They have amazing passive buffs that put you ahead in terms of workers and basically guarantee you’re outpacing your opponents' economy. Mangudai: Mounted archer able to fire while moving.Īs an Englishman, it pains me to say this, but the French are undoubtedly the best civilization in the game.Khan: Fires powerful signal arrows that enhance nearby troops.And their longbowman are an easy unit for you to focus your army composition around. Their economy game is very easy to stay on top off, which gives you the breathing space to practice other elements of the game. The English are so tied to their Longbowmen that unless they were fundamentally reworked, they would never overcome those inherent disadvantages.īut if you’re a new player, the English civilization are the faction we recommend you play first. And more importantly, the ways in which they’re weaker - not as mobile as the Mongols, and weaker in late-game sieging than the French - aren’t things that a balance patch would fix. Even if you go into the late game, their reliable economy should put you in a good position to keep fighting.Īll of that said, the English civilization are just slightly weaker than the top two civilizations in the game right now. As it stands, their Feudal Age push is still incredibly strong, and it's hard to imagine the English falling any lower on the list. I wish I could place the English higher: they’re iconic, and their Longbowman are contenders for the best units in the game. Longer range archer that can deploy defensive palings, making them effective against cavalry. Obviously, this requires a very good player to be controlling the Mongols, but you should expect more and more of your opponents to be able to competently do this. This is so effective because Rus have a slow army, and so the faster, more micro-intensive civs like the Mongols will be able to wreck them if they can be forced out of position. So why not higher, you might be thinking? Because, as recent tournaments have shown us, Rus can be hard-countered by out-ranging their gunpowder units with archers and forcing them to move. And Rus have decent siege weapons to boot! For our money, Streltsy are actually the best gunpowder units in the game. You’ve also got unique defences as Rus, and these can keep you safe until you start pumping out the amazing mid-game units this civ have to offer. They’ve got fantastic scouts, and these should keep you ahead of your opponent in terms of intel as the match progresses. ![]() Rus are wonderfully fun to play, and will probably be popular for quite a while.
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