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necromance
Hired Hero
Town Pillager
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posted May 31, 2010 10:18 PM |
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banshee howl
i think banshee howl is pretty use full
but thats not what some people think.
so i want you people to tell me. i really apreciate it and thanks
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Lexxan
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Unimpressed by your logic
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posted May 31, 2010 10:22 PM |
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I find it questionable to use one of My Necromancer's turns on a skill, when there are Phoenixes, Hives, Barriers and Crystals to summon, and Mass Dark Spells/Marks of the Necromancer to cast. I haven't played in quite a while, but imo it's not a bad skill, but definately not a priority in the more important battles, and neither in the earlier-level ups.
In Short: It doesn't suck... but is isn't as essential as other skills.
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted May 31, 2010 11:33 PM |
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Umm it's pretty useless. Maybe if you have absolutely no mana, no mark of the necromancer or no useful spells to cast. And only if you have Deirdre or the necro set
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Vangelis21
Supreme Hero
Manchild
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posted June 01, 2010 07:44 AM |
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If it is not nerfed in any way and your hero has a good level, then i think it can be useful. Now i am not sure about some details, but i think that Elvin can answer to those. for example, does it work cumulatively with spells such as slow? in case of haste casted by the opponent, is the -10% initiative canceled totally?
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted June 01, 2010 07:53 AM |
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Extra levels only increase the duration, it's always -1 luck/morale which isn't enough. -10% init is not bad either but for taking a whole round it's more of a liability than a bonus. Think it does add up with other initiative affecting arties/spells.
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Vangelis21
Supreme Hero
Manchild
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posted June 01, 2010 08:03 AM |
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Extra levels only increase the duration, it's always -1 luck/morale which isn't enough.
This i Knew but i think it is enough
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-10% init is not bad either but for taking a whole round it's more of a liability than a bonus.
If it adds up to slow or it doesn't get canceled by haste, then it is great
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Think it does add up with other initiative affecting arties/spells.
with arties it should be anyway. I care mostly if it gets cancelled by haste
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natalka
Supreme Hero
Bad-mannered
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posted June 01, 2010 02:39 PM |
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necromance
Hired Hero
Town Pillager
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posted June 01, 2010 09:30 PM |
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thanks guys now i know what you think
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dale
Known Hero
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posted June 02, 2010 11:49 PM |
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I rarely bother with it. Priority goes to other more powerful spells such as puppet master, sorrow and mass slow. For the most part battles are over by the time I get to cast a third spell.
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted June 03, 2010 12:01 AM |
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Battle over by third spell? You must be referring to AI, a decent opponent can keep a necro game going for a long while.
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Fauch
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 03, 2010 01:40 AM |
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Edited by Fauch at 01:42, 03 Jun 2010.
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In duel mode my battles last quite long usually. I think it can be between 5 and 10 rounds sometimes. but I prefer the knight who has quite a tough army (squires + battle griffins + inquisitors). if you play stronghold usually you win fast.
(sylvan too, but not necessarily, you can go defensive with treants)
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blizzardboy
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Nerf Herder
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posted June 03, 2010 09:45 PM |
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Banshee Howl is one of those "I have nothing better to do" abilities. It's like Benediction only worse because the Necromancer's turns are overall more valuable than a Knight's.
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Fauch
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 04, 2010 01:04 AM |
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well, technically meteor shower is also one of those "I have nothing better to do" spells for a warlock 
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trout0r
Tavern Dweller
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posted June 04, 2010 08:41 PM |
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Banshee Howl is one of those "I have nothing better to do" abilities. It's like Benediction only worse because the Necromancer's turns are overall more valuable than a Knight's.
Even when facing a high moral retribution opponent + Deirdre and/or necro set? I only play necro when I random (and not very well, I assume), and Deirdre is one of my fav choices (I face alot of light+might knight and offensive academy).
On another note: When you haunt mines, can you take the ghosts out of their garrison and put them in your army? Like Ghost farming? I pondered that combined with Nadir / eternal servitude and Kamikaze'ing the temporary ghosts to increase ghost number? Crazy idea?
Just looking for other options because: vlads special is fail. zombies are fail, but I've used orson when randoming. That leaves the vamp specialist, and I'm not that fond of vamps other than torpor. The people I play don't really spam spells other than something like mass haste/mass slow that kinda variation rules out zoltan (I also dislike his lack of mentoring). Kaspar I can't handle the loss of a slot, as raise dead is such a great loss reduction spell. Raven seems ok, also.
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Lexxan
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Unimpressed by your logic
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posted June 04, 2010 08:44 PM |
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I wouldn't go for Haunted Mines altogether if you were you.
It requires Leadership >_<
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Fauch
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 04, 2010 08:48 PM |
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if you were you
which is necessarily true, right?
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trout0r
Tavern Dweller
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posted June 04, 2010 08:54 PM |
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Edited by trout0r at 21:07, 04 Jun 2010.
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I wouldn't go for Haunted Mines altogether if you were you.
It requires Leadership >_<
I thought as much, and clearly I've never taken leadership with necro before
I was just hoping for a party trick of sorts, you know rock up at the final battle with as many ghosts as skellies (without wasting DE on them)? 
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NECROMANCE
Hired Hero
Town Pillager
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posted June 07, 2010 01:45 AM |
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THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU
KEEP POSTING PLEASE
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phoenixreborn
Promising
Legendary Hero
Unicorn
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posted June 07, 2010 01:50 AM |
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It's only two levels of Leadership and Herald of Death is a useful sub ability. Maybe not the worst combo ever. Not worse than soulfire.
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Fauch
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted June 07, 2010 11:53 AM |
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it's hard to do worse than soulfire.
and from what I remember, haunted mines was quite imba before TOE
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