S3E36 - Reviewing Your Hottest Takes (with Stephen)

Into the West

What are some of the hottest takes out there? We gathered all the unpopular opinions from the community, and also share a few of our own. Our Patron Stephen joins in on the fun and gives his thoughts. More Open Topic Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AjD8eksrQEbY6i8_wCaxxMH9ULExZ6_ Our Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheWest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ITWpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothewestpodcast/ Our Sponsors: Baron of Dice With dice for all wargaming systems, including MESBG, go check them out! Link: https://baronofdice.com/?ref=WEST 5% off Promo Code: WEST Mithril Brush, An online painting competition dedicated to Middle-earth. For more information on how you can enter or support this competition, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheMithrilBrush & https://www.instagram.com/mithrilbrush 00:00 Introduction 00:59 The game isn’t balanced 07:30 Armies should have weaknesses 11:32 It’s worth spending Might to kill warriors 16:45 Elite armies are overlooked 21:08 Heroic Strike is overrated 27:25 Special Strikes are not well designed 29:17 Fight Value is overrated 30:50 The Forsaken is the best 32:04 Isengard is the best 33:37 Alliance Matrix isn’t needed 35:00 We need less supplements 36:46 Rangers of Ithilien was overnerfed 38:59 Bring back Volley Fire 40:59 Skill is more important than a good list 43:16 Not everything needs a profile 45:36 Azog/Bolg shouldn’t be F7 47:08 Suladan is fine 49:24 Knight of Umbar doesn’t suck 50:48 Glorfindel & Rivendell suck 52:46 Isengard Berserkers should have Burly 54:08 Siege engines should be banned 55:50 Maelstrom deployment should alternate 57:30 Mounted heroes suck 01:00:39 Veto system limits army variety 01:03:04 Lower point games are more fun Credit: Music: Redline Musician: EnjoyMusic Site: https://enjoymusic.ai