Quote Originally Posted by elbasto
I was thinking on trying the Byzantines but don't they get outdated troops and ships in a short time?
Byz in late is a dinosaur: Kats get killed by CKs/GKs. Byz. Infantry is still the best sword, but the problem is that swordsmen in late are obsolete. To boot, Varangs are gone. That means that your army has no backbone hardcore troops that can carry the battle.

I ended up investing heavily into Handgunners (fully upgraded and all) along with Pronoia and did okay.

Your navy is substandard as well.

Anyhoo, staring the Byz. game in Late is challenging, but TONS of fun.