Talk:Cataphract (Age of Empires II)/@comment-106.105.136.18-20160701061427/@comment-94.78.77.35-20160820140900

Byzantines lack Bloodlines so the Cataphract should be thought of as a total replacement for the already-not-staggeringly-useful Paladin, rather than an option. Remembering that the Byzantines also have cheap Camels and Halberdiers, Paladins don't look like a cost-effective choice against Cataphracts in fact, given how decisively they lose against the other two.

... I totally agree, I would rather have the Byzantines given Bloodlines and not Paladins. Or forget that, and maybe give them Blast Furnace and drop the Cataphract's infantry bonus by 2 to balance that. Leave that expensive Paladin upgrade to the Franks or Huns, who can actually make use out of it.

Also, for the sake of balance, maybe give the Kamayuks +16 bonus damage vs. Cataphracts? It would make sense given that they are the only units that actually use 20-foot pikes... and that would stop the super-heavy Catas right in their tracks.