I personally don't think that is a cheesy strat. It is valid and obviously effective if executed well, but certainly not overpowering and hard to pull off on top of that.

I would get defensive too if I lured someone into a trap, beat him and then got flamed for using a cheesy strat. It is after all a war (during the game, before and after is a differnt thing), so you have to be prepared for everything. Just learn from it and don't let it happen again http://www.veforums.com/smile.gif

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[This message has been edited by Harry V (edited 01-12-2001).]

I find that locusts are only a threat if I am not prepared for them. Any level one ranged attacker will slaughter them in short order unless significantly outnumbered.

As for dealing with early game desecration, standing next to a manalith you control will keep you alive, although you may need to heal yourself periodically. Build a cadre of units to counter his forces, and then teleport to your altar, wrath the sac doctors actively desecrating it, and sic your units on any others waiting in line (some players sacrifice more than one unit when desecrating, in a bid to catch their opponents off guard). What happens next (assuming you do the above in a timely manner) hinges upon whether your opponent has hung around in the interest of reacting quickly to such a move on your part, or departed in search of you. If he has committed to the former, you'll face a tough fight, which you will hopefully win due to his loss of several creatures to the ritual. If he has run off in search of you (I would almost certainly seek you out and finish the job), you can probably convert the souls of his sacrificial creatures and swell your own ranks.

Am I making any sense at all? I don't claim mastery (or even competence, for that matter) of the tactical nuances of Sacrifice, I simply offer these suggestions for your approval.

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[This message has been edited by Journeyman (edited 01-12-2001).]

Actually, I hate perse. I usually use stratos or charnel. I was testing out alot of things earlier, and I was examining each race vs. each other race and I discovered this.

Persephone players almost always go 50/50 druids and shrikes, which has a particular weakness to the locusts, in that: not only do they have no ranged, the locusts mana drain cuts through the lifeshield.

I was quite proud of that particular attack, I peeked my little wizards head up over a hill to check what you were making, and had the locusts carefully stay out of sight, and baited you with my naked wizzie http://www.veforums.com/smile.gif

I don't think its cheese really, if you know what the other guy is making, you always have the advantage. Paper-Rock-Scissors http://www.veforums.com/wink.gif

gg, cya in game!