A decline in the amount of people playing Set? I have rarely seen a player over 1700 playing Set on ESO recently... I find it a bit odd. Most of the Egyptian players say that they used to play Set, or something, and that they've switched to Ra or Isis (the usual case).
Is this showing that Egyptian players are showing a lack of interest in playing the more unique god? Or is Set the underdog again?
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Johnny_Deppig Mortal
posted 28 January 2005 04:50 PM
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Anything Set can do Isis or Ra can do better. Simple as that. Animals are crap for fighting, and you wont get anc+ecl or rocs no matter what you do.
[This message has been edited by Johnny_Deppig (edited 01-28-2005 @ 04:51 PM).]
Jet_Set_Jim Mortal
posted 28 January 2005 05:25 PM
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Set is a fun god to play, with some unusual strats at hand. However, as JD said, if you're going to play Egyptian, why would you forsake monument protection + extra pop + cheap upgrades + A&E + 9,000hp ellies + um, ICBMs + Apache gunships? Because Isis gets all of those, and Set instead gets some monkeys.
Ra's got it going on too with Rain + Rocs + Laser crocs + good migdol units (lesser heffalumps but still good). Whereas Set gets slightly niftier slingers.
Olli_Moriturus Mortal
posted 29 January 2005 05:26 AM
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wtf r u saying I don't think ur using the right names for units...
Jet_Set_Jim Mortal
posted 29 January 2005 06:30 AM
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Apologies - here's my translation:
Extra pop = Larger population capacity A&E = Ancestors & Eclipse god powers Ellies = Elephants (I exaggerated the hitpoints - I think fully upgraded it's about 700hp) ICBMs = Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Apache gunships = Tank busting attack helecopter which predominantly plays a support role to infantry troops.
Isis doesn't actually get the last two.
Set's monkeys = Apes of Set
Rain = Rain god power Rocs = The myth units that can aerially transport other units Laser crocs = Petsuchos Heffalumps = Elephants
Johnny_Deppig Mortal
posted 29 January 2005 06:56 AM
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Isis doesn't actually get the last two.
Yes she does.
ICBM=Meteor.
Apache=Phoenix.
When I play Isis I feel like Osama fighting the US. You must outwit them since they are so f-ing OP.
Jet_Set_Jim Mortal
posted 29 January 2005 07:55 AM
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lol Johnny - OK, Meteor is pretty much like an ICBM in Civ III... but I think that equating the phoenix to an apache gunship is a little overstating the mark.
Let's face it, the phoenix is a poor MU, and is only remarkable because it's about the only thing that Isis doesn't do best.
Johnny_Deppig Mortal
posted 29 January 2005 08:19 AM
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Sure. But it is still an annoying scout for the meteor, and Thoth gets just about everything else. And I would really say the Phoenix is a bit underrated.. esp vs Norse. The special has been boosted a lot.
[This message has been edited by Johnny_Deppig (edited 01-29-2005 @ 08:20 AM).]
Death_Guy5 Mortal
posted 29 January 2005 01:12 PM
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lesser heffalumps but still good
err... I think your watching too much Winnie the pooh...
I hate that stupid poohs heffalump commercial...
Achmidae Mortal
posted 30 January 2005 07:52 AM
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*sighs*
It's always like that in games. No one ever considers choosing the underdogs :/
It just annoys me that people choose Ra and Isis so that they have better bonuses and less things to work harder at... I dont have anything against them, it's just that I wish there was a bit more dedication to the game
Age_of_Jizzology Mortal
posted 31 January 2005 08:55 PM
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You should use Set animals for scouting, villager annoyance and killing an opponnents nearby huntables .
Exilon Mortal
posted 31 January 2005 10:01 PM
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or better yet, stopping a loki rusher.
Phil Jackson Mortal
posted 01 February 2005 12:55 PM
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as a loki player I would say the pheonix is not so bad against norse. norse only options to fight them things are:
trolls= no loki rush, have to pick certain god path towers= nose towers are not so good TA with myth upgrade= have to pick certain god path FG's= have to pick certain god path
summary: those things are a pain in the but. If you chose the wrong god paths they will run over you.
set is still pretty good, at least for vanilla, not really sure why everyone considers him up. Set can beat ra and isis with barracks/seige. Barrack unit if you know how to micro beat midgols easy, as long as your opponent doesn't out upgrade you. Plus he only has 1 or 2 midgols and you have like 15 barracks. A slight problem comes up if the isis can research vok, but you can go horus to counter and get spearmen that pwn eles. Also set has way better scouting then the other eggys, and you can easily steal enemy hunting, making it very difficult for them to get heroic before you. Plus set is way more fun as well.