Shosuro Motoyami
Scorpion Clan
I am neither madman nor fool. If you dare to cross the Scorpion, I am the consequence you must face
Posts: 155
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Post by Shosuro Motoyami on Aug 13, 2011 13:26:51 GMT -5
Medium Infantry??? again?...
So, I know this won't be that fruitful of a question, but is there a "decent" place to recruit medium infantry, other than the odd chance of training an ashiguru turning up a medium infantry?
Or are we just all going to have to mostly rely on our post-MWK supply of them?
As for the scorpion voting, I've made at least 100 clicks on the pro-Hantei side since the initial vote calculations, which means that without them, the Scorpion would have declared for Toturi. The fact that my effort in farming favors and all that fate points spent had a measurable and discernible effect on the game is why this game is AWESOME!!!
Moyotoshi
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Post by Mirumoto Shigekazu on Aug 13, 2011 13:39:44 GMT -5
I do not understand your problem Moyotoshi-san - good commander should prepare his forces before the battle (Art of War says this distinguish victorious and defeated commanders). Without any further levying I can now Emerald every fighting mission and I know that I have only mediocre forces. Maybe you should focus on building military force than spending time on farming Favors?
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Bayushi Hisa
Scorpion Clan
Samurai * Courtier * Dark Paragon of Will * Loyal
Posts: 479
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Post by Bayushi Hisa on Aug 13, 2011 14:02:09 GMT -5
Only other place to get medium infantry is from guarding supply lines in carpenter pass.
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Shosuro Motoyami
Scorpion Clan
I am neither madman nor fool. If you dare to cross the Scorpion, I am the consequence you must face
Posts: 155
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Post by Shosuro Motoyami on Aug 13, 2011 14:07:11 GMT -5
Shigekazu-san,
I am well prepared in those regards as well, as I still have almost 150 medium infantry left from MWK. But in this time of uncertainty, a wise commander is always looking to the future to make sure his army is well supplied and well provisioned. Since the end of the battle at MWK, the opportunity to recruit medium infantry has been severely limited. My question was not one of immediate concern.
As for the acquisition of favors, while it might not be as glorious as hurtling yourself and your men upon the blades of your enemy while tearing the Empire apart, leaving it weak and vulnerable for renewed invasion from both the Yobanjin and the Shadowlands, the court is just as important of a battlefield where the fate of the Empire can hinge upon the placement of the proper words.
That your clan chose to ignore you, does not mean politics does not work. Bitterness does not become the Dragon.
Moyotoshi
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Tamori Manji
Dragon Clan Mod
Demon Fox (妖狐)
?Dragon Clan ?Hatamoto ?Fire ?Void ?Yamabushi ?Tattoed ?Nonhuman
Posts: 922
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Post by Tamori Manji on Aug 13, 2011 14:17:30 GMT -5
For curiosity's sake, what level are you guys? It's been around a week since I started and I can't help but be impressed by many ppl in the forums talking about resources in the hundreds. I figure I'll probably start to make a difference only after a certain level. Probably after I get the minimum stats to equip the items I want and can do missions more freely, which should happen around level 50. But, that's just speculation.
EDIT: Since I'm around lvl 34 now, yeah, still a long way to go.
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Shosuro Motoyami
Scorpion Clan
I am neither madman nor fool. If you dare to cross the Scorpion, I am the consequence you must face
Posts: 155
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Post by Shosuro Motoyami on Aug 13, 2011 14:24:21 GMT -5
Ktisune-san, I am currently 165th level, and I am still only 71st on the list of most experienced characters. So, there is now a cadre of upper level players/characters who have broken the 200 level mark.
My advice to you is not to worry about level so much, but to focus on elemental tokens and rings. rings are what give you more fate, which allow you to make more clicks without having to stop and wait for them to replenish. And most actions that have a skill requirement tend to give you an elemental token for the Ring that the skill is associated with, with Air being the most numerous and Void tokens being the least.
Moyotoshi
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Post by Shoju on Aug 13, 2011 15:17:44 GMT -5
Kitsune-san,
I'm level 183, 21st in the game, 2nd (3rd) in clan, and I am not able to emerald all the battle actions, mainly because I didn't restock after the last major battle.
