Well, if this is to be trusted (https://www.ageofempires.com/news/aoe2de-update-36xxxxxx/) the OP managed to predict the dev’s reasonning, so congrats I guess.
That’s cute. I don’t think it would be of any use against almost every other civ that will just be faster. After all, old Khmer had their house bonus to have an “unraidable” eco and yet they still sucked hard. So making their farming rate the exact same as generic civ = they suck again.
In the late game you should have enough wood that drop-off points are basically free.
So no one in 3 years tried to play Khmer 1v1 anywhere else than Arabia, be it Voobly or HD?
I guess, but wouldn’t the lack of time spent in each age give you an anemic eco like with the Malay bonus?
But then if the unit is the problem, besides nerfing Tusk swords into the ground I don’t see what would make you happy, and after that people would cry even more about eles being bad (go read Extra bonus damage to Elephant class is major BS! - #136 by CactusSteak2171 if you want to cringe)