Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-31200097-20170602234523/@comment-26322120-20170616062915

Madman198237 wrote: Let me put it this way: Lore ought to have a standing here. Increase costs for Elven units---there were not a lot of Elves, but with thousands of years to refine their warfare they should each be capable of annihilating multiple orcs.

Elven armor, at least for the High Elves, could not be beaten, save for certain Dwarven armors. The Dwarves were born to smith, but the Noldor learned from Aule as well.

I have a lot of opinions on the subject (RANGERS OF THE NORTH MORE POWERFUL COME ON NOW GUYS!), but I believe the lore should balance the mod itself. There are lots of Orcs, and not one of them is decent in a fight. They're cruel, yes, but they're individually no stronger than a man, and they're dumber and more prone to infighting to boot. In fact, they're often slightly smaller, as I recall. Although if we're going the full on lore route, by Ithilion's own estimates High Elven Warriors should on average only spawn once every few thousand blocks in Lindon, and Rangers really shouldn't spawn at all...