Any tangible benefits of Major General?

[ZBest]

48R 50S 1E 121C 50K on the WOTS tower is pretty significant difference made available by the Major Gen. Removing the need for a bowmen wave.

[Wujcio]

180 R/B for 50S..... you sure it's worth it? takes 2 hours to make 50S (same as making 200 R) and it costs more too

[ZBest]

180 R/B for 50S..... you sure it's worth it? takes 2 hours to make 50S (same as making 200 R) and it costs more too

Option A: 48R 50S 1E 121C 50K (270) ave 682.68 max 744
Option B: w1: 16R 130B w2: 79R 1E 131C 59K (270) ave 782.29 max 805
Option C: w1: 200R w2: 79R 1E 131C 59K (270) ave 814.29 max 837

Option D: 9R 70S 3E 119C 50K (250) ave 834.24 max 899

Based on these weapon / bread / brew costs:
R: 0.96gc
B: 1.14gc
S: 3.12gc
E: 14.65gc

Option A: ave 186.14 max 202.08
Option B: ave 234.00 max 239.40
Option C: ave 260.57 max 267.84

Option D: ave 219.25 max 248.66

So yes ... using soldiers costs about 25% less and trains about 15% quicker (vs other 270 options -- would be more benefit vs 250).

Even with a 250 ... the soldiers is quite effective from a price point, but not from a barracks time. The 270 is much more effective at improving the soldier setup than the 2-wave.