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Battle Tactics

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Bobbykitty said:
Oh no, I never use autofight...more like autolose all your troops.

The territory was wide open. One move and the dog was on the four treants who all took a swipe, but that wasn't enough. Then the cannoneer attacked one of the treants and boom....that took care of the whole squad...then it was my sorceress' turn...I could see it didn't matter what I did with her, she was going to die by the dog on the next move....so I used her to go as close to the cannoneer as she could and hit him....she did....the next move I was right...the dog left the treants and came over and killed the sorceresses in one lick (don't you think they look like they are licking you when they attack?). Anyway, after that, the cannoneer just kept killing the treants one squad per move.

I was against two squads....a whole ton of dogs in one and a whole ton of cannoneers in another.

If I can't kill the bad guys with one move, but they can wipe me out with one turn, how is winning some of these fights even possible?
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Best to run
 
Is it a ploy, you think, to get you to negotiate? Because that does sound unbeatable. Sometimes I look at an enemy and go, "Nope, too much trouble. Let's spend goods that took me days to accumulate!" The combat balancing is wrong, wrong. Or intentionally aggravating.
 
Or else it's an indication that you've been a bit too aggressive about exploring sectors, and you're in over your head.
 
Katwijk said:
Or else it's an indication that you've been a bit too aggressive about exploring sectors, and you're in over your head.
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Ever helpful as always.

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You know I am curious Katwijk...more than once you have used pejorative terms such as "too aggressive" regarding my exploring sectors. I am curious as to what you suggest I do. Just sit here? I have upgraded every building in my city to the maximum. My builders haven't done a thing all week. Tomorrow I will finally be able to change some culture buildings. I still have 17 expansions to get, but unless I negotiate or fight I won't get any of them. I only have one expansion left in the tech tree.

Are you saying that I should stop playing the game? Or just come on for a few minutes a day to set and collect goods and give NH? Without expansions I don't have a game, so that is why I explore...in order to get expansions so I can build things in this builder game.

Also...it now takes me 48 hours to scout a province. Should I just sit here and do nothing or should I at least send out those scouts?
 
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No, really, stop being a d*ck and try to help people. If you can. Talking down to others and being sanctimonious is not a skill, it's a sign of not having a single empathetic bone in your body.
 
When the obvious problem is that someone is over extended,
then the obvious solution to focus on the rest of the game, so that things will again be nicely in balance.

The harder you dig, the further you have to throw the dirt.
 
Yes, a d*ck. I thank you and bow to you... Am I laughing too hard? I wanted to surpass you in ranking (Which I almost did by spending five dollars), but I realized you weren't worth it.
 
You'll have a nifty response, which offers nothing in response to the real question. I felt bad for you, because the bully can become the bullied, and I thought of speaking out in defense, but you... please stop insulting everyone. Leaves you with no allies.
 
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If you have a 10% advantage in Squad Size, then you'll win most of your battles.

If you have a 10% DISadvantage in Squad Size, than you'll lose most of your battles.

In between skill and tactics can help you carry the day.

"Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals study logistics."
- Gen. Robert H. Barrow, USMC (Commandant of the Marine Corps) noted in 1980
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Over producing Coins/Goods/Supplies, so that you can negotiate doesn't make much sense, unless you're pretty desperate for a few extra Relics or Rune Shards.

To a very limited degree, you can avoid combat as a matter of policy, but I've never seen anybody claim that they've done so successfully.
 
Katwijk said:
If you have a 10% DISadvantage in Squad Size, than you'll lose most of your battles.
In between skill and tactics can help you carry the day.
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I must be a tactical genius, then :eek:. My squad size is 216, and I'm regularly facing squads of 800+ in encounters now, and rarely suffer a complete defeat (I'll admit to a few Pyrrhic victories here and there :), and some encounters where I choose to negotiate instead of taking that level of losses).

So maybe that +10%/-10% rule isn't quite right ...
 
Katwijk said:
If you have a 10% advantage in Squad Size, then you'll win most of your battles.

If you have a 10% DISadvantage in Squad Size, than you'll lose most of your battles.

In between skill and tactics can help you carry the day.


Over producing Coins/Goods/Supplies, so that you can negotiate doesn't make much sense, unless you're pretty desperate for a few extra Relics or Rune Shards.

To a very limited degree, you can avoid combat as a matter of policy, but I've never seen anybody claim that they've done so successfully.
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You're assuming again, to a great extent; almost all of my provinces I've cleared through fighting, not negotiating. I wish there was a "null and void" button for comments, even though you pretend to be above such opinions.
 
Katwijk said:
If you have a 10% DISadvantage in Squad Size, than you'll lose most of your battles.
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Fighting in this game is difficult. I would suggest you practice. Many folks don't fight at all and are very intimidated by it. But if you are avoiding battles because of a mere 10% disadvantage, you won't ever get any better. A battle that even in this game is about as remedial a battle as you can get. You should always win a battle when you are at only a 10% disadvantage. I often win battles where I am at a 500% or higher disadvantage.

Katwijk said:
Over producing Coins/Goods/Supplies, so that you can negotiate doesn't make much sense
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This comment doesn't make any sense. Stop trying to lead people astray in this game with utterly stupid advice. You tell them they can't win the most basic battles, and then you tell them not to negotiate.

Obviously you have to produce goods in this game so that you can negotiate provinces. In many instances that is the only way to clear them. Not every battle is winnable.

Katwijk said:
When the obvious problem is that someone is over extended,
then the obvious solution to focus on the rest of the game, so that things will again be nicely in balance.
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It is obvious that you are just trying to give the worst advice possible in this game.
 
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BobbyKitty, you are correct. Just to tell you what kind of a person Katwijk is, he was in a fellowship of mine and, when we started requiring a minimum of 4 visits a week, he was called on it because he wasn't visiting and promptly quit the fellowship. I don't put much stock in his advice since he is obviously very narcissistic.
 
Good deal. Anyone found a solid method for beating the Golem II's without loosing most of your squads? I haven't found an effective fighter or fighter combo for those.
 
Sorc IIIs are pretty good. Once you hit them they become ineffective at hitting you back.
 
Actually, that works even with Sorceress II's! You hit them halfway through ch. V. Until then, you mostly die.
 
That is kind of what I had figured. What about on the human side? Any ideas or things that have worked for anyone against these annoying creatures?
 
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