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Total Members Voted: 12

[RexMundi]

Hm, or get some anyway. why do i listen to the boarder rabble..

[EnigmaticHat]

I'll let you know that Sauromatia and Marverni are illegally occupying your other pond.

Lalalalala I can't hear you over the cries of all the Tritons I'm oppressing.

[EnigmaticHat]

So, I have learned this sage sauromatia advice:

Don't use hydras.

I've used them twice, and both times they've ripped a huge chunk out of my own force, while inflicting essentially 0 enemy casualties.

[Elfeater]

So, I have learned this sage sauromatia advice:

Don't use hydras.

I've used them twice, and both times they've ripped a huge chunk out of my own force, while inflicting essentially 0 enemy casualties.

That is their job no?

[EnigmaticHat]

Someone should have told me, so I could fire them.

[Elfeater]

Maybe put them at the front of the force, then set all your units at the back, and have them wait and then move up.

[EnigmaticHat]

That was the plan.

I put the hydra at the far left flank, in the front, and then my put my forces in the back center.

So of course, since the hydra is undisciplined, it cuts straight towards the 7 elite soldiers Bertyos put in front of the PD blob.  The 60 militia mercs (which, admittedly, were cheap as dirt) then surround it, and get seriously fucking poisoned.  They all rout, which apparently means as mercs they die.  The hydra is still around and my heavy infantry move in too.  Its poison bypasses their armor, they run, and then even though the enemy infantry has mostly routed, my archers rout because of army casualties taken.

So yeah, fuck hydras.

[Delta Foxtrot]

And you get to pay 250g per hydra for the privilege

Not the best or most efficient unit in the game, no.

[EnigmaticHat]

I probably sound angry, but I'm laughing inside.

I'm great at identifying problems in my combat programming after the fact.

[Il Palazzo]

Use hydras with mass undead spam from your Witch Kings. Until you can do that, maybe it's better to hoard the buggers and keep them away from the front lines.

[tompliss]

And maybe it's even better not to hoard the buggers at all

Yeah seriously, you need poison resistant troops to add to them (as they're quite "easy" to counter if alone). Until you can get those, there is no use recruiting hydras.
And once you can get poison-resistant troops, most nations can get something that counter hydras so efficiently you're basically throwing your gold down the drain.

[Il Palazzo]

And maybe it's even better not to hoard the buggers at all

Remember there's now a 1/month limit on their recruitment. You need to start hoarding them well in advance of any major hydra-based operation. That they cost so much in upkeep certainly doesn't help, though.

[Hellheart]

Can I have a 12h extension?

[RexMundi]

Can I have a 12h extension?

Done

[AlStar]

Hey, I'm not going to be around 'till Sunday night - I've sent in this turn, but if you could make sure I don't stale on the next, it would be appreciated.