[Discuss] "Arrest Priests" function.

[James Spadaccini]

bpratt wrote:
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> On 7/25/06, *James Spadaccini* <TheKobald at tampabay.rr.com 
> <mailto:TheKobald at tampabay.rr.com>> wrote:
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>     bpratt wrote:
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>     > On 7/25/06, *James Spadaccini* <TheKobald at tampabay.rr.com
>     <mailto:TheKobald at tampabay.rr.com>
>     > <mailto:TheKobald at tampabay.rr.com
>     <mailto:TheKobald at tampabay.rr.com>>> wrote:
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>     >     Further more what was the percentage of followers?  If
>     there's a very
>     >     high number the people are VERY likely to protect their
>     priest, thus a
>     >     lot of loses.
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>     > No amount of fervor can explain how a player controlled unit is
>     going
>     > to kill almost four thousand peasants within a single turn. Even
>     > burning, raping and killing by an entire BM army doesn't achieve
>     that.
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>     Yes, but when you're burning, raping and killing people tend to
>     run away
>     from you, not attempting to actually stop you or going towards you.
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> That's true, but then that's another thing. This is 4 thousand angry 
> peasants trying to kill a couple policemen under the command of a 
> single troopleader. You would think the outcome is going to be 
> different. Especially if it was a BM battle, the mob wouldn't even be 
> harmed - it would be a skirmish due to being "vastly outnumbered."
No one ever answered how many troops they had.  Peasants don't have the 
highest of CS per man ratio.  I agree that 3000 and something is a lot, 
but it should be high, they're protecting the priest if there's a high 
population.