Well, I played the PUP a bit, I can say the following things.
Aztecs
First, I really liked the changes to the Aztecs, there are only a few things that I think need to be modified slightly.
One of those things is this shipment,
I think it is, one of the most powerful shipments that can be sent, I think they should reduce the bonus that the ceremony gives you, eliminate the WP that they offer you for free, and maybe move the ship to the commercial age. Another change, but one that I don’t know if the shipment were to be rendered useless, is that if the ceremony is changed in the community plaza, the age advance cost will not remain with the discount… Why am I saying this?
Minute 8:15, I am in fortresses, with 10 WP in my community plaza, a barrack and a shipment ready, and I did not even collect treasures with my WC, so if this Build order is practiced well, one can get all this to the minute 8 … and let me tell you, it’s too powerful.
And of course, minute 11 in Industrial, ready to start spamming Skull Knights.
I know it is an unpopular opinion what I am going to say, but the SK is very underrated, it is a very good and strong unit, and if you can have it as soon as possible, the better.
The BO is as follows.
TP and community plaza are built, 100 w are cut for a house.
You advance in age with 15-16 villagers, with the Chief or the Elder.
The shipments that are made are: 3 villagers, Calendar Ceremony, 3 Warrior Priests, 600 gold, 5 Warrior Priest and 1000 wood.
If you play with the community plaza between the gift ceremony and the calendar ceremony, you can get very good timings.
Then, other things that I would like to suggest, are the cards that allow you to recover JWP and SK per shipment for every 2 you lost in the game. These cards must be adjusted or must have a cost per unit, for example 50 f for each JWP and 100 f for each SK.
USA:
The truth is that the nerfs to the USA were very forceful, although the nerf to the coyboys seemed right to me and the nerf to the State Militia was very necessary and I applaud them standing up, I think that now the USA lost too much power, it must be buffeted in its early game.
The only thing I can suggest about balance is the issue of the Carbine Cavalry. If Lee’s legion is sent, the carabinieri must have rank 12 and not 14, otherwise it will be very strong, when the USA player reaches fortresses, these can be updated and recover their rank 14.
Regarding the rest of the changes to the PUP, I would love that the fact that the travois haudenosaunee can build TPs would remain (and it was not an oversight or mistake by the developer), although I think it would make the haudes a very strong civilization on maps with larges TP, but it would compensate the fact of not having the card of 3 TP travois or 700 wood.
Regarding the Incas, I think that the cost of 400 wood for the two kallankas is exaggerated, I reiterate, the best thing is that the shipment is of a single kallanka and allows to create only Inca ball warriors.
So that, thank you very much devs for this great work, it is much appreciated!
