xXxDreadfulxXx
Auto-translated
Dear forum members, I need your help with a situation. I'm playing with a friend in a local multiplayer game on the "Battle of Nations" map. I'm playing as the Orcs (Hagresh), and he's playing as the Mages (Ora). It's been 5 months, and I tried to defeat him, but I couldn't. I asked for one more day to think and replay the battle, and I also asked him to show me what skills he was developing for his hero. Since my friend is confident in his victory, he immediately agreed. The map is quite poor (only one Dragon Utopia and one artifact shop). We're playing on "Hero" difficulty. I didn't have a good start because, unfortunately, my resources were guarded only by ranged units: Elven Archers, Goblins, and Centaurs. As for artifacts, I initially found the "Helm of Chaos" and the "Armor of Fearlessness" (and I had to sacrifice Centaurs for the armor because they were guarded by Assassins). As I later found out, he was in a better position: he immediately got the Chaos Magic skill and initially found the Trident of Titans. I developed the following skills:
1). Expert in Blood Rage: Reinforcements, Remembrance of Our Blood, Power Against Magic
2). Expert in Attack: Battle Frenzy, Tactics, Retribution
3). Expert in Defense: Endurance, Evasion
4). Expert in Logistics: Find Path
5). Expert in Leadership: Rally Troops, Aura of Swiftness, Battle Craze
In the end, I reached level 24. I could have taken a different skill instead of "Logistics," but the map is large, and there's no Mentor. My friend collected many more artifacts because he had two castles, each with an artifact guild. He reached level 23 and developed the following:
1). Expert in Artifact Mastery: Wizard's Sign
2). Expert in Spellcasting: Secret Knowledge
3). Expert in Chaos Magic
4). Expert in Dark Magic: Mind Control
5). Higher Education: Uncover Secret
6). Expert in Logistics: Find Path, Scouting, Keen Mind
His artifacts for the battle: Dragon Scale Armor, Ring of the Dragon's Eye, Dragon's Tongue, Shield of the Dwarf King, Ring of Swiftness, Sandals of the Saint, Cloak of the Lion's Mane, Golden Horseshoe, Lion's Crown, Necklace of Victory
His artifacts (for the final battle): Crown of Sarr-Iss, Cloak of Phoenix Feathers, Armor of the Forgotten Hero, Ring of Speed, Ring of Sarr-Iss, Staff of the Underworld, Golden Horseshoe, Necklace of Victory, Dragon Bone Greaves.
I didn't have time to memorize his stats, but at the time of the battle, his spellcasting skill was 27.
He developed his artifact knowledge skill to 36 (all artifacts for knowledge).
Interestingly, he won using both Dark Magic and Chaos Magic. When he played as Chaos, he used Armageddon with the Wizard's Sign (it reduces rage a lot). His units took almost no damage, but mine... His troops also had very high initiative (Titans had 17). Please help me understand what I can do to counter such a mage, as I don't have much online experience (I only play with friends). I didn't develop any blocking skills because the mage could use any magic (last time, he played Summoning + Light). There's a big problem with artifacts on this map, and the computer opponents are also a nuisance.
1). Expert in Blood Rage: Reinforcements, Remembrance of Our Blood, Power Against Magic
2). Expert in Attack: Battle Frenzy, Tactics, Retribution
3). Expert in Defense: Endurance, Evasion
4). Expert in Logistics: Find Path
5). Expert in Leadership: Rally Troops, Aura of Swiftness, Battle Craze
In the end, I reached level 24. I could have taken a different skill instead of "Logistics," but the map is large, and there's no Mentor. My friend collected many more artifacts because he had two castles, each with an artifact guild. He reached level 23 and developed the following:
1). Expert in Artifact Mastery: Wizard's Sign
2). Expert in Spellcasting: Secret Knowledge
3). Expert in Chaos Magic
4). Expert in Dark Magic: Mind Control
5). Higher Education: Uncover Secret
6). Expert in Logistics: Find Path, Scouting, Keen Mind
His artifacts for the battle: Dragon Scale Armor, Ring of the Dragon's Eye, Dragon's Tongue, Shield of the Dwarf King, Ring of Swiftness, Sandals of the Saint, Cloak of the Lion's Mane, Golden Horseshoe, Lion's Crown, Necklace of Victory
His artifacts (for the final battle): Crown of Sarr-Iss, Cloak of Phoenix Feathers, Armor of the Forgotten Hero, Ring of Speed, Ring of Sarr-Iss, Staff of the Underworld, Golden Horseshoe, Necklace of Victory, Dragon Bone Greaves.
I didn't have time to memorize his stats, but at the time of the battle, his spellcasting skill was 27.
He developed his artifact knowledge skill to 36 (all artifacts for knowledge).
Interestingly, he won using both Dark Magic and Chaos Magic. When he played as Chaos, he used Armageddon with the Wizard's Sign (it reduces rage a lot). His units took almost no damage, but mine... His troops also had very high initiative (Titans had 17). Please help me understand what I can do to counter such a mage, as I don't have much online experience (I only play with friends). I didn't develop any blocking skills because the mage could use any magic (last time, he played Summoning + Light). There's a big problem with artifacts on this map, and the computer opponents are also a nuisance.