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rldragon
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posted January 12, 2006 11:21 PM |
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Hey Blitz I didn't know you are a fan of Warcraft 
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Blitzkrieg_Boy
Adventuring Hero
The Lone Keeper
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posted January 13, 2006 02:49 AM |
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I mastered Warcraft, but this is not the reason Nagas are in this town. Those nagas in Warcraft are loyal, and only loyal to Illadin and, are consequently getting owned by elves. My naga town is controled by necromancy and are to be freed at the end of the saga. If you are talking about the thing that look a bit like pit lord, then well, you'll have to live with that because that's the best I've got. If you mean otherwise, please explain...
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rldragon
Known Hero
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posted January 13, 2006 03:17 AM |
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I meant both things.About Tidal Guardian I think you can find a better image.If you want I will search for it myself.
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Blitzkrieg_Boy
Adventuring Hero
The Lone Keeper
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posted January 13, 2006 03:19 AM |
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Do any of you want me to spoil the sanctuary quest process?
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rldragon
Known Hero
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posted January 13, 2006 03:29 AM |
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I don't qiute understand Blitz.
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miru
Supreme Hero
A leaf in the river of time
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posted January 13, 2006 08:51 PM |
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Your lizards have too much of a dry feel, try giving the gills, and more webbing, less caluosed scales, more soft scales. I think that the faceless knight should be, or be replaced by a ranged unit. Mabey somecrab that throws clams, or bubbles. Crabs would go good in this town.
The naga siren has potential to be either realy cool, or realy gay. Be careful with that.
The Grunt has bamboo/bone armor. Try giving it like clam-shell-ish armor, bone is too cruel for a sanctuary. And possibly change his weapon (mabey seaweed lashing instead of that leathery stuff, or a sea weed whip, or a shard of a clam shell, srafted into a crude sword).
Otherwise this is looking good, and wouldn't be so hard to introduce as a neutral town.(see my post in the first page of the international contest thread)
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I wish I were employed by a stupendous paragraph, with capitalized English words and expressions.
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Oakwarrior
Famous Hero
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posted January 15, 2006 08:52 AM |
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Isn't that Mannoroth..? Ooh, it is
Village Hall
Town Hall
City Hall
Capitol
Fort
Citadel
Castle
Tavern
Mage's Guild Level 1
Mage's Guild Level 2
Mage's Guild Level 3
Mage's Guild Level 4
Mage's Guild Level 5
Okay, I'll ignore that 
Units look good, they have good special abilities. But I am coming to think that they will kinda get owned when it comes the land-only maps.
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Blitzkrieg_Boy
Adventuring Hero
The Lone Keeper
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posted January 15, 2006 11:14 AM |
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Wow!! Super Eyesight Oakwarrior! How did you know?
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Pyromanzer
Tavern Dweller
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posted January 15, 2006 06:41 PM |
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your idea is very cool
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gwyndolium
Known Hero
Ancient citizen
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posted January 15, 2006 07:37 PM |
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Quote:
Wow!! Super Eyesight Oakwarrior! How did you know?
Feel the sarcasm.
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~I came down from heavens, to bestow the people under me, with hope and knowledge~
-The angel of judgement, Gwyndolium.
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Blitzkrieg_Boy
Adventuring Hero
The Lone Keeper
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posted January 16, 2006 12:33 AM |
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Oakwarrior
Famous Hero
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posted January 16, 2006 01:45 PM |
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I have good memory 
And gwen, I don't think he was sarcastic or anything.
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Hrushov17
Adventuring Hero
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posted January 17, 2006 01:53 AM |
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just have one thing to say, GJ go Blitz ,
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Loknar
Adventuring Hero
Missing Links
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posted January 17, 2006 04:12 AM |
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Edited by Loknar on 16 Jan 2006
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Comments
The water town is a really nice idea that I would like to see realized.
Creature Concepts
The main design difficulty of the faction seems the fact that its creatures are designed for water, but will mostly be seen in fights on land.
1-3. Good, though a bit uniform (I would avoid making them a level 1-3 block and perhaps even consider dropping one of them),
4. I've always liked it. I would make it a higher level, though (thinking from mythology, HoMM tradition and design qualities), 5 or even 6,
5. Marvelous idea. But while the picture looks more like a mermaid (fish), the naga is a snake and the siren a women with birds' wings and feet. Personally, I would prefer the (sea)bird-woman, but snake goes better with that race thing of H5.
