Civilization Match Up Discussion Week 7: Koreans vs Vietnamese

A post involving Vietnamese AND Koreans? What could go wrong!?

Hello and welcome back for another Age of Empires 2 civilization match up discussion! This is a series where we discuss the various advantages, disadvantages, and quirks found within the numerous match ups of the game. The goal is to collectively gain a deeper understanding of how two civilizations interact with each other in a variety of different settings. Feel free to ask questions, pose strategies, or provide insight on how the two civilizations in question interact with each other on any map type and game mode. This is not limited to 1v1 either. Feel free to discuss how the civilizations compare in team games as well! So long as you are talking about how the two civilizations interact, anything is fair game! Last week we discussed the Indians vs Italians, and next up is the Koreans vs Vietnamese!

Koreans: Tower and Naval Civilization

• Villagers +3 LoS
• Stone Miners work +20% faster
• Walls, Towers, and Castles build +33% faster
• Tower upgrades free (BBT requires Chemistry)
• Towers +1 range Castle Age; an additional +1 in Imperial Age

• TEAM BONUS: Mangonel-line has -50% minimum range

• Unique Unit: War Wagon (Bulky, expensive, powerful Cav Archer)

• Unique Unit: Turtle Ship (Slow, bulky, short-range Cannon Galleon)

• Castle Age Unique Tech: Panokseon (Turtle Ships move +15% faster)

• Imperial Age Unique Tech: Shinkichon (Onagers have +1 range)

Vietnamese: Archer Civilization

• Reveal enemy Town Center location at start
• Archery Range units +10% Feudal Age with an additional +5% per age
• Conscription free

• TEAM BONUS: Imperial Skirmisher available to the entire team

• Unique Unit: Rattan Archer (Fast foot archer with a ton of PA)

• Unique Unit: Imperial Skirmisher (Imperial Age upgrade of Elite Skirmisher)

• Castle Age Unique Tech: Chatras (Battle Elephants have +50 hp)

• Imperial Age Unique Tech: Paper Money (Tributes 500 gold to self and all allies)

Below are some matchup-specific talking points to get you all started. These are just to give people ideas, you do not need to address them specifically if you do not want to!

• Both are considered fairly weak early game civilizations and powerful late game civilizations. On open maps, which has the stronger early game and which the stronger late game?
• How much of an asset are the bulky Vietnamese Battle Elephants in dealing with the expensive ranged armies of the Koreans?
• Do the Vietnamese have any effective tools to deal with Korean Onagers on closed maps?

Thank you for participating! Come back next week for the Byzantines vs Ethiopians! :)