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fantasma · #**181** May 26th, 2008, 04:56 PM

not without buffing, at least, I guess, I shuldn't say that, though ...

No, not wishing but heavy alchemy.

kasnavada · #**182** May 27th, 2008, 03:23 AM

Yeah, well, buffing's on the way. I concentrated on spell that could take care of, let's say, bane lord with aegis shields first, and not army buffs.

Currently I am behind in research for army buffs, but I'll have good buffs soon enough.

fantasma · #**183** May 27th, 2008, 05:18 AM

good to know that MR in the early 20s is too low.

kasnavada · #**184** May 27th, 2008, 02:39 PM

(You had 16 MR actually. 20 should be ok). Hum disregard that... the first thug had 16, this one had 20...

fantasma · #**185** May 27th, 2008, 03:45 PM

I think you were really lucky in this particular instance that the first charm went through. I think you had no penetration gear on?

kasnavada · #**186** May 27th, 2008, 03:55 PM

Nope, didn't have any penetration gear.

But, I beg to differ, because it's not the charm that worked. Charm keeps all gear and abilities. Meaning that the aegis shield would currently be mine, the bane lord would still be a commander, which, it isn't (check the replay, the bane lord becomes a "normal" unit).

It's the 2nd or 3rd enslave mind that worked. Compared to charm, enslave mind is vastly superior in term of range and precision, but the the downside is that the unit becomes a regular chaff.

According to the manual (page 86 and page 5) I had 95% chance of failing though.

kasnavada · #**187** May 27th, 2008, 04:07 PM

PS : I don't mind discussing any battle I make, it's a newbie game after all, we're all here to learn. And it'll be much more fun if we share our experiences, because fighting experienced people is funnier than crushing noobs (or being crushed like a noob).

fantasma · #**188** May 28th, 2008, 06:47 AM

sorry, of course it was enslave mind, but anyways you were lucky! I tried to mind hunt Caelum's bane lord with some penetration several turns and always failed.

But my real army is still cleaning up Caelum, and that army has penetration gear.

The real place for things like bane lords is to clean the enemy's rear and not too close to hostile mages.

In retrospect, I was always afraid that Caelum would send his eagle kings to raid my lands when I still fought Abysia, but he didn't. Since then I recruited a hell load of druids to respond. I think he missed on the biggest strength of Caelum, mobility.

kasnavada · #**189** May 28th, 2008, 02:38 PM

Mind hunt won't work against me though. Well, some of your mage already was feebleminded so I guess you already know.

fantasma · #**190** May 29th, 2008, 09:11 AM

so the new patch is out right when I'm sending out the first tartarian, ever, what a blow into my face!

The monster boar I sent to Caelum's home castle now decided to siege me there, haha!