Talk:Italians/@comment-29731598-20160823054121/@comment-73.147.29.116-20160914220959

Having tried a few games, my impression is that their land is actually quite good with only one weakness. A combination of Genoese Crossbows (vs cavalry) + Crossbows / Hand Cannoneers (vs infantry) + Skirmishers (vs archers) becomes a roaming missile block that counters everything... except Onagers. Thankfully, they do get Hussars, but having all foot archers are core units still leaving a gaping weakness.

Their feudal age is really weak, sure. But with the cheap advancement, they're one of the best civs to do fast castle strategy, at which point Genoese Crossbows eats knights for breakfast.