Observations after a month of play

tinkthank · #1 March 17th, 2004, 05:22 PM

Yes, I do compete for them.
I meant: 100 GP worth of E-Knights is better than 100 GP worth of anything else (unless you count fully upgraded and equipped high-research-level mages). That is what I mean by "too powerful".
And 20 Crossbows is slightly more than a handful in my book. But then again, my book is entitled Analytik und Ethik der Namen, so that probably means squat.

Tricon · #2 March 17th, 2004, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by tinkthank:
But then again, my book is entitled Analytik und Ethik der Namen, so that probably means squat.

OT
Ethik der Namen? Just What the heck do you study ? Germanistik?

tinkthank · #3 March 17th, 2004, 05:51 PM

OTOT: nope, I teach philosophy at a German university and research at a philosophical research institute. Publish mostly in English though, except for that longer (but groovy) work. Sorry was meant to be a joke, now it is turning into a shameless plug. Forget it.

Teraswaerto · #4 March 17th, 2004, 05:52 PM

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Originally posted by tinkthank:
Yes, I do compete for them.
I meant: 100 GP worth of E-Knights is better than 100 GP worth of anything else (unless you count fully upgraded and equipped high-research-level mages). That is what I mean by "too powerful".

You wont get them for that 100 gold in MP, and in SP the problem isn't too powerful mercs, but rather the AIs poor bidding style.

tinkthank · #5 March 17th, 2004, 06:17 PM

BkWyrm · #6 March 17th, 2004, 06:33 PM

Bogus showed up in one of my SP games the other night. Think I was playing Ulm. I ran his kill total up to several hundred before I just left him alone and started concentrating on the AIs. That wraith sword on a regenerative creature with his other items is nasty.

Graeme Dice · #7 March 17th, 2004, 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by tinkthank:
Yes, I do compete for them.
I meant: 100 GP worth of E-Knights is better than 100 GP worth of anything else (unless you count fully upgraded and equipped high-research-level mages). That is what I mean by "too powerful".
And 20 Crossbows is slightly more than a handful in my book. But then again, my book is entitled Analytik und Ethik der Namen, so that probably means squat.

That's the point of mercenaries though. They are supposed to be better than what you could buy for the same gold cost. Hector's Heavy Horse for example would cost far more than 220 gold if you recruited them yourself.