Also, just an extra rant about added maps - I think that new maps are one of the best ways to expand this game. Not, only are they a means of keeping things visually interesting. Maps can be made to make other civs/strats more viable. Some of the maps created for WiC look really awesome, and I can't wait to try them out.
+1 agreethere's a reason AOC has stuck around for X years. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Well, maybe only 100 players are in AoFE in GR at a time. They also aren't really good, AoC on voobly is far more challenging/competitive.
If someone would care to make a balance patch that focused on the basic problems instead of going George Lucas style editing, maybe the community would enjoy the changes
Negatives:
- Elite eagle warriors look horrible and hurt my eyes.
- eagle scout is hourrible AND now you have to spend res to get EW in caslte. EW arlready sucks in castle.
- Not a single new civs get the Paladin (not a big deal, but disappointing)
- the new civs are all kinda weak. (this may also be from my lack of experience with them)
- Indian elite camels are kinda cool, but also not as good as Mams, so somewhat pointless.
- i'm not sure the conditerro is a useful unit (but it does have a plus)
- the elephant archer unit is the worst unit in the game BY FAR. It looks ok, but it's totally useless
it shoots faster and has more defence. :roll:Elite elephant archers are a bad version of e war wagon. Even if it has well more hp, it has less attack, MUCH less speed, and is EVEN more vulnerable to halbs! (halbs get that huge bonus vs elephants as vs ele archers). They are the worst UU in aofe.