MP STACKERS, newbie game, (started) - Page 28

Greyjoy · #1 June 26th, 2010, 01:18 AM

...I was not aware mages-turned-werewolves retained their magic skills.

If so, that's kinda neat. Mostly academic, but neat.

Verjigorm · #2 June 25th, 2010, 02:14 PM

Additionally, my last turn approaches quickly. We have dealt a nasty blow to the Jotes and are happy with the performance of our armies against them. Jotunheim has a lot of castles--most of them mine since Man has a prolific castle growth rate.

I have not given up on MA Man. They are one of my favorite themed nations since Dominions 2. I'm sure they can do more than I have done with them. I do think, however, that one tweak would make them more formidable:

Adding 1 book of Air magic to the Mother of Avalon will produce an array of units that can cast Thunderstrikes or possibly a 3rd random (AN) book with maybe 50% chance would be cool. Possibly just widening the array out a bit giving them 50(AN) x 2 and 100(AN).

Adding Death as a possible book choice for Crones random books.

13lackGu4rd · #3 June 25th, 2010, 07:03 PM

well, what I do in this game will be much harder to do in order games, as the map would be very different and most other games won't be in vanilla, so clams would also be out the window. but yeah, I do have some plans for you, and I guess you will be able to learn something from them...

Amadamus · #4 June 26th, 2010, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 13lackGu4rd

well, what I do in this game will be much harder to do in order games, as the map would be very different and most other games won't be in vanilla, so clams would also be out the window. but yeah, I do have some plans for you, and I guess you will be able to learn something from them...

Learn something? Gee your a piece of work! I'll tell you what ive learned bigshot

If i want to play a game that you are not in then i'll play a non newb game. You make it you point to let us in on the secret that you know how to play, so take on some real competition.

I'm in two games at present - enough for now. But he next one i join will be a regular players game... why? because i don't think its good that new players to this great game should be used as experiments for better players.

You on the other hand, a craven individual intent of bashing the newb to inflate your ego - well, what an unfortunate set of circumstances that new talent has to first wade through a tiresome set of sermons from a tiresome braggard such as yourself.

Do what you must to teach Abysia a lesson and help me be a better player - yawn.

I don't know what it is, but i can't shake the impression i get of you - a chronic masterbater with delusions of grandure...

Squirrelloid · #5 June 26th, 2010, 02:33 AM

Epic drama is epic. Ok, its not monkey PD epic, but that kind of epic doesn't come along very often.

Anyway, BG is most certainly not a vet. (Heck, I'm not even sure I qualify as a vet.) But he's been playing for ~3 months. Seriously, that's still new.

What BG does do that I don't think I've seen any of the other players in this game do is he chats with people who are vets or varying degrees of lesser experience on IRC, asks questions, and gets quality advice and information about the game from people who have been playing much longer than him.

There are also many strategy guides on this forum. They are available for anyone to read. I have reason to believe BG has read at least some of them. It doesn't have to be about the nation you're playing, reading a good strategy guide (example: many of Baalz's guides - I might recommend his EA Caelum, MA Oceania, and LA Atlantis guides as examples I recall enjoying) can give you a new perspective on many spells and where and when they work. An intelligent player can extrapolate out of the specific nation context and synthesize this knowledge into other contexts.

Anyway, Blackguard has made good use of the resources at his disposal to acquire knowledge beyond his experience. Disparaging him for that seems unwarranted.

freykin · #6 June 26th, 2010, 07:26 AM

Both of you calm down. You're both getting way too personal over a GAME. We're here to have fun! While I admit I am a bit surprised at the amount of diplomacy that has gone on, which can tend to sour things between people when treaties are broken and such, I'm certainly not going to hold anything anyone does in this game against them. Heck, this game is designed around the concept that only one nation can be standing at the end, so we shouldn't be surprised that someone does whatever it takes to win, including seeking out of game help from veterans and guides and such. I know I have been reading up on my nation on the forums/wiki, and playing some SP games as them to see what I'm doing wrong/right.

As for a coalition, I'm sorry guys, but if I sign that R'leyh is just going to kill me right off, me being his weaker neighbor. I'm pretty happy in my forts weathering this Burden of Time business.

Now if you want some REAL competition from me, then you'll have to come play the competitive game I actually am good at, but it's quite a different genre.

13lackGu4rd · #7 June 26th, 2010, 07:30 AM

oh, you play league of legends too? :P
started playing that like a month ago, being free and all

but unfortunately I have too much lag throughout most of the day so I only play at night or early morning, and on the European server... still not very good at it but I'm getting better.

Amadamus · #8 June 26th, 2010, 08:11 AM

My post on the other forum wasnt a whinge, it was posing the question on the inclusion of certain spells - no need to refrain from posting in it.

In case you forget, i didnt build my pretender - indeed Abby had staled the first 4 turns before i took them over. It took a huge amount of fiddle farting around to craft a strategy given the crimping i suffered at teh begining, and you think its as easy as that to just completley change course and implement a whole new strategy based around druids when the one i went with was just coming to fruition?

To cap it off - that said strat just fell over with BoT... seeing as you are quoting from the other thread you will see that Burnsaber suggested that BoT meant lights out for Abby. It was seriously devestating!

That is my point! Nature has its own recourse to aging problems but i went the blood route as thats that card i had to play - boots of youth did nothing to protect my mages.

I apologise for turning this into a moan fest and for thinking you were talking about me when you alluded to handing out the lessons.

The frustration i have is that it feels like the cat has jumped on my month long game of War in the East and the counters have scattered all over the floor...

Anyways, your right Freykin - storm in a tea cup.

Nauquan · #9 June 26th, 2010, 10:15 AM

I would, of course, be interested in joining anyone in fighting the squishy fishies.

Greyjoy · #10 June 26th, 2010, 12:37 PM

I'll be cheerleading from the distant sidelines, mostly. There's not a whole lot I can do directly; I'm a bit short on astral CASTERS (got a few I'm carefully nursing in an undisclosed location) and most of my other stuff doesn't work so good under the sea.

You got plenty of moral support, though. And me refraining from eviscerating Abysia when he's down.

Speaking of which, you two (Nau and Ama) should be talking, if you're not already. See if you can come to an amicable agreement for when Shin stops twitching.