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acoyauh

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Playing Magic vs. Ultra Norsemen
« on: 31 July 2008, 15:06:22 »
Has anyone tried it?
Norsemen can get decent units produced fast, daemons are no match for those, so only battlemages can perform a decent defense (with daemons just as cannon fodder) but norsemen produce theirs so quickly, I'm getting overwhelmed fast on every game.
I've been trying to find a balance between mining and combat units (enough resources AND enough defenders) but I just have no time to set up enough of them. I know daemons/battlemages built quickly are usually the formula, but here... well they're just too quick.

Similar thing with the indians, although not as serious, if you organize well you can defend at first and later they're no match for the advanced units. Norsemen though...

Any suggestions?
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« Reply #1 on: 31 July 2008, 16:28:50 »
I just won a norse vs magic on normal. The AI just sends lots of cudgel ladies which are too slow and easy prey for massed battlemages. Later it builds more archers and and those giant crossbow wagons. The best way to defeat them is a combination of dragons followed by a land attack of behemoths.

Playing northmen again reminded me how good the northmen mod is!
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« Reply #2 on: 31 July 2008, 17:35:24 »
Yeah... Probably the reason is because the ultra guys can mine and harvest so fast. (The ultra AI can harvest 2 times as fast, or something like that.)

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« Reply #3 on: 1 August 2008, 18:27:40 »
UNRELATED//

I don't know why, but when I play as Norsemen against indians, I always lose. And that's on easy. Why do the indian seem so much more powerful.

I can, however, win with magic or tech vs indian or norsemen, just not when I play as the norsies. :o
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« Reply #4 on: 2 August 2008, 00:23:25 »
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I don't know why, but when I play as Norsemen against indians, I always lose. And that's on easy. Why do the indian seem so much more powerful.

I can, however, win with magic or tech vs indian or norsemen, just not when I play as the norsies.


its cause the indians produce fast from many builings and have archers earlyer




as for fighting norseman put a golen at the front and put some battlemages behind it and have them all hold position and that can hold ok (best if an initiative can be by the golen too)
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« Reply #5 on: 2 August 2008, 21:28:29 »
Odd, I can't beat tech either with norsemen.

Damn, I suck! :O
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