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    Default Re: Using AI to do your dirty job..

    Good Idea, However,

    How does having your battles fought for you make the game more interesting?

    For me it would have the opposite effect

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    Default Re: Using AI to do your dirty job..

    It's a crafty idea, but the game is easy enough without exploiting such possibilities.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Svenn View Post
    Good Idea, However,

    How does having your battles fought for you make the game more interesting?

    For me it would have the opposite effect
    Because then it would make sense why a faction who have been your Ally for decades decides to betray you?

    Also, it is rare chance to actually have a battle where AI faction is your reinforcements. I mean, how many times you get the chance to fight side by side with an Allied leader or heir? Custom battles do not give you that choice.

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    Default Re: Using AI to do your dirty job..

    I used the same tactic with bactria and me (pahlav) besieged taxila Baktrian general was killed by elephants I just waited for 2.5 minutes thing to save my ass. while my axemen was keeping them busy until the time finished.



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    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.
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    Default Re: Using AI to do your dirty job..

    Quote Originally Posted by Macilrille View Post
    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.

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    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.

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    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.
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