Hi everyone! I really feel Sarracens are a really uninspired civ. I think they were created to represent every Muslim faction, and thus, they do kinda touch everything but do not excel in anything : their navy bonus is good, but not enough. The same could be said for their archers. So, what should they be good at?
For me, theie better point is cavalry (the were originally classified as a cav civ) because they have the second or third best camels of the game, and a great camelid UU, BUT they have a big problem: theu lack cavalier. Usually if you play sarracens, you gonna open with archers. Why? Because is easier to play crossbows than to transition to a knight that can't be upgraded. This kills the possibility of going for Mamelukes, since you would have to research every tech for cavalry plus zealotry.
At the same time, giving then Cavalier would make them quite similar to Berbers. So... What should they be getting?
For me, I would give them Cavalier, buff Mamelukes (their creation time, and maybe frame delay a little bit), remove the archer bonus, and give them some other water bonus. Or maybe give them some other archer bonus but remove the water one. Just make them good at cavalry plus archers or navy, and not a jack of all trades, mediocre in everything.
What do you think?
For me, theie better point is cavalry (the were originally classified as a cav civ) because they have the second or third best camels of the game, and a great camelid UU, BUT they have a big problem: theu lack cavalier. Usually if you play sarracens, you gonna open with archers. Why? Because is easier to play crossbows than to transition to a knight that can't be upgraded. This kills the possibility of going for Mamelukes, since you would have to research every tech for cavalry plus zealotry.
At the same time, giving then Cavalier would make them quite similar to Berbers. So... What should they be getting?
For me, I would give them Cavalier, buff Mamelukes (their creation time, and maybe frame delay a little bit), remove the archer bonus, and give them some other water bonus. Or maybe give them some other archer bonus but remove the water one. Just make them good at cavalry plus archers or navy, and not a jack of all trades, mediocre in everything.
What do you think?