And one could also say the lack of said units is for balance purposes.īritons should avoid getting rushed in the Dark Age (commonly called a drush) at all costs. Although historically the British were known for their heavy use of gunpowder as means of expanding their empire in the New World, those events occurred long after the medieval period, i.e. In addition, they also lack Hand Cannoneers and Bombard Cannons, thus further limiting their archer and siege options. They are missing the Parthian Tactics and Thumb Ring upgrades, though their inherent archer bonuses compensates for this (and Thumb Ring would make Longbowmen overpowered).

Their siege weapons are similarly lacking, missing the Siege Ram, Siege Onager, and Bombard Cannon, and being unable to research Redemption would mean that they cannot convert any enemy siege units for themselves, therefore being greatly disadvantaged when facing enemies with Bombard Cannons. They have poor cavalry, lacking both the Hussar and Paladin upgrades, cannot build Camel Riders, and lack Bloodlines. However the Britons have several weaknesses. The Britons also excel in naval combat due to their nearly full dock technology, only missing Elite Cannon Galleon. Britons have almost full University technologies. If played in conjunction with the Saracens, their team bonus will allow Longbowmen to deal additional damage to buildings. Cavalry are the main threat of Longbowmen, but the Britons have full infantry technology so can build Halberdiers to provide close combat protection from cavalry for the Longbowmen. If in a large enough group they are almost impossible to counter. Even enemy archers will likely be killed before they get in range. Due to their range Longbowmen can cut down opposing forces before they can even get close. Their unique unit, the Longbowman, has the longest range of any archer. In total their foot archers gain +3 range, giving them an advantage against the archers of other civilizations. In addition their unique technology increases their range even more and grants towers additional attack. Their archers gain bonus range in the Castle and Imperial Age and are trained faster.

5.2 Disadvantages vs other civilizations.

5 Compared advantages and disadvantages.

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