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xerox
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posted October 19, 2014 11:42 PM |
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I still want a four tier system.
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Over himself, over his own
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Storm-Giant
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posted October 19, 2014 11:43 PM |
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Play H4 like I'm doing 
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Stevie
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posted October 20, 2014 12:18 AM |
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Edited by Stevie at 00:19, 20 Oct 2014.
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Storm-Giant said:
Play H4 like I'm doing
Let's find out if Stormy floats on water.
For those who might not get it - Link
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Storm-Giant
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posted October 20, 2014 01:21 AM |
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Do I smell fear? 
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frostymuaddib
Promising
Supreme Hero
育碧是白痴
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posted October 20, 2014 02:11 AM |
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Peasants are essential tool for any good necromancers! They are ready to be harvested for the evergrowing undead army 
At least theye were before H6. That reminded me, I really hope that necromancy will be implemented similar to how it was in Tribes of the East. I hated H6 implementation...
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TDL
Honorable
Supreme Hero
The weak suffer. I endure.
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posted October 20, 2014 03:12 AM |
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4 tier approach is the way to go. That said, 3 tier approach might even make it easier to balance as the way it was done in H4 (and the approach is arguably dissimilar to any other H game), playing a slower game would lead to more varied armies from across different towns but without getting T1 and potentially T2 ever involved in later stages, while 3 tiers can still allow the weaker units to have their use. Problem is, for towns without resurrection and stuff, they need not drop like flies in later stages...
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Kimarous
Supreme Hero
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posted October 20, 2014 03:43 AM |
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Edited by Kimarous at 03:44, 20 Oct 2014.
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Peasants don't make sense as a unit. These are the guys who get trampled underfoot wherever your army goes. It would take the ballsiest farmhands in the world to stand up to a fully-fledged army of demons, necromancers, etc.
Tell me, when all you do is til the fields and you see a Black Dragon coming at you (supported by a large army, no less), do you A) count how many other peasants are around and think "Hmm, there's a few hundred of us. We can take them!", or B) run away screaming because you're just a peasant with a pitchfork?
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Hermes
Famous Hero
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posted October 20, 2014 07:25 AM |
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Not that I support peasants as a unit in a mythological strategy game, but the poster above obviously never been a peasant  It hard to explain until you get to be a peasant yourself, if even for a week or so, but my point is this: it takes some extreme effort and dedication to perform the peasant duties - it is an extremely demanding way of life, physically and mentally. In the time of need, I'd rather stick around some peasants then high life hipsters in shiny armour...
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DoubleDeck
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Look into my eyes...
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posted October 20, 2014 08:08 AM |
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Come on guys leave the peasants alone....at least they contributed +1 daily Gold growth
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Stevie
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posted October 20, 2014 10:46 AM |
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I hope we get an update on the website today. Weekends are a pain 
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War-overlord
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Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted October 20, 2014 10:50 AM |
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Stevie said:
I hope we get an update on the website today. Weekends are a pain
Last week was pretty light on news to begin with.
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Avirosb
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Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted October 20, 2014 11:02 AM |
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Hype levels are already off the charts, we shouldn't expect them to hand out glorious news tidbits every week.
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War-overlord
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Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted October 20, 2014 11:08 AM |
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Avirosb said:
Hype levels are already off the charts, we shouldn't expect them to hand out glorious news tidbits every week.
Hype is like an animal, it needs to be fed regularly or it will die.
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Stevie
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posted October 20, 2014 11:10 AM |
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Hype must be preserved now.
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Avirosb
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Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted October 20, 2014 11:30 AM |
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Hype is more successful in the wild, where it jumps at you when you last expect it, claws and fangs bared.
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Storm-Giant
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posted October 20, 2014 12:10 PM |
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Hermes said:
Not that I support peasants as a unit in a mythological strategy game, but the poster above obviously never been a peasant It hard to explain until you get to be a peasant yourself, if even for a week or so, but my point is this: it takes some extreme effort and dedication to perform the peasant duties - it is an extremely demanding way of life, physically and mentally. In the time of need, I'd rather stick around some peasants then high life hipsters in shiny armour...
They are bland units, they offer basically nothing to gameplay 
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Avirosb
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Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted October 20, 2014 12:21 PM |
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Storm-Giant said:
They are bland units
They would be in good company then
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War-overlord
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Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted October 20, 2014 12:36 PM |
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Storm-Giant said:
They are bland units, they offer basically nothing to gameplay
I would agree to this to some point. Their only/greatest redeeming quality was their Taxpayer ability, which lead to them paying themselves back eventually. Other then that, they were pretty much cannon-fodder for most of their existance.
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Avirosb
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No longer on vacation
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posted October 20, 2014 12:44 PM |
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You forget that this is New Ashan, where everyone is legendary and have awesome powers.
If they could give Battletank Beowulf abilities then they could surely do the same to the common serf.
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DoubleDeck
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Legendary Hero
Look into my eyes...
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posted October 20, 2014 01:07 PM |
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Storm-Giant said:
Hermes said:
Not that I support peasants as a unit in a mythological strategy game, but the poster above obviously never been a peasant It hard to explain until you get to be a peasant yourself, if even for a week or so, but my point is this: it takes some extreme effort and dedication to perform the peasant duties - it is an extremely demanding way of life, physically and mentally. In the time of need, I'd rather stick around some peasants then high life hipsters in shiny armour...
They are bland units, they offer basically nothing to gameplay
They did offer something to gameplay: protecting your marksmen!
I used to cruise the map with only marksmen and peasants in different 1 x stacks and large enemy creatures were easy to clear and you only lost like 4 peasants (i.e. 4 stacks)...
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This MEGA THREAD is pages long: 
