Chess and Outwitters

[Necrocat219]

(12-13-2012 11:32 AM)Alvendor Wrote:  I always thought of valuing units in wits in the same way a bishop is worth approx 3 pawns in chess. That is until the recent update, I haven't got my head around a good way of valuing units in wits. Now it seems to be a lot more dependent on the situation. A runner you move out is usually worth 2 wits. But if opponent can move and kill it without consequences, it might only be worth 1 wit as it removes 1 wit from the opponent. These type of situations seems a lot more common with the wit for kill rule.

Some exchanges are still straightforward to calculate by thinking if your wit investment is less than the opponents though.

I usually take the basic cost of the unit and add one onto it for an approximate cost (3hp soldier = 3 wits, 4hp soldier = 4 wits) I'm not actually sure that the runner is the best example as with it's high movement it can reach anywhere on the map for 3 wits, while a soldier on your opponents side of the map is worth more than one on your side of the map.