I disagree on the “Native Lore” change. There is already a better card that reduced the cost of native improvements by 50% and it’s bound to Asian civs: it’s the asian counterpart of american “Native Lore”, Native Learning.
You guys should nerf that tech instead. I praise this good intention but it’s now a worse version of its asian counterpart, not worth a shipment, with no uniqueness at all (and it exposed you folks were oblivious of Native Learning card and the issues of minor civilizations XD).
There are a handful of ways to improve this card while keeping the “no coin cost”:
- reduce the cost of Native Embassy,
- sends embassy travois,
- “Arrives Fast!” perk,
- delivers 200 coin for each alliance you have,
- lots of other ideas
The best way to increase the value of Native Lore is by adding more techs to the legacy Natives. Our community had made a huge topic with over 300 replies that was condensed here: Catalog of proposals on minor factions/civilizations (AOE-3 BASIC + TWC + TAD)