Now the shards seem to be aligned to an element from the beginning - earth, fire, etc.
I would like to align them while building a temple because of 2 considerations.
1) I like to play comparatively small empires on big maps. If i can choose the mana types i like i can finetune my strategy, if i am not i am forced to expand beyond the limits i intended to, only to get the mana shard i need.
2) Specialisation. Sometimes i'd like to play the Fire Mage. I want to feel fire incarnate - what use do i have for all these water mana nodes?
Please post your comments and opinions about this.