Okay i have not read through the suggestions page as its as long as my arm but I loved the mod and thought i had some thoughts that I am sure others have had. Okay i completed the game on VH/VH as Gondor. Skip the life story and how each battle went.
what i would really like to see
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-Something for mordor to stop my cavalry.
Mordor gets stronger untis later on (Uruks (and trolls to some extent)) who can deal with cavalry pretty well. I don't think they really need it
-I found proffesional Gondor spearmen and Infantry to be very weak in comparison to the Modor amries I face almost every three turns. A slight balancing buff on their defensive stats would be nice. I found fountain gurard got mauled even when charged by low grade orcs
. Don't get me wrong i can easily win the battle but the losses make me folorn at the upkeep costs.
Gondor sprearmen are not extemely good, but they are still good. Gondor infantry is usually a lot better against mordors mainly spearmen-based armies.
And when you let fountain guards get mauled by orcs, you're doing something wrong You should never have FG in spearwall formation as it makes them 10 times weaker. If you manage them well they can easily have a 300-400 kill/50 loss ratio when fighting against crappy orcs
-Black numenorians would be an awesome counter to swan knights as i found once dol Amroth was churning those bad boys out i was unstoppable.
-Armoured/proffesional version of the Pelagir Marine would be a cool adition.
Actually, marines are already professional troops But I see whet you mean, though I don't thing heavy armor really fits for a "marines" unit. They have to be quite flexible on sea, so heave armor is not very usefull then
- Gondor i feel is very hard early game, if the AI works at its best. I had to re-start a campaign many a time due to roll overs by joint Harad and Mordor, i feel the crossing at the Anduin from Pelagir is a little bit unneccesary. I just think having a few of the fiefs supporting Gondor having at least some buildings prebuilt (farms and trade) would help wonders.
Gondor is hard to play, agreed. But a little challenge makes the game more fun, right?
-Overall i feel Eriador and OoG have not enough units.
Personally i know for balancing issues this would be a no go, but I would have loved it if the standard Generals body guard for Eriador were Rangers rather than mounted cavalry, would have made ambushing and holding those killingpit bridges alot more messy
Agreed on this. Ranger bodyguars would be a lot more awsome. I love kicking ass with a bodyguard unit, but when tour army mainly relies on the bodyguard of the commander, it feels wrong...