In the early stages of development, Lord Players who lacked the support of a large number of Extraordinary Soldiers would be utterly powerless against other Lord Players.
Forget other Lord Players, even a random, bottom-of-the-barrel Native Power could walk all over them, crushing them as easily as kicking a stray dog to death on the roadside.
Moreover.
Within their optimal level range, Ordinary Soldier Types weren't necessarily weaker in combat than higher-quality Legendary and Epic Soldier Types.
It was just like the 3-star F2P champions in some older gacha games.
Back when they were at the same level, those mediocre 5-star cards weren't even in the same league as the 3-star champions.
Only after a new version of the gacha game was released could they rely on their higher growth ceilings and unique 5-star mechanics to take over the main force positions from those 3-star champions, gradually relegating them to the bench.
