Help, read all the faqs, playing demo, dont know how to PLAY...

[ceremony]

There will actually be a new one out shortly, too. I just have to pdf it.

[Arryn]

Originally posted by ceremony:
There will actually be a new one out shortly, too. I just have to pdf it.

Heh. I'll believe it when I see it in my email inbox. Zen's been promising me it (along with others) for weeks.

[Gandalf Parker]

The reason I list Jotun as a good choice for people who play defensively is this...

People who picture rampaging armies of giant warrors arent likely to make it happen. The gold, resources, and feeding of such an army makes it nearly impossible.

Jotun has the best defense in the game. To withstand the "Call of the Winds" attacks from Caelum and "Call of the Wild" attacks from Man I tend to need a defense of 11 for most nations. Just buying a defense of 6 is pretty solid with jotun.

For those reasons and many others Jotun seems to work well if you use the giants for close to the capital or support/backup (like a few giants likely mixed into a squad of other troops). Then count on provincial troops and mercs to do most of your fighting (in my humble opinion)

[ July 22, 2004, 17:03: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
For those reasons and many others Jotun seems to work well if you use the giants for close to the capital or support/backup (like a few giants likely mixed into a squad of other troops). Then count on provincial troops and mercs to do most of your fighting (in my humble opinion)

Other (non-national) troops that Jotun may hire (except mercs) tend to be decidedly inferior and not worth it on a bang-fer-buck basis. A different strategy that conserves Jotuns as the 'elite' backbone of an army is to use summoned creatures for fodder (I like Vine Ogres for this, as well as Bane Lords for SCs), and save your gold/resources strictly for Jotuns. Works for me. But, of course, there are many ways to win, and whatever one feels comfortable with is fine.