Who is Maaz?
Hi, I’m Maaz! I’m Northgard’s game designer; You might have seen me on the Discord server or during some of our livestreams on Twitch. I’ve been on the Northgard team for the past three years. I have mainly worked on the clans of the Rat, Eagle, Lion, as well as the various free updates and balancing patches! [hr][/hr]The birth of a new clear clan
Various factors led to the direction we took for the clan. The two previous clans were focused on base-building and economy, so we were looking for a clan that would go in the opposite direction. We had been throwing around the idea of a clan that would get military units out of its kills for some time. Additionally, a large part of those of you who participated in the yearly survey wanted a more aggressive clan, we knew that this new addition would focus on “clearing” the wild creatures on the map. After some research to find a good concept, the focus of the clan would revolve around berserkers, military units that would get specialized warriors out of the skins of the animals they eliminated. With this in mind, we started to work on the clan! [hr][/hr]
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After the Claws & Jaws update, the addition of foxes and boars increased the amount of berserkers from 2 to 4. We often had clans with one or two unique units, but with so many different options, we knew we wanted each type of berserker to fill a specific role in your warband with unique abilities and stats. Relying on each unit's position and the timing of their abilities to maximize the clan's military capacities.
We knew this wouldn't work with the average number of units most of you have in your warbands. as it would have increased the amount of micromanagement required to make the most of these new units. So we needed the clan to be playable with only half the number of units, or even less. This meant reducing the pressure on the clan's economic management and making berserkers strong enough to face an army twice their size. That's why berserkers can collect different types of resources to support the clan's development.
- Wolf gives you food
- Fox gives you Krowns
- Bear gives you wood
- Boar gives you lore
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