The Imperial age needs a rework? (Poll and some ideas)

[Konahrik1140]

@Catalytic3351

The kind of rework being proposed would be grossly overpowered. Age 5 already comes with access to +50% economy techs, +50% attack/hp techs, refreshed access to all unit cards in your deck, as well as a large age-up bonus up front. Adding new bonuses like free resources with every shipment or access to new units would greatly disrupt the balance that’s already there. I understand the idea is to make civs feel more unique, but they already have that with a dozen different things that make them unique. Age 5 is the culmination of these features at maximum strength. I don’t think adding a new layer of uniqueness to each civ at this point is needed.

I honestly don’t think the imperial age is balanced, there are civilizations that clearly have a huge advantage if they make it to imperial, for example, it is no secret that civilizations like France and Germany benefit more from the economic advantages of the imperial thanks to settlers.

I believe that the imperial age needs a rework to improve the representation and power of an empire as well as improve the balance of some civilizations, obviously this is just my opinion.

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@Catalytic3351

As for the idea of new decks, we actually have that. We call them revolutions, and I think revolutions need a significant rework. I would like to see more of them be end-game viable as alternatives to Age 5 imperial. Right now, the revolutions are a gamble that often fails, especially if you are behind, and then gimps you the rest of the game. I think they need to give viable alternative strategies to play the game. For example, a Spanish player could be very comfortable with the standard Spanish style and go Imperial OR choose a Mexican style and revolt. Those unique decks should feel like unique and interesting choices that you might prefer on a map-by-map or opponent-by-opponent basis. Mexico showed it could be done. Now, they just need to expand the concept, IMO of course.

I agree that revolutions need to be updated, in fact I proposed some ideas for new cards in another topic, I recommend you to take a look.

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Although I do not share your point of view on the imperial age, I appreciate that you encouraged to comment on your opinion.