Yet more ways to make Steppe Lancers relevant

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Interesting… But may we then not just cause the next “Shrivamsha effect”?

I mean the idea on it’s own is really cool (I like playing with these bonusses aswell), but with the experience of the shrivamsha I currently wanna stay away from pure raid designs tbh.

I think even this idea:

Idea to make the Steppe Lancer more viable early on

The Steppe Lancer is still not very good. Part of this problem is that they’re at their best when stacked in larger numbers(admittedly, still not great), and massing sufficient numbers early on is nigh-impossible. Far more effective to mass archers if you want an immediate power spike, or knights if you’re willing to wait. But what if you could split the difference? Steppe Scout Available from the Feudal Age Attack:5 Range:1 HP:45 This unit is basically identical to a scout cavalry, but w…

If elaborated well could actually work. Cause if then the elite upgrade becomes nerfed a bit the danger of the massed ESL becomes less threatening. Especially if in the process the gold ratio of the unit gets raised. Then it would be more of a midgame unit. Which would give these civs a unique option to play instead of their CA which is more a lategame powerhouse. A lot of CA civs suffer from that midgame weakness. And this early acess to SL could definetely open options there. But then it definetely needs to be made sure you can’t just make a giant mass of ESL in imp to completely overwhealm the opponent.