Newbie game 2 [Started]

Sir_Dr_D · #1 November 22nd, 2006, 02:17 AM

This game is closed already. Too bad. Otherwise I would say I would play as Mictlan.

I don't like the rule of saying some nations can use heavy bless and some cannot.It is to hard to quantify. And it would make god creation for all nations less fun. How about instead a rule is made where every nation must take an awake pretender. Or else the game is played on a medium or large map, where bless vs non bless evens out.

Yucky · #2 November 22nd, 2006, 02:36 AM

Someone start Newbie 3.

CharonJr · #3 November 22nd, 2006, 05:40 AM

Hmm, since we need another water nation you can put me down as Atlantis

CharonJr

WSzaboPeter · #4 November 22nd, 2006, 08:05 AM

Okey, since Sheap offered to host, but he is busy right now the starting/uploading will be delayed until he cames back.
If noone has a better idea, please take a look at the map mentioned in the first post, and try to make good pretenders.
Sincs noone chosed Mictlan or one of the Heims, there are no limitations in pretender creation.

CharonJr · #5 November 22nd, 2006, 08:45 AM

Hmm, bit land heavy for 2 (or more like 2.5) water nations IMO (about 22 land provinces per player, but "only" 13 water provinces per player).

Since water nations generally have an easier time moving to land than land nations moving into the water I have no idea if this really is an issue or just looks like one.

Any ideas ?

CharonJr

WSzaboPeter · #6 November 22nd, 2006, 10:05 AM

Indeed, but if you take a closer look on the map you will see that the two water nations are separated by a huge landmass and very unlikely to confront each other, so if you are a water nation you will be theoretically unharmed for the first half of the game in those 13 water provinces, while the war will rage in the land.

Potatoman · #7 November 22nd, 2006, 03:01 PM

I would suggest a random map, to allow re-naming, and to ban high bless rushes for all nations rather than just for the few mentioned.

Many nations have great blessables for which a high bless strategy is still incredibly powerful- TC, Pangaea, Ulm, Agartha and Abysia, for instance.
Re-naming is just fun. How else am I going to work the A-Team into Dominions 3?
The pseudo 3d style of that map appears very strange to me. I prefer the visual style of the random maps or silent seas more, but that's just me.