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June 23rd, 2007, 09:24 PM
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Second Lieutenant
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
well, seraphines with black hearts are assassins.
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June 23rd, 2007, 10:23 PM
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Brigadier General
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
And caelums just rolling in blood slaves arent they  .
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June 23rd, 2007, 11:38 PM
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
Have to say that I like the small 45 province map (Silent Seas) to test out a nation, and try out some strategies. Afterwards, if I enjoy the playstyle of that nation, I prefer 250-300 province maps, with 10 AI games for a longer game.
I tend to lean towards kitted thugs/SC's over bless/armies.
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June 24th, 2007, 12:46 AM
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Corporal
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
I mostly play:
small random map - because I like things simple and easily manageable
6 Mighty AI opponents - because I am a masochist type of a person and I enjoy losing the game after a hard fight. I'm also steadily improving and it will be good fun when I'll win.
Always try a different facion - I like variety
I set some my opponents to play human, medieval-type factions because I enjoy fighting humans much more than monsters. I also like to set my opponents to be 'in character' for my faction, for example if I play Utgard then Midgard will be amongst my opponents.
I enjoy using large armies of good troops and experimenting with thugs and SC's. I like to go a different way in every game. In some, I'll be all SC's, in others i'll use chaff+wizards, in others I'll summon trolls.
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June 24th, 2007, 01:07 AM
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
I play Parganos against 7 impossible AIs in single player. The favorite setup
with my friends is Parganos with 4-5-6 players. (That's how many of us there are)
On here, I look for games with less than 10 players, with no more than 15-20
province per player.
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June 24th, 2007, 01:34 AM
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Sergeant
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
I prefer to come up with the perfect, unbeatable plan, then deviate from it as much as possible until my inevitable defeat.
Failing that, I often enjoy setting little challenges for myself. Like totally forgetting to assign magic to a Pretender, or forgetting that the cool sounding guy I saved in the Pretender Designer was designed to play Ulm in a specific way, and is completely useless for trying to play LA Ermor for example.
If I'm feeling particularly vicious, I sometimes even play a turn for one game while pretending I'm actually playing another game entirely, thus relying on research and items I don't have yet.
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June 24th, 2007, 02:14 AM
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First Lieutenant
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
SP Fan of larger maps with as much random/special provinces as popular. Love the mid-late game transition, which unfortunately the AI can't handle too well. Love SCs/thugs/heroes, can almost play like an RPG... favorite unit gets a bit of experience, gets new items, takes on whole armies solo or leads your armies vs nasty specials or huge AI nations. I like to cheat on behalf of the AI when possible, but at the same time i'll restart when a favored SC or God dies stupidly.
In MP I'm finding that I'm not a huge fan of the hour long micro sessions around turn 70+. Still relatively new to it so I think i'll try out some <10 player maps or blitz games.
Don't play SP at all any more except to test stuff, especially new mods/nations.
Still liking MP though, although hate having to wait for my next turn.
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June 24th, 2007, 02:35 AM
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Private
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
I don't MP. I don't have the skill so I am a worthless opponent - there would be little challenge.
I enjoy playing a huge map as random as possible. I find the must fun for me comes from trial and error - playing a nation/age never tried before and making it work. I dislike the graphs so I turn them off, otherwise I become pre-occupied with finding a counter-strategy for the (then) known opponents. i develop my ow (for better or more likely worse) and damn the torp... uhm... black knights.
I haven't touched the full depth of the game so I am not bothered with mods - though I am rather curious about the Greyhawk mod, as I am a GH fan from day one (yes, I am THAT old)
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June 24th, 2007, 04:11 AM
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
I think that the real world has a huge impact on how I play the game. I get an hour a night, at most, after baby and wife go to sleep, so I can not mess about much or commit to MP. I tend to play one nation, for good or ill, on a medium map for a couple of weeks, then switch to a new nation. A large map just takes too long and the small maps don�t let me develop the nation beyond the low levels. Victory points are sometimes used to add extra excitment and challenge, but I have found the AI is fairly easily outwitted in that area.
I learn a lot about each nation, but do not become an expert by any means. I just don�t have the time to try out all the different options or ways of playing one race. I also don�t have time to manage the huge empires a large map would bring or to power game a MP match like my competitive spirit would demand.
I play with max gems and easy research. I love the magic and turn it up as high as I can. I also have not even touched MA or LA, as they have less magic. With so many different nations to play, I just love the idea that I have been playing for months and have not even looked in on two thirds of the game's options.
I play with the sound off, purely because of the child in the next room. I love the fact that I don�t need to upgrade the computer to play the game, as the household budget does not like the idea of a new computer. I should have taken different scales!
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June 24th, 2007, 05:58 AM
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Corporal
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Re: A general inquiry about Dom 3 gaming habits.
Quote:
Gandalf Parker
-- After years of playing Dominions I have not come up with a winning strategy, but I have found hundreds of ways to lose in creative and interesting ways.
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I laughed hard.
For a Mod, you seems to be very active in forum likewise.
Anyway, you guys are interesting gamers.
Celestial Goblyn's "Roleplaying" style opponent setting is a good one.I do the same, with Playing R'Lyeh against Atlantis and Oceania.
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