The Tree of Life

[marilynnal]

I killed all of the orcs, too, but how do I return to the surface out of the roots?

[Vulture]

Sorry for excavating this fossil but is it normal that 7 out of 8 Orc troops below the tree consist of exactly 1 Veteran Orc only ? I mean, the first 2 times it was funny to onehit the enemy army and thus getting 35 rage for a single hit but that can't be the dev's intention, can it ?

[Ryastar]

Yeah, it's normal and I think there is a very real intention to it. In my first game after the first few enemies I fought under the tree were so easy, I was lulled into a sense of security, and i stopped checking to see the strength of the enemy before attacking. Imagine my surprise and chagrin when I found the one army that isn't a pushover with my last save several hours previously. I did win the battle with not too horrendous losses (iirc, this was back in september so I can't be sure) but it definitely gave me a shock. The purpose may be to do exactly what it did to me, namely to catch you off guard and also possibly to teach you to always check the enemy strength first even if all the other enemies around are pushovers.

[Leind]

Originally Posted by Ryastar

Yeah, it's normal and I think there is a very real intention to it. In my first game after the first few enemies I fought under the tree were so easy, I was lulled into a sense of security, and i stopped checking to see the strength of the enemy before attacking. Imagine my surprise and chagrin when I found the one army that isn't a pushover with my last save several hours previously. I did win the battle with not too horrendous losses (iirc, this was back in september so I can't be sure) but it definitely gave me a shock. The purpose may be to do exactly what it did to me, namely to catch you off guard and also possibly to teach you to always check the enemy strength first even if all the other enemies around are pushovers.

If you have some loner veteran orc left you can always use these battles to get back your previous losses with sacrifice, or to max you stacks if your leadership increased. But I agree that 7 of theses battles is boring.

[Elwin]

Originally Posted by Ryastar

Yeah, it's normal and I think there is a very real intention to it. In my first game after the first few enemies I fought under the tree were so easy, I was lulled into a sense of security, and i stopped checking to see the strength of the enemy before attacking. Imagine my surprise and chagrin when I found the one army that isn't a pushover

Same ^^ however my army was quite strong then i didnt lose much