Not as juicy as the drama thread but I am curious to hear more about the game. Personally I think Pikes are a not a strong counter to Knights in early Castle as 1v1 the knights win and the knight player can force the opponent into zero military. However I also wouldn't go as far as to say that knights counter pikes in early castle, winning 1v1 does not make a counter unit IMO.
Personally I think the best approach is monks early castle while you transition and mass pikes. Then you also need to consider the map and maybe camels are better with their speed and the civ you (non-knight player) have.
Personally I think the best approach is monks early castle while you transition and mass pikes. Then you also need to consider the map and maybe camels are better with their speed and the civ you (non-knight player) have.