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Which shall we concentrate on building first?
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Offensive units first 5 50.00%
Defensive units first 4 40.00%
Bananas first 1 10.00%
Total: 10 voters 100%
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Jonny is offline Jonny
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Nov 2000
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  Old Post 26-11-2003 07:51
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As seen in my earlier thread about the state of the Viking military, our current military is woefully inadequate for our current protection. It is my goal to successfully build up the military.

I am deeply concerned by the very low number of offensive units (archers). If we are to conduct a successful war, we need offensive units, and a lot of them. At the current time, we have few.

However, the lack of any unit with a defense greater than 1 is equally concerning. Being on an island and watching other civs' galleys constantly sailing by is quite worrying; an invasion could come at any time. I believe that it is very important to build some spearmen (at least 1, probably 2) for all of our cities, especially since we now know the Persians have a source of Iron. Warriors and archers on the defensive are no match for Immortals, or swordsmen, or really even archers for that matter.

So, what should we concentrate on building now? Defensive units, in case war comes to us; or offensive units, to take the war to them?

MrWhereItsAt is offline MrWhereItsAt
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Remember the more Archers we get, the more we will have ready for upgrades to Berzerks when the time comes. However, we will need some Spears for a war against any of our opponents.

I will not vote just yet so as not to swing the other voters.

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  Old Post 26-11-2003 09:33
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Your just the SMC. Not the DM too

ormuzd is offline ormuzd
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voted for defensive units. We are still expanding and we need some defense for now. After some time, when we have settled the island(s) we may start building archers and upgrade them to bezerks

MrWhereItsAt is offline MrWhereItsAt
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Your just the SMC. Not the DM too


Yay! I look forward to the DM poll(s) then.

Torkkeli is offline Torkkeli
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  Old Post 26-11-2003 16:45
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I'd say in our current situation we need defensive forces more than offensive ones.

Donegeal is offline Donegeal
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  Old Post 26-11-2003 19:34
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archer! Archer!! ARCHER!!!

A good defense is a good offense. Build Archers to use as military police to keep the cities happy, and have a couple of spear handy to move to threatened areas.

You can do so much more with an offensive unit. What are we to do if an AI civ has an spear running around inside our cultural border pillaging our valuable roads? Attack it with a spear? Not a chance! Basicly, spear just sit there, Archers DO stuff.

ElDiablo666 is offline ElDiablo666
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Nov 2003
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  Old Post 27-11-2003 00:49
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Voted for defensive units...

Viking cities simply need units to guard their cities. Think of it long term a bit.. If we go arround kicking ass we should have something at home just in case our conquering doesn't go so well... Right?

Ennet is offline Ennet
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May 2002
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is there noone that think we might build some offencive units and some defencive at the same time? :-) i mean we DO got multiplie cities, right? :-)

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I think we need to settle the islands and after this make the offense against someone (no matter who).

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