The Panguin
07-07-2008, 02:49 AM
Ok so i'm not really sure if this is just because the latest demo map is fresh out, i'm missing some key concept here or what but I am confused about artifacts. I understand how they work and what they do, but my confusion is with how each one is positioned / selected to be on the map.
I've been playing for about two weeks now so i've played on three maps and had a decent amount of exposure to the game. On the last two maps I always had the same two artifacts, Atlantis and the Gold City on the last map, and the time before that it was School of Confucius, Atlantis, and the Knights Castle. These Artifacts on those maps were always constant, and always in the same position.
Today I played the latest demo map on my 360 and things were different. First time through I used Egyptians and my opponent did as well. A goody village said there were two artifacts on the map. I quickly found both Atlantis and the Gold City. Right after that game I played another one, again as Egyptians. This time though my opponent was a roman. This time around Atlantis was on the far side of the sea it had been in before, and the School of Confucius had replaced the Gold City and was a few squares up and to the right of where it had been. I tried again, this time as a roman against a roman. Again Atlantis was in a different spot and the Gold city was back again;though not in the same spot as either of the last two instances i'd played.
Is this normal? If it is then i've either had absolutely absurd luck every other time i've played over the past two weeks, (which has been a fair amount) or they're fiddling with the map or who knows what. =/
I just find it hard to believe this is a normal thing when every other time i've ever played they've always been in the exact same spot and been the exact same Artifact. Some clarification on this would be nice. =P I know its a small trivial thing in the game as a whole, but I can't help but wonder!
I've been playing for about two weeks now so i've played on three maps and had a decent amount of exposure to the game. On the last two maps I always had the same two artifacts, Atlantis and the Gold City on the last map, and the time before that it was School of Confucius, Atlantis, and the Knights Castle. These Artifacts on those maps were always constant, and always in the same position.
Today I played the latest demo map on my 360 and things were different. First time through I used Egyptians and my opponent did as well. A goody village said there were two artifacts on the map. I quickly found both Atlantis and the Gold City. Right after that game I played another one, again as Egyptians. This time though my opponent was a roman. This time around Atlantis was on the far side of the sea it had been in before, and the School of Confucius had replaced the Gold City and was a few squares up and to the right of where it had been. I tried again, this time as a roman against a roman. Again Atlantis was in a different spot and the Gold city was back again;though not in the same spot as either of the last two instances i'd played.
Is this normal? If it is then i've either had absolutely absurd luck every other time i've played over the past two weeks, (which has been a fair amount) or they're fiddling with the map or who knows what. =/
I just find it hard to believe this is a normal thing when every other time i've ever played they've always been in the exact same spot and been the exact same Artifact. Some clarification on this would be nice. =P I know its a small trivial thing in the game as a whole, but I can't help but wonder!