Are war elephants too powerful?
I've noticed that in many games that if I don't have elephants near by, I feel like starting a new game.
And in MP games, if I see that my neighbors have them and I don't, I know it's going to be a short game for me![Wink](https://apolyton.net/core/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Granted, they don't get defensive bonues and only move one, but they become available early, and their 8 strength makes them real killers. If you have stables and give them shock, they can take out spearman. It really takes pikeman to do the job properly on elephants. And they pretty slaughter other mounted units all the way up to Cav. And even then, they at least stand a chance.
Yeah, there are tons of better units out there, but you can get elephants really early in the game, and they have a long shelf life.
I've noticed that in many games that if I don't have elephants near by, I feel like starting a new game.
And in MP games, if I see that my neighbors have them and I don't, I know it's going to be a short game for me
![Wink](https://apolyton.net/core/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Granted, they don't get defensive bonues and only move one, but they become available early, and their 8 strength makes them real killers. If you have stables and give them shock, they can take out spearman. It really takes pikeman to do the job properly on elephants. And they pretty slaughter other mounted units all the way up to Cav. And even then, they at least stand a chance.
Yeah, there are tons of better units out there, but you can get elephants really early in the game, and they have a long shelf life.
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