This thread exposes only my opinion, but I'd love to hear your opinions on this subject.
I have been playing as the Dutch lately, and over some games have found the Ruyters they give you as extremely good raiders. They are super fast and as I have read, "they are the lightweight version of the Dragoon."
So I brought up my old British HC and tried some Dragoons against an Expert AI player. The AI in this game isn't great, but the Expert AI is still enough to whoop you. Anyways, as I have found, they are Settler SLAUGHTERERS! They simply own settlers if you get 15-20 and micromanage them. Plus, they are far and away fast enough to run from infantry, and if Cavalry are chasing you, circle around and kill them, Dragoons do counter them, after all.
So, why am I saying this? I remember multiple threads a while ago about Dragoons and how they are "Under Powered" but, if you have a priest back at your town, 15-20 can easily hand your opponent's butt to them on a silver plate, seasoned with their broken economy.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Toy
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