Xliest
For 1, I’m not saying go back to 0 food like OG game. I’m saying reduce intake. Maybe try 3 food per pop. Makes more balance since we now also have undead who will have extra spaces because they’re not running 1.2:1 farms.
For 4, I’m saying keep the BF penalty but only if you’re the offender. For example, every time I’ve “BFed you”, it’s been a retal. If you don’t want to be BFed by a larger kd don’t hit them first, it’s simple.
For 5, I don’t mind if it’s 2.5x but it must be defined. It’s not a problem now but in the past I’ve had enemies create multiple kd and a week into the fight keep suiciding me with smaller kds. They never grew beyond 1 castle so at least you can army kill them for some land on a retal.
Ok I’m grateful for @TheKeeper ’s response. I’m actually grateful for your response too Xliest since at least now we’re talking logically and not just dismissing.