Noob requesting info on combat and army size.

[Mirick]

I've just recently become aware of this game and was quite interested in getting some more detailed info on the combat.

I read that the battles would always be "fair" matches between two players. Does this mean that one army will be scaled down/up to match the opposing army?

If that is the case what is the incentive to spending resources on building a large army if the scale of the battle is determined by the player with the least/most units. It seems it would be more prudent to purposefully keep a smaller army to reduce resource use while forcing any attacking player to attack with an army of "fair" size.

Is this an accurate depiction or am I way off base? Thanks for the help.

[GPS51]

You will only be matched up with an opponent who's strength rating is close to your own (either through skill levels or numbers). Your army is not "scaled up/down" to meet another player's army.

[Konstantin Fomenko]

Hi Mirick, welcome to Dawn of Fantasy.

To follow up on your second question - "what is the incentive to spending resources on building a large army if the scale of the battle"

First of all it`s fun to have epic scale battle. But mainly - the rewards (even if you loose the match) scale up accordingly. And since PvP is the best way to gain Influence resource, it`s really beneficial to have large battle. For example - small PvP match can get you 4/8 Influence points for loosing/winning. And the large one can bring up to 48 Influence points for winning. This Influence can then be spent for getting some awesome upgrades for your town - like stone walls, or purchasing additional heroes or special units like Dragons.