Whats the best UU?

[naf4ever]

Pratorians are only good against the AI and newbs.. In multiplyer gamers they are woefully ineffective against level 3 axemen which aggressive civs can pump out with only a barracks. Level 3 means +10%, +25% additional to melee along with thier +50% to melee which = 9.25 against praetorians. Not too mention ive played the romans before and not gotten iron, and then your screwed.

My vote is for the Cho-ko-nu of the chinese. They make all melee units on the board obsolete when they come out, have 2 first strikes so are useful against any target and are the ONLY non-siege unit until tanks come out that do collateral damage.

 

[Shoot the Moon]

Pratorians are only good against the AI and newbs.. In multiplyer gamers they are woefully ineffective against level 3 axemen which aggressive civs can pump out with only a barracks. Level 3 means +10%, +25% additional to melee along with thier +50% to melee which = 9.25 against praetorians. Not too mention ive played the romans before and not gotten iron, and then your screwed.

And if you don't get copper or iron as the other civ (or only get one and have that city taken or the mine pillaged) then your screwed. You also didn't add in any promotions a praet gets. A Combat I and Shock praet will be able to have AT LEAST even odds against axemen. I agree praets aren't invincible, but they are still the best UU in my opinion because they are so overpowered in their era.

 

[Artanis]

Pratorians are only good against the AI and newbs.. In multiplyer gamers they are woefully ineffective against level 3 axemen which aggressive civs can pump out with only a barracks. Level 3 means +10%, +25% additional to melee along with thier +50% to melee which = 9.25 against praetorians. Not too mention ive played the romans before and not gotten iron, and then your screwed.

My vote is for the Cho-ko-nu of the chinese. They make all melee units on the board obsolete when they come out, have 2 first strikes so are useful against any target and are the ONLY non-siege unit until tanks come out that do collateral damage.

Uh...Cho-Ko-Nus need Iron too...