urafricanbrother
Skirmisher
posted 08-09-06 09:47 AM
EDT (US)
5 / 28
I dont think germany is bad at all. Just make crossbows as your main force. Ship the great SW card, the 9 xbow card, and the 5 ulan card. Ulans + Xbows will maul a russian strelet rush, and most other rushes, and if your opponent doesnt go agressive you have a 11 ulan raiding force to keep map control. Whenever you feel safe go onto fortress. In fortress germany has the edge over most other civs with great mercs and the deadly WW+skirm combo. I think the reason so few ppl play germany is not because it is bad, but because they really didnt like germany in 1.07, they just wanted easy wins. Now that germany isnt OP, there is no longer reason for ppl to play them unless they truly liked them.
Tungsten_Knight
Skirmisher
posted 08-13-06 10:08 PM
EDT (US)
15 / 28
Does anyone have some specific tips on how to survive Colonial with the Germans? I just started playing them, and I'm having so much trouble surviving...and even after that, how to survive Fortress? Please note that I only have a level 10 German HC.
Newb At AOE
Skirmisher
posted 08-14-06 09:28 PM
EDT (US)
20 / 28
You see, germans got only little, tiny nerfs in patch 1.08, all the lame people rushed off to the other OP civs. Only good players know that germans hardly got affected. Yes, WW got nerfed but then as a german player I would only use WW as a last option, when all else fails. Yes, it's lame but then what isn't?
mentork
Skirmisher
posted 08-16-06 10:07 PM
EDT (US)
25 / 28
I think germans should have normal shipment speed back. The only op things about them where the war wagons and mercs. How about giving them free uhans instead of extra mercs. And letting them have normal shipment speed.