Psyche_7
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30.01.2011 SEM_56 (blue, ALLrandom, Tower, Daremyth, Arlach) def Psyche_7 (red, ALLrandom, Inferno, Pyra, Pyra) jebus cross 137
We took all the rests, the spawn was bad: 2 mini conservatories, 2 external djinn dwellings..
On day 1, weeks 1-4,6 at the Citadel, Arlach with Tactics, Earth. Took 2 external djinn dwellings...
On day 2, took 2 mini conservatories, wasted time going to them, took 2 external mage dwellings, reached the GO only on day 126...
On day 127, I hit the GO, take a couple of Pandora's Boxes...
On day 3, took 2 Dragon Utopias on week 3 day 1, secondary skill swamp, hat on level 5..
Pyra approached herself and attacked...
In the final battle, 2 resists worked, troops intact, opponent beaten cleanly, thanks for the game!!!
Everything was definitely against me in this game. Got Inferno twice in a row. Against Tower I decide to try it, there is a decent starting hero + a good artifact (the trumpet), which, combined with Fiona's advanced scouting, was promising. And there was still the rest after all ).
In short, the start was unclear: almost no gogs and they weren't built, but 2 of their external dwellings are quickly found. Another external dwelling is visible. Looks like Efreeti. Seems not far. Decided to try it. The external dwelling turned out to be Efreeti indeed, but I couldn't beat 50-99 Medusas on the first try (. The second external Efreeti dwelling was found late, and the guard wasn't pleasant either (a horde of upgraded Ruhks). That was it for external dwellings, not counting 2 Devils ). But at least I got a few Hives thrown in + 2 home Dragon Utopias (1 on the way to the GO) and 2 Conservatories near the castle on weeks 2-4.
Tempo is low, weeks 1-2, 4-6 in the castle. Found something interesting: a Pandora's Box behind 100 Mummies, broke it on day 121. Gave experience, Pyra leveled up nicely (got Earth and Tactics), I can't imagine any other way to break 50-99 Efreeti Sultans right now. Even found Slow in one of the pillars, surprisingly. Then there was another Pandora's Box for all Water (Advanced Wisdom) and around mid-second week I plan to take the Conservatories. Lots of Pit Lords, Pit Fiends, Demons are getting cut down, Blindness in GM2 due to lack of Mass Slow - on this euphoric note I rushed in there. Maximum difficulty. Well, I guess the next will be.... maximum difficulty again. No Pit Lords, no mana, but there are 8 Angels. Why not take a shot at the Dragon Utopia (3rd) then, since it's on the way? Collected some Wyverns, beat/bought/upgraded the Efreeti and forward, even though Earth still isn't maxed.
It might seem like everything is fine, but it's already day 131, and the center hasn't been broken yet, and the Dragon Utopia gave a real gentleman's set (Tome of Air, Captain's Hat, Wings, Necromancer's Boots). In other words, NOTHING for stats. So then I beat the Unicorns, fly over the Efreeti (the opponent didn't object) and here I am with the main hero in the center (want scouts - go beat the Sultans :)). Native secondary skills there, no time wasted refilling mana, I keep running. I run into the GO blocking the path (initially even thought it was the opponent's respawn), but looking at the map showed there would be no Orb, this isn't the opponent's respawn. Struggled for a couple of days, and by then the blue flags are already nearby. Only managed to grab the Necklace +3 to all. The opponent's army is stronger (no wonder, attack is about twice as high), but the power doesn't seem that high. See an Air boost and a Hive nearby. Counting on the first turn (Chain Lightning for 600+), I attack. Had I seen the opponent's changed stats at that moment (as the post-battle analysis showed, added a Sword +5 to all and a Shield +12), I would have probably surrendered. But as it was, there was hope until the very final battle... where 2 consecutive 20% resists became a fitting end to the game.
P.S. Sorry for the long turns - hundreds of Mummies and Golems don't die quickly with basic Ballistics + I played Inferno for the first time.