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Post by Mirumoto Shigekazu on Aug 13, 2011 15:47:01 GMT -5
Kitsune-san, I have Level 170, 62nd in the game, 18th in Clan. And my ability to bring massive numbers comes mainly from my focus on recruting and training missions for couple of days and the only mission R/T mission I performed above Emerald was recruiting in Shiro Shinjo (cheap manpower).
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Shagi the Mad
Crane Clan
Fallen Crane * Scout * Mad * Shadowlands * Experienced 4 Hiruma Shagi
Posts: 180
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Post by Shagi the Mad on Aug 13, 2011 15:48:55 GMT -5
The highest level character is 251. He's a good 30+ levels ahead of the third place character at 218. There are a total of 13 characters at level 200+. I can't speak for anyone else, but it's taken me 7-8 months to hit 203, which I will do in a couple of clicks.
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Toku Hirotomo
Monkey Clan
Bushi Paragon of Compassion Clan Champion Toturi's Army
Posts: 793
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Post by Toku Hirotomo on Aug 13, 2011 15:49:42 GMT -5
It also depends on what you choose to do. I'm, 152 and have enough rumors to choke the proverbial goat, but I'm seriously lacking in other drops. I focus on the low fate vs xp stuff for the drops, just because one is not high level does not mean that they can influence the game more. We just had more time to gather. I'm still working on getting reports and battle plans, and soon enough, my troop pool will dwindle. During Winter Court I was a complete newcomer to the game and I still did a respectable Monkey showing. I wish you luck, there are not many Mantis, not to mention Kitsune around. I like seeing more diversity in Clans and Families.
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Post by Soshi Kiso on Aug 13, 2011 16:00:34 GMT -5
I have to agree with Moyotoshi, medium infantry is getting annoying. How its easier to obtain heavy infantry doesn't compute. ;p
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Bayushi Haruka
Scorpion Clan
OOC Cleanup Crew
Samurai? Battle Maiden? Cavalry? Paragon of Courage? Friend of the Lion
Posts: 1,054
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Aug 13, 2011 16:04:08 GMT -5
Tell that to my 500+ med infantry. Urgh, I'm not going to miss them too much. And the rallying cries and heroic opportunities returning suggest we'll be accumulating pleanty more soon enough I suspect. If history is any pattern.
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Tamori Manji
Dragon Clan Mod
Demon Fox (妖狐)
?Dragon Clan ?Hatamoto ?Fire ?Void ?Yamabushi ?Tattoed ?Nonhuman
Posts: 922
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Post by Tamori Manji on Aug 13, 2011 16:05:45 GMT -5
Thanks everyone, that really gave me some things to think about. I imagine the best course of action for now is to focus on getting more elemental rings and the minimum skills needed to perform missions and accomplish some of the nasty random encounters.
Moyotoshi-san, yes, I've noticed the Air rings are the most common. I have 63 of them while the others are still around 30, save for Earth, which has been the hardest one to come around. But that's probably because I haven't done many missions near the Crab territory yet and am avoiding the Shadowlands.
Hirotomo-san, I actually wish the Kitsune was still a small Clan but, alas, they've already been incorporated by the Mantis. The biggest downside to being a member of the less "popular" Clans is that there isn't much going on in the Clan chambers, since only two or three other members are active right now. Also, once I finish polishing it, I'll post a story for Manji. It's nothing fancy but the tricky part is that to talk about him I'll probably have to talk about his father and his mother a bit, since he was a Dragon and she is a Kitsune, from before the Mantis incorporation.
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Yasuki Chad
Crane Clan
Crab Clan
*Crab Clan Courtier *Experienced *Samurai *Daimyo *Hero *Experienced *Commander
Posts: 476
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Post by Yasuki Chad on Aug 13, 2011 16:23:00 GMT -5
I'm 86, and I started playing while the MWK seige was taking place. Once the Civil war looked immenent around a month ago I spent pretty much all my time leveing troops of some type or another.
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Tamori Koichi
Dragon Clan
Dragon Clan * Shugenja * Earth * Void * Yamabushi * Duelist
Posts: 228
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Post by Tamori Koichi on Aug 13, 2011 17:26:01 GMT -5
LOL @ Moyotoshi. Thank you.
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