valkyries vs paladins

[markv]

they have the same stats and abilities but valkyries have a higher move AND can heal out of battle, whereas paladins just get guardian.

is paladins being unable to heal outside of battle intentional or a bug?

if intentional, why? i get that valkyries require more resources, but at the point in the game where youre upgrading to tier 3, the basic resources like horses are not exactly in short supply

[Dancing Dragon Games]

Originally posted by markv:

they have the same stats and abilities but valkyries have a higher move AND can heal out of battle, whereas paladins just get guardian.

is paladins being unable to heal outside of battle intentional or a bug?

if intentional, why? i get that valkyries require more resources, but at the point in the game where youre upgrading to tier 3, the basic resources like horses are not exactly in short supply

It's not a bug. Very intentional.

[markv]

understood. thank yoiu!

i love that the devs of this game are very responsive

[Dancing Dragon Games]

Alright I suppose I should explain why

Hospitaller doesn't have another option to stay mounted, while Paladin does, and Priestess can go to Templar. So we didn't want to nerf the Hospitaller -> Valkyrie upgrade, even though we thought that Paladins are already strong enough that they don't need to be an actual healer - they are a combatant first, with secondary healing

[Fendelphi]

Originally posted by markv:

they have the same stats and abilities but valkyries have a higher move AND can heal out of battle, whereas paladins just get guardian.

is paladins being unable to heal outside of battle intentional or a bug?

if intentional, why? i get that valkyries require more resources, but at the point in the game where youre upgrading to tier 3, the basic resources like horses are not exactly in short supply

"Just guardian" is a bit harsh. Guardian is what makes Paladins very tanky on the frontline, especially when combined with various artifacts.

Valkyries are great for mobile healing squads/cavalry charges, but they have some weaknesses that Paladins do not have.