Posts from Арена Tactician's Corner

Well, you know, Uran doesn't seem like the dumbest or weakest player...

How do you get 2 native castles? Do you need to edit the map? Or just buy one growth.

Dear Wlk777, are you claiming that Necropolis is a weak Castle in The Third Crusade 3?
Especially if you play with two Castles (2x2, as intended by the map creators)?

It is definitely the strongest Castle, but not invincible, in my opinion.

If you ban the Tarsformer (which is done in serious games), Necropolis still remains above average. Arguments:
Anti-morale for the opponent (almost always decisive)
Vampires. If you protect them, they decide the outcome in the end
Liches.
Trash mobs-mana in The Third Crusade 3 are always decisive.
Cavalry-double and curse (all units that cast in The Third Crusade 3 are extremely valuable)
Curse and blindness do not work on undead
Berserk only works with a Sphere

Weaknesses:
Slag Dragons (but if you're lucky with aging, they can be decisive)

Regarding the game time in The Third Crusade 3. We're not talking about 20-30 minutes. If the opponents are equal, it's 2-3 hours.

Who attacks first, in my opinion, affects the overall outcome by 2-3%. According to the rules, whoever clicks second attacks.

I'm looking forward to those who want to prove these theories to me in practice (which I absolutely don't believe in).
P.S. If you "slowly chip away" at the vampires, then it really is "one of the most difficult tasks," but if you act intelligently, it's quite easy ;)

We played three battles, I was playing as Humans and Necropolis, Wlk777 was playing as Rampart.
3-0 in my favor. Each battle had around 15,000 HP remaining. Vampires were in full force.
Thanks to my opponent for the game!

A small detail – the main striking force wasn't vampires and skeletons, but archangels with necromancers (you shouldn't give Necropolis castles with them; these are perhaps the only decent units for Necropolis, otherwise you get an overly powerful stack) and crusaders, so essentially, I haven't changed my beliefs. And luck also plays a big role, sometimes the bone dragons age, sometimes they don't.

This is definitely the strongest Castle, but not invincible, in my opinion.

If you ban Tarsformer (which is done in serious games), Necropolis is still above average. Arguments:
Anti-morale for the opponent (almost always decisive)
Vampires. If you protect them, they become decisive in the end.
Liches.
Ragmen-mana in Town 3 is always decisive.
Cavalry-double and curse (all units that cast in Town 3 are extremely valuable)
Curse and blindness don't work on undead
Berserk only works with the Orb

Weaknesses:
Sludge Dragons (but if you're lucky with aging, they can be decisive)

If 0-3 doesn't change your beliefs, then what does?

with the support of strong units (like archers and cruisers) from another castle, you can certainly create a powerful combination.

Let's analyze this. (You also had arch-crusaders, meaning you realized someone would be stronger).
So, the support is equal. And 15,000 HP survived, meaning those who are supported are stronger than those you have. That is, skeletons, vampires, dragons, etc.

I don't know who supported whom, I'm just saying that Necropolis stacks are generally weak in battle, that's all.

Honestly, Wlk777 is acting like a child! First, he was shouting at the top of his lungs that vampires are easy to kill, but he couldn't do it himself even once. Then, when both of us chose castles, it turned out that the necromancer was stronger than the rampart. What's there to say? I think it's just complete noobishness. However, I respect Wlk777 for taking the risk and defending his point of view in the battle. It's a pity he didn't succeed, but still, respect to him as a fighter!