Favorite new nation?

[JaydedOne]

For those lucky enough to either enjoy the game already or practically get there via Endoperez's fantastic Screenies thread, what's your favorite of the new (or radically remodeled) nations?

I think mine is fairly obviously the Dreamlands, although I'll admit some love for the Conan-themed Ulm - Enigma of Steel, which gives Ulm a whole new taste in terms of stealth while also tossing in their amazing new sacred units who, with a Fire blessing and perhaps a second of your choice (I'd say Nature or Water for optimal effect), cut through the enemy like a knife in butter.

But definitely the Dreamlands for me, as I'm always a fan of Dominion effects and Lovecraft, so merging the two is chocolate and peanut butter for me. The fact that you get to keep using the Void Gate on top of the fantastic new insanity effects, the newly-enslaved Atlantean mages and priests which shore up R'lyeh's previous weaknesses in those categories, and the fact that it's now the only water nation in the Late Era makes R'lyeh Dreamlands my favorite new nation of Dom3.

But enough time with Enigma of Steel, or possibly Shinuyama, might change my mind. ;-)

[DominionsFan]

Its a hard question since I don't have the game yet. I guess I will focus on Ermor as always, but I will also want to play with more nations in Dominions 3, because in Dominions 2 I was playing Ermor in 10/8 MP games at average. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif I will definitely try out all of the new nations. Agartha looks like very interesting to me. I will try them first after I've installed the game. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Nerfix]

Early Agartha, Early and Late Atlantis, RoR Caelum and Dreamlands all look very cool. =)

[DominionsFan]

Nerfix said:
Early Agartha, Early and Late Atlantis, RoR Caelum and Dreamlands all look very cool. =)



Late Age Argatha - Ktonian Dead looks very interesting also. Perfect to wreak havoc on the lands with death magic. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Endoperez]

DominionsFan said:

Nerfix said:
Early Agartha, Early and Late Atlantis, RoR Caelum and Dreamlands all look very cool. =)



Late Age Argatha - Ktonian Dead looks very interesting also. Perfect to wreak havoc on the lands with death magic. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif




And Blight! Don't forget Blight.


I don't know yet. I haven't even checked them all. I've enjoyed almost every nation I've tried, though. I'm not good with all of them, though. Currently I like Kailasa/Bandar Log/Patala. I've played them the most. Astral for Thaumaturgy is simple enough, and I've got some ideas for how to use the mages and troops. I like the multi-purpose archers. Bandar Archers, especially the armored ones available from MA, are awesome in theory. Now I'll just have to learn to use them.

[Cainehill]

DominionsFan said:
Its a hard question since I don't have the game yet. I guess I will focus on Ermor as always, but I will also want to play with more nations in Dominions 3, because in Dominions 2 I was playing Ermor in 10/8 MP games at average. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif I will definitely try out all of the new nations. Agartha looks like very interesting to me. I will try them first after I've installed the game. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif



And yet, despite not having the game, you still get your opinion in. How ... unexpected.

[Gandalf Parker]

Hmmmm I dont see the purpose of that last post.

[Neophyte]

My copy is still in transit as well, but the new nation I am most looking forward to playing is the Late Era/Age "Japan" nation. This is strictly for thematic reasons - I like samurai.

[Meglobob]

I have not got a fav nation yet.

Get back to u in 6 months, when I have tried them all. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif

[Boron]

Hm in late era i think till they are nerfed argatha will be my favourite http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif.

In early era i like almost any nation http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif.

[Beorne]

Gandalf Parker said:
Hmmmm I dont see the purpose of that last post.



Signal to noise ratio?

[Nerfix]

Low frequency waves invade our living space! :O

[DominionsFan]

Cainehill said:

DominionsFan said:
Its a hard question since I don't have the game yet. I guess I will focus on Ermor as always, but I will also want to play with more nations in Dominions 3, because in Dominions 2 I was playing Ermor in 10/8 MP games at average. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif I will definitely try out all of the new nations. Agartha looks like very interesting to me. I will try them first after I've installed the game. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif



And yet, despite not having the game, you still get your opinion in. How ... unexpected.



Yeah I know that it's weird. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
..but I really was playing with Ermor almost all the time, and I never "dropped them", because I like the way as they can be played. They are a very special nation in Doms 2, compared to the others. I also liked Abysia and Ulm.
Ah well, my copy is here in a few days, so I will take a look at all nations, maybe its time for me to play more universal, and not just with a few nations mainly. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Gandalf Parker]

Interesting thing to point out now. In the AI games Ive played with all of the nations, Ermor took an early lead but Oceania usually surged ahead later.

[DominionsFan]

Gandalf Parker said:
Interesting thing to point out now. In the AI games Ive played with all of the nations, Ermor took an early lead but Oceania usually surged ahead later.




I am playing with the demo, and an AI player has moved 680 units to my border province already . The whole province is filled with unit sprites there. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif I am really impressed about the AI so far.

[moodgiesanta]

I really like the Aboleths of early R'yleh. They are my favorite so far, especially the freespawn from the immobile priests. Only drawback is when you have to invade the land. Since it's early era you can't really depend on heavy infantry from indies (I got a province with "heavy infantry" but they were rather disappointing).

I tried Yomi my first game and got *killed*. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/fear.gif The game is quite a bit harder this time around.

[JaydedOne]

Hey, you're relatively local. Nice to see a fellow Georgian. ;-)

Still haven't tried the Aboleths, although I love the concept, being the D&D goob that I am. I've been too hung up on the Late Era end of R'lyeh.

I rather liked Yomi. What do you feel ended up smoking you when you played them?

[PrinzMegaherz]

I haven't tried all new nations yet, but the Bakemono are a really nice new nation, samurai orcs, goblin militia and human renegades - very nice.

[DominionsFan]

PrinzMegaherz said:
I haven't tried all new nations yet, but the Bakemono are a really nice new nation, samurai orcs, goblin militia and human renegades - very nice.



Hm sounds interesting. samurai orcs! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif