
Their siege is average at best, as they have access to Bombard Cannon, Siege Ram, and Siege Engineers, but they lack Siege Onager and Heavy Scorpion. To make matters worse, the combination of Obuchs and Pikemen will not be enough to deal with cavalry units with high amounts of hit points (such as War Elephants and Battle Elephants). They also lack the Halberdier upgrade, which forces the Poles to rely on the Obuch to shred a bit of armor on heavily armored cavalry units such as Paladin and Boyar in order for their Pikemen to deal significant anti-cavalry damage. For gameplay design purposes, the Poles also lack the Paladin, meaning their heavy cavalry puts emphasis on quantity over quality with Szlachta Privileges and their heavy cavalry will lose out in toe to toe fights with civilizations with stronger cavalry. However, the lack of Plate Barding Armor makes their cavalry more vulnerable to arrow-fire. The loss of Ring Archer Armor isn't much of a huge loss, as Blacksmith upgrades that boost attack and range are prioritized over armor. Their cavalry and archers are essentially glass cannon units, as they lack Plate Barding Armor and Ring Archer Armor. While the Poles have a broad and diverse tech tree, they are not without weaknesses. Their Villagers also slowly regenerate hit points, making them less vulnerable to enemy raids.Īge of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Review Their economy is also solid, with the Folwark immediately gathering 10% of the Farm's total food into the player's stockpile and their Stone Miners slowly generating gold. Their infantry is near complete, only lacking the Halberdier and their unique unit, the Obuch, is an infantry unit that can shred through enemy armor. The former makes their Knight-line units cost less gold, while the latter allows their Light Cavalry to deal trample damage.

Their cavalry can be further boosted with their unique technologies, Szlachta Privileges and Lechitic Legacy. Their cavalry is solid with the Winged Hussar and Cavalier. Their Archery Range is solid, having nearly all the necessary upgrades for the Arbalester, Heavy Cavalry Archer, and Elite Skirmisher, only lacking the Hand Cannoneer and Parthian Tactics.

The Poles are a versatile civilization with a wide variety of units. 5.2 Disadvantages vs other civilizations.5 Compared Advantages and disadvantages.

3.2 Strategy changes in Dynasties of India.
