Protecting your Heros

[japanpimp]

Age II:
Heros are the foundation of a strong player in both Age 1 and Age 2. The problem is, in Age 2 there is a Strategem called "Instigating and Alienating" which can be used on a enemy to drop the heros loyalty by 30% in the target city and give the enemy an opportunity to capture one of your prized heros.
Also, if you are colonized then the Suzerain can apply "Sow Discord" which basically does the same thing as the "Instigating and Alienating" Strategem.

So how can you protect your best heros from being capped by the enemy? Simple deal...

1. Always keep 3, not 2, not 1, but 3 junk heros in your feasting hall. Always make sure their loyalty is 70 or below. And always keep the loyalty of your best heros and mayor at 100% by rewarding them. The reason you keep 3 junk heros or more is because their loyalty can be hit twice in a short period of time in some cases. So if one junk hero is captured then you have 2 more just in case they are hit again by different player with a strategm or by your Suzerain if you are colonized. HOWEVER, this method is not 100% protection. In my experience it is about 90% effecting in guarding against Sow Discord and "Instigating and Alienating".

2. The best way to protect your best heros from the strategem "Instigating and Alienating" and Sow Discord is to garrison them in another players city. Just send out the hero with 1 scout so they get there fast and can be recalled quickly when you want to use them.

[zzaim298]

the best way to protect your heroes is by not getting yourself colonized

[AllDayXL]

the best way to protect your heroes is by not getting yourself colonized

This goes against the Pimp style....

[zzaim298]

This goes against the Pimp style....

which proves he should change his style

he seems to prefer making his life harder

[japanpimp]

I am trying to take playing from a colonized position to a whole new level. And hey, even if you are not colonized, players can hit you with the strategm and cap your heros like that. Let me tell you, if I was not colonized I would always have my best heros protected against stratagems. And the only way to do that is by keeping them "hidden" as much as possible and only using them when i really need to.

[zzaim298]

i wud prefer to have lvl 10 feasthall with 9 good heroes/h-heroes in them and make full use of 8x lvl 5 npc farming...

Alienating and Instigating is a one time per day use, and haven't been confirmed to cap ur heroes when applying them...

it is best used with Sow Discord simultaneously i guess...

still, i didnt say ur guide is wrong or anything... just pointing out that the number 1 way is to prevent urself being colonized, as they said prevention is better than cure..

but yeah, i guess learning from the downside of the game is good.. in a way..

sorry dude, didnt mean to bust ur balls with the previous post...

[japanpimp]

It's all good. Right now I am playing the other side of the game. So I'll keep you guys updated as I learn new stuff. And so far, it has not been that bad of an experience at all. If I can figure out how to really turn the tables and use my enemies strong points to help me defeat them, then that is what I am after. It will allow me to basically build anywhere on the server and have the upper hand. I'll keep you guys posted.