After the last DLC, some of civs got some changes and one of those are the Saracens. Saracens got a new UT called "Counterweights" instead of the useless Madrasah. The new UT makes trebs and mangonel line have 15% more damage, but it is just bad, not bad itself as idea but bad as a UT. For example, Celts siege fire 25% faster for free and for all siege units, the Brokengundians have 25% more damage on their Bombards for free too, Slavs have 15% discount for free. The thing is, this UT is more like a free civ bonus rather than to be a UT, it is just bad to make it a UT. So what it should be?
IMO they either make this a free civ bonus and give them a new UT, or just replace with a new UT. Saracens have a great options that fit their culture more than this UT. For example they have the Arabian horse which is the best in the world that was a major factor in early conquests that gave their armirs great and fast mobility and make their light cavs one of the best in the world, so we can have this as a UT that gives their scout line more attack and more hp and more speed for example. Saracens light cavs were one of the biggest factors to defeat both Persians and Byzantinee and later on other empires.
On the other hand they have another thing which is another great concept which is "Zakat" that give this civ a great identity since. Which actually means: taking a percentage of rich people's money and giving it to the poor to build a better society (2.5% of the total money each year) but of course 2.5% in game is laughable so we can make it a new UT that make all gold units return 33% of their gold or 50% when they die. It is actually not that much but still better than the new UT.
On the other hand the devs removed the bonus attack vs buildings that their CA got before, so maybe they can have another bonus like CA training 25% faster?
Anyway I am suggesting these things, becasue actually not only the new UT is bad, actually both of their UTs are bad and Saracens in general don't have anything special, and their UTs need changes since one for camels that you can't make them a core army since they are just counter units (That cost gold too) that die to anything except cavs and the other one is for siege and not that much comparing to some civs that have better and free bonuses for their siege than Saracens new UT.
IMO they either make this a free civ bonus and give them a new UT, or just replace with a new UT. Saracens have a great options that fit their culture more than this UT. For example they have the Arabian horse which is the best in the world that was a major factor in early conquests that gave their armirs great and fast mobility and make their light cavs one of the best in the world, so we can have this as a UT that gives their scout line more attack and more hp and more speed for example. Saracens light cavs were one of the biggest factors to defeat both Persians and Byzantinee and later on other empires.
On the other hand they have another thing which is another great concept which is "Zakat" that give this civ a great identity since. Which actually means: taking a percentage of rich people's money and giving it to the poor to build a better society (2.5% of the total money each year) but of course 2.5% in game is laughable so we can make it a new UT that make all gold units return 33% of their gold or 50% when they die. It is actually not that much but still better than the new UT.
On the other hand the devs removed the bonus attack vs buildings that their CA got before, so maybe they can have another bonus like CA training 25% faster?
Anyway I am suggesting these things, becasue actually not only the new UT is bad, actually both of their UTs are bad and Saracens in general don't have anything special, and their UTs need changes since one for camels that you can't make them a core army since they are just counter units (That cost gold too) that die to anything except cavs and the other one is for siege and not that much comparing to some civs that have better and free bonuses for their siege than Saracens new UT.