VOTD-Still like it

[chrispedersen]

Jim & Kurita:

In my opinion, the points you both made were diminished by the mockery of other people.

I like Votd.

I played Marignon when attacked by MA Ermor. In this game the Ermorian player had done everything possible to maiximize unit production.

Priests and mages spamming fire clouds was my answer, not introducing my pretender into the fight. I think SC's are the easier answer to coordinate - but they are not the only answer. All the races (except hinnom <wink> juries still out on that one) have weaknesses.

I imagine a bunch of mammoths would have worked too.

[Xietor]

For the middle age, which is the age i play exclusively(except Big Games), the only downside is that 2 of the nations with the easiest access to VOTD are also already 2 of the 3 most powerful, Ermor and Ryleh.

But I guess there is no help for it. It would be hard thematically to make it a nature spell. heh.

[Kuritza]

chrispedersen said:In this game the Ermorian player had done everything possible to maiximize unit production.
I imagine a bunch of mammoths would have worked too.

He didnt maximise unit production, he produced astral 9/fire 9 shadow vestals. Mammoths were absolutely useless, and thunderstrikes were hitting infantry and skellies. Iceclads were as useless as ever, too.

I have won that conflict after my God fell, so in a way, you're right. But that's only because I wasnt his first target... I had living clouds, storm and Sea King's court. But were it within the first 20 turns, I would be dead meat, not even a chance.
So I dont see why should there be a spell that kills SC Gods without a chance to counter it somehow. SC Gods are your defense against double-bless rushes (or LA Ermor & Rlyeh, who are powerful enough anyway). VotD is an *overland* 4-lvl spell that makes your SC God obsolete. Where, I daresay, is an overland 4-lvl spell that makes obsolete freespawn hordes and double-blessed sacred troops?