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Is it "War machine" or "War '''M'''achine? –[[User:Kapteeni Ruoska|Kapteeni Ruoska]] 07:30, 21 March 2014 (CET) | Is it "War machine" or "War '''M'''achine? –[[User:Kapteeni Ruoska|Kapteeni Ruoska]] 07:30, 21 March 2014 (CET) | ||
== Debate on Ballista == | |||
Is the Ballista actually useless as the article states? I know I've had it on a hero with a fairly high Attack skill and it was dealing around 110-120 damage per round (with Archery, but not Artillery) Even if all it did was snipe two of them, it has paid for its own cost. Depending on a couple other factors, it could be conceivably up to ~200 which is enough to put a couple Naga Queens down. That pays for the cost of the Ballista alone. | |||
Also, if the enemy attacks it directly with a creature stack, that's one turn of it not attacking your creatures. If the enemy wastes a spell on taking it out, same deal. Even if it dies to a chain lightning, it halved the damage for another creature down the line. Not bad for a 2500 gold machine that doesn't take a slot in your army. | |||
The dangers of having one against Magogs, Liches, and Dragons is well-known, but this can be mitigated with good army placement and may not be a factor depending on what you're up against. | |||
This all adds up to: the ballista may be useful to a might hero in the lategame, particularly if they have Archery. | |||
Revision as of 01:11, 30 March 2015
Capitalization
Is it "War machine" or "War Machine? –Kapteeni Ruoska 07:30, 21 March 2014 (CET)
Debate on Ballista
Is the Ballista actually useless as the article states? I know I've had it on a hero with a fairly high Attack skill and it was dealing around 110-120 damage per round (with Archery, but not Artillery) Even if all it did was snipe two of them, it has paid for its own cost. Depending on a couple other factors, it could be conceivably up to ~200 which is enough to put a couple Naga Queens down. That pays for the cost of the Ballista alone.
Also, if the enemy attacks it directly with a creature stack, that's one turn of it not attacking your creatures. If the enemy wastes a spell on taking it out, same deal. Even if it dies to a chain lightning, it halved the damage for another creature down the line. Not bad for a 2500 gold machine that doesn't take a slot in your army.
The dangers of having one against Magogs, Liches, and Dragons is well-known, but this can be mitigated with good army placement and may not be a factor depending on what you're up against.
This all adds up to: the ballista may be useful to a might hero in the lategame, particularly if they have Archery.