[Anonymous Player]

[Aggravating-Skill-26]

The problem is that Bengalis Monks are meant to carry this Civ in open maps.

This is why so many people struggle with them because they can’t micro well enough.

But at the pro level the Civ is considered okay because they can micro.

[Futuralis]

So how ye olde monk siege push, now with armored monks?

Not saying it’s a free win, but if you want to force the issue in early castle age, that’s where you need to look.

[FinnTay]

Let me address some of your points.

– opening infantry is usually followed up by archer.

Even with Goths, you rarely play full infantry during feudal age and therefore I don’t think that’s relevant
– thumb ring does not matter until mid – castle age, so you can very well just play them as an archer civ (like Vikings).
– if the opponent plays full skirm, there is two options: either you hide behind your walls until Castle age and add monks against kts or mangonels against full skirm.

Or you add a stable, lure Skirms out and kill them with scouts (just like you can do with any other civ)
– you’re right about scouts opening.

However I’d always want to play scouts into 2x range archer.

If you pay that flawlessly, you’re up around the 20-21 minute mark with horse collar farms and a perfect eco for ele archer (or light cav).

You will still need a monastery against knight civs.

Alternatively, you can just stay on xbow.
– BE is a meme.

Very rarely is it a good choice in 1v1.

So tl;Dr I partially agree.

The civ forces you to be creative with either light cav or monks.

Eventually those units buy time for Ele archer.

Once massed, EA are almost impossible to stop.

[MicrosoftComputerMan]

bengalis not getting supplies is such a strange decision

[kkm6960]

Bengalis monk rush is now considered best in the game by top Arena clowns.

Even outclassing Aztecs considering their monk is tanky by default while Aztec need upgrade and their eco bonus is more suitable to monk play.

Pros already used them to counter top Arena civs such as Turks or Burgundians.

I feel they are quite unique designed civ that make game more diverse.

They are not best Arabia civ and need to play differently but it does not mean their civ design is wrong.

If you want to play mobile units in early castle age, play other civ.

Not every civ need to play similar way.

[total_score2]

>They have a severe knight insecurity that can only be answered by monks or pike-siege, but they have no bonuses to either, and with each part of P-S lacking a tech in imperial.

do they not get a monk bonus?

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