Talk:Britons/Strategy/@comment-30738805-20161213001332

"Britons should avoid Dark Age rushing (drushing) at all costs."

​Why?

​This is factually wrong. Why?

The only other sensible option would be to Flush (Feudal Rush) which is extremely slow and will result in you being overwhelmed against a Scrush (Scout rush). 2 Scouts can finish about 5 Archers and therefore you need to reach critical mass for your archers to deal damage (in which would be around 3-4 in-game minutes late against their scrush). A standalone Flush (unless both players are Britons) is a big no no. You need something to break it up in order to be faster. All of this is based around a 1v1 perspective. Archer rushes are way too slow, especially if the opposing player has a civ affiliated with scout rushing.

Secondly, Britons is a civilisation that actually excells in Drushing. This is all down to the fact your sheep gathering bonus is 25%. Due to this, you only have to put 5 villagers on sheep (instead of the  in order to retain constant villager production, meaning your Drush will come out 1 villager early (which is earlier than most other civs). You can finally transition your drush in to a FC whilst making archers.

Finally, your comment only adds to the reason behind why drushing would be even better as Britons. Seen as you believe it should be avoided, players won't expect it.

To back this up, I have also witnessed several pro players who partake in tournaments do this Britons Drush. Furthermore, I have beat 2k+ players on steam (HD version) with this strategy.