Whats wrong with the RE? I played them very successfully as my first 2950
game...and ended up on the winning team too (Freeps!). I thought the point
of playing 1650/2950 was the variety of nations - weak and strong.
Do you only want to be a Superpower Player...Corsair/KE/WW? Boring!!!RD: Well done but... what would have happened if you had gone DS? I strongly suspect you would have been wiped off the face of Middle-earth (assuming competent Freeps) in half a dozen turns.
Rhun is dreadfully slanted towards FP in 2950, as Khand is to DS, so what the hell was the point of splitting Easterlings into 2 virtually predetermined nations when in 1650 there was a REAL choice?
Hmmm! Unlike some others here I play like to play nations that challenge me. I've seen the RE played quite effectively as DS...it only takes a little diplomacy (and some off map camping)...it's even possible to get the Freeps and DS bidding for you...but Im not going to tell you all my secrets. Gollum! Gollum!
The reason I didn't go DS was that they didn't talk to me. I think this lets a lot of teams down. They assume that the KE will go DS, or the RE will go Free, and don't make the effort.
Ade
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