Province Defence?

Tyrant · #1 February 24th, 2007, 09:46 PM

It also depends on what nation you are playing, the quality varies alot. Some nations, like Machaka for instance, have PD that's so weak it's not worth buying past one.

Nightblade · #2 February 24th, 2007, 10:30 PM

I always have a dilemma when it comes to buy some more PD or use the gold to buy some troops for my armies, especially for some nations that require lot of gold to maintain their troops or dominons scales that make money less easy to collect.

The value to give a PD can be a difficult choice for me, as i don't know what can be considered as "safe" enough while staying cheap enough to not prevent me to raise my armies, as it seems it can vary a lot with how good the enemy AI is going.

I remember on a game located on my favorite map "Silent Seas wraparound" , in which LA Ermor walked over one of my Rlyeh province despite i thought it would be safe with a PD of 40 (and it costed me a lot as my economy was very crippled). But the Ashen Empire walked over every provinces and all the 4 nations in that specific game anyways

Gandalf Parker · #3 February 24th, 2007, 11:42 PM

Map sizes also make a difference. On a small map I would less likely to invest in PD because I can create a move an army anyplace fairly quickly. But on a larger map I would want provinces to defend themselves abit more.

TwoBits · #4 February 25th, 2007, 01:03 AM

It also might be helpful to not think of PD as merely a 'stand alone' defense - it can be very useful in assisting and adding bulk to to any regular units in the province. A PD of 10 can get you anywhere from 20-40 or so units, and are useful even if only for getting tangled up in the feet of your enemies, as long as you've got some 'real' troops there to take advantage. Just make sure you place your regular troops properly (being aware that the PD will appear in one big 'blob' in the center of the map).

Gandalf Parker · #5 February 25th, 2007, 04:53 PM

Good point. Its also a good idea to keep in mind what type of PD you are likely to get and compare it with the recruitable units in that province. Sometimes you can HUGELY boost the defences of a province by doing PD and then adding some of the locally recruitable archers, or knights, or sometimes even just an extra commander or two.

Meglobob · #6 February 25th, 2007, 06:11 PM

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Gandalf Parker said:
extra commander or two.

You always know where the PD starts from, so placing a mage or 2 in the centre to cast buffing spells is probably the best and cheapest way of having a very good defence.

Have the mages cast the spells then retreat, just in case your PD loses.