brandnizzle
Skirmisher
posted 06-22-06 08:34 PM
EDT (US)
2 / 176
if we gave a french a real bonus ES would have to do something productive. thsi thread should be closed due to a dumb topic.
vbscript2
Skirmisher
posted 06-22-06 11:01 PM
EDT (US)
4 / 176
Curs seem like a good non-card bonus to me...
Cancer of the Head
Skirmisher
(id: say1988)
posted 06-22-06 11:50 PM
EDT (US)
7 / 176
There is also the native scout....
Senor Bobbers
Skirmisher
posted 06-22-06 11:59 PM
EDT (US)
9 / 176
lol maybe the french explorer should be able to make native scouts lol. (they cost like 90 wood though i think)
Adam42
Skirmisher
posted 06-23-06 02:36 AM
EDT (US)
11 / 176
Look it up... one of the french bonuses is strongest cavalry in the game, one of them is the CDB, one of them is natives which I agree is sort of wasted atm. The reason the cdb is a bonus and not JUST a UU is that every other civ gets settlers, and coureurs are far superior to settlers in every way. Uhlans are not supposed to be the best cavalry unit in the game, neither are cossacks which is why they aren't considered bonuses as such, but coureurs ARE supposed to be the best villager in the game, and they always will be, because that's their bonus like it or not. And it is a pretty awesome one you have to admit, send pioneers, great coat, and the nootka tech (if it's there) and you get cdbs with 450 HP, which are virtually unkillable by any raiding.
sandman666
Skirmisher
posted 06-23-06 05:15 AM
EDT (US)
12 / 176
but free uhlans / free tc's / faster shipments / manor boom / block traing vils / free tradepost > coureurs
brandnizzle
Skirmisher
posted 06-23-06 04:35 PM
EDT (US)
17 / 176
WW's are the strongest cav in the game, btw.
sandman666
Skirmisher
posted 06-23-06 06:12 PM
EDT (US)
24 / 176
no it's 20% or 25% dunno really but that isn't an advantage since they are more expensive and take longer to create.
the only advantage of coureurs is more resistant to raids which is the crappiest civ bonus imo apart from dutch crappy expensive gold vils. and more pop effective vils but that only matters lategame