Lists and the dpown grade rumor

[Jilu]

ok i seen talk in the forum about downgrading units by removing melee expert or making mounted LS less effective.

Now i am afraid that if to many lists are changed in that way it wil result in a few "excellent armies" and a lot of 'so-so' armies and even more 'rubish armies'.

If i remember well at the start of MEG the aim was to make armies that were balanced. Now to me it seems that due to pet-peeve armies being discussed to make them better, some armies will instead be +/- downgraded, lots of armies will be less interesting.
It already happened with all the armies having ghulam or ghilman who lost melee expert.
other armies loosing longspears and get short spears/shieldwall instead.

I am quite afraid future changes might make things less fun.

Already in themed tournaments we see always the same armies  being played.

ok ok i stop ranting

[AntiokosIII]

In next year's version, all troops will be downgraded to poor with no weapon factors at all. No archaeological evidence proves that weapons were ever actually used in ancient warfare.

[badhabum]

other armies loosing longspears and get short spears/shieldwall instead

Well that does not bother me as cavalry may charge and the infantry can hold easely as shieldwall is effective even if only one rank deep  ( that bothers me, 2 rank deep PK but only one ...)

[lionheartrjc]

No list changes along these lines are being planned or talked about.  Simon has started a thread on possible rule changes and any comments can be posted there.

Richard