Harmony - Troop Symmetry

that's why the elves turned out to be so contradictory

On the contrary, the elves as a faction turned out to be cohesive and logical. Again, the discrepancies with the later version of Ashan are problems of Ashan (Ubisoft), and not of the game itself :)

But I understand (although I don't agree) the desire to make everything according to the canon; I simply don't care about the plot and Ubisoft's further attempts to develop Ashan. I am much more concerned with the gameplay and its consistency. This is what I base my decisions on.

In my mod, by the way, the elves are implemented as a faction with an emphasis on initiative and defense (i.e., with weak damage), but this is not motivated by the land in any way, and even there, a double set of tank infantry units at the top (ent and footmen) would not look very good. That's why I suggested that if dragons are to be made, they should only replace the ents - this is logical, as 2 units, especially of neighboring tiers, should not occupy the same niche.