most powerful faction

[ReluctantSamurai]

I've played them a few times. No Pharaoh's Bowmen or Guard (too silly), Desert Cavalry reduced to 54 men and placed in square formation, Bowmen reduced to an 80 man unit. My biggest beef (besides the absurd Old Kingdom look) is having my generals in chariots. Their participation in city assaults is pretty much gone, and they are too susceptible to getting killed by arrow fire on the battlefield. I also fail to understand why they aren't allowed to build quinquereme's. Archeology shows Egypt built some very large and very advanced-design sailing ships. Besides, the Ptolemaic's were of Greek origin...why wouldn't they know how to build advanced warships?

I don't believe the AI overcompensates Egypt. IMHO, it's the chariots that leads to their dominance when fighting AI-led factions in the Middle East. In AI vs AI battles, it's all auto-calc and the chariots tip battles in favor of Egypt. Take those away (and they should never have been included in the first place, having disappeared from the battlefield after Alexander's time) and the Ptolemaic's are an ordinary faction

Doesn't one of the mods address the fact that the Ptolemaic's, being of Greek origins, should have hoplites of some sort?