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Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 17th, 2008, 01:07 PM
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Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

Good points. And this is the MultiPlayer notes which only reflects part of what the game is.

Some of my favorite nations probably rate low in wins but I love them because they are more FUN to play...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 17th, 2008, 12:11 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

That makes me feel better. Anytime a discussion pops up here where various experts proclaim some nations worth or worthlessness I get concerned. But luckily, it tends to actually average out that no...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 17th, 2008, 11:04 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

While I would not want to consider it as absolute "fact",
there is a sticky thread in the MP forum to list winning nations. Has anyone done some numbers on that? Just for curiosity sake?
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 15th, 2008, 11:43 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

I was surprised to find that Yomi scouts are stealth 0.
The only stealth zero scout Ive found so far.
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 14th, 2008, 10:40 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

Just my own opinion, but based on previous discussions all the way back to Dom1 I would predict that the result would be "we cannot agree". Which to me, is one of the most wonderful things about this...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 14th, 2008, 07:23 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

Early vs Late game comparisons also come into play in other ways. Some of the MPers live almost entirely on small-map few-player blitz style games. While this can be a way to get a quick rating of...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 14th, 2008, 06:24 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

Good point. That is probably the best way for me to voice my pert peeve. Its not that the player is missing the point, its that the nation is not one of the easier ones to learn how to play.
...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 12th, 2008, 10:22 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

My rating of a strong or weak nation would be based quite abit on my style of play. Which is heavily into stealth, surprise tactics, and basically luck. So in many cases, what other people consider...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 12th, 2008, 08:54 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

Wow. Im having a blast with them.
It sounds like yet another case of "they suck" when it might better be said "They suck at playing my style". Im not knocking you. There are two common things I see...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 12th, 2008, 10:26 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

BINGO, and excellently put.
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening July 11th, 2008, 12:54 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

I totally agree on the "same is boring". I hate games that balance the multiplayer aspect by creating matching armies that simply wear a different colored coat.

Hence the problem with some "fix"...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening June 14th, 2008, 12:02 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

I guess it could be. Depends on what books you have read. But yes all of the nations have a theme. It might be hard for some of us to spot some since few of us would have read all of the books that...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening June 13th, 2008, 09:37 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

I once posted a timeline something like this...
1) get Dominions, play the tutorial, play some solo games.
2) post that xxxxx nation is obviously way too powerful (ermor? ctis? ulm?)
3) play more...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening June 13th, 2008, 01:49 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

They still get a few. And granted it does work best in areas where you can move in and out of a players territory to avoid laying TOO exact a trail. Even in a players territory since it happens each...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening June 13th, 2008, 11:49 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

I do have a leaning in my own evaluations. I tend to play really large games, large maps, solo. And I tend to play more tactics than strategy. In other words, not so much pre-planning as counting on...
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening June 12th, 2008, 09:21 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

I suppose it does abit. I probably should be more lenient. After all, blitz games naturally tend to be the most numerous games so blitz opinions should probably carry the weight of a vocal majority....
Forum: Dominions 3: The Awakening June 12th, 2008, 08:09 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 16,669
Posted By Gandalf Parker
Re: Dominions Nations Evaluations ;)

I think this is a great post. Particularly for including difficulty of learning which is usually left out of such discussions. Nations are often loudly rated by people who love blitz games and...
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