Military Great Leaders

[Chieftess]

In the event we get a MGL, what should we do with them?

Remember, now that we have cavs, rails coming, and a bunch of elite units, we might be getting more of them (more units to the front lines quicker).

I think we should make a Cav Army.

Husborne could be the prime location for the Military Academy, but if we do that, by the time we get an army, the major wars might be over. Also, an army will be useful against Musketeers if they're still around.

 

[GenMarshall]

We can always make a Cav army.

 

[Furiey]

A Cav Army would be very useful now against Musketeers, but how quickly could we build one if we used the leader to build the Military Academy? Leaders should be appearing more often now - we have built the Heroic Epic and promoted some Cavs to Elite. By building the Military Academy, we trade an Army as soon as we get the leader for one several turn later when we can build it using the Military Academy.

 

[zyxy]

I am not so sure the Mil Acad would pay off. We'll be doing very little fighting in the distant future (after 30-40 turns or so): only eliminate France, Portugal, China, Persia, IIRC.

I would just build the army.

 

[Chieftess]

Well, it's just my luck... we just got a MGL attacking those archers in our territory... and it's still the pre-turn!

 

[Furiey]

Nice welcome present I left you there CT!

 

[Chieftess]

Nice welcome present I left you there CT!

Thanks! And such pretty horsies, too!

 

[classical_hero]

I would prefer to use it on a SGW. We could use it on getting Iron works up and running.

 

[zyxy]

Iron Works would be good for the next GL, I agree. It can be handbuilt in Mandos, but it will take long....

 

[classical_hero]

Iron Works would be good for the next GL, I agree. It can be handbuilt in Mandos, but it will take long....

I am very disappointed that there was no meaningful discussion on how to use the MGL. I would have liked a chnce to see if people really wanted a Cav army or use it for a SGW, or something else.

 

[zyxy]

I completely understand your disappointment. It would be much better if such things were properly discussed well in advance. But I also understand why things happened the way they did.
When the MGL appeared, there was only the Mil Acad available as Small Wonder (=SGW? ). IIRC, most of the people who did contribute to the short discussion favored an army over that wonder. Iron Works would have been a nice use for this MGL, but it would have forced us to hold on to the MGL for 12 turns, and then it's always a gamble whether you can build Iron Works in a sensible spot.