Heroes and armies

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Do you guys ever move armies around the map without a hero in it or do you have like 3 heroes roaming around each with its own army no hero less armies running aroumd

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top


Pretty much always have a Hero leading my forces, though emergencies may dictate otherwise.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Usually if I have an army moving around without a champion, it's headed off to join a champion whose army has been depleted, or it's headed off to garrison some point of the map I consider important (1-tile passes through mountains which bypass my main border defenses, or join the garrison of a border town or newly-conquered city, assuming I don't want to move a governor in and don't want to keep the conquering army there but do want to keep the city).

When at war with multiple AI factions and my empire is relatively exposed (say, I'm on a large open plain and don't control the edges of it), then I'll consider using armies without champions to help beat down the AI. I might also use such an army to suppress a wandering monster that I don't think is worth my time going after with a champion but do want removed from my territory, or to weaken particularly strong enemies (such as wandering dragons, or a major AI army that comes by just after one of my main armies has taken a beating but still has most or all of its units).

Mages and Commanders are useful enough as supports for my army, though, that I don't really want to fight a major battle without one, or sometimes both.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

When possible I always have every Army led by a Champion. Every Champion I get has support troops added when possible. Of course it depends on the situation: for example, combat capable champions (warriors, mages, defenders) will always get armies built around them first, with the best troops possible. Support Champions (like commanders, administrators etc.) will get smaller armies, usually to act as a city guard for the Champion, since the Champion is usually stationed in a city. Like I said though, it depends n the situation.