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rldragon
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posted January 13, 2006 10:09 AM |
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And Blitz,stories ARE connected to original history,it is more a chance to see how people behaved and reacted when ceirtain events happened.
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rldragon
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posted January 14, 2006 01:00 AM |
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Third part of history is finished.Please see it and if possible comment.Oh and I will post brief history of this part when I am finished with it's stories.
What nobody wants to comment?Please people comment needed.I want to make this town as good as possible and if I am to do that I need suggestions or at least comments.
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kookastar
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Legendary Hero
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posted January 17, 2006 04:09 AM |
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I know what you mean about needing feedback!! Anyway, here's my thoughts...
I think maybe the magic of the lower level troops are a bit high - summon wolf and freeze. Maybe the archers could just freeze the target enough that they don't retaliate??
Also, It might be just me, but I like to have a flying troop fairly low in the levels to allow for easier blockage of enemy rangers. You don't seem to have this until L6. This sounds like an awesome bird, and maybe doesn't need this kind of magic???
I don't know.
I too don't particularly like beserkers but if you do than that's great 
Your history is very well written and does give a picture of what happened. It is long though (maybe some people wouldn't take the time to read it)
If you were willing to get rid of the beserkers you could make the birds L4, and make level six your glacier rider, with the ability to cast the spells you gave the bird.
I am having trouble with my own and should probably just keep my mouth shut!!
Good luck, and I look foward to the next installment.
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miru
Supreme Hero
A leaf in the river of time
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posted January 17, 2006 05:22 AM |
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Hypothermia (obilsk of winter): Armies attacking the town, near it, and in it, that aren't stronghold creatures or ice elementals die slowly.
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I wish I were employed by a stupendous paragraph, with capitalized English words and expressions.
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rldragon
Known Hero
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posted January 17, 2006 12:51 PM |
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Thanks Miru that's excellent suggestion!I will add it as sonn I start to write buildings and etc.
Kookastar, by your comments I see that I have to post unit strategy  .Yes I thought of all the problems and possible variations.But to add glacier rider instead of artic eagle is not good as Valkyrie is already the type of creature you suggest  .About centaur, yes he has too strong ability, I think that I will modify a bit his ability.For example, what do you think of this:Centaur's ability is now only to freeze two times maximum (or once for that matter) and that his freezing attack only forces creature to lose one turn?
About flying units I made it intentionally .You see they don't have flying units early.Actually their only flying unit is artic eagle(zephyr).But to balance that I've mad Zephyr pretty strong in his abilities, but he won't be much strong stats's wise.I won't be powerful as treant or pit fiend probably shall be.
And berseker stays .And Kookastar, do you really think that I should write brief history?
And if you need feedback I would be glad to help you
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frakel
Adventuring Hero
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posted January 17, 2006 08:46 PM |
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Edited by frakel on 17 Jan 2006
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Zephyr
You might want to change the name of your Zephyr unit, as the name actually means ´soft gentle breeze´. But on the other hand it sounds cool enough... just a suggestion.
You can find more info on the name of winds here:
http://ggweather.com/winds.html
On this page you can find these among many other names:
"Zephyros" The ancient Greek name for the west wind, which generally light and beneficial. It has evolved into "zephyr" which denotes a soft gentle breeze. (Glossary of Meteorology)
"Boreas" A ancient Greek name for north winds. (also borras) The term may originally have meant "wind from the mountains" and thus the present term BORA. (Glossary of Meteorology).
- So perhabs Boreas Eagle, Eagle Borealis, or something along these lines would be more suiting to your unit, if you can find a form that sound cool enough.
As for my own town proposal it is put on hold until the end of this week. Then I will be back with an update.
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rldragon
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posted January 17, 2006 09:32 PM |
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Ok thanks Frakel for everything I will see if I can find a cool name except Zephyr.If I can't then zephyr stays.
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kookastar
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posted January 20, 2006 11:14 PM |
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OK
I would love you to have a look at my town and give some brutally honest feedback (constructive of course!). It's "The Cavern"
About the history - I think once you have finished the 'long' history you could include a quick timeline with just short descriptions and then people could look at the long description for more info.
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rldragon
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posted January 21, 2006 12:25 AM |
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OK thanks.I will check "The Cavern" of course.
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kookastar
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Legendary Hero
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posted January 22, 2006 09:52 AM |
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short history
I just read it and think it is REALLY good.
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Oakwarrior
Famous Hero
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posted January 22, 2006 01:01 PM |
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Okay, I finally had time to read it, and I have to say that it was quite interesting
A very nice history
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rldragon
Known Hero
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posted January 22, 2006 11:03 PM |
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Thanks both Kookastar and Oak.
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frakel
Adventuring Hero
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posted January 24, 2006 01:24 AM |
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Quote:
As for your town Frakel I like your town very much,but I think that you will be much busy this several weeks ahead,as many factions have done 60,70 % of their town while Beast-alliance for example has 85 %.You just have to start updating it.If you need feedback on something tell me,I will be happy to help you.
