Tip Ba'al and Unrest

Atreidi · #1 April 25th, 2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ano

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Have you seen the rephaite sage?
Build anywhere without a lab 6 research for 175 gold; When Ashdod has forests it is the quickest research nation, they get 800g forts in forests.

Have you ever seen the Minister of Magic?
Built anywhere without a lab 5 research for 70 gold. When Tien Chi has swamps(800gp castle) or even forests or plains (1000 gp castle) it is the quickest research nation.
That plus a native fire and ability to make mass fetishes makes them a research plasma-gun

if they manage to set up good expansion.

True_That

Redeyes · #2 April 26th, 2009, 09:50 AM

Well, I did mean that everything Ashdod does is unique, just that it's one of those strengths that aren't readily apparent but can be capitalized on, like their mild inoculation against flaming arrows/fire bless or cheap Slingers to leverage with buffs/use as wall breakers/as patrollers.

If you want to break it down to every component part T'ien Ch'i has an advantage in the Minister of Magic, though I think that holistically Ashdod is just as "quick" a researcher due to their ability to expand and great benefit from going construction early; T'ien Ch'i can't leverage magic items as well as Ashdod thugs.