Talk:Chinese (Age of Empires II)/@comment-70.95.3.247-20170313191854/@comment-162.247.120.203-20170323213600

I have a different opinion. Yes the Chinese economy was strong, but their military was not lackluster either. China had always been a strong military power in East Asia up until the 17th or 18th century I believe, comparable to Rome in the west. And the early introduction of crossbow did not make heavy armor obsolete. Contrary to popular misconception, a full suit of Chinese lamellar or brigandine armor is actually heavier than western chainmail or breastplate. The recorded weight of the heaviest medieval Chinese lamellar armor is around 30 kg, much heavier than contemporary European chainmail. And yes religious-wise they should have the worst monks, since they were never that passionate about religion. However, they also had many warrior monks, such as the famous Shaolin monks. I'm not sure how that should be reflected in their tech tree.