Purple Sun Helstorm Rocket Batteries?

Looks like powercreep has become powersprint.

The looks of this new faction are neat!

That music during Drycha's siege needs to be ingame CA, it's amazing.

A well-made and very enjoyable showcase!!! 

I like everything I'm seeing except one thing -  'interesting' and 'overpowered' are not the same. As is very clear when trying to play the Changeling, 'overpowered' doesn't equal 'fun' either. Looks like there's a similar issue with the Dwarf update too. 

The only situation where I'd be happy with factions gaining overpowered units via updates is if you are planning to add overpowered units to ALL FACTIONS during updates. Not because I want to play a ridiculously over-the-top faction every time, but because at least it will mean that you ARE going to update ALL FACTIONS before support ends, because the updates you're showing here are very cool and some factions really need them.

What you are adding is really great, and I can't wait for the 30th. But please, perhaps considering dialling things back down to 11 from 19 or wherever they are right now... : )

Look great. I do like that the army abilities are single use to give you something to keep dumping schematics into so they don't become a dead currency. I'm hoping the garden of moor slot doesn't block outposts

I think she knows about the checklist, seeing how she combine magic and artillery. 

she has everything an empire player wants... no need to play as any other empire lord now, you can just confed them to use the lords her faction bonus is insane

Maedrethnir#1968 wrote:

Also, add more unique assets to Hochland Long Rifles. It is too much of a kitbash. 

Actually, the unit looks more unique in this video. Hm.

It looks like they just added the Engineers leather jacket onto them. They're still a kitbash, but I do think the jacket makes them look more unique and less obvious about the fact.

hurricane501#1568 wrote:

she has everything an empire player wants... no need to play as any other empire lord now, you can just confed them to use the lords her faction bonus is insane

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ToastingBread#6550 wrote:

Maedrethnir#1968 wrote:

Also, add more unique assets to Hochland Long Rifles. It is too much of a kitbash. 

Actually, the unit looks more unique in this video. Hm.

It looks like they just added the Engineers leather jacket onto them. They're still a kitbash, but I do think the jacket makes them look more unique and less obvious about the fact.

You are absolutely right. Thank you for correcting me. I already forgot how the Engineer's model looks like. I suspect what we see in this cinematic was a work in progress. CA should make them look more distinct. Time to edit my original comment once again!

I'm sorry-what?

Did that say that Hellstorm Rockets can fire 3 extra projectiles per shot with Elspeth?

That's so strong!

hurricane501#1568 wrote:

she has everything an empire player wants... no need to play as any other empire lord now, you can just confed them to use the lords her faction bonus is insane

Sure, if min-maxing is everything then that is the way to go but more than a few players value other factors when chosing a lord. Elspeth looks insanely strong but that also means that she does not provide much of a challenge. By comparison Karl Franz has consistently been the most popular Empire lord for years even though he and his faction was not the best or strongest. 

Kn_Gars#2718 wrote:

hurricane501#1568 wrote:

she has everything an empire player wants... no need to play as any other empire lord now, you can just confed them to use the lords her faction bonus is insane

Sure, if min-maxing is everything then that is the way to go but more than a few players value other factors when chosing a lord. Elspeth looks insanely strong but that also means that she does not provide much of a challenge. By comparison Karl Franz has consistently been the most popular Empire lord for years even though he and his faction was not the best or strongest. 

Well they made him easier, because he has the fortress from the get go, instead of having to conquer it.

Which is a change I like because the whole affair took alot of his early game choices more or less away.

Mind you that Gelt, while also getting considerable power (look what the colleges can do...), also got a very interesting campaign start, far away but with a confident tickt back home.

SiWI#8629 wrote:

Kn_Gars#2718 wrote:

hurricane501#1568 wrote:

she has everything an empire player wants... no need to play as any other empire lord now, you can just confed them to use the lords her faction bonus is insane

Sure, if min-maxing is everything then that is the way to go but more than a few players value other factors when chosing a lord. Elspeth looks insanely strong but that also means that she does not provide much of a challenge. By comparison Karl Franz has consistently been the most popular Empire lord for years even though he and his faction was not the best or strongest. 

Well they made him easier, because he has the fortress from the get go, instead of having to conquer it.

Which is a change I like because the whole affair took alot of his early game choices more or less away.

Mind you that Gelt, while also getting considerable power (look what the colleges can do...), also got a very interesting campaign start, far away but with a confident tickt back home.

From what i've seen those early game choices are still the same though. You are still racing against time putting out fires against Khazrak, Festus and Vlad and if you're unlucky Grom and Kemmler. You just get to do those things 2 turns earlier now

Kn_Gars#2718 wrote:

hurricane501#1568 wrote:

she has everything an empire player wants... no need to play as any other empire lord now, you can just confed them to use the lords her faction bonus is insane

Sure, if min-maxing is everything then that is the way to go but more than a few players value other factors when chosing a lord. Elspeth looks insanely strong but that also means that she does not provide much of a challenge. By comparison Karl Franz has consistently been the most popular Empire lord for years even though he and his faction was not the best or strongest. 

He's clearly making a jab at the blatant power creep than actually wondering who'd play the power crept characters 

On the one hand, she looks very interesting and I like the sheer amount of unit variety you can get. On the other hand though.

Maybe some powercreep... Is far too much powercreep. It essentially feels like they've taken Ikit's mechanic, and made a version 3 to 4 times as strong. I'm hoping the numbers will be more modest in game, but explosive handgun ammo and 3 extra hellstorm shots per volley already seems like it's not going to be balanced in the slightest. I might have more fun fighting against the buffed factions rather than as them, with this update...

Purple sun Rocket Battery with additionnal missiles, what can go wrong. Gelt and  Franz got good mecanics but she eats the whole pie here. I'm kinda scared for Malakai's thunderbarges.

So... what is that amethyst unit with the winged helmet we see in her army and in the upgrade panel? It's not one of the four amethyst units she unlocks...?