Ganzzer
Banned
posted 11-27-08 06:18 PM EDT (US)
Every time I play against a player who uses spain, the usually FF. Knowing this, I rush them asap with bows or cav but they somehow always start defending with musk, age really fast as im attacking the TC, the a bunch of pikemen come out of the TC (politician card i think)and a bunch of minutemen come out and my army is destroyed. They then ship cannon and lancers and i'm done. How do I stop this??
Tyler McIntosh
Skirmisher
posted 11-27-08 06:37 PM
EDT (US)
4 / 19
French ff isn't that amazing as some other civs. You could make pike as said above and take down his houses while booming. Or just make some army to keep the pressure on him while you boom so that you may be able to stall him enough that you can beat him in eco and then hopefully overpower him later on.
Pandar
Skirmisher
posted 11-28-08 00:48 AM
EDT (US)
7 / 19
Random thought: Dutch 3 Bank FF and go Ruyters\falcs. Your Ruyters will beat his falcs and lancers.
Last Minuteman
Skirmisher
posted 11-28-08 10:15 AM
EDT (US)
9 / 19
Double Rax xbow spam with more pikes could do the trick.
Ganzzer
Banned
posted 11-29-08 11:28 AM
EDT (US)
14 / 19
I play TAD and my PR is 19.
Tyler McIntosh
Skirmisher
posted 11-29-08 12:56 PM
EDT (US)
15 / 19
Then you should either change your civ to a civ that can rush faster, or one that can also ff. French can't ff and there bows are too weak to do much damage unless in an open field battle where they can attempt a hit and run.
ironblade1
Skirmisher
posted 11-29-08 07:10 PM
EDT (US)
18 / 19
double musket rush. It costs the same as a full pike rush but you get range damage. the other thing a double musket rush is it pretty much counters all of spains FF units. you just have to kill them before he can mass anything. 2 cannon shipment it laghable when the person has no meatshiled just meele them and they're dead. Skirms similar idead just have a couple muskets melee them so they can't hit and run you. You already beat lancers and rods, so your only realy concern is if he can get more than 8 skirms away from your army. You can also very simple build a stable and make 5 hussars.