boosting other factions typically widens the differences between factions and helps them seem more unique.  on the downside it means that their is a steeper learning curve.  personally i wouldn't mind a steeper learning curve.

Increasing their fame cost would curb over-production.

But even with altar's fame-boosting traits, is spamming henchmen really as viable as it was in FE?

I think they should be abolished since they are immortal.   Only champions and sovereigns should be immortal not trained troops.   If not abolished then once they are killed they should stay dead at least.

Does the AI work to get rid of bad hero traits when you lose units?

Altar Henchmen requires 20 fame a pop and no, The AI altar never builds the henchmen, ever.

In fact, in my several hundred hours of play in FE:LH I have yet to see AI Altar build henchmen.

And I don't think I ever seen pariden make use of their arcane towers and Spell books.

 I don't think I ever seen Resoln field a army either. . . .

Kraxis always become a city state and then die horribly with few random troops, never seen him field plate armored troops.

Only yithril is a threat out of all empire factions

Magnar is silly guy. He sends hundreds of slaves against my powerful knights who can killl whole army without being hit once because their slaves is so slow. I suspect it's because he really loves to watch his slaves die.

Anybody else confirm or deny this one?