>>24530770>RussiansOnly good against the AI, that Unique Ability isn't good against people with half a brain and doesn't match up against the stronger innate economic powers of several of the other civilizations that cannot be denied or counterplayed.
China's strong but you gotta pounce on that early-mid game or you'll get wrecked by pure rushers like the Mongols (though survive that and they're FUCKED, poor monobuild mongols) or the late-mid juggernauts like the Americans.