6. This must be huge if it is to surpass the nagas.
7. This is somehow arbitrary imho: Having wings and being unable to fly with the sea theme suggest something like a giant penguin, but the picture doesn't support that. (And what's the sword for?) I'm also puzzled by the term "Behemoth". In Hebrew myth (where the Behemoth comes from; see link below), the Behemoth is the land representation, the counterpart to the Leviathan, which is the sea monster, so this looks kind of confused. I don't know what made the H3 designers make the behemoth that hairy lump nor the H4 designers that oversized rodent (though I like the H3, somehow). Originally, it seems to be a hippopotamus, but that won't make quite the impact you seem to aim at.
Like Orbvius, I would take in another snake, a giant sea snake monster like the Leviathan is sometimes pictured (I like the picture by Gustave Dore in the link below). There are other options as well. Snakes also live in the sea and on the land.
Troop Strategy
Generally the creatures and the faction are strategically interesting, but I would consider tuning them down a notch. E.g. the "High Tide" special ability has a tremendous power for level 5, especially since it brings those smashing demons quicker to its unfortunate preys.
Again, I'm unhappy with Level 7. I would never choose a faction where the level 7 creature is one of the slowest creatures in the game. This makes your faction extremely defensive and playing it, you're out of the race midgame.
Hope this helps.
Wikipedia Leviathan
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Blitzkrieg_Boy
Adventuring Hero
The Lone Keeper
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posted February 03, 2006 11:36 PM |
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Any more suggestions? I am going to finish at the end of today so POST! Please?
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Phoenixzs
Adventuring Hero
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posted February 04, 2006 12:12 AM |
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-Grunt Chieftain:I cant see the disadvantage about being melle really if you have good damage good hp and all the stuff
-Thousand cuts:Should be double damage for such a high percentage.
-Submerge,burrowstrike;should have chances to be activated by digging you have already an enorumous advantage aganist shooters so the other should have chances to be ballanced.
-As ý can see being slow for your last level creature is not a valid disadvantage.It has too powerfull abilities and no disadvantage really.Also dealing double damage on retaliation is also a bit too much.
Generally some of yor creatures have too much ability try to elect some of their abilities;ý know there are alot of good ideas but we cannot use them all.
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TitaniumAlloy
Honorable
Legendary Hero
Professional
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posted February 06, 2006 10:12 AM |
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Nice idea.
0=Worst
5=Average
10=Best
Race: 8 (Includes the missing lizardmen and Nagas)
History: 7
Creatures: 7 (Some are pretty similar to each other, including the heroes)
Balance: 6 (Some skills are too powerful, unbalanced)
Originality: 7
TOTAL: 37
A solid score. The Lizard warrior picture is awesome. It'd be cool if they were massive, then higher level.
For a sea town, i'd say it would work.
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Aculias
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Pretty Boy Angel Sacraficer
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posted February 06, 2006 12:52 PM |
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Hiya Blitzman
I hope you do well in contest.
Lets start with Race
Race-6 I like how you evolved the hatred toward the towns & lands etc that should be rightfully thiers.
Otherwise it seems like a typical evil story.
History-6 I like how you evolved an evil plot from a former hero.
Seems interesting but otherwise it seems you concentrated on the darkness when i would like to know more.
Creatures-8 No Sharks  (Joking) I like your creatures,it fits the race perfect.The balance is fair & different from one another but in balance of weakness & Streghnth (I spelt it wrong so what ) it does balance out.
Balance-8 I think the creatures are balanced as i explained above.The heroes skills seem balanced, haste is not a game killer & with the other skills & variety of choices i am sure it is ok.
Only thang I find unbalance is the Naga of Eternity.
I like the structure idea.
Having even a slight increase on ALL population & reducing the prices on them can be unbalanced on the duration of the game.
I would advise using one of them & not both (preferbly reducing the price).
Originality-7 Well it is tought out & the history Originated from your town & the creatures.
Otherwise the rest is really good on the imagination.
Total is 35.
Hope your satisfied & good luck in the contest
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Oakwarrior
Famous Hero
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posted February 06, 2006 01:37 PM |
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Race: 9 (Excellent! Brings back good memories)
History: 7 (Good)
Creatures: 6 (Above Average. Too many look-alikes)
Balance: 6 (Above Average)
Originality: 7 (Good)
TOTAL: 35
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Labyrinth
Tavern Dweller
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posted February 06, 2006 06:25 PM |
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just WOOOW!
I love your town! Everything is great in there
Rating: 10 fat points!
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