I've read many interesting strategies used with the Russians, some are:
*instant infantry.- at lvl 25 you can get the dueling school and fencing school cards combined with a age IV church upgrade infantry trains instantly. But because many games in MP dont get to age IV the two cards really help with the 50% faster training they provide in age 2.
*The mini-fort.- The cards are: Team Barracks hitpoints, Blockhouse cannon, and maybe the improved buildings card. you get a cheap building that can train all kinds of units (except cavalry)
i dunno russians seriously blow in the late game, instant infantry or not. sure u can train 50 strelets in like 5 seconds but that doesnt mean they wont all die instantly to the onslaught of cuirassiers and falconets
upgraded strelets are actually pretty strong... but Cossacks and opris are the best cuirassiers fall pretty fast to dragoons/horse archers... they are very easily stopped but not many people think of that to stop them.
"I've kicked more ass on accident than most people have on purpose"
Mazarin_LOL Skirmisher
posted 10-29-05 00:51 AM
EDT (US)
4 / 4
Oprichniks are like my new favorite unit....They're like siege that can hit and run!
Been playing Russians since release, and I've found them incredibly fun to play, even with having much weaker units. Not necessarily the best, but definitely very fun
Mazarin Ashinar The Legion of Light
[This message has been edited by Mazarin_LOL (edited 10-29-2005 @ 00:53 AM).]