The Hours of Nymphomania

Apparently, the post warning of the perils of Nymphomania has caused a stir of interest in the Nymphs. I suppose the saying "There is no such thing as bad press." has proven true once again!

I've gotten a few requests for more information on the Nymphs as well as tips on how to best tackle these enticing encounters.






As you can see from the vid, and for those who read the previous post, the Nymph Legion has 11 Units comprised of the following (in attack order):

Middle
Right Flank
Left Flank

Mousika
Gymnastika
Nymphe

Arktos
Hesperis
Dysis

Aergia
Hesperides
Hecate

Eris
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Thetis



From this, you can see that position 1 and 3 have 4 opponents and position 2 has 3.

This means that assuming you have a powerful group of players and are aiming to finish the fight with as few players as possible, you need only 4 players with the toughest player taking position 2. If you have a 5th weaker player (or player who is low on faculty), you'll want to put them in position 5 because they will take the field without having to fight. This applies if you have 6 players as well, put your weakest at position 5.

In a 7 player config where the top 4 can take 3 each, the player in position 7 gets a free ride. Obviously an 8th player will also get a free ride.

The real question of course is what if your players cannot take 3 each? In such situations, the exact matchups are harder to predict but the same basic rules apply. Position 1 & 4 gets the middle lane, Position 2 & 5 gets the right flank and Position 3 & 6 gets the left flank. Because the Middle Lane is the easiest, the one position 7 may take the field but may not need to fight if there are no enemies left in the Left Lane and the player in position 8 manages to defeat the Right Lane.


Interestingly, the Nymph Legion consists of 6 of the 12 Hours or Horae (thus the reason for the title of this post) which are:

Mousika - or Musica, the morning hour of music and study
Gymnastika - or Gymnasia, the morning hour of gymnastics/exercise
Nymphe - the morning hour of ablutions (bathing, washing)

Arktos - night sky, constellation
Hesperis - evening
Dysis - sunset

Mousika, Gymnastica and Nyphe actually do occur in sequence. The latter 3 seem to be in reverse sequence since Hesperis occurs before Dysis and Arktos denotes the end of the day.

Mesembria (noon) , Auge (first light) and Anatole (sunrise) do show up in the zone and you do fight them if you try to take the Locris farm. Sponde ( libations poured after lunch)however is not found in the zone and is instead a recruitable (at M13) hero for the Athenian faction. Same for Akte ( or Cypris, eating and pleasure, the second of the afternoon work hours ) which you get at M18. The only missing Horai is Elete ( prayer, the first of the afternoon work hours ) .



Their specific in game formations:

Mousika Lv 48


2- Thorakites
3- Grosformachoi
5- Mousika (Medical Soldier)
8- Thunderbolt Mage

Gymnastika Lv 49


2- Hammer Phalanx
6- Gymnastika (Trojan Horse)
7- Armored Trojan Horse
9- Medical Soldier


Nymphe Lv 50


1- Griffin Rider
2- Forest Pyromaniac
3- Flaming Cavalry
5- Nymphe (Hydromancer)
8- Soul Hunter

Arktos Lv 51

Hesperis Lv 52

Dysis Lv 53

Aergia ? -assumed Lv 54.

Hesperides Lv 42 (obviously higher in Nymph Legion)

Hecate Lv 44 (obviously higher in Nymph Legion)

Thetis Lv 48 (obviously higher in Nymph Legion)

Eris Lv 52 (obviously higher in Nymph Legion)


... yes yes, work in progress. I'll get the pics and formation info along with suggested formations for the first 3 strong players combo up sometime in the next few days.