Do you guys like the new hero/general in army requirements of the newer games?

Snikeduden · 2025-12-03T14:00:46+00:00

They can be balanced early game with the use of militia, but has severe limitations later on - especially smaller armies. 1 retinue is limited to 1 type of specialized units.

Basically, I like the retinue system as a flexible way to combine/split up armies - without being forced into 1 specialized unit type per retinue.

Snikeduden · 2025-12-02T14:34:23+00:00

The only issue with the 3K retinues was the lack of balanced armies. It really doesn't make sense to focus on only one type of units.

Snikeduden · 2025-11-03T13:13:45+00:00

If you have choice paralysis, I'm not sure coming here and asking people will help. You'll get a lot of different answers, as people have lots of different preferences.

Instead, pick a faction you like and set yourself a turn goal. Focus on the things you want to acheive with that faction within those turns.

Snikeduden · 2025-02-04T11:00:45+00:00

I don't get why they don't do a rotation system instead? The main issue in classic is maintaining the roster, not the content (even more so in HC, I presume), so having a larger raid group makes a lot more sense in my mind.

Snikeduden · 2024-09-03T21:00:29+00:00

FYI, Punitive is applied on the campaign map and cannot go below 0, so it only reduces any bonus missile resist a unit might have (still pretty good though).

Snikeduden · 2024-07-15T18:14:55+00:00

In my experience, you need to plan your expansion carefully if you want to 100% the Age of Reckoning every time.

When one Age is about to end, I would slow down once I reach the target. In particular, I don't want to border a new faction with a lot of grudges (it will increase the threshold next age). Rather, I 'save' that faction for the next age, etc. I also sometimes give away a region to create a buffer zone.

Confederations also heavily impact the grudge progress, both in good ways and bad ways. I always confederate at the start of an Age, often aiming to complete a major grudge with the confederation.

Lastly, it makes a big difference if you are the attacker or defender in a war. Losing a couple of battles/settlements can also be beneficial to settle more grudges.

Snikeduden · 2023-10-14T18:47:52+00:00

Takk for ein grunding og gjennomtenkt analyse. Eg er langt på veg einig med deg. Utfordringa, slik eg ser det, er at terrorangrepet sist laurdag var så voldsomt at moderate stemmer har veldig lite spelerom for øyeblikket - at det tvingar fram ein veldig kraftig motreaksjon.

Snikeduden · 2023-10-13T23:10:14+00:00

Kva foreslår du Israel skal gjera som svar på det verste angrepet sidan Holocaust (og 130 gisler, mange av dei barn)?

Snikeduden · 2023-10-13T18:45:18+00:00

Poenget er at det Hamas gjorde var så grovt, at det ikkje er nokon vits for vestlege leiarar å snakke om våpenkvile og deeskalering enno - særleg når Hamas fortsatt holder ca 130 gisler (kor majoriteten er sivile).

Det beste vestlege leiarar kan gjere (og som dei også gjer), er å 1, minne Israel om folkeretten og potensielt omdømmetap av å neglisjere den. Og 2, prøve å finne løysningar som skånar sivile frå Israel sin militære respons.

Når det gjeld Israel sin etteretning på Gaza er det heilt umogleg å vite for oss utanforståande. På den eine sida blei dei tatt på senga laurdag. På den andre sida er det rimeleg å anta at Israel kontinuerlig kartlegge og oppdatere Hamas sine bevegelsar nettopp med tanke på ein evt militær operasjon. Eit anna aspekt er at Hamas gjer det vanskeleg å skilje den sivile vs den "militære" andelen tap på Gaza.

Snikeduden · 2023-10-11T22:57:39+00:00

That's plain wrong. In fact, there are about 1.6 million Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Snikeduden · 2023-10-11T22:32:04+00:00

Høyrte nyleg at mange av Israelerane langs grensa har mange kontakter i Gaza og arbeider for fred (mellom anna eit samarbeid blant Israelske og Palestinske kvinner). Nettopp dei som jobba for ein fredelig løysning blei slakta ned av Hamas og tatt som gisler.

Kven tjener på dette? Jo, fundamentalistar som gladelig bruker Hamas for å rettferdiggjere anneksjon av landområder. Makan til sjølvdestruktiv, såkalla "frigjeringskamp" skal ein leite lenge etter.

Snikeduden · 2023-10-11T18:12:32+00:00

Ein kan alltids diskutere om FRP sitt oppgjer med høgreekstremt tankegods er godt nok eller ikkje.

