U're kidding, right?
-No eco bonuses? How 'bout age up costing much less?
-Def bonus? How 'bout building HPs?
-SO and HSc is lacked by quite a few civs as well.
-No really strong cav 'cause they lack bloodlines?! Ecats'll grass u dude!
-Really strong inf?! They don't need it, they got tons of other choices, all better than infantry.
-They get good enough siege to be able to do without siege engineers.
The trash bonus you mention has a meaning when dealing vs trash. Vs gold armies, all trash fail anyway.
They are a very, very good, and versatile civ.
-No eco bonuses? How 'bout age up costing much less?
-Def bonus? How 'bout building HPs?
-SO and HSc is lacked by quite a few civs as well.
-No really strong cav 'cause they lack bloodlines?! Ecats'll grass u dude!
-Really strong inf?! They don't need it, they got tons of other choices, all better than infantry.
-They get good enough siege to be able to do without siege engineers.
The trash bonus you mention has a meaning when dealing vs trash. Vs gold armies, all trash fail anyway.
They are a very, very good, and versatile civ.