Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-27753647-20161231105321/@comment-28794147-20170209163132

Dr Frankus wrote: Eoros wrote: About sacrificing lore accuracy for balance...

'How about making Dorwinion a wee '' bit stronger so they don't get wiped by these Easterling fools immediately? You're so concerned about orcs being balance, but don't give a rip about good factions...''' Ehm, a wee bit stronger?

You mean their crossbowmen, rohan level militia and elves?

They have plenty of strong units, perhaps a ranged weapon for the elves- but no more. As King-elect of Dorwinion on a server, this issue cuts to the heart.

While I do admit that the crossbowmen are pretty good units, the elven warriors are awful. They need a bow. Even if I weren't king, I'm fairly good at seeing unbalance in factions, and this seems... somewhat unfair. You could argue that dorwinion is a merchant state, and I would agree. However, places like the former Republic of Venice had a decent military to back up their riches. If you don't have a strong military, you aren't getting rich. Obviously, the Republic of Venice's military wasn't god-like in power, but it was able to sack Constantinople. They did lose to the Ottoman's however.

Dorwinion is almost being depicted as super "aloof" (to be honest, they sort of are) and not caring about anything going on. It should be the opposite. They should care that Gondor is being attacked in the War of the Ring. This makes their profits go down! What if they're next? They've heard rumors about trouble stirring in the East: this should concern them! They thought they were trade partners! They should take heed! This could all work, even if it was centered around money.