STRATEGY AGAINST OTHER CIV. AS GREEKS!!!

[Lightmarenikita]

Alright, i'm scared to go int 1v1 rated unless i find a strat/BO for each civilization.

Ok, this one is for Norse(I plan to use a Hoplite+Toxete which is moderate in food and moderate in wood, and slightly high in gold.

I belive this is a good BO for this strat:(Must be quick and effective to hold off the Forward build rush.

6 to food(Hunting dogs on every map except water, even oasis, cause with our great scouting, hunting CAN be found.
3 to wood
3 to gold
1 to food
2 to wood
get 3 vills to build temple/pray/build houses as advance/Build military structures.

Ok, how's this BO?

For Atlantean, i gotta be quick as well and heavy on favor/wood for cenaurs and food/gold for hoplites/hippokins, i need 2 buildings making hoplites and one making hippokins and i wanna get a centaur now and then at the VERY beggining.

After this, i'll be putting MANY more vills on food to fund more villagers and army, then i'll prety much get some to everything.

I'll crazily spam centaurs, because that's the atlanteans true weakness.

Against egyptians, i'll FH, i'll make up a BO on the way when facing eggies, but which units should i spam when i reach heroic?

[crezth]

For any Atlantean except Gaia, spamming centaurs is an appallingly bad idea. Valor and all. That is, unless they're going to be used for raiding, in which case you MUST accompany them with Hippikons.

Really, Hippikon is the weakness of the Atlanteans, since they only have the Katapeltes to counter it, which get mowed down by Tox fire. Cheiroballista become worthless, and the Turma who try to kill the archers can get outrun by the Hippikon. Never build a Hoplite army against the Atlanteans, since it'll be worthless generally. Both the Hoplite and the Hippikon get a bonus versus Turma, and which is more cost-effective and powerful in the Classical Age? Not to mention, Hippikon is Poseidon's token unit.

[Lightmarenikita]

Actully, once he uses valor 2-3 times, it's a good idea to start spamming those centaurs.

I saw an expert zeus have like 2-4 hoplites and 2-4 hippokins and like 10 centaur polemarchs at the back of his army. So, spamming centaurs is a great idea against them

[crezth]

Eh, you're probably right. I'd like a lot of Hippikons in there, though, for balance.

[Lightmarenikita]

well, actully, the hoplite can take on a murmillo, a kaltapeltas, and a turma, and cheiorballistas are very expensive so a hoplite+Hippokin +Centaur build is golden.

Seperate ur centaurs into 2 groups, one for winning almost every battle and one for raiding like crazy.

[romber]

I would put more than 7 on huntings. No way would that be able support an army with hips and/or hops in it. Now with cents, you should be able to spam them and toxotes just fine.

[Lightmarenikita]

Well obviously when i advance i get more, duh