: Lastly: retaking Muirthemne might have turned the tide,
: but it was still a huge risk, sacrificing
: (potentially) the entire West--Alric's homeland!--for
: total power. What if those dwarven paratroopers had
: landed right inside a dispersal dream? The west would
: be gone and Alric would have had an expensive and
: disastrous siege on his hands. Just like when he
: sacrificed the entire Legion for a shot at Balor.
: Maybe it's the hallmark of great military leadership
: to take those kinds of risks, but it is definitely not
: good statecraft, and I'd hate to be a subject of
: Emperor Alric. Do you think the President of the
: United States would choose to disable all airport
: security in the country, if it gave him a very slim
: chance of catching terrorists with their pants down?
: Bad metaphor, maybe, but I hope people see my point.
: Alric takes big chances based on his belief in us as
: brilliant strategists. If somebody never won the Balor
: level in Myth I or "Walls of Muirthemne",
: where would the people of Madrigal be now?
Epic battles like that are the stuff of myths and legends. How interesting would the Iliad be if the Greeks, rather than risking it all with that wooden horse, decided to pack thier bags and go home.Perhaps a better example would be if the Rebellion decided not to throw their entire fleet at the Death Star. It was a movement even riskier than retaking Muirthemne, but millions would perish if they failed.
And, on the Balor's head and The Great Devoid- Balor could not be defeated unless he himself was attacked.If he were to have survived, there would be nothing left in the West or the East to defend.
Anyway, on another note, at this point, I'm pretty sure that Alric is a bonna-fide hero, but also that there's more to him than is apparant.
