Snipers Endgame?

[sjeromy78]

*Rangers
Mistype, sniper is just one of their skills

[namad]

rangers do have fairly fabulous damage potential, does any ranged unit in the game do more ranged damage to a non-animal, non-undead, non-demon enemy unit? or do any ranged units deal base pure fire damage? (which would maybe allow better synergy with greasy mist?)


then again have you tried adding in greasey mist on targets? to combine with hellbreathe on rangers? it might be powerful?

[Razorflame]

cyclopses have sniper ability too

[namad]

Originally Posted by Razorflame

cyclopses have sniper ability too

I am fairly sure cyclops have a lot lower damage than rangers taking into account well... just having tested both compared to each other. Cyclops were a bit tankier than rangers but less good at offensive ranged damage by far.

[Xargon]

Breaking news: combining any decent unit with overpowered phantoming runemages (or runemages + paladins' second wind) will result in profit and probably less fun after a few battles.

[ckdamascus]

Originally Posted by Xargon

Breaking news: combining any decent unit with overpowered phantoming runemages (or runemages + paladins' second wind) will result in profit and probably less fun after a few battles.

Hey, that's my basic strategy!

I am still having fun though after a few hundred battles.

[sjeromy78]

True! But when you're a soothsayer that hasnt had the good fortune to get any summon spells, or the sick AoEs or buffs that are mentioned here for strategies, you need something to carry your weak behind until you can get into more shops.
That being said, 1st turn sniper kills makes those "mop up" weak and very weak battles easier to manage until i can buy some of those previously mentioned spells.

[Razorflame]

Originally Posted by namad

I am fairly sure cyclops have a lot lower damage than rangers taking into account well... just having tested both compared to each other. Cyclops were a bit tankier than rangers but less good at offensive ranged damage by far.

well personally i rather have more tankier units

and high ini units

low hp is tedious with ressing and stuff

[Nirual]

Dragon Arrows can be very useful against some enemies. they also always poison the target for some reason.

[ckdamascus]

Originally Posted by Razorflame

well personally i rather have more tankier units

and high ini units

low hp is tedious with ressing and stuff

If you aren't a Viking/Warrior, I can see where this is true. But archers have the highest init in the game for Viking/Warrior (quickdraw skill).

Regarding resurrecting, you are right, but there are breakpoints. After a certain point, you do so much damage in round one and two that there isn't much to resurrect because the enemy can't do anything anymore.

Level 5s do a LOT less damage once you start getting >60 attack over the enemy defense and tend to not have great +crit items.

And since Level 5s are hard to resurrect whereas <level5 can be mass resurrected with a paladin, I made that thread about why I felt Level 5s were sort of obsoleted.

Without the old Rune Mage which could resurrect nearly every level 5 (even black dragons), unless I'm a Soothsayer, I'd be hard pressed to consider level 5 units at all.