Hm, I agree with you Raziel. I made a comment earlier about the Tuaregs, (a nomadic Berber tribe in the sahara) not being strong enough (and the Mamluks for that matter), and am baffaled at the absence of an Abbasid Caliph at Baghdad. Im also playing a game as the Turks right now and am realising their weaknesses of Horse archers and with any real infantry or "attacking cavalry". Seems to me that the west was really given the benifet in terms of troop strength and the east forgotten in general.

But, I actually havent played as the Turks in the late era, so I havent gotten a chance to play as the Janiserries (sorry for the transliteration, arne't they called Yeni Cheri?) so hopefully they fully represent the Turks/Ottomans.