I suggest an siege artillery free battle mode. So that every field battle does not feel like a siege battle.

What makes this game great, when it's great, is the chess match that plays out in a match with dynamic gameplay. Heavy arty not only shuts that down, but they don't have to play the chess game like the rest of us. Things like identifying the units you are about to engage, then figuring out which general they are using, then deciding fight/flight, maneuvering, ambushing when to use your abils VS. Their abils,etc... they just kill everything the same. Just remove it, refund the xp spent, tweak caesar a bit if needed and move on, like arty can fulfill the role of punishing campers (although removing that too and making a better game mode would be better imo) improving the rest of the game before more players quit for good. This game is for the most part on the right path, although it has taken much longer than it should have because it seems they were getting balancing input from the wrong ppl for a long time. Don't be stubborn about this.

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