Dutch seems to be getting a boost from 1.08, not exactly what I hoped for, but a boost never the less.
1, skirmisher boost, skirms are the core of dutch militery,i always hated the fact that dutch dont get musketeers, but the x1.5 boost has just made musketeers obsolete. dutch should no longer have as much trouble against dragoons. this also means Dutch will no longer have to rely on pikeman for anti-LC.
2, hussar boost, pretty straight forward, the only melee cavalry that Dutch gets to make.
3, the mining gather rate boost. personally i dont consider it to be a big deal as I will continue to use fcuk start, but the good thing is now we wont have to fight ourselves over whether we should invest in market mining techs.
4, unless I am at mistake, but if excile prine doesnt get that extra 20 seconds, that would means dutch FF is basically untouched.
Having excellent eco in colonial and access to grenadiers, i think dutch will probably do OK in 1.08.
Discuss.
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