2 Things this game desperately needs

[thejeff]

Don't forget the advantage to only having patrollers fight.

Your expensive mages and priests don't get slaughtered by the invading army. Instead they can wait for reinforcements and be deployed to break the siege as needed.

[Loren]

Things needed:

Vectoring.
Disband.
Site search coordination.
Long range movement.

[jimkehn]

thejeff:
Yes, this is a good point. I was thinking more in the line of another option. Like being able to perform Alchemy and it doesn't cost an action.....i.e. the mage may still do something else. Having an action like "Defend Territory". And once that is clicked, have that option change to "Defend Castle". That way, you could decide whether or not to retreat to the castle or stay outside to fight the abominable hordes that wish to see you dead.

Gandalf, your points are well taken, but still miss the point. Changing ownership is not a good option. How does this work when you are building 70 percent of an elephant per turn. Who gets the elephant when ownership changes...or does it disappear? Either way....

If you don't have a spell researched that does what you suggest or if you don't have stealthy units, or the units aren't stealthy that you want to allow....that won't work. I like the castle idea, but costs a lotta money, and leaves that province at risk.

[Gandalf Parker]

jimkehn said:
thejeff:
Gandalf, your points are well taken, but still miss the point. Changing ownership is not a good option. How does this work when you are building 70 percent of an elephant per turn. Who gets the elephant when ownership changes...or does it disappear? Either way....

It wasnt really meant as a good option. Id love to see more ally stuff in the game. But it was meant to point out that some creative options have been created by other players if someone needs a method now.

[MaxWilson]

jimkehn said:
Like being able to perform Alchemy and it doesn't cost an action.....i.e. the mage may still do something else.

FYI, just in case you didn't know--Alchemy doesn't cost an action. It happens instantaneously.

-Max