# Things I want to see in the next patch: **URL:** \ **Category:** III - Discussion\ **Created:** [September 28, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058 "2026-09-28T17:26:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SirBarnzy1](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/sirbarnzy1/32/130346_2.png) [@SirBarnzy1](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SirBarnzy1)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/41 "2026-10-08T23:08:22Z")
> [@MatM1996](#): > > > [@Bleed](#): > > > > My idea was adding the “Roundhead” as, basically, a Javanese Spearman reskin–frailer than a baseline Halberdier with lower base damage, but slightly higher base speed and, perhaps more importantly, _ranged armor_. > > > > English unit wielding a bill. Could reuse Longbowmen skins. > > > > A “New Model Army” card in Age IV would add Roundheads to the Barracks with their Veteran and Guard upgrades researched (but not send any) and send a small number of Harquebusiers. (5 mercs for like 750 coin?) Huge value card in terms of resources in a vacuum but also, how many people are going to go out of their way to send them if they don’t provide an immediate power spike with a bunch of your new Guard units? > > > > If we don’t have a Glorious Revolution card or Church Tech, perhaps one that converts all of your villagers into Roundheads and each of your military training buildings into a Harquebusier (or two Guard Hussars each) would be cool as well. > > I agree… I disagree - a Roundhead (i.e Palimentarian) armed with a Halberd doesn’t make sense. Roundheads didn’t really use Halberds unless they were NCOs, plus by having one unit in the fairly broad roster as full-on Palimentarian unit, it makes the unit list a little disjointed. Roundhead is just a nickname Royalists gave the opposition and doesn’t really mean any particular troop type. A British Billman in Tudor-esque attire would work better, especially if there was some kind of link (shipment/synergy) to the other archaic Tudor unit, the Longbowman. If you want them to be modernised via some kind of shipment or whatever (as is the trend), then have a ‘British NCOs’ card or something to turn them into polearm-armed officers. …but this is of course not really in the scope of a patch (British Manor aesthetics are though!) ---
**Author:** ![OperaticShip743](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/operaticship743/32/104612_2.png) [@OperaticShip743](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/OperaticShip743)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/42 "2026-10-09T00:27:15Z")
The new minor factions do not upgrade for free based on age with the African civilizations. ---
**Author:** ![MatM1996](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/matm1996/32/29566_2.png) [@MatM1996](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/MatM1996)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/43 "2026-10-09T00:39:37Z")
> [@SirBarnzy1](#): > > I disagree - a Roundhead (i.e Palimentarian) armed with a Halberd doesn’t make sense. Roundheads didn’t really use Halberds unless they were NCOs, plus by having one unit in the fairly broad roster as full-on Palimentarian unit, it makes the unit list a little disjointed. Roundhead is just a nickname Royalists gave the opposition and doesn’t really mean any particular troop type. > > A British Billman in Tudor-esque attire would work better, especially if there was some kind of link (shipment/synergy) to the other archaic Tudor unit, the Longbowman. > > If you want them to be modernised via some kind of shipment or whatever (as is the trend), then have a ‘British NCOs’ card or something to turn them into polearm-armed officers. > > …but this is of course not really in the scope of a patch > > (British Manor aesthetics are though!) Yes, I like the idea… ---
**Author:** ![platypus\_slayer1](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/platypus_slayer1/32/135063_2.png) [@platypus\_slayer1](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/platypus_slayer1)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/44 "2026-10-10T17:09:51Z")
Give the turmoil in the industry I’d like to see a meaningful, aka not just a handful of bugfixes, patch. ---
**Author:** ![Tata](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/tata/32/183765_2.png) [@Tata](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Tata)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/45 "2026-10-11T02:48:11Z")
The Malta church tech “Teutonic Knights” should change all hospital Knights to Teutonic Knights. ---
**Author:** ![Bleed](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/bleed/32/146261_2.png) [@Bleed](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Bleed)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/46 "2026-10-12T06:21:58Z")
> [@SirBarnzy1](#): > > Roundheads didn’t really use Halberds unless they were NCOs And yet we have a Halberdier unit that’s already a representative of a specific officer rank that can be trained en-masse…the Russian Poruchik. (Incidentally the Rekrut is also guilty of this albeit to a far lesser degree, as far as I can tell.) The precedent is there, for better or for worse. Also, I’m trying not to overlap names between AoE3 and Medieval 2 Total War, lmaoooooo. The Billman is a signature English unit there. The “Modernization” shipment can replace them with a Soldado clone that fires grenades as a siege attack. Incidentally, I’d also like to turn the Ranger into a Landwehr equivalent and give the British a different more zany Skirmisher via cards or a tech. WOL’s Artist Rifle is a neat idea for the unit’s basis. Maybe a 2-pop rifleman that acts like a Sentinel—stronger the closer to your base you are? ---
**Author:** ![VagrantBloom811](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/vagrantbloom811/32/100848_2.png) [@VagrantBloom811](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/VagrantBloom811)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/47 "2026-10-14T09:38:06Z")
Buff granedier type units including arsonists ---
**Author:** ![M00Z1LLA](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/m00z1lla/32/104042_2.png) [@M00Z1LLA](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/M00Z1LLA)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/48 "2026-10-14T14:57:00Z")
It’s a fine line between grenadier units being underpowered and completely op. ---
**Author:** ![TheLiberator236](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/theliberator236/32/179247_2.png) [@TheLiberator236](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/TheLiberator236)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/49 "2026-10-14T21:02:47Z")
![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/6/a6e2294e7b76ab81dea8e7f724b39d1d60eb6ff7.png) They are updating the game ---
**Author:** ![zeppelino24](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/zeppelino24/32/148882_2.png) [@zeppelino24](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/zeppelino24)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058/50 "2026-10-19T21:28:17Z")
We still have November and December ahead of us; it wouldn’t be far-fetched to imagine a second DLC arriving by the end of this year or early next year. This could explain why there is so much content that didn’t make the final cut for the Baltic DLC, and it would also account for the high level of activity on SteamDB. Even if a new DLC doesn’t arrive soon, it’s quite possible that new content will be added to the base game, given the significant activity on SteamDB. Let’s hope the developers announce something soon. P.S. I’m still waiting for the Irish revolution. 🙃 [Previous page](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/things-i-want-to-see-in-the-next-patch/290058.md?page=2)