Hi everyone, I make pool because I want to know how many of you agree with me. No option like/dislike :/ , but we have pool.
I prefer Erebor before the desolation of Smaug, while Thror was the King under the mountain. So, now in Erebor Hero pool we have, Gloin, Gimli, King Dain, Old Bilbo, Thorin III. My suggestion:
1.
King Thror instead King Dain (Unit and economy supporter).
Thror's skills similar to Dain's skills, maybe even same. But there is difference coz Thror was litle bit in better position to have "economy strength" than Dain. Thror skills could be other topic. Cost could be same, Dain is very balanced now so if stats and ability isn't changed to Thror, cost could be same. I have suggestion for Thror skills if u are interested
1. Lvl 1. ability: King of Erebor. Passive aura: Give units 25% damage and armor. (If u can make that scales with Mine Shaft, one Mine Shaft 10%, two 15%...6 Mine Shaft 35% damage and armor)
2. Lvl 3. ability: Thror Greed. Incrase Mine Shaft production for 300% for 3 min and after that 3 min, would be self-destroyed Mine Shaft, could be used only for out-base Mine Shaft.
3. lvl 6. Ability: Blessing of the Thror. Units get fearless and immune to knock-back.
4. lvl. 8 Ability: Defend The Halls!. Same effect as Dains Defend The Halls!.
5. lvl 10. Ability: Throne of Erebor. Passive: Thrain and Thror get Dwarvish axe and gets bonus dmg. Active: Thrain and Thror are able to knock back enemy, maybe, splash dmg, 2-3 unit near.
If u include this, u could nerf his base stats and dmg of his skills. But this is surely more funny and more playable.
2.
Thrain II. instead Thorin III.(Sige and buildings(Master of runes) supporter/tank+litle mass slayer)
Because we already have Thorin III. in Iron Hills subfaction. Thrain have one of the seven Dwarves Ring of Power, so he could use his Ring to instead Thorin III. runes. That could make senes more than Balin and Thorins runes. Now Thorins skills are little bit useless ecept runes. Thats also make sense becuase he have his Master of Runes. So buff Thrain as Thror's son with better skills for cost of removing Gloin(he have mass slay ability) from Hero pool. That also make sense becuse u have one stronger hero instead two normal. So Thrain skills could be:
1. Master of Runes
2. Lvl 1. Ability: Blast of the Ring. He could do splash dmg like blast of wizad in Rotwk.
3. Lvl 3. Ability: Lord of the lonly mountain. Same as the Gloin skill.
4. Lvl 7. Ability: "name" . Summon two permamment Erebor Catapult.
5. Lvl 10. Ability: Throne of Erebor. Passive: Get armor similar to the Mithril armor. Active: Thror and Thrain get invulable for 30 sec. (You tide father and son, and this could be some + tank abitlty for Thror)
Cost could be around 2300-2600, depends of his base stats.
3.
Gimli could stay same. They need mass slayer + Thrain mass slay, that could be even Ered Luin, Balins Master of Runes ( Wraith+Faith) + and Dwalin.
4.
Old Bilbo is good for now, he is scout, so he dont need change, coz he dont have high impact in Erebor playstyle. Just put in his voice .
5.
King Brand also fits in this lore, so dont change him.
They were in same time in same place. Brand, Thror, Thrain. Just old Bilbo and Gimli came later. Buffs for Thror (King Dain) and Thrain. I read too topic that most player prefer Ered Luin, because they have Balins Master of runes, mass slayer(wraith+faith+power). This could bring balance. Here could be some u think op buffs, but they have -1 hero, so 2 hero could kill 1 hero. So buffs because of that.
Erebor, was the greatest kingdom of Dwarves, they have a lot of gold, so thier playstyle should be more about harvesting more resouces/gold. Ered Luin have Thorin Okenshield passive lvl 5. to farm and get bonus gold. Iron Hills and Erebor (richest Dwarven kindom) dont have some source for bonus gold.
This Hero pool, i think is more playable and have more senes. U have a lot of materials for this champs (Hobbit movie). If u accept this suggestion, we get unique Erebor. (Thorin III, Dain, Gloin, are still there.
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I know u have a lot of work to do, to fit new faction ( Lothlorien, Rivendel(Imladris), Angmar, Misty Mountains), i would be like to discuss about this topic if u see some hole.
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