Balance discussion on the steppe lancer

[Parthnan]

@Rowschank

In my opinion, the knight line should be removed from Mongols, Cumans, and Tatars, and the Steppe Lancer should get 1/1 armour, faster rate of attack (2.0 should be fine), and a cost change to 60 food 60 gold, and an increase in HP to 80 for the lancer and 100 for the elite version.

Exactly. Read for detailed explanation, and the “counter-arguments” that followed, if they could be called so.

Steppe Lancer civilizations should lose Knights

Simple thing to consider, as of now unlike Battle Elephants, SL are too similar to knights and being less cost effective, are never seen. SL civs always go plain old Knights when going cavalry. So a proposed solution to both, the underwhelming nature of SL as well as its non-use lies maybe in removing Knights altogether from Cumans, Tatars and Mongols, BUFFING the SL in exchange. I do think Mongols and Tatars specifically should lose knights in exchange for a buff to SL. This is because it so…