Orcs on the March - high score/highlights/combat statistics

[ckdamascus]

Ok, beat the game with the Ogre build. I'm a little disappointed that in the end, Black Dragons did the most damage. I guess the power of two-tile piercing is not to be underestimated. I also got Ogres a bit later.

I wasn't going for a speed run and did a lot of back-tracking

Incidentally, I was able to beat 93 Quests, up from 92! I'm not sure what I did differently besides taking a lot longer to beat the game (in game time).

I'm relatively pleased since the damage output of the Ogres (and Gigantic Friends) was respectable. The damage varied, but I was able to hit maximum damage a few times, which usually went around 10-20K damage.

I had nearly 100% critical on counter attacks, and since the Warrior's Counter Attack ability works with Ogres (and his Gigantic Friends), I did more aggregate damage than with the Warrior Ranged team. It is also interesting to note that Counter Attack allows me to retaliate against enemy "no-retaliation" units such as Dryads, Ancient Vampires, Royal Snakes, etc.

So, it seems I had the Endurance of the Mage Summoner Team and the Firepower of the Warrior Ranged Team. Truly the best of both worlds!

For the final battle though, I had the Ogre and Orc Chieftain sit out. Ogres are only good if they can score quick kills in normal battles for adrenaline boosts. Orc Chieftains are ridiculously WEAK until they get Adrenaline up.

Trolls raise their attack rating dramatically against Baal... ooh so much death... the Troll loves hearing the cries of fallen units!

So the trolls were sporting around 21K damage per hit on critical against Baal. Not too bad. I'd imagine the Black Knights do better, but with black knights I have to allow a summon to live.

[ckdamascus]

Here is my Might/Mind/Magic Tree along with my basic item usage.

[bucazaurus]

Pics from my crazy attempts to reach the max level (hehehe !!! )

First attempt , i was thinking small . Only lvl 127
Second attempt , once again i was thinking small. Lvl 633
Third attempt , in progress . Lvl 1060 after clearing Debir and Scarlet Wind .
I have a feeling that i can push harder then this . Maybe at the fourth attempt ... !?

[ckdamascus]

The only thing that bothers me is that you used "The Destroyer"... I used that nickname too! Haha.

[bucazaurus]

Sorry for that

A fourth attempt it doesn't seems to be needed. 1060 is the magic number.
I don't get exp anymore. So it's official.
Max level in game , 1060 .

[Elwin]

How the heck so much?

[ckdamascus]

Originally Posted by Elwin

How the heck so much?

Those Griffins were King of the Griffins....

If I had to guess, he modified the .kfs or whatever files to give more XP.

[bucazaurus]

Originally Posted by Elwin

How the heck so much?

Learning skill level 1 ,was set to 999.999.999 % exp.

[ckdamascus]

I replayed my Mage Summoner build, this time using Demonologists to help out.

I dropped red dragons from the mix and only used one to help me out. I couldn't get the Emerald Dragon because I didn't have enough leadership to carry all 50/50/50 guys in one shot.

Black Dragons, Rune Mages, Demonologists were the primary mix. Later on, I would throw in Black Knights to help me with Ktahu, Baal, and the first round of the Arena of Death. Very early game, I used Engineers as well.

Surprisingly, I was able to beat my old score and do it with zero losses.

Some highlights

- beat Hagni the first time around, so I can speed up travel later and get the treasure on Umkas
- used Archmage Skill to great success with the new 1.3.1 Rune Mages
- used Slow more effectively
- freed the Skull of Pain, achieving a much higher intellect rating
- Used Holy Anger level 3 (Mind Tree) for once... wow it is a great skill
- Killed Gremlion with Death Star
- Killed Baal with Black Hole (still used Black Knights for easier recovery though)
- 9 Days to win, down from 14!
- I avoided Ogres the first time around, but later on, my Dragon of Chaos was able to tank them.

I don't think the way I play, I could achieve 7 days. Mostly because my build requires me to go to Verona fairly early to get the Call Phoenix scroll, then go back to sweep everything. I can probably drop it to 8 days, but it seems like a lot of work.

I would have to not dilly dally as much while on Montero's Caves and possibly kill some enemies at lower levels as well.

It is a little strange beating Ktahu so early on though. In a weird way, it makes everything else seem so much easier in the second half of the game, which is somewhat fun.

I used mostly Summons. Occasionally, some battles I would do Summons + mega debuffs.

I mean, no real point in achieving a godly army if you can't really use it, right?

[jake21]

Yea - but I want to know where the 93'rd quest came from

btw in my no loss games i was able to reach level 61 (though only 92 quests in each). The big problem is my days play tend to be around 18.