I challenge you!

The map is excellent, but the garrisons grow too quickly.

I try to make the "veteran" difficulty level suitable for myself (calm development with almost no losses, except for one week). You can try it with the Knight; there, the initial castle growth is tripled, and you can break through the side garrisons with almost no losses on the second day of the game.
In version 1.2.1, the garrison growth is lower than in 1.1, which is lower than in 1.0. If I make it even lower, they will be easily defeated, even by the hero.
Maybe I'll reconsider the idea with the Phoenixes; the Phoenix + Regeneration combination is too overpowered (sorry for the spoiler).