Wtf I've literally done one of these every Wednesday for the past 100 weeks LUL. Quick message at the end of the post.
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 Italians vs Vikings, and next up is the Malians vs Mongols!
Malians: Infantry Balanced civilization
- Buildings cost -15% wood (except Farms)
- Barracks units +0/+1 armor per Age starting in Feudal Age
- Gold Mining upgrade free
- TEAM BONUS: University works +80% faster
- Unique Unit: Gbeto (Fast, fragile ranged infantry with high attack)
- Castle Age Unique Tech: Tigui (Town Centers fire +5 arrows - even when empty)
- Imperial Age Unique Tech: Farimba (Cavalry +5 attack)
Mongols: Cavalry Archer civilization
- Cavalry Archers fire +25% faster
- Light Cavalry and Hussar +30% hp
- Hunters work +50% faster
- TEAM BONUS: Scout-line +2 LoS
- Unique Unit: Mangudai (Deadly cavalry archer with bonus attack vs siege)
- Castle Age Unique Tech: Nomads (Destroyed houses do not lose you population limit)
- Imperial Age Unique Tech: Drill (Siege Workshop units move +50% faster)
Below are some match up-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!
- For 1v1 Arabia, Malians are absolutely top tier due to their powerful early game economy and incredible mid-game tech tree. Mongols are no slouches themselves however, and can potentially hit Malians hard and fast. To me, this match up comes down to Castle Age, where Malians have a massive edge over Mongols. How would Malians best deal with Mongols in the midgame to prevent the Mongols' terrifyingly strong late game from ever happening?
- An interesting consideration with these two civs is on hybrid land/water maps, where both see very frequent play (Continental, Medi, etc.) due to power early game navies and flexible midgame armies. Do you prefer Mongols' super fast uptime to take an early lead, or would you rather have Malians' extra wood in gold for ship-building?
- In pretty much any team game setting, both civs are at least going to be fairly powerful on almost every single position on most maps, but where do you see these civs shining in particular? Team games are more likely to go long, which is good for Mongols, but does the Malians' flexibility ever give them the edge?
Thank you as always for participating! When I started doing these 100 weeks ago now, it was with the intention of creating some actual, solid, gameplay discussion at least once a week that might force people to think outside the box with match ups not often seen. I had no idea how well this would be received or for how long I'd do it, but every week seems to generate good discussion so I just keep doing them. Obviously we are not even 25% done with all the match ups, but so long as you guys keep responding to these discussions, I'll keep doing them. Thanks! ornluaWolf
Aaaaaaanyway, next week we will continue our discussions with the Ethiopians vs Huns. Hope to see you there! ornluaWolf
(Quick shout-out to /u/Majike03 for pretty regularly updating the previous discussions pages!!! <3)
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