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I think it's clearly time to buff Luxidoor- either by returning it to a LVL-3 city or by giving it a workshop.
Yes, Luxidoor was top tier before the nerf. But it wasn't even the best regular tribe in the game- that has been Bardur, and for years. Other tribes, (Cymanti, Bardur, Kickoo, after Naval Update Elyrion) are still OP, whilst some others (Ai-Mo, Quetzali, imo Luxidoor RN) are at an objective disadvantage.
To pretend that this game is totally balanced is ridiculous- the special tribes get to have OP abilities because they're "special"- but Luxidoor doesn't because what?? Reminder that it cost more money as well. And if the game has to be 'perfectly balanced' (as to where Luxidoor can't even have a workshop), then why hasn't Bardur been nerfed? Its strength lies in strong terrain generation, so it's a less obvious thing to change than Bardur's city level- but it remains that, currently, they have an advantage- if we want balance, nerfing should be done across the board and Quetzali and Ai-Mo should receive large scale buffs.
Now let me explain why I think Luxidoor's current state is underpowered, especially for a $4.99 AUD tribe. They start with a LVL2 city- but without a workshop, or a starting tech, or a starting unit. The most common thing to do for Luxidoor on term 1 is to acquire a new tech- but it is unlikely that this tech will be able to gather 3 population, so it will require 2 techs before Luxidoor can level up its city again.
Here is a chart, to illustrate. It considers capital development:
(Resource Tribe) | [Luxidoor]
SPT: Capital: Stars: Tech:
---: (2)[3] (1)[2] (5)[5] (1)[0] {Starting stats}
T1: (4)[3] (2)[2] (1)[0] (1)[1] {RT prod. 2pop, Lux. 1tech}
T2: (4)[3] (2)[2] (0)[3] (2)[1] {RT. 1tech}
T3: (4)[3] (2)[2] (4)[1] (2)[2] {Lux. 1tech}
T4: (5)[3] (3)[2] (7)[4] (3)[2] {RT. 8st -> Lvlcity -> RSC, Lux. Not enough}
As you can see, that "slight delay" of not having a workshop sets Luxidoor back considerably. It's just not good! How is this the tribe that costs more money than the rest?
As a Luxidoor main, since release, I'm appealing to all of you whose tribes have been nerfed unjustly whilst the rain of Cymanti, Bardur and Kickoo continues unimpeded. Yaddak fans PLEASE!!
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