Talk:Slavs/@comment-178.71.164.142-20191212121345/@comment-27810937-20191213042509

I think the reason is simply for gameplay purpose, to give each civ their own unique playing style. The Slavs players are supposed to use infantry as their core army, supported by Siege, Boyars, & Monks. For transporting troops & assaulting enemy base, the players are encouraged to use their cheaper Rams. While against enemy archers, the players are encouraged to use their cheaper Onagers / Scorpions.

Giving BBC to Slavs will make the other siege units become used less often in Imperial & making their bonus practically too similar to Italians' cheaper BBC bonus (another civ introduced at the same time with Slavs). While giving Slavs HC will make the Druzhina tech kinda less useful in infantry vs infantry battle.