I never go Horse Archers vs English as Rus at the Conq 1-2 level, the correct choice is to always go age 3 Knights when you fast castle, then you just add archer+crossbow at the back and as long as you contest his golds (since he shouldn't really be able to get more relics than you, if any) He will never have enough crossbows to counter mass Knights as long as you grind him down with your ranged infantry. If it goes up to Imp you can very easily switch to Strelsy+MAA+Horsemen with the cheaper,improved rus bombards at the back and English just bloody evaporates, even without Adjustable Crossbar Mangonels. Elyo also completely ignoring Boar during most of the game as Rus was basically heresy :P
I didn't even notice he ignored the boar. That is a crime against Rus! I completely agree about the horse archers. They are really strong in numbers and with the correct micro, but against a civ with really strong ranged units I don't think they make sense, unless you do them with horsemen and knights and use the mobility to get really good engagements. Knights and ranged units is a much simpler composition and easier to mass up more quickly too. Great tips. We should let Elyona know ;)
This intro dual screen style is very nice. Weird to look at first but i dig it
Glad you like it. It's really nice seeing the direct comparison of the early game scouting and sheep haul
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I never go Horse Archers vs English as Rus at the Conq 1-2 level, the correct choice is to always go age 3 Knights when you fast castle, then you just add archer+crossbow at the back and as long as you contest his golds (since he shouldn't really be able to get more relics than you, if any) He will never have enough crossbows to counter mass Knights as long as you grind him down with your ranged infantry.
If it goes up to Imp you can very easily switch to Strelsy+MAA+Horsemen with the cheaper,improved rus bombards at the back and English just bloody evaporates, even without Adjustable Crossbar Mangonels.
Elyo also completely ignoring Boar during most of the game as Rus was basically heresy :P
I didn't even notice he ignored the boar. That is a crime against Rus!
I completely agree about the horse archers. They are really strong in numbers and with the correct micro, but against a civ with really strong ranged units I don't think they make sense, unless you do them with horsemen and knights and use the mobility to get really good engagements. Knights and ranged units is a much simpler composition and easier to mass up more quickly too.
Great tips. We should let Elyona know ;)
Pro scout > FC > 3tc is just too greedy. It will never work if the oppo makes some units
Very true. Like any boom, if left unchallenged it is insanely strong