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by **OliverFA** on Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:16 pm

Whe we were using the honour rule (in fact there are still games ongoing with that rule) we had true epic games. It's a lot about being patient but bold. You have to be patient because you have to wait for the right time, but you have to be bold to push an attack when it's the right time, and maintain that attack even if your supply lines get cut.

And talking about supply lines, they really become important now. You can have a stand against a more poweful player if you manage to cut his land in two.

Also, the "Big stack of Doom"(TM) does not rule the game anymore. Yes, you can have a huge stack of troops in one front. But that means you are leaving your other front(s) undefended. That can be part of the plan, hoping that you will manage to achieve your objectives in front A before front B falls completely. So more about calculations and careful plans.

By the way, I think that the "Freestyle" option really makes sense now. As movement is now limited, the traditional problem of being defeated by a player that is always online dissapears or at least gets a lot less important. The "always online" player will be able to make the first move, but this first move won't be a kill run through all your land.

I look forward to interesting strategic debates about this new setting

by **Extreme Ways** on Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:17 pm

Imagine 1v1 AoR3 manual trench when you start on the sanctuary...

But I don't know if I like it yet, and my first question:

Will it be implemented in clan wars? I do think so though.

by **AndyDufresne** on Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:26 pm

OliverFA wrote:By the way, I think that the "Freestyle" option really makes sense now. As movement is now limited, the traditional problem of being defeated by a player that is always online dissapears or at least gets a lot less important. The "always online" player will be able to make the first move, but this first move won't be a kill run through all your land.

Freestyle does become a little more friendly with the setting I think.

--Andy

by **kylegraves1** on Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:54 pm

how long till map rank has trench on medals page?

by **codierose** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:57 am

what do i think hmm fucking great just made it so easy to farm point thanks very much =D>

4 rounds 8 minutes and under woo hoo
points points points
city mog if your wondering speed 1min oh and no need to be a freestyle conqueror happy days

by **Ickyketseddie** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:12 am

Extreme Ways wrote:Imagine 1v1 AoR3 manual trench when you start on the sanctuary...

But I don't know if I like it yet, and my first question:

Will it be implemented in clan wars? I do think so though.

Pretty sure where clan wars are concerned you can use any settings as long as both sides agree. Could be a long old war though!

Doubt it'll get into any of the major clan events anytime soon but thats natural i guess.

by **eddie2** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:37 am

i would like to see some kind of run down button added to this because at points there is a point of no return and on some maps it can last up to 10 15 rounds after the end. in our gentlemans honour games we would allow whoever was winning to run through killing who was left to end it quicker.

also like oliver said i remember a game i was in
http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=6678423

if i9 remember i was down to 2 troups on 1 region and built myself back into winning the game.

by **ask me2** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:36 am

This seems like a way to just make everything last FOREVER. Try playing Hive on that.

by **happy2seeyou** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:24 am

ask me2 wrote:This seems like a way to just make everything last FOREVER. Try playing Hive on that.

I'm in an eight player Hive trench adjacent nuclear spoil game. Taking bets on how long it lasts. Game 10920416

by **eddie2** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:14 pm

http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=6916740

already played one wasnt 8 player but lasted 71 rounds. only 6 of us had the bottle to play it lol

by **OliverFA** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:24 pm

eddie2 wrote:http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=6916740

already played one wasnt 8 player but lasted 71 rounds. only 6 of us had the bottle to play it lol

Been there, done that

eddie2 wrote:i would like to see some kind of run down button added to this because at points there is a point of no return and on some maps it can last up to 10 15 rounds after the end. in our gentlemans honour games we would allow whoever was winning to run through killing who was left to end it quicker.

I think a "Domination" victory option would be enough. Like:

IF Player owns 75% regions AND 75% armies THEN Player WINS

by **mc05025** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:18 pm

I watched some games and what I can say is that trench is playable only to 1v1 games. I do not think that any other game with trench is playable. They are so stale that players should play very-very bad in order to finish. I do not think I will ever try it.

'IF Player owns 75% regions AND 75% armies THEN Player WINS'

this does not make any sense. There are a lot of games that even if you have 75% regions AND 75% armies you can not win!!!

these games are so stale that even if you are playing a small map, (doodle earth) escalating having the 75% of the army is not enough because within the 3-4 rounds you need to clean the board the other players can take spoils, have a set and cash

by **AndyDufresne** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:22 pm

mc05025 wrote:I watched some games and what I can say is that trench is playable only to 1v1 games. I do not think that any other game with trench is playable. They are so stale that players should play very-very bad in order to finish. I do not think I will ever try it.

'IF Player owns 75% regions AND 75% armies THEN Player WINS'

this does not make any sense. There are a lot of games that even if you have 75% regions AND 75% armies you can not win!!!

these games are so stale that even if you are playing a small map, (doodle earth) escalating having the 75% of the army is not enough because within the 3-4 rounds you need to clean the board the other players can take spoils, have a set and cash

It certainly isn't a setting for everyone, but I think there is a large base of support for feature. Just like with Fog, some people dislike the idea of not seeing the game board and play games more exclusively that are closer to the original set-up with which they are familiar.

--Andy

by **OliverFA** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:29 pm

mc05025 wrote:this does not make any sense. There are a lot of games that even if you have 75% regions AND 75% armies you can not win!!!

Would you be so kind to provide some examples that back that "a lot" statement?

Of course we all know that some games are not decided when a player has 75% regions 75% armies, but we also know that most games are decided by that point. So, as a mean to speed up the endgame I think it's a very valid option, and something less likely to abuse than the forfeit option.

You can see as an objective. In some maps, when a player gets the objective, the other players could still win. So, why does the game ends? Because that's a rule of engagement.

by **chapcrap** on Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:11 pm

I'm not sure if I like it yet because I haven't had a lot of time to play it, but I've started 3 trench tournaments on Monday and they are all going and I just started 2 more, so people are pretty interested in it.