A city of mine just got gang-banged by a stack of 15 units or so. As defense, I had a few axemen and a couple of chariots, all at full health. The AI began by attacking with his axemen, and my axemen defended. When my axemen were killed off, he attacked with spearmen, and THEN my chariots defended. As a defender, I'm supposed to have an advantage here, but instead the game forces me to defend with the least suitable units. Frankly, to me, this is so annoying that it is almost gamebreaking. Outnumbered 3 to 1 I still thought I could give them a decent fight, but instead I get completely overrun because of the stupid hard-coded choices the game makes for me.

If someone from Firaxis reads this, then please do something about this extreme annoyance!

Chariot bonuses vs axeman only apply on offence..... And probably your axes were pretty much wounded after the axe attact to allow chariots to be a better defending option vs spears than axes ( remember ,the game always chooses the best defender ( more strength ,more promos if a tie )

Chariot bonuses vs axeman only apply on offence.....

Oh, really? I never knew that. Well, that negates the whole issue, then. Thanks for letting me know!

Oh, really? I never knew that. Well, that negates the whole issue, then. Thanks for letting me know!

:lol:

Ten Character Rule

This is why axeman rush is still the best early rush. Just throw in a couple of spears and the defenders can only see your CR axes rxping their chariots sitting in the cities.