It should also be pointed out that CA toned cavalry down a bit and made it harder to get those massed charges, terrain unit cohesian, moving targets all have an impact. basically they were trying to avoid the RTW style battles with the massed cav charge wiping everything in its path away. Cav are still powerful when used well and properly they just are harder to use and take some more getting used too.
And yes CA did say they changed the charge mechanic,any unit if single clicked upon and enemy will walk to within a certain range then begin to charge.
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