Clam of Pearls overpowered - manual means 1 pearl each season not each turn

[Zapmeister]

There are many winning strategy, the clam-hoarding one is mostly usable by Rlyeh only (that has a hard time winning anyway..), where's the unbalance here ?

Ack - talk about a red rag to a bull Have you ever been in a game with a clam-hoarder PDF?

Firstly, R'lyeh does not have a "hard time winning anyway". Its paralyzing, fully amphibious national troops seriously kick butt. R'lyeh can hoard clams in the background while still conducting a competitive war on land or (should a land power be foolish enough) in the sea.

Everyone knows this, so R'lyeh is usually left alone for the first part of the game, which is exactly what every clam-hoarder wants. I could go on, but I tired of this topic some time ago, so at this point I'm retiring from any debate that restarts on this issue. I just hope Illwinter (who are still apparently undecided on the issue) decide it needs addressing in the next patch.