[Covenant]

On a small map, a Dormant pretender could be an okay defense. As the Ulm player, I am well aware of my awfully violent neighbors and not too happy about it, to be completely honest. My mages are fairly awful, so it's not like I'm going to be laying down area-effect fire spells enmasse to wipe away the hordes, so W9 anythings are already pretty painful. I'm all for fairness and not unfairly gimping one side or the other, but since race selection is restricted on this map, I'm a little worried about people exploiting their neighbors' weaknesses if we let blesses get too potent. I certainly don't think Ulm is weak, but this isn't MA or LA Ulm we're talking about, and a smithing price reduction is hardly the game-winning advantage when you're facing a rush-heavy force like the Heims.