Making kiling minions 'rewarding' almost implies that you could farm them for a profit or something. I can see problems if minions gave a significant amount of xp. Giving them just a little - like half that of an infantry creep or something - would be just fair imo. And again, microing large groups is not a problem since you can control your entire army in just a click.
Oh the horror that we should play with a cloth-map in the beginning... [e digicons]8O[/e]
in order to keep relations up you were however forced to make dificult calls, andonly in rare cases could you play the game start to finish in relative safety, and even then it required a pro-handling of the diplomatic system and an intimate knowledge of it. In no way was it ever so dull as you describe it here as it always required a careful monitoring of the opposition, assessing threats and then taking preparing measures to meet threats you may face. Maybe you could to a certa
Idols should grant a little xp imo as well. In the end everything that is at least a bit of an accomplishment grants xp. The DG using idols can always micro his minions towards his own towers. Then the DG that does the chasing will see if keeping the chase on is worth the trouble or that he needs to do something else. All in all I think this makes the game more interesting. Maybe the generals should get another option in order to compensate for the granting xp. In the end though I thi
There are different builds for DGs. I never use ooze online and I have not lost a game - well twice actually thanks to dodgy disconnects due to demigod crashing. Ooze is a brainer since you need to know what you are doing before using it. ;) Minions are the kind of thing every general will want. They pose a real threat to anything that comes near - that is they are quite significant assets in the ense that they do a ot of damage and can even heal the owning DG, his allies and each oth
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This whole weapon thing was your idea? I hated that feature and the countless techs that accompanied it. Now I have a name to add to the evil feature! :P
[quote who="BoogieBac" reply="4" id="2343025"]His schedule says that today he'll be doing some on-camera stuff..dunno if that's for Elemental or something else, but I'll keep everyone posted if some videos get released. [/quote]looking forward to that! :D
OK this actually sounds very cool. This was also my idea of an agenda, even if I may hae worded it wrong. ;) I just fear that even an AI obeying the rules in the OP will give things away that it should not. Remember that not wanting to disclose info can also be a dead giveaway of it's intentions. In the end you learn to adapt to that and you will learn what to expect in different situations. In a game lik Civ IV diplomacy was handled with random factors and arbitrary dice roll
What I foresee is me knowing that I should get two more garrisons + a scroll or two of 'defend against ability X' before I enter the tower. This would very much ruin the experience since exploring and not knowing what will come is what makes this tense. I want to not know I win a battle or clear a dungeon. I had not thought about the legitimacy of the map items. I am unsure what to think of that. In the end I would think a random system would be more fun since then we can share o
[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="47" id="2343224"] Quoting ChongLi, reply 44 ... AoW is not at all a worthy successor. MoM does not have a worthy successor, which is why so many people have such high hopes for this game. ... What is it you kids type these days--QFT? More and more, I suspcect that a big part of my motivation for typing too much around here and wanting to play hard in the beta is some mostly-unconscious expectations managem
This whole discusion is a bit above my head. That is to say, I find it hard to understand why having minions granting xp would be a disadvantage for generals. Minions are optional, right? You can buy them, or not. They do grant asignificant advantage since they increase the tanking ability of the generals. Now, as with any game, I think the choice should be 'should I get minions despite the fact that they grant xp when they die?' Or better: does the advantage of
The pantheon lets me join in less that a minute on a typical evening. The matchups are a bit skewed in my favor though since I have won everything, safe for two times where I lost due to crashes to desktop. I lost twice, having two disconnects... All in all I have no horrible experiences with conncetivity. Sure a player drops now and then, but that happened in Starcraft and warcraft 3 and COD4 as well. This is imo more an internet problem then a demigod problem. I still recomm
I remember killing an Erebus when he was controlling his minions and directed them after my team mate. I creeped up on him, started hitting him hard until finally no amount of running could save him any more. :D I think this was AllyMcheal on prison, a game in which I got my behind handed to me by that player all the way, so that moment was a little proud moment in an otherwise shameful game. :)
I thank you for your kindness. :thumbsup:
ANd this is why we need replays to fully apreciate what went on here. If UB would get this powerful every single game then yes, something would be wrong. If otoh the UB bought the best gear you can think of and you di not - I mean, if you have difficulties hurting him then I see stocking up on more health + armor as a bad move since you will be able to hurt him even less yet you can take a few more punches which accomplishes little - then you deserve to get your digital behinds handed to you.
CelMare, I was on his side during the discussion you had earlier and I said no thing about his issue to understand other's people's posts. Let us not utilize petty insults in his discussion so we can all get along fine despite our different views on the game. In the end, it is the fact that everyone thinks different about different subjects that makes this game so interesting. The forum is a nice place to browse for that very reason. Let us not spoil that.
That screenie is old, and the heroes are probably a bit higher to really distinguish them from the rabble, and to literally make them seem like a 'great' person.
And there you are again playing the victim. Let us discontinue this discussion and focus on the towers rather than each other.
Maybe it is a bit much, but it is after all an elite skill. I am unsure it needs a fix though, I think this is quite an extreme exampl and in games without the + regen and + health flags it matters not so much.
I think this game is very good and enjoyable in the pantheon, it is the custom games that are really pissing me off. In the pantheon though I would rate this game very high and I recommended it to my friends - explicitly telling them to avoid custom games like they would avoid Mexican flue.
Indeed, with the bold and everything! ;)
Kudo's for beating the AI straight then. Not controlling minions... It is so easy once you know what to do, plus you severely handicap yourself by not using them. But whatever floats your boat is cool I uess, I would just ask you to reconsider your opinion about minions because they can be very worth the little extra effort.
SLy, it was not an attack on you, more a warning along the lines of 'don't bother with that guy' really. What you do with it is up to you, but I hardly think his reasoning should be dignified with any answer since he can clearly not keep a logical discussion going. Plus I am hardly the kind that needs others to fight my battles.
[quote who="Sly_Squash" reply="26" id="2342934"] Quoting ddd888, reply 24 lol even in sicily you dont get to choose if you can say yes or no to mafia Err, yeah you do... there are repercussions for saying no (pretty much like with any decision, albeit more severe), but it's possible. gg [/quote]Did you not see the sign that said "Do not feed the troll"?
Minion Erebus is not really that much a representative on how hard it is. Try the same thing with Regulus or UB. In the end it boils down to favor points. It matters little who wins, just make sure you gather as mch favor points as you can. I have been in many a game where I won on favor points while losing, or if I was not the overall favor point winner I still managed to keep the AI from gaining too much points on me. At some point you should just focus on your favor points and not
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