Talk:Portuguese (Age of Empires II)/Tree/@comment-213.204.238.117-20180830171232/@comment-127769-20181206193703

I disagree with that last IP user statement, yes they have similarities but their playstyles are not identicall and have key differences. in my personal opinion the Portuguese Navy is overall better than the Italian one (15%  gold discount on all ships + more hp + naval unique unit + naval unique tech + Feitorias at late game in case Wood and gold becomes scarse) Italians in that regard only have the tech discount advantage and cheaper cannon galleons + shipwright ( but  for portuguese Feitorias can make up for that technology if the game lasts enough)

about economy yes the italians have a nice edge over portuguese as they have cheaper age advancements but other than that  at late game  the Portugues gold Discount on all units and feitorias gives them more flexibility than the italians.

about the Gunpowder the Portuguese gunpowder is much better than the Italians  ( 15% gold discount + Gunpowder unique unit + better accuracy out of their unique technologu arquebus + feitorias  that allows them to spam more gunpowder units than their rivals in FFA or 1 vs 1 games even when gold is completely depleted from the map)

the main advantage Italians hav over portuguese  particularly at late game is the Condottiero as it is a counter to gunpowder. and please dont base the strengts of a civ over othe civs solely on ther tech trees. Bonuses UUs and UTs plays a role on that. Italians are better than portuguese early o9n the game, in later game is the other way around Portuguese becomes better than italians