[kianduatha]

There's been a lot of discussion about how to rebalance Machaka, and it seems almost entirely there. The latest Black Hunter goldcost change was huge, and I've been seeing people actually use them for expansion(and be justified doing so, too!). I think the nation isn't quite where it needs to be still, though. I'd propose just a handful of minor changes for the next version.

I'll start with the most obvious: for some strange reason, currently Hunter Spiders(once they lose their rider) have a strength of only 11. This is frankly criminal, and it is the reason they deal no damage once their rider is gone. In order to have the same damage with their fangs as they do with a rider, they should have 16 strength.

Province defense can also be easily improved. Simply change the commanders to a Witch Doctor(for the first) and Voice of the Lord. The changes are both thematic and effective--Sermon of Courage makes your masses of Militia no longer so much of a disadvantage, and the Witch doctor can put down some fairly random but occasionally effective magical support. Wandering thugs will occasionally get blinded, combusted, Decayed, and once in a blue moon a Witch Doctor might even get off a lucky Flaming Hands. It's also perfect thematically--Witch doctors even have in their flavor texts that they hide in the wilderness to potshot enemies.