Worst Summon ??

[NTJedi]

Originally posted by Cheezeninja:
Hmmm... it seems to me that the 'worst' summon could be wish, because when the game turns into a wishfest of doomhorrors and clams it suddenly loses alot of its dimensions, and correspondingly its fun.

An easy fix for that is adding a random variable so that when someone wishes for a DoomHorror there is a percentage chance the DoomHorror attacks the territory where it was summoned. Or a percentage chance the DoomHorror arrives with battle afflictions. Each of the ones I listed should have a 20% chance which would make the game more interesting in my opinion. Other variables could be added as well.

[Molog]

Summon fire drake is pretty crappy. 11 firegems for a slow low range imprecice artillery unit. Most of the times the thing doesn't hit anything, ends up in melee and gets killed by a couple of militia.

Rather convert the 11 firegems in 165 gold.

[Norfleet]

That seems to be the case with most fire magic summons: They're dullards, very much like their water magic counterparts. The difference is, fire gems are useful: You turn them into gold.

[Stormbinder]

Originally posted by Norfleet:
That seems to be the case with most fire magic summons: They're dullards, very much like their water magic counterparts. The difference is, fire gems are useful: You turn them into gold.

Fire Kings are very nice sommons though. Summer Lions at their peak monthes are pretty good as well, although quite expensive. Still they are the best of 4 seasonal spirits IMO.

The trick is to employ them in mass and in the right place in the right time. I've had several important battles where the concentrated flank charge with lead by 15-20 summer lions sealed the fate of large and crytical struggles. And unlike other and better bung-for-the-buck summons you can get Summer Lions very early.

In general fire magic is certanly not the most valuable of magic types, but it has its usses. Flambeus are terrific weapon against popular SC types such as banelords, wratihlords and even unfamous VQs. And if you have extra fire gems to burn > you can always forge cheap ligthless latterns, than can give a very signigicant boost for your reseachers. Also when you have life and death emmergincy you can indeed turn your firegems into gold at best rate. Especially so if you got alchemic in the random event or can recruit one as indep. mage.

[NTJedi]

Originally posted by Stormbinder:
Fire Kings are very nice sommons though. Summer Lions at their peak monthes are pretty good as well, although quite expensive. Still they are the best of 4 seasonal spirits IMO.

Summer Lions with the nature spell protection or mass protection brings their protection from 0 to 10 !

Originally posted by Stormbinder:
Fire Kings are very nice sommons though. Summer Lions at their peak monthes are pretty good as well, although quite expensive. Still they are the best of 4 seasonal spirits IMO.

Hrm. Summer Lions are trash. Expensive Trash at that. I'd have to say personally the best seasonal spirit are Spring Hawks, and will continue to be so. Though the good thing about Air is there are so many good uses for gems it's not an 'always' thing to spend your gems on any one thing. Sometimes Wrathing is more benefitial, sometimes Hawks are, and most of the time items are your best bet.

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by NTJedi:
Summer Lions with the nature spell protection or mass protection brings their protection from 0 to 10 !

And makes them light themselves on fire. That's probably not a good idea.