[Gameplay A26] Hyrcanian Cavalry balancing - patch and mod (balancing advisors)

[real_tabasco_sauce]

4 voted in approval of the full buff, but I imagine these voters would also approve of the second "lite" buff to axecav. This makes the vote 7 to 1.

In light of recent Persia changes, the simple buff (https://code.wildfiregames.com/D4683) is better anyway.

 

Are people still interested in this balancing adjustment?

@chrstgtr @LetswaveaBook

[LetswaveaBook]

I think any reasonable buff is better than the current situation.

 

However, Persia has two types of melee CS cavalry and we could try to do something to make axe cav a little special other than giving it comparable DPS to a sword cavalry.

[real_tabasco_sauce]

On 10/7/2022 at 1:41 AM, LetswaveaBook said:

I think any reasonable buff is better than the current situation.

 

However, Persia has two types of melee CS cavalry and we could try to do something to make axe cav a little special other than giving it comparable DPS to a sword cavalry.

@LetswaveaBook this is why my original patch specifically differentiated pers axe cav into a raiding unit. One person didn’t like that idea and now i think it would be OP for the civ, considering recent changes.

I still think the game should allow a much faster, weaker raiding unit, perhaps it should go to a future civ.

the “lite” buff still differentiates axe cav further from sword cav, without them being plainly bad units: 1.5x attack repeat time, keeps crush damage per second, keeps low armor. 

Crush damage per second should remain as is because these units could already knock down CCs fairly easily.

[LetswaveaBook]

3 hours ago, real_tabasco_sauce said:

now i think it would be OP for the civ, considering recent changes.

I think most factions need a considerable buff to be on par with Ptolemies, so I think that balance wouldn't be a problem. The Ptolemies get a food tickle from the start and the Persians only after they spent time and resources for building the ice house.

Also, I think it would be nice for a change if the best faction for a change wouldn't be the one with the best eco.

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

3 hours ago, real_tabasco_sauce said:

I still think the game should allow a much faster, weaker raiding unit, perhaps it should go to a future civ.

A generic "Scout" Cavalry, as seen in DE, could work. 

[real_tabasco_sauce]

33 minutes ago, LetswaveaBook said:

I think most factions need a considerable buff to be on par with Ptolemies, so I think that balance wouldn't be a problem. The Ptolemies get a food tickle from the start and the Persians only after they spent time and resources for building the ice house.

Also, I think it would be nice for a change if the best faction for a change wouldn't be the one with the best eco.

Well to be honest, I like the full buff more too (the poll seems to agree), but @borg- really doesn't like it. It's not really clear why. People who tested it with me seemed to like them.

Edited July 11, 2022 by real_tabasco_sauce