Should Mercenaries be allowed in the Hall of Fame ?

[Norfleet]

Hall of Fame? What I want to see is a Hall of Shame, for units that have managed the most ignominious deaths possible

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by Norfleet:
Hall of Fame? What I want to see is a Hall of Shame, for units that have managed the most ignominious deaths possible

What, like casting ghost wolves instead of the scripted air shield and having them die and cause 4 fully equipped SC's to rout?

[Gateway103]

Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
Well, the only merc that's likely to be in the HoF for a long time is Orion. Seeing as how he's an immortal undead munching knight that's been around since the fall of Ermor, I don't think that's too much of a problem.

But Orion seens to enter the game at 1000+exp with 0 kills always. I.e. when he became available, he'll be at the top of the Hall of Fame, automatically knocking out the lowest guy/gal/thing.

And because of his 1000+exp, even if he was killed permanently right away (which seems to be a common occurence in my SP games, guess the AI don't factor in immortality not working in unfriendly domain...), he'll stay in there pretty much the entire game, effectively premanently reducing the number of available slots. The same can be true of some rare Mercs arriving at high Exp.

I am not actually advocating the removal of Mercs in Hall of Fame, even as an option, just that sometimes the situation is rather... err... bizarre (A famous Orion from the past made his grand entrance on the battle field, falls on his face and dies, but we remember him as "famous" from all the stories of his "past deeds" despite the fact that no one alive, save immortals, have really witnessed his exploits in this lifetime)

Just some random thoughts

-Gateway103

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
What, like casting ghost wolves instead of the scripted air shield and having them die and cause 4 fully equipped SC's to rout?

Mages are like children, and SCs are like crates full of explosive devices.

Just as you should never leave children unattended in the presence of explosives, you should never leaves mages unattended in the presence of SCs.

[PvK]

If one wants more people in the Hall of Fame, one can use the option for there to be more slots in the Hall of Fame...

PvK

[tinkthank]

Originally posted by Norfleet:

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Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
What, like casting ghost wolves instead of the scripted air shield and having them die and cause 4 fully equipped SC's to rout?

Mages are like children, and SCs are like crates full of explosive devices.

Just as you should never leave children unattended in the presence of explosives, you should never leaves mages unattended in the presence of SCs.

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Wise and true. Chapeau!

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by Gateway103:
But Orion seens to enter the game at 1000+exp with 0 kills always. I.e. when he became available, he'll be at the top of the Hall of Fame, automatically knocking out the lowest guy/gal/thing.

That's assuming you don't have any high experience units out there.