Unheard of but True! MP tales with some tricks

[troytheface]

Ah so we've heard it all. Well having played enough games now
there are a few tricks one might consider. I had Rome march a stack of legions AROUND THE FRONT ONE towards my back city(s).
Thing was i only had 3 Hoplites in that front city. And 8 in the one he attacked. -Same thing happened playing against the Celts,
in otherwords , its a risk, but ever consider undermanning ur main border city?
Then there is the this. If u can get a couple allies, then u can have them enter "diplomacy" with ur opponent at the time
WHEN U STRIKE and then have them do it again throughout the warfare. This will enable u to make those key moves FIRST while your opponent is mucked up in the diplomacy screen.
When i am at war i always select the option "don't contact me for 20"
Then there are those tales when ur beat, ur doomed , u have a one in a million shot, and ...it works , Elim of course, where ur gamble obliterates a bigger foe- really unbelievable stuff.

 

[ProPain]

Originally posted by troytheface

Then there is the this. If u can get a couple allies, then u can have them enter "diplomacy" with ur opponent at the time
WHEN U STRIKE and then have them do it again throughout the warfare. This will enable u to make those key moves FIRST while your opponent is mucked up in the diplomacy screen.

Personally I consider this cheating. If people need tricks like this to win they're better of beating up the AI using the numerous exploits available.

That's my €0,02 (finally getting used to the euro)

 

[DiamondzAndGunz]

Originally posted by troytheface
Then there is the this. If u can get a couple allies, then u can have them enter "diplomacy" with ur opponent at the time
WHEN U STRIKE and then have them do it again throughout the warfare. This will enable u to make those key moves FIRST while your opponent is mucked up in the diplomacy screen.
When i am at war i always select the option "don't contact me for 20"

Very sneaky....
I like it

I've had several instances, though, where I've attacked a main border city, and the guy had almost a dozen troops stationed there, with backup coming. Yech, had to retreat my troops and regroup my offensive force. I eventually managed to capture the city, but it was really no fun having to wait... (btw, I tend not to play elim- I like to play with friends/friends, and usually we can get a pretty "civilized" game going, that we can continue later on.)