Uhm, actually I find I can counter any unit combo. Who cares if my scythes have less armour and 3 less atack, I never engage scythes vs scythes, if scythes atack me, i do phalanx/or ele archers. If enemy has cats/but no hele, easy, i can do elefants or scythes, if enemy has centurions, I do ele archers, anyway I look at it, I can counter with phow. I am not a big fan of cats, they do too much damage to yourself if you let them stand alon, (suicide runs anybody) Anyway, for compies/horse archers, I can do ST's, they are effective enough. I also like the Balista towers in long resurce games, and a couple of preists to counter eney dumboes. Basically Domboes are the best I feel now, I go mostly EA and AE, in iron, the only problem being food, once fish runs out, so I try and set up huge farming comunites upon arival to iron. That gives me all the food I need. I dont find holes in phoenician army. I find holes in civs without gov center upgrades, especially shang. Alchemy is my fave upgrade!
True, Hitie is the best iron civ, but I wouldn let them get there ahead of me. And I can beat a hittie HA, HC combo. Scythe em to death, the'l kill themselves, and il have the wood and food to do it, and 2x as good as an economy. Theyd get blown out on water early, and if he is still trying to win the water, can you say CA's on Villies? He wont have the wood for a water fight, and a defense at home.
[This message has been edited by DACICUS_BUCUR (edited 07-23-99).]