Originally Posted by
Brenil
Largest problem I've had with the Turks is ecomony wise. Every other faction I can make good money with, except the Turks. This is partly because of their over reliance on horse archers early game and how seperated and... sparse their cities are. Not to mention a delayed trade rights.
I had real difficulty early game as the Turks, I couldn't field a decent army that didn't consist of (very expensive upkeep) horse archers. Their infantry sucks horribly for sieges (and defending), Turkish Archers are okay, and their spearmen are quite awful until Sarcen milita.
Also, I try and solify an alliance with the Egypians, but they just end up stabbing me in the back (even with Ultimate AI 1.3). Seems like they're pre-disposed to dislike me. This leaves a big question... who are the Turks natural allies that can actually help them?
Another problem was during sieges. How do you conduct an efficent siege early game as the Turks with such crappy infantry?