What is the preferred unit/army composition to fight Plumed Archers in a 1v1 situation? In teamgames Paladin or SO generally destroys PAs, but in a 1v1 the Mayan player will usually have won before you even get those units upgraded. In fact it seems most units are pretty dead to plumes in a 1v1, except huskarls. They beat all archers, have bonus against infantry, and knights are generally too expensive until late game.
Obviously Skirms beat plumes pretty good, but are not really units you want to be making as they cost food(castle age) and are pretty bad for offense. That leaves us with slow siege units, Mangonel line and Scorpion line. Usually players tend to make mangonels, but its shots can be dodged and the plumes can also take a direct hit and still have quite good HP left. Which usually means the plumes can trade pretty well against mangonels. Then there is the scorpion, which is not so much used. It is however easier to mass than mangonels, and also harder to dodge I guess.
However, Mangonel, Skirmisher and Scorpion die badly to Eagle Warriors.
Are PAs really so overpowered that there are really no way to trade cost efficiently against them in 1v1?
Obviously Skirms beat plumes pretty good, but are not really units you want to be making as they cost food(castle age) and are pretty bad for offense. That leaves us with slow siege units, Mangonel line and Scorpion line. Usually players tend to make mangonels, but its shots can be dodged and the plumes can also take a direct hit and still have quite good HP left. Which usually means the plumes can trade pretty well against mangonels. Then there is the scorpion, which is not so much used. It is however easier to mass than mangonels, and also harder to dodge I guess.
However, Mangonel, Skirmisher and Scorpion die badly to Eagle Warriors.
Are PAs really so overpowered that there are really no way to trade cost efficiently against them in 1v1?