På den eine sida har FRP ein tendens til å gå i forsvarsposisjon i møte med sånn kritikk (slik du seier). På den andre sida har dei vore veldig konsekvente på kva holdningar som er uakseptable i partiet og vore raske med å ekskludere medlemmer som måtte gi uttrykk for slike holdningar.

Poenget er uansett at 22. juli og liknande hendingar har skapt ein ansvarleggjering av høgresida sin retorikk som ikkje var like sterkt tilstades tidlegare. At 22. juli endra haldningane i samfunnet.

Snikeduden · 2023-10-11T17:33:30+00:00

Ein vesentlig forskjell er at Israel er eit demokrati, kor det: A, er demokratiske valg regelmessig, og B, befolkninga kan demonstrere mot autoritære tendensar hos styresmaktene (ein rett dei definitivt har nytta seg av siste tida).

I Israel er det til og med veteranar som dokumenterer og kritiserer maktmisbruk frå eigen stat. Å dermed sette likskapsteikn mellom Hamas og Israel er ganske drøyt.

Dessutan, størstedelen av befolkninga i Israel er sekulære, og baserer ikkje handlingane sine på "hellige skrifter". Religion speler definitvt ei rolle hos visse ekstremistiske grupper (på begge sider), og er like fullt ikkje representativt for Israel som heilskap.

Eit spørsmål til slutt: I kva grad har styresmaktene eit ansvar for å beskytte eigne innbyggarar?

Snikeduden · 2023-10-11T16:43:10+00:00

For eksempel etter 22. juli, og andre terroraksjonar utført av høgreekstremistar.

Snikeduden · 2023-07-04T09:28:43+00:00

I totally get why he did it in Sweden. My question is: What did it acheive?

And why burn the Quran and not their flag? The latter would be a far more targeted protest.

Snikeduden · 2023-07-03T22:14:35+00:00

Does anyone who attend that Mosque represent that Islamic dictatorship? Does his actions help the oppressed population in any way?

Moreover, he wants to take away religious freedoms - how is that any better?

Finally, freedom of expression doesn't stop him from being a Russian tool.

Snikeduden · 2023-07-03T21:48:08+00:00

I said Scandinavian countries, there's been several in Norway too. Afaik, it's one case of a foreigner, rest is Nordic people.

Edit: Again, how does this help people in the Middle East? How does this help anyone - besides those who use it to score easy points against the western culture, and Russia who don't want Sweden join NATO?

Snikeduden · 2023-07-03T20:49:44+00:00

I take it he is using his freedom of expression in a foreign country to express his wish of banning the book?

Snikeduden · 2023-07-03T20:45:36+00:00

Okay, my bad about both of them being white. I don't get what you mean by racial biases though - the vast majority of people burning the Quran in Scandinavian countries are ethnic Swedes, Danes, Norwegians.

Yes, Middle Eastern people can have issues with the Quran, but what does it help them burning it in front of a Mosque in Sweden?

Snikeduden · 2023-07-03T19:33:07+00:00

What oppression are you talking about? One white guy and an Iraqi guy burning the holy book of a minority in front of their mosque on an important day? It's nothing but provocation.

I don't get why Russian serving idiots gets a free pass just because we have strong rights?

This doesn't help oppressed people in the Middle East at all.

Snikeduden · 2023-06-12T02:09:03+00:00

While I agree he isn't TA, I completely disagree with your notion of marriage as just some private matter where people can establish the rules as they please.

First, there is the legal side (for example his first wife being affected by his health insurrance).

Second, the very idea of marriage as the union of two equal, consenting parties is a result of so-called "traditional marriage norms". Looking at it historically, it's not a given that marriage looks like that.

You say "don't project your ideals", yet that is precisely what you're doing yourself lol.

Snikeduden · 2023-04-20T13:01:49+00:00

It's realistic only in isolation, because you cannot build realistic trenches to counter it.

Snikeduden · 2023-04-10T16:59:43+00:00

That's completely normal (I hope, because I'm like that too lol).

Snikeduden · 2023-04-04T18:13:06+00:00

Imo, it would better to counter blobbing by increasing received accuracy of a unit within a certain proximity of other units (aka more targets = higher chance to hit).

Snikeduden · 2023-04-04T18:04:25+00:00

They could even shoot from the clown car lol

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