Feel free to discuss the current content of the list, ITT. For discussion on any change not currently on the list, instead please refer to the relevant thread, in this forum (I will be making posts there, too, asking for additional input on concerns brought by various players). The idea is to allow for a focused discussion by keeping things tidy. Thank you for not losing your shit, if a given change is not present here, at the given time, and for saving us from ESOC moderating, by respecting this rule.
Please note that changes are based on EP7:
General
– Before Colonial Age, rescued warriors (treasure rewards) now do 1/2 damage to heroes and villagers [partial revert] – "Several players have expressed their concern at captured warrior treasures currently being overnerfed and unviable. Whether or not they are right, starting out at a value that risks being excessively punitive is undesirable, and the nerf remains significant, to say the least."
Aztecs
– Eagle Runner Knight ranged resistance increased to 30% (from 20%) [revert]; speed decreased to 6.0 (from 6.5) [revert] – "The idea was to both help the viability of other anti-cavalry options (specifically the Jaguar Prowl Knight, Puma Spearman and Skull Knight), and avoid the risk of overbuffing the civilization, by nerfing its most viable unit's performance against ranged units. The speed buff is intended to then help the unit better perform its role as pseudo-light cavalry. While I find that intent sound, I agree(d) that it does not justify nerfing the civilization in early Fortress Age, since the unit, while dominant, is fairly counterable, and ERK mono-compositions arguably isn't a pressing issue. As a result, then, the speed buff were undesirable, too. What's more, it's standardizing the unit, and Crackoyote Runners have plenty of speed to catch cavalry."
Chinese
– Iron Flail cost reduced from 240f to 220; bounties adjusted accordingly
– Meteor Hammer cost increased from 175c to 190c; bounties adjusted accordingly – "Some players are concerned that Black Flag Army is too strong. As I've noted before, the first thing to try, is balancing it without limiting its availability. These changes both make Black Flag Army less cost-efficient, and Imperial Army (which practically never sees use in competitive play) more cost efficient, without significantly impacting Forbidden Army. After testing, we should reconsider whether any further changes are desirable. I also had an idea, regarding Chinese dynamic ("random") crate starts, that I would like your feedback on, here."
Indians
– Taj Mahal "Cease Fire" ability no longer halves all military unit speed; instead decreases user's military unit speed by 15% for its duration – "Also addressing concerns about walling exploitation and the risk of sieging shipment points, this change goes even further in addressing the offensive usage of the ability, while being far less intrusive (particularly to non-users). In addition, it makes triggering the ability more of a consideration, and rewards a correct, early response."
Ottomans
– "Mosque Construction" shipment changed from -33% to -60% unique Mosque improvement cost – "Addresses an oversight from when unique Settler-related improvements saw their cost halved, that caused this shipment to increase the cost of those improvements. Please note that this shipment also affects the "Tufanci Corps" (15 Janissaries for 1000w) and "Topcu Corps" (3 Great Bombards for 1500f) improvements available with the "Palace Intrigue" shipment. Thank you to scarm for reporting this oversight!"
Spanish
– Missionary hitpoints decreased to 200 (from 300) – "This will make Unction users more susceptible to having to replace the cheap and fast Missionaries – especially if they are used as tanks, or poorly micro-managed. At the risk of upsetting someone else due to ignorance or poor memory, thank you to LordRaphael for the suggestion, and to iamturk, for doing Garja's work by accelerating feedback on the issue. While it's regrettable that it's no revert, I think this is a great change, regardless of any other ones. We should reconsider whether Unction warrants any more tweaking, in the future."
, or how my age 2 army with arba (26 atta) hussar (45 atta) rect a goon cuir skirm army by a big "a moov" 
