Lucian!

[cvx]

I just started a game with the Doviello and Duin as leader and got the mutation event on Lucian. This is what i got :

Is this normal? At least it's the first time i got THAT much stuff Shouldn't be much of a problem to kill off some civs now .

 

[Korias]

Except, isnt he crazed?

 

[isthmus]

This is a decent mutation, you've got some good ones like blitz, strong, heroic strength, cannibalise, but on the other hand you've got crazed (or something similar) which means you won't be able to rely on him for the game because he'll be spending half the time chasing goblins around the world until he gets eaten by a thunderlizard.

I think this isn't out of the ordinary for mutation, I almost never use it because I usually end up with some crazed related promo that causes half my army to run around like headless chickens, although it is awesome when you get a good combo. It's a bit risky to get mutation on an important unit in case you gimp him for the rest of the game...

I do remember Valkrionn talking about changing the mutation system completely at some point, not sure what version this will be in, since they've got about a million wonderful things in development at the same time

 

[Iskar Jarak]

that also looks like enervation meaning less xp so slower growth

 

[Valkrionn]

I do remember Valkrionn talking about changing the mutation system completely at some point, not sure what version this will be in, since they've got about a million wonderful things in development at the same time

Yes, we have a new system in store, though it's not implemented yet. The idea was actually what got Opera to join, but she's since been working more on leaders.

 

[cvx]

Well actually the crazed thing was totally unimportant just a little bit annoying cause he always ran away from where i wanted him to go but it's only a small chance he gets crazed so 90% of the time i had control over him. When i stopped the game he was lvl 14 had orthus axe and was nearly unstoppable.
Until turn 100 he alone erased 6 civs. Was quite neat. Only the mechanos handgunners are a problem atm only have 40% there everything else in the game was always 99%.

Anyway the point of this thread was that mutation seems to be a little bit too random IMO.

 

[Deon]

It's the point of mutation . It may need reworking though.

Also crazed + cannibalize is ok. You just need to get him March. Without it he'd die too fast. With crazed (+60% str) and cannibalize he's going to survive most battles he picks.

 

[Hroth]

I just finished a game where Lucian was controlled by the AI and had similar promotions + Feral.

He went Barb and destroyed the 3 closest civs, incl the Doviello.