Quote Originally Posted by Puzz3D
The game works better at 7k, but already at 6k upgraded swords are beating cav. Swords are underpriced. The cost structure should be spears and ranged low cost, swords middle cost and cav highest cost as it was in STW. Then you balance the units so that cav --> swords --> spears --> cav. And also, ranged --> spears --> cav --> ranged. Instead, MTW has swords low cost, spears and ranged middle cost and cav highest cost. Then you end up with swords --> spears and ranged and cav.
I agree that some infantry are generally underpriced. However, in 6k, to upgrade swords to a level where they would beat or even match cavalry would mean you are sacrificing the core strength of a different part of your army, and so in most situations i would not be worth it.