Advice for Bandar Log in Dawn of Dominions map

lch · #1 March 9th, 2008, 10:12 AM

High PD is a playstyle sin that's favored in games against the AI. Try to make without it.
If your troops have problems, try an awake or dormant pretender which makes a good thug/SC. E2,A1,S1,W1 are good for self-buffing.

Shovah32 · #2 March 9th, 2008, 11:34 AM

Just give up now. Even against the ai, your PD will make you lose.

'nuff said.

Endoperez · #3 March 9th, 2008, 12:22 PM

I still don't understand what's the fuss about monkey PD. On one hand, "don't use PD, ever, except to see what enemy is throwing at you, and level 1 is enough for that", and on the other " Even against the ai, your PD will make you lose." Is it a joke or something?

vfb · #4 March 9th, 2008, 12:51 PM

Yes, it's a joke. There was an extremely long and heated discussion about Monkeys will NEVER WIN BECAUSE OF THE PD (caps not mine). And about 3 or 4 threads were actually started on the topic (at the same time by the same person). There was a slight communications breakdown. All about monkey PD and how monkeys will never win BECAUSE OF THE PD.

So, if you see a reference to Monkey PD now, you can pretty much assume it's a joke. Especially if it's in a poem. Or if there are a few extra '!' or '!!!!!' or even a '!!11!!!!!111!!ELEVEN!'.

Endoperez · #5 March 9th, 2008, 01:47 PM

I knew about the threads, but I didn't bother reading them. I didn't have enough free time then.

lch · #6 March 9th, 2008, 02:22 PM

My reply was no reference to that thread (this time). It is a common misconception from players who purely play SP games to rely on PD to do the fighting for them. This might be due to the problems of enemy armies, which seem to always be one step ahead, plowing a wake of devastation through the player's provinces while getting away from fighting a decisive battle against the players forces that are chasing them. Using PD to "prevent" this leads to a bad playing style. My advice was not to fall for this.

vfb · #7 March 9th, 2008, 06:36 PM

Oh no, I've created even more confusion with my poor explanation!

And here was Mr_Dark just wanting some good advice, which he got from you. So:

* People joke about monkey PD for historical reasons

* It really is not worth buying more than one point of in my serious opinion. But always buy at least one point of PD.