NAC4 is going on and we are seeing a ton of Bengalis, but not a single Ratha.
I think the Ratha is not the best Unit in design and the switching between melee and ranged mode is more annoying then anything, you basically need an extra hotkey just for this single Unit.
I am usually a conservative guy when it comes to AoE2, usually flaming against many changes and new mechanics. However, this came to my mind and I thought it is a least better then what we have now, maybe even pretty nice:
-Remove the melee attack mode for ratha
- give them a reloading shield, like the shrivamsha (*plz dont stop reading here*), but it only lasts one melee attack and takes a bit of time to recharge; the ratha still takes damage from this one hit, but but deals 50% of the damage or so back to the attacking Unit. I think its a nice Bonus for the Unit to have, but nothing OP/annoying as the shawarma rider.
It would be easy to balance by the recharge rate or, if hit&run becomes to strong, nerf the ratha speed, if a nerf is needed.
what do you think?
I think the Ratha is not the best Unit in design and the switching between melee and ranged mode is more annoying then anything, you basically need an extra hotkey just for this single Unit.
I am usually a conservative guy when it comes to AoE2, usually flaming against many changes and new mechanics. However, this came to my mind and I thought it is a least better then what we have now, maybe even pretty nice:
-Remove the melee attack mode for ratha
- give them a reloading shield, like the shrivamsha (*plz dont stop reading here*), but it only lasts one melee attack and takes a bit of time to recharge; the ratha still takes damage from this one hit, but but deals 50% of the damage or so back to the attacking Unit. I think its a nice Bonus for the Unit to have, but nothing OP/annoying as the shawarma rider.
It would be easy to balance by the recharge rate or, if hit&run becomes to strong, nerf the ratha speed, if a nerf is needed.
what do you think?