Magic scale

[MaxWilson]

Question about the Magic scale: is it a good idea to take it for the -fatigue and -MR effects instead of just +research? It appears to me that both friendly and enemy troops suffer from the MR penalty, and both friendly and enemy mages benefit from the fatigue reduction. That makes it look like a wash once my opponents figure out that my provinces have +magic--they'll be able to customize their armies to take advantage of my magic dominion as much as I will: use more death/astral magic, etc.

Comments on this board led me to believe initially that positive scales would only benefit friendly provinces/units. Did I misunderstand or is Magic different?

-Max Wilson