Algebraic solution towards unit and faction balancing?

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Re: Algebraic solution towards unit and faction balancing?

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xbriannova wrote:Hey I think you're right about the thunderer, except that once you throw a group of melee units in, he'd be in trouble.

Elves and Dwarves make a great team. Too bad they're always at war in Wesnoth huh? :)
Yes, though you do see them on the same side in HttT (I think).
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Re: Algebraic solution towards unit and faction balancing?

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Really? I've never finished HttT. I think I might play it again to finish it, not just because I wanna see Dwarves and Elves on the same side. :)
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Re: Algebraic solution towards unit and faction balancing?

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xbriannova wrote:Really? I've never finished HttT. I think I might play it again to finish it, not just because I wanna see Dwarves and Elves on the same side. :)
HttT is too easy, which is why I can only ever play through it recruiting only shamans. Even still, I get too bored before I get too far into it.

The campaigns need better story/dialog.
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Re: Algebraic solution towards unit and faction balancing?

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Heh :D . Thanks for the warning. I remembered the last time I played it, I recruited dozens upon dozens of troops... Doesn't really make for a very good gameplay.
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Re: Algebraic solution towards unit and faction balancing?

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Let me add to that analogy of yours: The monkey eventually grows a bigger brain and stops throwing coconuts.

I don't know what you mean but I've stopped a long time ago. Read my posts carefully. I've specifically stated that I've stopped making an algebraic solution a long time ago and I'm happily balancing my faction the way you guys recommended. I know you're not against me when you said this but you don't seem to understand where the thread is going now... Nothing personal here, just trying to steer the thread in the right direction and I don't want an argument to start because of me.
Wow. That is the last time I come to your defense and try to save your thread from more of the same negative responses to your idea...
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Gambit: you misunderstand. What he is saying is that he already figured out that it wasn't going to work before you posted. If you had read closer you would have realized this.
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Re: Algebraic solution towards unit and faction balancing?

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Yes but it looked to me like the whole "you can't balance units mathmatically" conversation was about to boil up all over again.
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Re: Algebraic solution towards unit and faction balancing?

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Yeah what Velensk said. I guess we can all blame the internet for being such a cold emotional void, where people can't tell what others are feeling or expressing really clearly.

I really appreciate you coming to my defense really, but I was saying that you were misguided as everything's already over and really, there's no sign of anything flaring up. Please don't make me your enemy :( .
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Re: Algebraic solution towards unit and faction balancing?

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Let's every body chill, please.

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