Conquest. Few Changes

[dv_trainer]

Turn Structure

Selection Phase - Up to 3 Recruits may be selected each turn, however only 1 of them may be a Champion. Selected units are the only ones which may act or be affected by Commands.

Movement Phase - One of the Recruits selected may be moved according to their Movement stat. Commands may be used.

Combat Phase - Two of the Recruits selected may attack. If the one which Moved was the one to attack, they will cause -100 Damage.

Rally Phase - Commands may be used. The player may choose to forfeit and/or End Turn.

 

Recruitment

Each unit appears to be quite badly made, imho, by Jagex. While these changes I suggest may not be better, or fairer, I think they at least give a bit more character to each choice.

Scout: 0pts (each slot is filled by a scout which must be upgraded). Damage 50, HP 100, Movement 7, Range 1. Scouts may move through obstacles as open ground.

Foot Soldier: +50pts. Damage 100, HP 350, Movement 3, Range 2. Foot Soldiers gain +1 Movement for each other Foot Soldier within 3 Squares.

Halbardier: +100pts. Damage 150, HP 450, Movement 4, Range 3.

Knight: +125pts. Damage 300, HP 550, Movement 3, Range 2. Knights gain +100 damage against Rangers, and Halbardiers.

Mage: +125pts. Damage 300, HP 350, Movement 4, Range 5. Mages gain +100 damage against Knights and Foot Soldiers.

Ranger: +125pts. Damage 250, HP 350, Movement 5, Range 6. Rangers gain +100 damage against Mages and Foot Soldiers.

Champion: +300pts. Damage 400, HP 600. Movement 5, Range 2. Champions may attack multiple targets in one turn, but if they do so then each target other than the first strikes before them with +100 Damage. Up to 1/2 of your army may be Champions.

 

Commands

The entire command system seems so wrong tbph. The costs are far too low compared to the advantages, and some abilities are totally dumb.

Two parts to this:

1) No more 5 turn cooldowns. All abilities, aside from those noted, should be 2 turn cooldowns.

2) You should be able to trade in your movement for more points. +25pts for not making a move.

But the commands?

- Coup De Grace: 125pts. A random Command may be used twice this turn, with the second use costing no points.

- Solitude: 100pts. The target may not attack or react this turn. (This is Chastise minus the movement thing)

- Deflect: 75pts. The target gains halves damage against them this turn. Half of the damage stopped is added to your Command Points. 3 Turn Cooldown.

- Battle Cry: 75pts. The target doubles any damage that they cause this turn. A Quarter of this damage is added to your Command Points. 3 Turn Cooldown.

- Palisade: 75pts. The target and other recruits (friend and foe) within one square may not be attacked this turn.

- Bountiful: 50pts. The target gains +300HP for the next 2 turns. 4 Turn Cooldown.

- Glorious: 50pts. The target doubles their move this turn, but loses 200 damage.

- Honour: 50pts. The target may attack before other recruits this turn, and deals +100 damage.

- Destitute: 25pts. You may cancel a command made by yourself or your opponent, however the cost of that command is reimbursed. 4 Turn Cooldown.

- Second Wind: 25pts. The target is healed for 100HP. 1 Turn Cooldown.

 

Doctrines

Doctrines are an idea i've had to really increase the variation in your forces. Each Doctrine GIVES a certain number of Recruitment Points to be spent on your force, in addition to the standard 1000. Doctrines are always present, and have no cooldown as such.

- Defensive: +100pts. You gain 25 more command points per turn, and take 100 less damage from combats.

- Aggressive: +100pts. You gain 25 more command points per turn, and take 100 less damage from combats.

- Balanced: +150pts. You gain 50 more command points per turn, but lose 1 Movement.

- Raider: +150pts. Scouts gain +2 Range and +100 Damage, but Champions cost +100pts. Commands cost +10pts.

- Behemoth: +200pts. All Recruits cost half their points, but you may not use Commands other than Second Wind or Palisade.

- Elite: +0pts. Champions cost half their points, but become unlimited. Knights cost -25pts.

[Great_one]

The only real difference any of this makes is to make it more complicated, which is unessesary. All units and moves have their plusses and minuses if you know how to use them.

[uzi0espil]

i agree with ya somehow changes sounds intersting

[Danil445]

Overall some good suggestions, but they may indeed make this activity too complicated. Neutral.

 

 

And you forgot some things I guess:

 

1. You already get +25 Command points for every turn. (at least at the start of a game)

2. Battle Cry: You should give it another name, there's already a Battle Cry command, which increases health and damage by 200 points.

3. Glorious: The Charge command already doubles movement, but without the damage penalty.

4. Second Wind: The Regenerate command has the same ability, but heals completely instead.

 

I also think the 5 turn cooldown is good. Imagine the opponent used Battle Cry and Charge on their champion every 2 turns, that would make them even more devastating as they are already.

[dv_trainer]

Overall some good suggestions, but they may indeed make this activity too complicated. Neutral.

 

 

And you forgot some things I guess:

 

1. You already get +25 Command points for every turn. (at least at the start of a game)

2. Battle Cry: You should give it another name, there's already a Battle Cry command, which increases health and damage by 200 points.

3. Glorious: The Charge command already doubles movement, but without the damage penalty.

4. Second Wind: The Regenerate command has the same ability, but heals completely instead.

 

I also think the 5 turn cooldown is good. Imagine the opponent used Battle Cry and Charge on their champion every 2 turns, that would make them even more devastating as they are already.

The suggestions I made on the commands were meant to replace the current ones.

 

Cheers for the feedback. I'll edit up the topic soon enough.

[Quyneax]

Not a good idea imo. Conquest is already a nice and balanced game (if you know what you're doing). If you want to go anywhere, first provide some math to back up the balance of your suggestion.