[taltamir]

if half the game is "broken" and "overpowered", maybe it is not the game but your expectations that need to be adjusted. I just love the idea of there being creative rule uses that are exploitative...

You know what else has specific rules that can be exploited? physics. thats why we have air planes, space ships, guns, etc...

"Dear Lord who art in heaven, I have a bug to report... airplanes are TOTALLY broken, they are just way overpowered, I demand you nerf them at once or I am taking my business elsewhere!"

For me finding something out like hypnotize + sacrifice is merely discovering the science behind the magic and using the laws of physics to your advantage. (for example, lets say sacrifice requires a unit to perform part of the magic ceremony itself, like say, stabbing its own heart with its weapon as you cast the spell... hypnotizing the enemy and making them commit suicide sounds perfectly logical!)

Ryastar, YENKO, thumbs up for two very well written posts..