Tell
You can find it here!
http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=16805&pagenumber=1
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panduwana
Adventuring Hero
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posted January 25, 2006 11:56 AM |
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Hmm... your town is already great, but here's some suggestions:
1. Typo on Quote, it should be "avalanche"
2. Warchief is better than War Hero
3. Possible allies:
- Snowbeast --> Yeti (drop all "ancient", it doesn't match either names)
- I think "Horse archer" doesn't sound matching your town theme
- Arctic Mage sounds better than Polar Mage, IMO
I hope that'll help improve your town
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rldragon
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posted January 25, 2006 10:16 PM |
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Thank you Panduwana it will be so
Oh and one notice:BRUTAL COMMENT NEEDED.
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kookastar
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Legendary Hero
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posted January 26, 2006 09:26 AM |
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It is hard to be brutal when there is not much to be brutal about!!
Just one thing; can you clarify the ability of the Fenrir
"every Fenrir summons one ice wolf"
Does this mean that every stack can summon one, or that if you have a stack of 100, you get 100 wolves? This sounds excessive!
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panduwana
Adventuring Hero
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posted January 26, 2006 10:26 AM |
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Oh and one notice:BRUTAL COMMENT NEEDED.
If i were you, I'll drop these crits:
- Warrior of The North, the name is too generics
- Centaur, not related to your theme of artic/ice town
- Berserker, same reason
- Behemoth, same reason
And I'll put these instead:
- Mammoth
- Yeti
- Glacier Raider
because they are so "ice" (so cool?)
and you'll need a spellcaster at level 4/5/6, because every town has spellcaster at level 4/5/6 (priest of haven, mage/djin of academy, druid of sylvan, matriarch of dungeon, lich of necropolis, pit lord of inferno, even my no-magic ICTC town Laboratory has alchemist as "spellcaster")
so, i'll also put that Frost Mage in, although if you can find a better name for it, it will be better, because "Frost Mage" sounds like a hack, i mean "priest" to "haven" sounds natural, or "lich" to "necropolis", but "frost mage" is a made-up just like "matriarch"
(btw, shadow witch and shadow matriarch keep making me think of "shadow wife" and "shadow mother-in-law", dunno why)
so, 4 crits out 4 crits in, and you'll get a good theme
PS: I don't know what valkyrie is, zephyr and fenrir is already good
you may also consider polar bear and white tiger
another thing i concern about is that your history is too detailed, that will make either you will rush it in the end, making it like a movie with sudden-ending due to deadline, or there'll be too few events to describe the history of your town
not that i don't like it, i'm just afraid it would not be finished well, but if you already finish it that's good, go publish it
I hope those are brutal enough
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rldragon
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posted January 27, 2006 02:45 AM |
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Alrigth : one medium or big update.One period of history is written, and please, check out the strategy part.It is a big update there.
Now answers:Kookastar, I have written a correction of my fenrir's description.Now change is the following:Every 4 Fenrirs in stack can summon one wolf in exchange of one turn.That doesn't prevents 1 or 2 or 3 Fenrirs to summon snow wolf, it just means that you will have to have numbers like this:
1-4:1 snow wolf
5-8:2 snow wolf
9-12:3 snow wolf
and so on.....
Panduwana: I am sorry but I have to dissapoint you.There won't be exchange of units.I am very sorry to bash your ideas and most of the users who suggested something probably think me a a****e but I really can say now that it is ceirtain that there won't be exchanges in standard creatures in town.On the other hand, there is also one possibilty that I thougth should work.When i first created this town I knew that some of the units that I create won't have their much deserved place in my town.So, I thougth of special building, which would allow you extra "firepower" and the possibility to recruit units which you like, instead of units you dislike.So, if you want to have Glacier raiders in your army instead of berseker, you just have to recruit Glacier riders in the "special" building.
Ahem, message for possible future comments and/or suggestions.In town-creature lineup won't change that's for ceirtain, BUT you can help me with "special allies" units that I would have in my town.Now, brutal comment or suggestion is needed for strategy guide, and so on.
Final message:I know that I have probably angered some of kindly suggestioners by bashing their ideas and practicly telling them "thanks, but no thanks".I am really sorry when whenever I do that and even now I feel like a jerk.I wnat them to now that I appreciate their help and suggestions.
PS: Don't worry about history, I will update it regurly from now on.
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kookastar
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Legendary Hero
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posted January 27, 2006 10:44 PM |
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re woofs
4-1 sound a little better for a level 3, although I don't know how useful it would be? Maybe you could have its special ability as something else - freeze or something. Maybe it could 'heel' - return to the side of another friendly unit in battle in one movement (and still be able to attack in the same turn - a bit like teleport).
These are only my suggestions - to be bashed as much as you so desire
And Rl... could you please have a look at the changes I have made in ICTC The Cavern. We only have a week to go and I too, need some feedback
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rldragon
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posted January 28, 2006 11:00 AM |
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