Would've preferred coins to packets, and the lack of demo is a problem. Pally not being there is great, that means no noobs with bonfires pwning superior players due to some cheap gimmick.
No morale is obviously the best, but time-based morale isn't too bad I suppose.
The 7k barbs is good long-term; it negates the incentive to farm, so its more likely the rank 1 player will be a good fighter, rather than an epic pointwhore. Farming has always led to inactivity, so by negating the necessity to farm late-game, activity will hopefully increase. Since people will noble 7k barbs rather than farm them.
Good to have the lack of churches and army camps; tbh, the new features serve to benefit those weaker than you.
The lack of starting direction will disfavour premades however that choose not to start in the core, making the core initially stronger, and the rim weaker.
Would like to see a coin world with similar settings, but maybe bring back the demolition feature to save tedious attacks from catapults. Is there any possibility that the paladin can be brought back with the old weapons (i.e. before the bonfire became stupidly overpowered?)
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