Leprechaun opinion...

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How are Leprechauns?

I LUV them!
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They're pretty good
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18%
Middle of the road Average
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10%
Um...they're not very good
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25%
Um...they're not very good
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25%
I HATE them! They stink green!
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9%
NO COMMENT
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Leprechaun opinion...

Unread postby IceCold2000 » 04 Feb 2006, 01:09

If you played Heroes IV as nature you would often summon leprechauns or come across leprechaun dwellings. How do you rate these little green men?
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Unread postby Corribus » 04 Feb 2006, 01:13

I'd rate them about as useful as a poopie-flavored lollipop. :D
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Unread postby Grumpy Old Wizard » 04 Feb 2006, 01:36

Leprechauns are actually pretty useful early on because of their fortune spell. It can make a big difference in early battles.
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Unread postby Banedon » 04 Feb 2006, 01:53

Lerprechauns are superb creatures. Not that you bring them along with you, you summon them in battle. Their single Fortune cast can give you some serious advantages while lacking nothing in the ability to absorb retaliation. Summon Leprechaun is a very powerful level 1 spell, and it gives you lots of tactical choices.
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Unread postby Kristo » 04 Feb 2006, 03:45

I voted for "Um...they're not very good." I don't normally play as Nature, so my dealings with Leprechauns are limited to tedious battles against the wandering stacks of them. I don't trust Quick Combat not to lose any of my troops. But, no, I'm not bitter or anything. ;)
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Unread postby DaemianLucifer » 04 Feb 2006, 11:23

Voted average.They are an excelent summon,but Id never consider buying them.Later they become not so useful,since you have much better summons and mass fortune.
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 04 Feb 2006, 12:16

I LUV the little buggers. Especialy when they die. :devil:
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Unread postby Orfinn » 04 Feb 2006, 14:32

Vote They're pretty good

They bring luck, nice as meatshields and a lovely green flash when they die :-D
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Unread postby Bandobras Took » 04 Feb 2006, 16:24

Pretty good. While Summon Leprechaun is great spell, Leprechauns themselves suffer from the curse of all L1s, which is that their usefulness wanes as the game goes on.
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Unread postby Banedon » 05 Feb 2006, 01:14

Bandobras Took wrote:Pretty good. While Summon Leprechaun is great spell, Leprechauns themselves suffer from the curse of all L1s, which is that their usefulness wanes as the game goes on.
The spell "Summon Leprechaun" doesn't though.
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Unread postby SmokingBarrel » 05 Feb 2006, 01:16

If you are going to bring an army of leprechauns everywhere you go, you will slow the army down too much. So I guess the best way is (like Banedon) to keep a summon leprechaun spell handy.
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Unread postby HodgePodge » 05 Feb 2006, 06:17

… and they never even tell where their pot o' gold is buried! :tongue:
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Unread postby DaemianLucifer » 05 Feb 2006, 11:33

HodgePodge wrote:… and they never even tell where their pot o' gold is buried! :tongue:
Dont you already know?Its at the end of the rainbow.
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Unread postby Vulcanic » 06 Feb 2006, 00:41

Leprechauns are just plain bad at the late stage. Don't need to summon leprechauns when you already have mass fortune. In the beginning though, they are really useful.
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Unread postby SmokingBarrel » 06 Feb 2006, 01:20

Vulcanic wrote:Leprechauns are just plain bad at the late stage. Don't need to summon leprechauns when you already have mass fortune. In the beginning though, they are really useful.
It's true that they are not very good at the end, but they can steal retaliation (although they are also not very good at it). :)
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Unread postby Metathron » 06 Feb 2006, 01:27

I voted middle of the road. They're only useful as a summoned creature to impart fortune on one of your more important stacks. Plus they can use up an enemy's retaliation. Viewing them as stand alone creatures they're not good.
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Unread postby Banedon » 06 Feb 2006, 04:34

Vulcanic wrote:Leprechauns are just plain bad at the late stage. Don't need to summon leprechauns when you already have mass fortune. In the beginning though, they are really useful.
I disagree. Later in the game you may find yourself training a low level hero - a hero who is sufficiently unskilled at Nature Magic that he / she cannot cast Mass Fortune. Under those situations, Summon Leprechaun sure comes in handy.
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Unread postby csarmi » 06 Feb 2006, 08:45

First, Mass Fortune is a level 3 spell, while summon leprechaun is level one. That means your combat hero, your tactician, anyone can cast it.

Second, it's 2 in 1. You get a fodder (blocking enemy troops) and a fortune spell on one of your troops (and in most cases only 1 or 2 of your troops need it anyways). While Mass Fortune only gives you fortune on your troops, but won't block the LoS of that stupid enemy chaos caster.

Third, it's not even sure you'll get that Mass Fortune spell.
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Unread postby Banedon » 06 Feb 2006, 11:17

Try to be more objective csarmi :) Surely Mass Fortune is more powerful than Summon Leprechaun?
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Unread postby bethrezen_2 » 06 Feb 2006, 11:26

I like these litle ones just for luck!
I like play only with heroes(but not only in this case) and in first round i summon satyrs for mirth and second round lepreuchants! The reason it's that they can take retaliation but more important it's that block enemy shooter one turn!
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