Balance opinions

[quantum_mechani]

Velusion said:
I finally feel fairly comfortable with vanilla Dom3 MP. The thought of playing CB where almost every stat/spell/monster has been changed is too much.

Having been through almost all the stats/spells/monsters (and taking into account all the changes I've never gotten around to making), I can tell you CB hardly scratches the surface.

That said, it does make a great many changes, but I don't think the vast majority of these increase the learning curve. Very few people have memorized, for instance, the costs of units and spells not widely considered viable in MP, and that is where almost all the changes lie.

[Velusion]

quantum_mechani said:
That said, it does make a great many changes, but I don't think the vast majority of these increase the learning curve. Very few people have memorized, for instance, the costs of units and spells not widely considered viable in MP, and that is where almost all the changes lie.

I was exaggerating the amount changed by a little bit

Well the fact that lots of the non-viable MP strats have changed is a bit intimidating. I can sorta now identify strategies and counter strategies to certain builds/nations/plays - the fact that CB includes a bunch more viable alternative strategies (and counters to existing ones) means I would have a lot to learn.

That said I do think CB is more balanced than the vanilla game and well done. I just don't have the time to play/learn it