[Anonymous Player]

I had thought the Vikings would be my favorite civilization, but after experiencing defeat after defeat, I have realized that I’m not very good at the game.

My struggles have been especially pronounced on the Arabia map, but I’ve experienced similar difficulties playing on closed maps as well.

After reaching the Feudal Age, I find my economy faltering and the free eco boost not providing the help I need.

I’m especially challenged when playing against archer civilizations, but I can’t seem to gain the upper hand against Japanese or Goth players either.

It’s strange because I don’t have the same problems when playing other civilizations that are capable of booming, like the Teutons, or that can be aggressive, like the Aztecs.

When I lose with those civilizations, I can usually identify what I did wrong or right.

But with the Vikings, I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong or right.

I’ve tried to play both defensively and aggressively, but both times I run out of steam in the mid-to-late Castle Age and lose to a push of either fully-upgraded knights or archers in the Imperial Age.

I’m trying to start from the beginning and figure out where I’m going wrong, so any tips or build orders would be appreciated.

[Upper-Preparation-76]

Vikings aren’t the powerhouse on Arabia they used to be, since they had thumb ring removed from their tech tree and their knights are still lacking key upgrades.

Their free WB/HC eco bonus is a big boost for their farming, and while it does help the gathering a bit for lumber/gold/stone, the main way to utilize Viking eco is to drop your farms early and often.

I like to play them with lots of infantry and skirms/towers as needed.

Pro players will usually play archers early and then switch into knights.

The eco bonus allows for a huge amount of knights early in castle age, and even lacking upgrades they can kill with sheer numbers.

Vikings are still an awesome water civ, with discounted warships and docks, and they get access to the longboat which absolutely slays.

But on Arabia these days there are stronger civilizations to choose from.

[insta_eugenocider]

knights xbows castles tcs berserkerz trebs rams, onagers to counter.

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