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Old June 6th, 2008, 05:11 AM
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Default Who likes a scout as first prophet?

I have no idea how to do a poll, so I will just post this as a normal post.

Do you turn your first free scout into into a Prophet? Or do you just use him as a scout? I usually turn mine into a prophet myself.
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Default Re: Who likes a scout as first prophet?

I prefer to make the actual commander of my army the prophet. That way I have a scout to look for suitable targets, and a prophet to take part in the battles.
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Old June 6th, 2008, 05:18 AM

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Default Re: Who likes a scout as first prophet?

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I prefer to make the actual commander of my army the prophet. That way I have a scout to look for suitable targets, and a prophet to take part in the battles.
Same, with an exception for if I've got easy access to an H3 commander.
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Default Re: Who likes a scout as first prophet?

I usually just have my very first commander become a prophet, while my scout goes off scouting and I build some more troops.

I feel this is most useful for the start, helping my early expansions.

Still, I'm a newbie at this and I have not currently got a good idea of when to kill my prophet to make place for a superior candidate, which does seem important as that first commander does not really make the best possible use of all the bonuses being a prophet gives.
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Default Re: Who likes a scout as first prophet?

Depends on the nation. One thing is for sure; you shouldn't wait too long to make a prophet.
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Default Re: Who likes a scout as first prophet?

Definitely not me.

I prefer either my first commander, or more likely if it is possible, one of my low-level mages, so I can boost him with Crystal Shield in mid-game (with a lot of reinvigoration items );not one of my best high-level mages, because you must choose either smiting or casting usefull spells.

P.S. : I only play SP games, for fun, and nothing else. So, don't see anything über-strategic-advice in all of it

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Default Re: Who likes a scout as first prophet?

If I want to patrol my capital the first turn, I use the scout. If I have H3 priests, I make one of them my prophet. Otherwise the starting commander.
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Default Re: Who likes a scout as first prophet?

I make my scout prophet only if I want to use the first commander as patroler when I tax 140 my cap the first turn(s).

But I only do that with some nations needing a lot of gold early, ie elephants/giants nations, and if I don't have high growth (overtaxing with death is just getting gold and killing pop faster, overtaxing with growth is reducing a long term exponential bonus).
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Default Re: Who likes a scout as first prophet?

Starting commander 95% of the time. Never the scout. I do not use anyone without leadership.
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Default Re: Who likes a scout as first prophet?

I usually patrol with commander and scout=profet. And use profet for first battles but have him ready to go for a dom kill or whatever is needed (reanimating or similar). Unless as always there is a H3 priest available.
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