a little?

Sure, there are lots of things that kill low MR units, but targeting the right low MR units is not easy. Obviously you do not want to field the low MR mages against someone using Master Enslave, but other than that dummy targets work quite well.

[WraithLord]

I don't recall all the MR check artillery spells cast at me over the years. I don't think its overstating though.

[Amorphous]

Originally Posted by WraithLord

I don't recall all the MR check artillery spells cast at me over the years. I don't think its overstating though.

There are also plenty of no MR check artillery spells.

I am not trying to argue that low MR is not a handicap, but calling it a death sentence I do think a bit of a stretch. Of course, in a way bringing mages into battle is a death sentence, but that is rather independent of MR.

My point here is that even though a mage with low MR will in all probability die quicker than one with high MR, this does not mean that the former falls dead in the first fight it gets into. And in the fight it falls in, it probably still has time to get a couple of spells up and working.

In the case of Oceania, it is the question of keeping a balance between more durable and more useful mages.