Mit Teil 3 der Veröffentlichung der Änderungen durch Patch 1.03 wurden nun alle Neuerungen für Gondor vorgestellt. Durch die "Mehr-Lesen" Funktion kommt ihr zum original englisch Text.

Außerdem wurde ein Video veröffentlicht welches eine Schlacht zwischen Isengard und Rohan mit Patch 1.03 zeigt. Kennern fallen die Unterschiede sofort auf.

Zitat:
Gondor Balancing Änderungen:

• Rohirrim allies duration and recharge reduced (1m15s/4m from 3m/5m30s), it now spawns 4 batts instead of 5
• Gandalf now gains 300 health (from 500) when White (base is 1200), now costs 10 command points
• Gandalf now requires more experience to level up above rank 7 (1400/1900/2500 from 1100/1500/2000)
• Gandalf's Word of Power recharge time increased (4m30s/9m from 3/6m, with/without GtW)
• Gandalf lightning strike damage sensibly reduced vs gates, now rank 10 is required to break a Rohan gate
• Gandalf Istari Light now does less damage to the WitchKing (180% damage from 200%)
• Gandalf shield bubble armor boost reduced (+99% from +200%) to make whipping a shielded Gandalf possible
• Faramir now starts at rank 3 (with horse), leadership now at rank 5, +50 armor and fear resistance on a smaller radius (120 vs 200)
• Faramir Wounding Arrow base damage increased (400 from 300), reload time increased (45s from 15s), reduced power vs Witchking (50% vs 300%), more effective vs Mumakil (300% from 100%), double damage vs Aragorn and Eomer
• Faramir now has a hold fire button, bow base damage increased (40 from 30) and reloads Faster (1.4s average reload from 1.75s)
• Faramir now switches to and from his horse faster (1.2s from 2s), speed on horses is now equal to the Knights speed
• Boromir now starts at rank 3, +60% damage leadership at rank 4, Horn of Gondor at rank 5, Captain of Gondor at rank 6
• Boromir Horn of Gondor recharge increased (1m30s from 1m)
• Boromir attack now swings quicker and has knockback damage, able to throw back non•hero targets
• Boromir cost increased (1600 from 1400)

• Soldier cost now 120
• Fire arrow, heavy armor and forged blades equip cost 600 from 800 (360 with full discounts)
• 'Crush revenge' damage higher for Gondor Soldiers (40 from 20/slash)
• Knights health reduced by 10% (215 from 240)
• Gondor Archers cost reduced to $250, 20% faster speed, take less command points (10 from 15 per batallion)
• Gondor Archers pierce damage increased (12 from 10) with +12% attack bonus vs orcs
• Ranger now takes 20 command points (from 15) and is very pierce (35% damage taken from 100%) and fire resistant (10% from 100%)
• Ranger weapon now has increased range (370 from 350) and fast-fire feature, doubling reload rate after the second arrow. 150% pierce damage bonus vs Trolls and Mumakils
• Ranger now have a "Hold fire" option
• Tower Guard cost increased (500 from 400), 150% damage bonus vs cavalry and double the crush revenge, can't be trampled anymore when in blockshield formation
• Tower Guards with Heavy Armor more vulnerable to slash damage (60% from 40%) and flame (10% from 0%), more resistant to standard pierce damage (10% from 20%)
• Tower Guards in formation slowdown reduced (-50% speed from -25%), less armor protection (+40% from +50%)
• Tower Guard experience requirement to reach level 2 halved (75 from 150). Other ranks requirements unchanged.
• Knights now do crush damage (from slash)
• Knights with both Heavy armor and Horseshields now have extra magic resistance (ie. can barely survive Word of Power)
• Knight horseshields research cost and time increased (1300/45s from 1000/30s)
• Knight Horseshields equip cost increased (300 from 200), but increases resistance to crush damage (77%/27% from 80%/40%)
• Trebuchet's cost reduced (1000 from 1200)
• Trebuchet's fire-upgraded damage (350siege/300fire from 300siege/200fire) and range (480 from 420) increased
• Horseshield now make Knights less resistant to pierce (25% taken from 20%). Heavy armor and HA+shields remain the same.

• Workshop (Treb production structure) now costs 1500 from 2000
• Wall Trebuchets upgrade now take discounts from blacksmiths, like all upgrades
• Barracks level 2 experience needed reduced to 4 soldiers (400 from 500)
• Damage of the upgraded Battle arrows reduced (90 vs 120, base is 40)
• Wall health reduced (3300 from 4000)
• Numenor Wall health reduced (4500 from 5000)
• Gondor Gate more resistant to magic damage (120% from 300%)
• Gondor walls now give away experience when destroyed (50, same as large evil structures)

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