Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgah'nagl Fhtagn, Lä! Lä!

[johan osterman]

Often enough. So what is wrong with him? I recall you saying on usenet once that he was ugly, but if this is the extent of your complain I fail I have nothing further to add.

[Nerfix]

Lol, errrr, no i didn't mean that:
Why don't people play with Shedu or Old Wormface?
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It starts with word Magic and ends with word Duel.

Well, that along high cost, and since R'lyeh realy can't take negative scales because they need every drop of money they can get so they could purchase their units, especialy Mind Flayers who cost cosmic 75 gp in Dominions II(according to my latest knowledge), you'll end up either with "retarded" Pretender or "retarded" Dominion. And since R'lyeh now has Sacred units, we'll also have to remember bless effects too.

[ October 05, 2003, 15:46: Message edited by: Nerfix ]

[johan osterman]

I have a little trouble taking the whole usenet magic duel debate seriously, since Ying Wan Lam discovered that the magic duel had been seriously bugged for the better part of the time that all the complaints were made.

The illithids do not cost 75. Rlyeh can take cold 3 and can afford low production scales, I think Rlyeh can be more liberal with spending point on their pretenders than most other nations.

[LordArioch]

That raises the question of whether magic duel has been changed in Dominions 2 since it seems to inspire strategy-changing fear when mentioned in Dom1. It is after all the only mage specific targeting spell I can think of...and that is quite an advantage. It should either not be based only on astral or have a fairly large uncertainty factor for the better mage's chance of living.

PS: Oops...theres another thread for that. And I guess the fear probably stems from the bugged Version. I've never seen it much myself so I wouldnt know.

[ October 05, 2003, 15:59: Message edited by: LordArioch ]

[Nerfix]

Magic Duel still kills you if the enemy mage has a single pick more Astral than you have.

Illithids not costing 75 gp is a good thing. How does Cold 3 differ from Heat 3 for R'lyeh? And at least in Dom I, Cold/Heat 3 cuts down your income of land provinces, and even if you don't need much resources, you will still need money.

I am sorry for any half-asses information, but i am just a very active lurker of Dom II progress...

[Kristoffer O]

It never did, not even while bugged. Both mages add 1D6 to their astral skill. The bug made the initiator win always.

[Nerfix]

Too...much...divine...energy...

And how does 3 Cold differ from 3 Heat for R'lyeh?