Talk:Fire Ship (Age of Empires II)/@comment-66.87.114.182-20160104040943

I don't play water maps so this is just my theory, but I think galley's can still compete if they change up their tactics. Generally hit and run units like cavalry archers have a "safe zone" they can run to (their base) which prevents units from chasing them down. Perhaps the big boost to fire ships will encourage players to actually use those towers on water maps to create a safe zone. Fire ships have to get in close and heated shot does a ton of damage which may be enough to prevent the fire ships from tanking the shots and killing the galleys. Only problem is Saracens get really nerfed on water if thats the case as they lack heated shot. They've never been the best on water but you'd think they'd be better with them getting the "naval" civ title in their tech tree description.