I'm from the Balkans. Plenty of different countries with basically the same language there, so let's leave it at that. My nick dates back to the years when I was a pretty big Bleach fan. Fans will know about the "Deicide" manga chapters and what happened in them.

Yes, they can now actually fight and survive the battles by destroying the enemy. That might be why their survival rate went up.

This an interesting take. I really like how melee units play in a27, but I'm fairly sure that melee actually die faster in a27 than they do in a26 due to the armor nerfs. The main feature has been their much increased damage that makes them contribute more to a fight besides their "meat shield" characteristic. I suppose faster rank ups due to increased damage might actually make them die slower in some situations. Definitely I notice the increased damage most.

All civs built mounds and dug trenches. The Romans were just better at it. If trenches were added, they should be available to everyone.

Romans built bathtubs everywhere    I've been to Bad Kreuznach and Baden-Baden

US of A. My nickname comes from the name of Ready Player One protagonist Wade Watts (a.k.a Perzival), who in turn took it from the knight who found the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend. Plain old Perzival is usually taken so I added 12 to the end.

New (gitlab): Queuing techs when selecting multiple buildings will go to least busy building (AOE-like) instead of all to a single one. New GUI Builder/Configuration Assistant. This is supposed to be a great step to be able to call the mod a 'modular GUI': Get guided with a series of small walkthroughs to customize the GUI panels, the GUI updates live so you modify it in real time. Much easier, funnier and digestible then the 50+ options of ModernGUI  in normal options page. I'd love to get feedback on this last one ... Give it a try: open it by clicking the gear icon near minimap!