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14) What is ES considering doing to nerf WWs, and Germans in general?
A - we are trying to bring the other civs up to the German level.
29) According to the in-game help, lancers are supposed to be "very good versus infantry", yet they lose pop and costwise to ALL heavy infantry. Is this intentional?
A - yes. Look at them vis-a-vis other cavalry - they are far more resistant to infantry. This means that while you are killing the enemy settlers, longbows, or whatever, you are taking far less damage from his musketeers or pike. It's a matter of survivability.
32) Are dutch going to get a boost?
A - the X-Pack is not specifically planning to boost the Dutch. At least, not any more than any other European civ. We address balance issues through patches, you see. Of course,the X-Pack will include all patches up to its release, so the Dutch will presumably be better-balanced in it regardless.
34) A lot of people see the Dutch as UP... Will giving them Musketeers balance them in comparison to other civs?
A - I don't think it's very fun to balance the Dutch by making them more like other civs. We could balance every civ by giving them all the same units and bonuses. I would rather boost the Dutch by making them better Dutch.
35) Will the Ports ever get any siege units (falconets, heavy cannons or grenadiers) by the 3rd age in a patch or the x-pack.
A - the portuguese do receive limited siege in the X-Pack, but it's not really a replacement for grenadiers or heavy cannons.
36) Is there a big effort being made to make Colonial age warfare more interesting in the Xpack?
A - well not in the X-pack specifically. One of the big pushes for patch 1.08 is to nerf the FF even more. We don't want to nerf it out of existence, but we certainly want a player to feel like it's okay to pursue a Colonial strategy.
[This message has been edited by MNBob (edited 06-26-2006 @ 07:07 PM).]