So I got AoW3 in the Steam sale and I do like it a lot! I'm on the second level of the elf campaign and wow, I have to say Triumph really wanted you to work for your victory, didn't they? I'm on turn 200ish (or fast approaching), but the orc and the goblin keep sending huge stacks at me, I've died a few times, so I tried a slight course in tack. They seemed to go crazy once that orc allies with you so I played a different tactic and rather than consolidating my position in that city, I would be more aggresive. If I tried to consolidate, that goblin would keep setting up thieves guilds and inciting revolts and so on leading to lots of death and carnage, then after a while they'd attack. I can often defend one, but my weakened army is finished by the next one.
So, yes, I was more aggressive and took the goblin city, razing it (I didn't intend to, it seemed to do it automatically which happens sometimes though tactically it's better as it means I can pull back to the orc city which is under my control, rather than trying to extend my defence too thinly). She hasn't been eliminated as a player yet so she has at least one city, but I'm hoping that will significantly damage her war efforts and reduce the size of her stacks and/or postpone her attacks. Meanwhile, I can focus on defending against the orc, although I haven't seen his army. Maybe an aggressive attack on the goblin has put him off attacking. That would be nice. Most likey he has a 24 stack army just beyond my vision! D:
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?
So, yes, I was more aggressive and took the goblin city, razing it (I didn't intend to, it seemed to do it automatically which happens sometimes though tactically it's better as it means I can pull back to the orc city which is under my control, rather than trying to extend my defence too thinly). She hasn't been eliminated as a player yet so she has at least one city, but I'm hoping that will significantly damage her war efforts and reduce the size of her stacks and/or postpone her attacks. Meanwhile, I can focus on defending against the orc, although I haven't seen his army. Maybe an aggressive attack on the goblin has put him off attacking. That would be nice. Most likey he has a 24 stack army just beyond my vision! D:
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?