So everyone seems to agree, booming civ received a boost, nice. Not sure about the merc nerf, will need to see real world effect (by the way can the 8 br kill a villie in one volley). Altough, the ronin still at 5, cost less and deal real siege damage. I guess ports players will have to go for them if they want real siege damage in fortress. Altough, if the nerf to the merc really happens, the 3 tc for ports will help fend those fortress attack and we can slip faster to industrial, but then will it becomes a race to industrial, where spain kind of suck.... but not germans....
Finally, I guess ports will have to rely more on the cassies and micro them, cause anyway they deal real damage to infantry and are faster than organ guns. I am not sure about that card anymore. 2 instead of 3 OG. I think a 8 or 9 cassies card is worth not far from 2 organ. Remember that spain and germany will be slower to get to fortress, where ports, as I see it, got no real speed reduction to fortress, so will get thoses cassis-goons on the map at the same speed and econ that the 2 falc FF. Ok maybe this is only wishfull thinking but can't wait to try it.
But what about ottos ? interesting, I dont see any real nerf for the in there.