Mystagogue

You are very helpful. You also have a sublime screen name. Though it does make me think of a wiffle ball stuck in a bush. [e digicons]:w00t:[/e]

So oak has a bunch of spirits flying around. 95% of the time I notice they are unruly children, attacking anything that is visible. But sometimes i've seen them all line up by my side...patiently awaiting orders. I like both behaviors, but i don't know how to command them. The only command I know how to give to minions is "attack that particular guy over there." Works great. But I'd love to issue a "regroup by my side and stay put, don't attack" command.&

side question: If I spot a demigod completely on the other side of the map, and send my minions to attack it, but that demigod steps "out of view" before my minions get there, what happens to my minions? Do they continue to find him because they're just darn clever? Do they get lost? If they get lost, what do they do? Do they just stop moving, or do they continue to the last known position of the target demigod?

If I'm playing Prison against ub, 1x1, what would be the best demigod to use? I realize I can't "peek then choose" my demigod, but most of the pantheon matches I'm thrown into are Prison against ub. So I'd rather just assume that's what I'm up against. I'll go back to oak after I've found a way out of Prison. :)

I thought I read in the manual that "portal" minions cannot be controlled - they follow their own path. But I saw keyboard shortcuts like "select soldiers." I tried that and it selected portal minions and let me start controlling them. It seems I did that for a couple games, and then when I tried again (perhaps online?) it didn't work anymore. I could then only select minions I had summoned. What determines whether I can or cannot select portal minions? O

Wpw!!! I really appreciate the feedback you guys gave. But I understand only half of it. Part of my problem is I don't know all the acronyms used on these forums - and I've not found the "guid to acronym" post that I could study. So my questions: I understand there are different builds. I understand BotS ub is a build, but I don't know what BotS stands for (ergo, I don't know what a BotS ub is). And what does it mean "if he isn't a BotS beast, he wi