Quote Originally Posted by ngnhhn View Post
I use L8s to level my politic heros -

Send 100k war lose 45k 1st round or send 100k arch lose 5k

Then every 6 mins send 100k war - lose 5k warrior gain 200k exp.

As for taking L8's sure why not doesnt need to tie up so many cities as a 10 does.

And you lot have any idea who this guy is - lol
My those losses are high. I normally send 98900 Warriors and 1100 transporters. That will kill between 37k warriors for my crappiest hero's and ~20k warriors if I send someone that's above 200atk and 100-110 intel. I've seen quite a bit of discussion on the affect of intel but for me it seems to top out between 100-110.

Personally I think Lvl8's are a great deal. They aren't quite as good as Lvl10's but if you "tier" your hero leveling like I do, they are a great way to get resources in the project. Each morning, afternoon, and night I send out all my idle heroes to NPCs based on their level as follows:

Lvl1 - 59 = NPC5 (no loss ballista hits)
Lvl 60 - 84 = NPC8
Lvl 85+ = NPC10

This keeps the EXP gained always above the EXP required for the top level in each bracket. Considering the wealth in NPC8s and NPC10s, this also helps me build awesome resource reserves for my troops.