Sry, but your post makes me angry. I don't need to support the Cataphract by numbers, I've played with Cataphracts, and they're not much better than normal Knights against Longbows, which is the main-defending unit from that era.
I also got no idea how you come to the perception, that Muskets would be city-defenders, I've played various games with using Muskets offensviely, they're a cheap, good unit together with Cannons.
The point that the well promoted Samurai could fight Gunpowder units, you already got with Praets, but Praets are a lot cheaper. With Cannons, it doesn't matter which 2nd unit you got with you, as long as it's STR8, it'll clean up everything, even Rifles.
And don't write $hit like I were against FSs. I always have 6 Drill IV units in my SoD to suck up dmg when getting collateral. FS-units are also great because of their lower healing times.
The reason why I don't like certain units maybe is, that war in late medieval or early renaissance times sucks, because it's war against Castles. Cuirrassiers are a way better unit that can be reached in almost the same time as Knights, and Cuirrassiers ignore Castles and Walls.
Write your article alone, I'm not interested in spending any further time here, you try to talk down to me and you try to analyze me. Both are things I don't like, and they're completely inappropriate too, because my experience is 100 times larger than yours. You should develop the examples yourself to convince me, not the other way round. I know of what I'm talking, it's you who doesn't seem to know enough about CIV.
Absolutely no useful information, why all those UUs suck. The fact, that you have played with cataphracts unimpressively doesn't said much. I don't know how you played, how you promoted them, what is the tactic, etc. I even don't know, how many times you played with them.
What you are writing about, that Lifespan of this units(Oromo, Samurai, Cataphract) could be shot, due to cuirassir rush. But in a case of Oromo and Samurai you absolutely don't need Cuirassir rush, because they are enough to win battles and city assaults.
Moreover, if you play Tokugawa, cuirassier rush is very difficult (I think, nearly impossible), due to Toku's bad economical traits. It's also absolutely counter-intuitive, because Toku has AGG and PRO, that helps a lot to infantry and doesn't help to cuirassiers absolutely.
I also can't understand why you so angry. Perhaps, I noticed some things about your playing style. But this is neither good, nor bad. It's interesting. I didn't mean nothing offensive against you. You don't like war in late medieval, but I like it on contrary. Am I wrong? And could be personal preference wrong at all???
In fact, you even support the idea, that Samurai - uber-unit. Because a few medieval units indeed could storm castles and it's easier to wait until gunpowder units and cuirassiers, but Samurai realy do this.
Also, Oromo do. They do not have CR promo, but also as cuirassiers, negate Castles walls.
You also wrote, about how useful First Strikes. But you described only its defensive side. Why not add its offensive side?
Its a huge difference if you attack city with CRIII Maceman or with CRIII Samurai, that has 2-3 firststrikes. And even if they both win, Samurai will take less injures (you've noted this absolutely right!). And often enough Samurai wins battles without injuries at all.
PS: Feel free to leave this discussion or to stay here. But if you stay, please, take off your crown and say no more about how cool are you.
Please, write clear and constructive critique. If you can't or don't want to discuss like an adult, I can't teach you morale. But I'm already tired of high words. I was writing this article a whole night on a language that not is my native not for the purpose to be abused. Hope, you understand
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