as well as artifacts for the undead: "King of the Undead's Cloak" and "Cursed Armor".:smile54:
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You know, I actually like the artifact Shackles of War. In some situations, it can be better than the Cloak of the Undead King, MoD, and AA combined!!
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As for the shackles, I disagree. They are useful, but only in very specific situations! They are secondary, and not even the best among them. For example, the golden bow is much more useful. Realistically, shackles are only needed to steal artifacts. And it's not a guarantee that they will be useful to you and not to your opponent. A player with good artifacts will always have a good army.
КиШ.
I was playing online once. Of course, I chose Necropolis, and my opponent chose the Human faction.
We agreed to explore the entire map together, and then decide the outcome with a single battle using our strongest heroes. And that's where I made a mistake!
We exchanged items: I gave him armor for the Alliance, and he gave me something for the archers and armor for the Cursed Ones. We each gathered our artifacts and went into battle.
My stats were higher, and I had a larger army.
BUT! That damned prayer ruined everything for me! I didn't even know how powerful it was.
In short, I was completely wiped out!
That's what happened. The Alliance of Angels is the king of artifacts!
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As for the Shackles of War, I disagree. It's certainly useful, but only in very specific situations! It's a secondary item, and not even the best among them. For example, the Golden Bow is much more useful.
Honestly, the Shackles of War are only needed to steal artifacts. And it's not a guarantee that they'll be more useful to you than to your opponent. A player with good artifacts will always have a good army.
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It's both extremely useful and easy to assemble.
But the Alliance has nothing particularly special (well, aside from giving many primary skills) and Prayer can be dispelled.
Look:
1) The best artifact is the one that suits everyone and works in any situation, and a cloak is useless without Necromancer skills.
2) The Alliance provides a good stat boost, while the cloak provides 0.
3) You can use the Alliance right away, but with the cloak, you need to play for at least a couple of weeks to build up your army.
Of course, if you're a Necromancer and you have a couple of weeks, then there's no better artifact. But this is a specific case; you can find a similar situation for almost every artifact and say that in this case, it's the best!
And you're writing about the Shackles. I honestly didn't understand. Explain why it's the best. Justify it!
monarh, you can only remove the prayer after your opponent has used it. And an attack of level 6-7, especially with an expert prayer, causes significant losses in your ranks.
A lot of primary skills, or rather +21 to each, is, in my opinion, a very weighty argument! Even a level 1 Chirurgeon becomes a great hero with such an artifact. And if you put it on a good hero...
КиШ.
Andrey, you need to provide some justification, otherwise I don't even know what to answer! If we're going to argue, let's get to the point!
Look:
1) The best artifact is the one that suits everyone and works in any situation, and the Cloak is useless without Necromancy.
2) The Alliance provides a good stat boost, while the Cloak provides none.
3) You can use the Alliance right away, but with the Cloak, you need to play for at least a couple of weeks to build up your army.
Of course, if you're a Necromancer and have a couple of weeks, then there's no better artifact. But this is a specific case; you can find a similar situation for almost any artifact and say that in that case, it's the best!
And you're talking about the Shackles. I honestly didn't understand. Explain why it's the best. Justify it!
monarh, you can only remove the Prayer after your opponent has used it. And an attack of level 6-7, especially with an Expert Prayer, causes significant losses in your ranks.
A lot of primary skills, or rather +21 to each, is, in my opinion, a very weighty argument! Even a level 1 Chirurgeon becomes a great hero with such an artifact. And if you put it on a good hero...
The Shackles of War are needed specifically to take artifacts from (primarily) computer-controlled heroes. All artifacts are highly specialized and suitable for a specific situation (or are you going to say that you can fly with your Golden Bow?). There's nothing to explain here; it's obvious!!
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first, gather the artifacts, and then talk
As a Dungeon player, you should understand better than anyone that the snakes will manage to destroy (and only partially) the prayer of one unit, and they will be taken out immediately.
And the argument about gathering isn't valid either. The difficulty of gathering doesn't matter; it all depends on the map and luck. We're discussing the power that artifacts give!
you're very cool, but not invulnerable)))
Andrey
What's the point of a Necromancer? A couple of hundred skeletons? That's nothing.
So, you find a cloak (even if it's not for the Necromancer race), you buy a Necromancer hero (and it's not a given that you'll find a cloak early in the game), you gather 500-800 skeletons – but a hero with +21 stats to each will take them out right away. Seriously, 800 level 1 units are insignificant in the late game (and in a short game, you won't even have time to gather many)!
You're ignoring my arguments again, leaving them unanswered, and hiding behind a mask of obviousness! Either you can't be bothered to give a proper answer to my post, or you simply have nothing to say. Everyone sees things differently.In an argument, people dispute the arguments of the other side, not just throw out random remarks!
for taking artifacts from (primarily) computer heroes
All artifacts are highly specialized and suitable for a particular situation (or will you say that you can fly with your Golden Bow?)
КиШ.
Mos.keen.
:D be more careful with your wording, or I'll get very offended. I really don't like being given orders!!!
You, as a Dungeon player, should understand better than anyone that the snakes will manage to disrupt (and even partially negate) the prayer of one unit, and they will be taken down immediately.
And the argument about gathering isn't valid either. The difficulty of gathering doesn't matter; it all depends on the map and luck. We're discussing the strength that the artifact provides.
And I didn't say that it makes them invulnerable:confused: :D
Andrey
What's the point of a Necromancer? A couple of hundred skeletons? That's insignificant.
So, you find a Cloak (even if it's not a Necromancer race), you buy a Necromancer hero (and it's not even a given that you'll find the Cloak early in the game), you gather 500-800 skeletons – but a hero with +21 stats to each of them will take them down immediately. Seriously, 800 level 1 units are insignificant in the late game (and in a short game, you won't even have time to gather that many)!
You're ignoring my arguments again, leaving them unanswered, and hiding behind a mask of obviousness! Either you're too lazy to give a proper answer to my post, or you simply have nothing to say. Everyone has their own perspective.In an argument, people debate the arguments of the other side, rather than just throwing out random remarks!
1) The computer isn't everything; there are online games! And there, the Shackles have no power. There are no saves and no stupid (computer) opponents.
2) You might find some trinket once a month, but the Bow will continue to bring you dividends in every battle.
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Play the card game a bit more; it's quite interesting. The tactics are different, and it changes your perspective on the art.
КиШ.
So, everyone stuck to their opinion:D
Play cards a bit more, it's quite interesting. The tactics are different. And your attitude towards artifacts changes.
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But still, this is an isolated case, and you can find similar examples for the bow as well.
In short, it depends on what the player prefers.
КиШ.
I also couldn't defeat Steadwick in the last mission, but I did something quite simple: I bought a lot of heroes (there was a tavern nearby, I think), sent them near the castle (some a little closer, others a little further away), and when the computer's turn came, it simply went to eliminate them, and then I just entered the castle with another hero.