I appreciate ALOT your mod and i will follow it closely .
I will like to add something ( ive expressed other notes in my mod introduction ) regarding the SAMURAI class ...and my thoughts about their weapons . Are all things that i plan to insert ( or i already did ) in my mod but i like to share this thoughts with you .
Its a common knowledge that every high grade Samurai should find on horse ( or almost arrive on horse on the field ) , so i think that mounted samurai should be the most realiable and able to be important on the field even dismounted ( something we do rarely in gameplay ) . What is then the dismounted samurai ? They are of course poor samurai , but not only, ...of course they should be inferior to the mounted ones even when the latters are dismounted ...they should be few also but ALOT better armed and skilled than ashigarus ... ALSO mounted samurai should no suffer attriction ( come on they did have 2 attendents each ) . A gift of samurai troops should be obtained every time you gain a vassal ( that was common )
The Ronins could be done very varied without having the fear to create silly units ... a Ronin could be a rogue samurai , a samurai loyal to your cause , a coward escaped to a defeat .... there you can have ALOT of fun creating many little ( and characterized ) warbands , with regional characteristics too ( they should be your "mercenaries" )
WEAPONS
The YARI should be only weapon without a CAP ( or with a very high one ) ...shouild be very balanced in melee attack and melee defence
The Katana should be avaiable for a very limited number of troops ... very good in melee attacks and a melee defence comparable to the one of the yari ... the katana troops should have a slight higher morale (there is difference to go for the kill with a katana than with a yari )
The Naginata should be a great defensive weapon ...CAPPED of course but with a very high melee defence ..perfect to pin enemy precious troops
CHARGE bonus should be greatly lowered ...its impossible to charge with long pikes ... and with a sword there is really no difference between assaulting and parryng and risposte . also a charge with a naginata is a difficult affair
Also bonuses against cavalry should be dropped expecially for ashigarus ...lines were usually thin