So I've spent a few hours (and by that, I mean practically an entire day) playing the new update, and I have to say: it is superb!
There is a problem, however; the reduced health does make the skirmishes faster. WAY too fast. I played with Lothlorien versus Mordor (Brutal) in three battles, and the Elven archers cut down the Orcs too quickly. That being said, once you upgrade the swordsmen and the pikemen with Master Blades, their increased damage output meant that not even the Mordor heroes made much difference. I had two battalions of swordsmen with Master Blades and a battalion of archers with Solverthorn arrows and the Black Rider battalion that the AI sent lasted for less than thirty seconds. The same went for every other hero they sent. I then played a few battles with the other factions, namely Gondor and Isengard. The battles were just the same; the AI's heroes never lasted for a good period of time, and the same went for my own heroes.
The kicker? I was playing on Legendary Heroes.
The battles between the troops are fast, but they're still well-paced. However, I think the reduced health needs to be toned down just a bit for the heroes - 10%, or even 15%, might do better.
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