Posts from In which city is the alt upgrade more balanced?

add "imho" - I'll remove the negative vote...
the old ones are almost no better than the new ones. If you want, ask Vaishano about invisibility. You'll understand.

Hmm. I disagree with your opinion about the Dark Elves regarding balance (I can't say about the others because I haven't played them much). Are Assassins better than Stalkers? That's debatable. At the very beginning, Assassins are better. When I have more than 50 of them, I transform them into Stalkers. Your opinion that invisibility is useless could only be written by someone who has used this ability a couple of times at most. And you didn't provide any arguments to support your point of view. In my opinion, it's a very useful thing. It allows you to avoid losses when any other race would suffer heavy casualties (especially effective against archers and mages – use invisibility, attack with Chaos, and finish off with the same Stalkers, and sometimes with the help of Succubi). This strategy really works, and not just occasionally, but consistently. Fury/Harpy units are indeed well-balanced. When there are few, choose Fury; when there are many, choose Harpy. The third-level upgrade is probably only useful in specific situations; otherwise, the old one is better. The fourth level is where the imbalance lies! A quarter of the damage to enemies in the path instead of ignoring defense?! What nonsense! The fifth level is not better. Either a tiny 30-50 hit points for each, not very frequent turn of Hydras, or a quarter of the damage with acid when the Hydra is attacked. This is a useful thing, I've tested it. The sixth level is quite balanced; you can use either. And the seventh level is also well done.

Hmm. I disagree with your opinion about the Dark Elves regarding balance (I can't say anything about the others because I haven't played them much). Are Assassins better than Stalkers? That's debatable. Assassins are better at the beginning. When I have more than 50 of them, I transform them into Stalkers. You said that invisibility is useless, but that's something only someone who has used this ability a couple of times at most would say. And you didn't provide any arguments to support your point of view. In my opinion, it's a very useful ability. It allows you to avoid losses when any other race would suffer heavy casualties (it's especially effective against archers and mages – you make them invisible, attack with Chaos and finish them off with the same Stalkers, and sometimes with the help of the Succubi). This strategy really works, and not just occasionally, but consistently. Furies/Megeras are indeed well-balanced. When you have few, you choose Furies; when you have many, you choose Megeras. The third level – the new upgrade is probably only useful in specific situations; otherwise, the old one is better. The fourth level – this is where the imbalance lies! A quarter of the damage to enemies in the path instead of ignoring defense?! What nonsense! The fifth level is not better. Either a tiny 30-50 hit points for each, which is not very frequent for Hydras, or a quarter of the damage with acid when the Hydra is attacked. This is a useful ability, I've tested it. The sixth level is quite balanced; you can use either one. And the seventh level is also well done.

I think the balance in the Castle faction and overall is still the same as it was in the previous edition! I also like how the Academy and Haven factions are balanced.

In my opinion, if anyone suffers from an unbalanced game, it's the Hive.
Just look: Archers are definitely better than crossbowmen, Zealots and Adepts are also stronger than the Militia of the Lords, in my opinion. That leaves only Paladins with Knights and Archangels with Seraphs, and even there, the choice isn't clear-cut...