Upgrade donated troops

[Tsamu]

I would like the ability to spend food on donated troops to bring them up to my base's level.

In our Alliance, we have Atomics down to Enlightenment. Our lower level players do not donate much because their troops are weak. With my suggested change, our EA bases could feel more useful. Plus it makes sense that donated troops would be retro-fitted with the receiving base's technology.

 

[Tomson]

Disagree.
It's good and useful but doesn't make sense.

 

[RottPhiler]

Yes, this makes a lot of sense. As an EA/IA, I don't donate much even though I want to, since I don't want to weaken the AAs. Let the AAs spend the cost difference (and for the sake of fairness the time difference) in food or oil to upgrade if they choose.

 

[obsidi]

i see the motivation, but i think it's better to leave troops as they are.
obviously this is stronger but it removes the personal social touch of getting certain troops from a certain player.
consider if you balance this by demoting troops lent by superior players to your level ..... that would balance it but remove something.

 

[Tsamu]

I'm just thinking what would happen if a medieval soldier arrived in a 20th century barracks. Nobody would send him into battle without at least giving him an up-to-date weapon. The converse is not true; a modern warrior arriving in the middle ages would still have his modern weapon. At least until his ammo ran out ;-)

 

[Delta3519]

It would be nice for the smaller players to be able to feel useful instead of having to remind them not to donate up the latter and then discard the troops in the single player campain

 

[zeues]

It could work like the event troops tactics.
you can buff them to your age. But still they will retain their original look.
example
industrial age player revives some legions from classic age one. Buff them with food, they will have the dps and hp of alpini.
and will work do for every other class. Supposing the higher leveled player reached that upgrade.

the heavy cavalry should work bit differently they will have reduction or limit to the increase as their difference in troop capacity of tanks and caverly.