Okay, something needs to be said on behalf of DM and all the DMers out there (like me, although I can also say for myself that I am experienced in both RM and DM). Unfortunately, DM has been the target of many false stereotypes, some of which I am sad to say have been written in this thread, and so far only two people have rebutted these ridiculous arguments. So I will fight the good fight for the DeathMatch!
Petard Rusher: Econ plays a very important role in DM (econ not being a major part in DM is one of the most common false stereotypes about DM). Go to MFO and read the (rather old but still informative) interviews with Sam Deathwalker and Devil Baron. Both of them recommend building over 100 villess in a DM game. How can you say that econ doesn't play a big role? DM games often have more villies than RM games!
Yamato: Territory control plays a far bigger role in DM than it does in RM (have u even played a good DM?). You'd be amazed at how fast those starting resources go. Gold mines are much sought after and are often well-protected with TCs, Castles, and soldiers. If you run out of gold in DM, you are dead, which makes territory control all the more important. And for what it's worth, if u want a truly climactic battle, DM is the place to find it. RM battles are mere skirmishes compared to the massive DM wars.
DD: See my reply to Petard Rusher. You are half-right-- early on in DM, economy plays second fiddle to military. But as the game goes on, the opposite becomes more true.
Last Knight: See my reply to Petard Rusher. Next!
Stormboy: *sigh* Read my reply to Petard Rusher.
Anarchy: I understand what u mean, but I personally wish DM recieved more time in the spotlight. I'd say a third of the Agers who play on the zone are DMers, and based on that, DM really recieves a disproportionate amount of attention. Just my thoughts on that.
Vlad: DM armies are big, but not THAT big, and certainly not made entirely of Pals. Any idea of how much gold that would cost? Yeah, that's right... Immhotep and BiggN: Very well said, both of you. I agree with you both 100%.
Bi0: They said a lot of what I wanted to say, too. So I decided to focus on repelling arguments on a person-by-person basis.Whew! I think that about does it.
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