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Well, I had some very real cases (literally yesterday) where, to take down an enemy in a castle, I dismissed a perfectly powerful and combat-ready stack of one and a half hundred royal griffins to hire a mediocre (seemingly) nomad and, without losing a turn, cross the sand...
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...and now I'm playing a map with diplomacy, covered in dirt from head to toe, packed with archmages, champions, and tons of crusaders, but I'm carrying two thieves. I could have added half a ton of pegasi instead, but no.
Why? That's right: I don't need pegasi, and thieves save real-time with their visions...
Added 12 minutes later
...and now I'm playing a map with diplomacy, covered in dirt from head to toe, packed with archmages, champions, and tons of crusaders, but I'm carrying two thieves. I could have added half a ton of pegasi instead, but no.
Why? That's right: I don't need pegasi, and thieves save real-time with their visions...