Realistically, people bitch about kings being OP because they don't know how to counter them. And nobody can agree what needs changing. Here is my proposal:
1) forget balancing specs. Dev's did a good job.
2) Fix anonymous mode so it's truly anonymous. Reduce the chance of pre-game alliances and IRL friends from hijacking one server.
3) Allow purchasing medals for players in anonymous. Keep the money rolling in!
4) custom server creation; allow restrictions on available specs in a game. Eg. Server creator can disable the ability to hire kings or admirals or whatever. This mixes things up and forces players to utilise new strategies... and shuts up the "omg king is OP" complainers. :p Who doesn't want to play a game where the only hires are infiltrators! Yeah!
But if Ron is going to nerf the king - because face it, 90% of complaints are about kings - make it 1/4 instead of 1/3. Stacking is one of the most exciting aspects of subterfuge.
Please make the infiltrator great again. :p
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