Gnome A/T

[VT2]

Weak units, on an individual basis.
No hospitals.
No direct economical bonuses that are reliable.
No interesting support-roles.
One-dimensional.
Penalty to birthrate.
Other races do everything gnomes does, and more, so it's not optimal for any role.

[_greenie]

Weak units, on an individual basis.
No hospitals.
No direct economical bonuses that are reliable.
No interesting support-roles.
One-dimensional.
Penalty to birthrate.
Other races do everything gnomes does, and more, so it's not optimal for any role.

much like zerg, get lotsa weak units, and you can win
+15% pop isnt a direct economic bonus?
support roles? dont get what you mean there....
no more one-dimensional than any other race
BR penalty, meh, could be worse
and, i disagree with you on the last bit =)

[Shambles]

+15% pop
$250 elites
$300 thieves
Massive oow stealing

All great economic bonuses

Penalty to birth rate is lessened by the fact you'll be running lots of homes, and the fact that you have a larger popultation to start with

And humans will have a hard time doing more thief damage than a gnome rogue. If they want enough science to compare tpa, they'll have to be sage or merchant and hence won't have as much stealth