ShengWuLien
Warlord
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2011
- Messages
- 137
Hey all,
Recently I've been winning consistently on Emperor, playing Normal/Standard, basically the settings most folks on here seem to play. So far I feel like, at this level, I've mastered the chariot UU rushes, HA rush, catapults or elepults, and the standard Lib + mounted break-out.
I'm not an out-and-out warmonger--I'll take Space if it seems like the best option. But I much prefer games where I do a lot of fighting.
Soon it'll be time to try Immortal, but for now I want to test out a couple other things at this difficulty level. One of them being the Praetorian rush.
I tried it a couple times this week and found my economy crashing pretty hard--I'm generally not into playing cooked maps with tons of early commerce.
I've been playing with Augustus as opposed to Julius, because I do like the option of grabbing a couple important wonders on the cheap, and 2-pop whipped forges rule. Is that a bad call, though?
My main question: what tech path would you recommend for a Praet rush at my level? Is it worth trying to grab early Pottery? Writing? Is my early commerce going to be dependent on seafood tiles?
I'm hoping this thread won't turn into a re-run of the "Great Praet Squabble of 2011." Just looking for some tips.
Recently I've been winning consistently on Emperor, playing Normal/Standard, basically the settings most folks on here seem to play. So far I feel like, at this level, I've mastered the chariot UU rushes, HA rush, catapults or elepults, and the standard Lib + mounted break-out.
I'm not an out-and-out warmonger--I'll take Space if it seems like the best option. But I much prefer games where I do a lot of fighting.
Soon it'll be time to try Immortal, but for now I want to test out a couple other things at this difficulty level. One of them being the Praetorian rush.
I tried it a couple times this week and found my economy crashing pretty hard--I'm generally not into playing cooked maps with tons of early commerce.
I've been playing with Augustus as opposed to Julius, because I do like the option of grabbing a couple important wonders on the cheap, and 2-pop whipped forges rule. Is that a bad call, though?
My main question: what tech path would you recommend for a Praet rush at my level? Is it worth trying to grab early Pottery? Writing? Is my early commerce going to be dependent on seafood tiles?
I'm hoping this thread won't turn into a re-run of the "Great Praet Squabble of 2011." Just looking for some tips.