Dreekenkorin
Joined: Jan 31, 2005
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Feb 09, 2005 - 15:57 |
 
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Is there someone who hires mages for a game?? If so, why and always or sometimes? Are they worth it? |
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Cloggy
Joined: Sep 23, 2004
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Feb 09, 2005 - 16:01 |
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Yeah, I hire them occasionally. Their usefullness varies according to the races you play against. But just imagine what happens if you throw a fireball into a cage built from a beast of nurgle and some rotters 
Being limited to a single action per game I think the bashy vs bashy game is the one where their influence is the greatest, since turning around a single drive will likely decide the match.
I find them an entertaining way to burn some cash on my bashy teams when I have a little too much and don't need extra players. |
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Michael_Warblade
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Feb 10, 2005 - 01:50 |
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A wizard works extremely well against dwarves as you can break their cage and run off with the ball |
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ozjesting
Joined: Jan 27, 2004
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Feb 10, 2005 - 01:56 |
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And might I add that if you are using the LoonyToonSoundTheme hearing Marvin blasting his Eludium Q36 Space Modulator is WELL worth the 50K  |
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Macavity
Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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Feb 10, 2005 - 02:12 |
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Wizards are good because people don't expect them, therefore are not prepared to defend against them. |
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Dreekenkorin
Joined: Jan 31, 2005
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Feb 10, 2005 - 14:07 |
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How can you defend against them? And which magic is used most? |
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nazerdemus
Joined: Nov 02, 2004
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Feb 10, 2005 - 14:15 |
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The magic of the vile halfling chef is most frequently used , but its not real magic , usually fireballl is used , as its a cage breaker |
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Optihut
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
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Feb 10, 2005 - 14:26 |
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However, hiring a wizard is a reason for some people to back out of a game. Recently a guy with his ogre team (10 ogres, 3 or 4 re-rolls, some goblins) wanted to play against my amazons. I didn't really want to play, but then decided that playing was a better way to pass the time than not playing. I had 90k in my treasury and said "Well, I'd like to hire a wizard" and then the guy said "Uh... In that case I don't want to play anymore. Do you want to play without hiring the wizard?"
I declined and found a match for my dwarves vs chaos instead. |
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xen7ric
Joined: Jan 13, 2005
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Feb 10, 2005 - 14:39 |
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Mages are great if you're playing a fast, light team against a slower more powerful team. The ability to get the ball off the ball carrier and break up a cage is good enough and with proper use it should at least stop a TD (if you're planning ahead and have a good thrower then turning this into a TD for you shouldn't be unusual).
Slower teams though, are more likely to be in the way standing in the thick of it just where you want to fireball etc and so aren't as good. If you've got money to burn then they're probably worth it.
The 1/2ling master chef is a real pain and the Dwarf one looks good to me too. |
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Dreekenkorin
Joined: Jan 31, 2005
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Feb 10, 2005 - 14:41 |
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Ok, thanks for the information. |
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