Re: MEPBM, character classes

From: "Michael Thomas" <DreamsNoir@worldnet.att.net>

Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Stanley, the Daredevil Crow! wrote in message <34C3F22D.7F33@io.com>...
>Pre-beginner thinking out loud.

Since you didn't post which scenario you were thinking of joining I will
assume you are speaking of 1650. The answers may not be correct for other
scenarios.

>I was just wondering what the best character classes are.
>I think that for FP, DS the best choices are:

There is no best class. There is, however, a worst. You can easily win
having no mages at all. This can not be said for any other class. Also
emissaries remain invaluable all game long. After laying camps they can take
opponent pop centers and increase the size of your own, among other things.

>Neutral controls, IMO, will benifit less from agents until they join one
>side. My reasoning is that if you use them to steal or kill from another
>country then that country will assume you're favoring the other side(and
>rightly so). If a neutral agent stole from me I would demand that his
>owner allied with my side or categorize him as an ally of the
>opposition. Using agents in this case could have horrific consequences.
>I understand that a neutral player may want to steal from BOTH sides,
>but if he stole from me I wouldn't want to make the assumption that he
>was still neutral; i'd demand proof of his alliance choice.

If you don't name agents as a neutral it becomes suicidal to declare
free. Without the ability to ward off the DS agent strikes you will be
ripped apart in a matter of a few turns.

>BTW, can a neutral country officially join one side and then eventually
>switch to the other? Can a FP or DS do this?!?

No and no.

References

MEPBM, character classes
"Stanley, the Daredevil Crow!" <samcraig@io.com>
Mon, 19 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000