Using AI to do your dirty job..

**Macilrille** · 05-11-2009, 12:23

I used it often against powerful allies to sap their strength in Vanilla when the AI would actually ally with and help you. However, IIRC, the one to first lay siege to a city gets it. Not the one to assault it. I have not played vanilla for a long time, so I might remember incorrectly, and in EB there is no such leeway.

It might have to do with difficulty settings. I think I play VH/H.

**Ibn-Khaldun** · 05-11-2009, 22:28

Originally Posted by Macilrille

I used it often against powerful allies to sap their strength in Vanilla when the AI would actually ally with and help you. However, IIRC, the one to first lay siege to a city gets it. Not the one to assault it. I have not played vanilla for a long time, so I might remember incorrectly, and in EB there is no such leeway.

It might have to do with difficulty settings. I think I play VH/H.

That's wrong. The one who assault it will get it.

**V.T. Marvin** · 05-12-2009, 09:22

It is a nice approach in the short term, but in the long run you will pay with interest as the AI, who was trying to get the city before will try to get it afterwards too, so you may expect they will besiege you there everytime they will gather an army to do so from this moment all the way until they force you to wipe them out just to get rid of their constant attacks.

Do not curse the stupid AI, curse your own greed and betrayal of allies!

**Darius** · 05-12-2009, 12:57

Well naturally they'd want the city they were doing all the hard work to conquer. That's why I make sure my missile units fire into the melee to ensure as few of them are left as possible when they finish taking the city for me.

**Ibn-Khaldun** · 05-12-2009, 23:00

Originally Posted by Darius

Well naturally they'd want the city they were doing all the hard work to conquer. That's why I make sure my missile units fire into the melee to ensure as few of them are left as possible when they finish taking the city for me.

Lol... So, I'm not the only one who uses this strategy!

**soup_alex** · 05-13-2009, 00:04

Darius, Ibn—you're a right shifty pair of bustards and no error!

...I'll be sure not to leave any ungarrissoned settlements on your borders, that's for sure. Allies, my arse! :P