I just lost a medit 1v1. Let's talk about Iron age first, which is my main concern. I have NEVER won anybody who played as Hittite and managed to Iron. In the above mentioned game, I had the upperhand both on land and on sea, though there was no clear win. I couldn't crack past his defences and kill him in Bronze, so the game dragged on into the Iron age. I really hate the way the Hittites were designed. They're too good in Iron. HCats with double hitpoints are enough, and they even get scythes!? The main reason for my defeat was the Hittite scythes. HCats and Cats are of no problem, since I can just outmass him in a siege vs siege war with my superior economy to back me up. But in comes his scythes and my Minoan compies, so invincible in Bronze, become dead meat. Any ways to get rid of scythes that are not amassed together yet? What about countering siege? Cav? Let's discuss about the Iron age first before we go on to the earlier ages...