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If one utilizes enough unit fodder and saves his best unit to attack last...might take awhile but
could one get all the promtions?
could one get all the promtions?
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I thought you had to buy promotions for units with gold.
now i'm confused
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No, units receive them by winning enough battles.Comment
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It would be more expensive to use your weak units first. The best strategy in the long run is to use the strongest units first. It's mathematically provable. The cannon fodder strategy only works in situations where the units are substantially cheaper to build and/or maintain, which is generally not the case in Civ.Comment
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Exactly - think about it, your unit with several promotions is more powerful. Now, do you really want to use it on a very weak enemy unit, and simply waste some units as cannon fodder, just to get that promotion? Probably not. It would be wise not to risk experienced units too much, but generally, it's better to use your strongest units first.Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
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I suppose you wouldnt want to use your experienced units on suicide missions, but what good would an experienced unit be if he just sat around looking pretty?Resident Filipina Lady Boy Expert.Comment
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lets say you best stack is missing fighting in forest...
would you go out of your way to earn itanti steam and proud of it
CDO ....its OCD in alpha order like it should beComment
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My recollection is that units are more likely to get promoted in a difficult fight (however that is defined). Makes manipulation of events for the sake of promotions problematic.
I have no objection to this at all! Less certainty -- more randomness/mystery/role-playing!
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There is going to be so many variables.Comment
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my other thought on promotions
do they survive upgrades?anti steam and proud of it
CDO ....its OCD in alpha order like it should beComment
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units shouldnt survive upgrade
promotion should be given to units surviving "heroic" battles, not just winning battles against weak players (pc) or endlessly being used to finish off almost-dead units (human)I will never understand why some people on Apolyton find you so clever. You're predictable, mundane, and a google-whore and the most observant of us all know this. Your battles of "wits" rely on obscurity and whenever you fail to find something sufficiently obscure, like this, you just act like a 5 year old. Congratulations, molly.
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I just turned down the chance to be promoted in favour of going abroad.(+1)Comment
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I sure hope they do, otherwise there's not much point in it since a unit often only get into a few fights before it's time to upgrade the unit (I guess)Originally posted by Platypus Rex
my other thought on promotions
do they survive upgrades?This space is empty... or is it?Comment
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why? usually you don´t have the same units for 1000 yearsI will never understand why some people on Apolyton find you so clever. You're predictable, mundane, and a google-whore and the most observant of us all know this. Your battles of "wits" rely on obscurity and whenever you fail to find something sufficiently obscure, like this, you just act like a 5 year old. Congratulations, molly.
Asher on molly bloomComment
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That's why you upgrade them, perhaps?Comment
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