The wood elves are not a bad race, and the Amber thing could be an 'OKAY' way of balancing unit cost. BUT in general they are just weaker due to their limits on conquered settlements. If I cannot take a settlement and give it walls and defend it... then I have a glaring flaw/weakness compared to other races. Also limiting conquered settlements to one building slot is a weakness no other race has to deal with... There is a reason the wood elves on AI never leave their forests, they cannot keep what they conquer.

The wood elves are not a bad race, and the Amber thing could be an 'OKAY' way of balancing unit cost. BUT in general they are just weaker due to their limits on conquered settlements. If I cannot take a settlement and give it walls and defend it... then I have a glaring flaw/weakness compared to other races. Also limiting conquered settlements to one building slot is a weakness no other race has to deal with... There is a reason the wood elves on AI never leave their forests, they cannot keep what they conquer.