Frechdachs on edge (started)

Wish · #1 August 21st, 2006, 12:41 AM

really it was just a horde of undead verses a dozen priests. pretty typical stuff. he did decay all my expensive troops though :/

shovah · #2 August 21st, 2006, 01:10 AM

Ive always been fond of f9 guardians of the pyre (since they got fireshield) so its nice to see some-one try them in mp. And it wasnt exactly typical since the undead won.

Wish · #3 August 21st, 2006, 01:13 AM

but with heavy losses

shovah · #4 August 21st, 2006, 01:33 AM

i did some rough calculations and if one death gem is worth 20 gold i won that battle by around 1000 gold, despite what the actual numbers say (can you tell me exactly how many pyre guards you lost? i have the figure around 30ish atm)

Wish · #5 August 21st, 2006, 04:09 AM

ah yes, but 1000 gold is two turns for me, and I imagine even if you have a hefty death income from searching sites, that 50 death gems is about 5 turns for you. and maybe even 12 if you haven't had luck with searching.

It is much too relative to pin it to a subjective gem value - when it comes down to it, both of us can reproduce the armies in a very short time.

shovah · #6 August 21st, 2006, 01:55 PM

Not quite, while you might get the gold back quickly the resources arent so easy to come by, if you have good production scales id reckon it would take you 4 (or 5 if your dominion isnt high) turns just to get those pyre guards back (problem with that abysian theme is it has so many capitol onlys).

Wish · #7 August 21st, 2006, 07:45 PM

true that, I can produce 6 per turn (i have sufficient resources with fortified cities and neighboring mountains) and could get more if i invest in temples... luckily I also have some amazons, for double the sacred troop output.

the guardians, however, weren't the decimating factor in the battle. They just served as a shield/target between the priests and the undead (next time the shield will likely be cheaper)