Crafty Bison
King
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2012
- Messages
- 756
Arabia 21
Aztecs 17
Babylon 23
Byzantium 10
Carthage 24
China 23
England 21
Ethiopia 17
France 11
Greece 24
Inca 26
Iroquois 6
Japan 11
Korea 26
Maya 27
Mongolia 9
Netherlands 23
Ottoman Empire 18
Persia 16
Roman Empire 20
Russia 20
Siam 19
I'm gonna stick up for Byzantium here. Sure you have to make sure you get some religion early by way of SH/religious CS/Natural Wonder/Good pantheon if it's going, but their UA is arguably the most adaptable and versatile going - not built for a 'I'm going domination with keshiks whatever' type game, more a 'I'm going to start a random game and see what I can make of it' game. Plus Dromons are great, and mean that the upgrade to frigates get logistics earlier, which makes them beasts. Cataphract can also be powerful in certain situations.
Downgrade is France. They aren't bad, they're just plain boring. Even the UU's are pretty standard melee line and just do not excite me, even though they are fairly strong.
Aztecs 17
Babylon 23
Byzantium 10
Carthage 24
China 23
England 21
Ethiopia 17
France 11
Greece 24
Inca 26
Iroquois 6
Japan 11
Korea 26
Maya 27
Mongolia 9
Netherlands 23
Ottoman Empire 18
Persia 16
Roman Empire 20
Russia 20
Siam 19
I'm gonna stick up for Byzantium here. Sure you have to make sure you get some religion early by way of SH/religious CS/Natural Wonder/Good pantheon if it's going, but their UA is arguably the most adaptable and versatile going - not built for a 'I'm going domination with keshiks whatever' type game, more a 'I'm going to start a random game and see what I can make of it' game. Plus Dromons are great, and mean that the upgrade to frigates get logistics earlier, which makes them beasts. Cataphract can also be powerful in certain situations.
Downgrade is France. They aren't bad, they're just plain boring. Even the UU's are pretty standard melee line and just do not excite me, even though they are fairly strong.