I think the light cannon is the most well-balanced artillery unit in this game, and it can grant players a significant tactical advantage. Since that European civilizations already have too many types of artillery, it would be better to make it available as a mercenary unit. It could occupy more population slots and resources but offer slightly stronger combat effectiveness. If you spot it in your tavern, it will feel like a pleasant surprise. Moreover, since it won’t be a regular unit, it won’t disrupt the game balance.
Now that both the leather cannon and heavy cannon have their mercenary variants, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for the light cannon to get its own mercenary version in the future.
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Finally, Geschwindstück gaming.
I think this could work. Stats would need to be fine tuned using math and break points of key units (thinking of culvs).
Given that these Merc LCs could be paired with normal European artillery it would be critical to be careful. They should beat things like Falcs and Horse art while losing to culvs.
Pop efficiency would also need to be worse than regular light cannons (which can hit 3 pop). My thinking would be work for a 4-5 pop unit for roughly 500c.
The math would really be make or break.
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So I think the update should not only fix bugs, but also add some new units.
Hope to see them in the upcoming update.
In addition, the low production capacity of mercenaries makes them a supplementary option rather than overshadowing the main units.
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I think that anything big being suggested now being in the next patch is nearly impossible. Any new content (unless it’s maybe a card that does something simple and reuses artwork) would have likely been in the works for a while.
I wouldn’t put your hopes on any new content. I’d like to be incorrect, but I think we’re getting a farewell patch. If that’s what we’re getting I want little-to-no new content (because it’s unlikely to be balanced). If we’re going to be getting more updates over time, new content could be great.
Of course, this is just my speculation and wish. If the patch drops soon, the chances of including this are slim to none (though we can’t rule out the addition of other new units). But if the patch is scheduled for the second half of the year, who knows? The devs might see this suggestion and add it in, lol.
Whenever the update arrives, if this actually makes the cut, I feel like I should go buy a lottery ticket.lol.
As for reusing existing art assets, that’s quite possible. If they add a mercenary version of the light cannon, they’ll most likely just replace the gunners with European models and tweak the cannon’s color.
