This is a very desperate requests to change monks conversion time. I am not talking about a nerf or buff but about reducing/eliminating the randomness in the conversion. It is highly luck-dependant and very frustrating, and does not enhance the gameplay or strategy in any way but rather reduces it.
I have seen scout cavalry (strategical counter to monks) getting converted in the minimum conversion time (around 5 seconds), which is not enough to land the first hit. On the other hand, I just had three monks converting conquistadores as soon as they were in range. One of them converted for 14 seconds (double-checked in the recording) before all three were killed without any conversion (considering http://aok.heavengames.com/university/strategy/statistics/how-monks-really-work/ this shouldn't have been possible. The enemy team had no teutons, so there must be some mistake in the calculations).
It needs to be done.
I have seen scout cavalry (strategical counter to monks) getting converted in the minimum conversion time (around 5 seconds), which is not enough to land the first hit. On the other hand, I just had three monks converting conquistadores as soon as they were in range. One of them converted for 14 seconds (double-checked in the recording) before all three were killed without any conversion (considering http://aok.heavengames.com/university/strategy/statistics/how-monks-really-work/ this shouldn't have been possible. The enemy team had no teutons, so there must be some mistake in the calculations).
It needs to be done.