Noob questions!

[Nerfix]

Originally posted by johan osterman:

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Originally posted by QuarianRex:
I have a question about the deathmatches that occur every now and then. I sent a dusk elder into th first one which he subsequently won. Ever since, he has been automaticaly sent back whenever a new deathmatch occurs. Thus far he has won every time. My question is, am I supposed to be getting a reward for remaining champion?

I haven't recieved a prize since the first event (and even then it was a cursed trident). Do you only get the prize if you defeat the champion? Is the only prize that crumby cursed trident that gets passed on to each new champ?

It's supposed to be a wandering trophy, like a those ugly buckets passed around in sport circuits, so since he keeps winning he just keeps the trophy. The champ has to defend his title. The arena has allways generated a suprising amount of complaints and suggestions compared to how small part it plays in the overall scheme of the game.

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But i love the arena combat!
It's the best place to cast Curse, Seven Years Fever and Horror Mark! When i play an Astral nation i alwasy script the combatant to cast Curse and/or Horror Mark if he can cast those spells.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Nerfix:
But i love the arena combat!
It's the best place to cast Curse, Seven Years Fever and Horror Mark! When i play an Astral nation i alwasy script the combatant to cast Curse and/or Horror Mark if he can cast those spells.

I like to create cursed daggers, exploding amulets, and cursing shields as early as possible just to have them ready for the arenas.
I tend to send someone who isnt going to Last more than one combat anyway. Getting a chance to curse someones main leader or prophet or pretender is too good to pass up.

I also love to send mercenary commanders that have used up all their troops. I dont send the amulet then since sometimes those guys do real well. Either way I dont have to worry about the automatic return.

Personally I think they could do some tweaking on the arena thing.

[Daynarr]

Originally posted by Nerfix:

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Originally posted by johan osterman:

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Originally posted by QuarianRex:
I have a question about the deathmatches that occur every now and then. I sent a dusk elder into th first one which he subsequently won. Ever since, he has been automaticaly sent back whenever a new deathmatch occurs. Thus far he has won every time. My question is, am I supposed to be getting a reward for remaining champion?

I haven't recieved a prize since the first event (and even then it was a cursed trident). Do you only get the prize if you defeat the champion? Is the only prize that crumby cursed trident that gets passed on to each new champ?

It's supposed to be a wandering trophy, like a those ugly buckets passed around in sport circuits, so since he keeps winning he just keeps the trophy. The champ has to defend his title. The arena has allways generated a suprising amount of complaints and suggestions compared to how small part it plays in the overall scheme of the game.

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But i love the arena combat!
It's the best place to cast Curse, Seven Years Fever and Horror Mark! When i play an Astral nation i alwasy script the combatant to cast Curse and/or Horror Mark if he can cast those spells.

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Its also a good place to get blinded by Machaka (they start with that spell). Particularly bad idea is to send 500 gold worth Niefelheim Prophet and get blinded first turn by Machakan Sorceress. Talk about OUCH.

[Mortifer]

I love Arena combat, hopefully it will be even better in Doms II.

[Daynarr]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
I like to create cursed daggers, exploding amulets, and cursing shields as early as possible just to have them ready for the arenas.
I tend to send someone who isnt going to Last more than one combat anyway. Getting a chance to curse someones main leader or prophet or pretender is too good to pass up.

I also love to send mercenary commanders that have used up all their troops. I dont send the amulet then since sometimes those guys do real well. Either way I dont have to worry about the automatic return.

Personally I think they could do some tweaking on the arena thing.

Dude, you are EVIL.
Just plain EVIL.

Not that I'm any better ...

[ October 07, 2003, 22:08: Message edited by: Daynarr ]

[Saber Cherry]

I think the arena is a really neat part of the game. But, of course, I always have suggestions

The Champion's Trident is sweet. Really nice. But not nice enough, for me, to compensate for the loss of a second hand slot on a combat unit (I would only want the Champion's Trident on a mage). The fact that it is cursed makes it interesting... but, combined with the fact that it takes up 2 slots... not great. If it was 1-handed, or had a couple extra bonuses (reinvigoration, armor-piercing), then I might consider sending valuable units to fight in the arena, but as it stands I don't want to get a valuable unit (except a combat mage) stuck with it.

Then there's the matter of the physical location of the arena. Shouldn't owning it net you some advantage? I mean, since it DOES exist in the real world, the magic and heat scales should certainly affect it... even if it exempted from Dominion strength. Of course, for all I know, maybe these already affect arena combat.

Next up: Arena Squad Deathmatch, in which you send a leaderless group of normal units of total combined size <= 20. And no routing is allowed!

-Cherry

[Psitticine]

LOL on the Arena deathtrap idea! I'd not thought of that one! I think I'll try it in my current game since the enemy Pretender is competing.