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[โ€“] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

history ๐Ÿคฏhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Peoples

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Bronze_Age_collapse


Dudes with boats have been OP for the longest time. From the sea peoples to the Vikings to all of the major European colonial powers to the American Navy. With many more stops in between ๐Ÿ˜…

The Austronesians even abused this strat way before anyone else realized how strong it was.

Ever since the devs patched in the air power update it's not as bad as before. But still, land mains have been begging for a nerf to naval power for the longest time and the devs don't seem to care at all.

[โ€“] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 20 points 2 weeks ago

former naval powers:

i guess we'll just put planes on boats?

continental powers:

FOILED AGAIN!

[โ€“] burgersc12@mander.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just wait until the non-human Underwater People attack in 2027

I, for one, welcome our new non-human underwater people overlords.