Talk:Chinese (Age of Empires II)/@comment-173.206.33.62-20190404000905/@comment-127769-20190823073316

you are not considering the time factor in the ecuation. If you are a regular player or a newbie in the game yes chinese may seem to be underpowered, but in the hands of pro players Chinese are very dangerous,with proper micromanagement of the six initial villagers a good player can get out much more of this advantage, that is why the food penalty starts at -200 food and not 150, you can still start the game by researching loom at the TC, who for chinese is cheaper.