Having never been made aware of Dom1, i would have to say that Dominions 2 is the first game i've ever played thats managed to insert itself into the nostalgic, megalomaniac, obsessive niche that MoM occupied for many years of my life. Age of Wonders tried but it was far to much a mainstream sell-out for money, and far too little the underground game that someone poured there heart, soul, and uncountable man-hours into. (thank you, thank you, thank you, dominion makers) I started playing MoM (Master of Magic for any who are wondering) when it was already old and i was still in junior high (i.e. 10 years ago'ish) and from that time up until i read a review in PC gamer (how i found out about Dom2) and bought Dom2 it proudly occupied the "Greatest game EVER" slot in my mind. It has now been supplanted by Dominions 2, but i figured i would make a post about it because there seem to be a few people here who also played it.
my favorite thing to do in MoM, hands down:
max out fire magic, cast armaggeddon, convert the whole world to a volcanic waste that gives me awesome magical power, nuke the AI back into the stone age and lord it over the world. >
my favorite tactics:
max out death magic, start with wraith, cast wraith as soon as possible, conquer independants while raising massive undead armies for yourself.
max out life magic, start with the avatar hero summon, cast it, buff him, conquer all. The original SC
two words, undead trolls.
ahhhh memories... well i guess thats it, i understand this is a dom2 forum and not a MoM forum, call this my eulogy for MoM as it permanently gets replaced by Dom2 on my desktop.
*drumroll* *21 gun salute* *lonely bugle plays taps*
(oh.. and btw i've got an original MoM box, manual and game i obtained on ebay, so neener.)
[ June 15, 2004, 17:29: Message edited by: Zen ]
OT: Flowers for the grave of MoM.
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