I do find my lack of enthusiasm for this round of strategus unsettling. As a dedicated cav player, and a member of the (worst) cav clan to ever exist, I'm a little upset by the lack of horses.
Cavalry's literally the only thing I do well, and I can't do it in strat.
Yes, I'm sure if my clan really tried they could have bred a few nice horses and heavy lances, but as has been pointed out many, many times in this thread 'cost effectiveness' is the name of the game this strat. Cavalry is probably the least cost effective class in strategus, what with the inane expense of horses, coupled with their nasty habit of dieing in a few shots and the preponderance of archers this round. Archers are the most all-round effective class in strategus at the moment. They're low risk, high reward, for they fight and kill from a distance; they also do not require expensive armor, only a bow and decent arrows.
UNNERF CAV plz.
Side note: I'm a lazy piece of shit, who is also busy living quite the exciting little life, so the current trading/crafting system only naturally upsets me. Thankfully there are other, more dedicated gamers playing strat and cRPG who are willing to take a little extra time to make weapons and trade shit. For this reason, and the sexier equipment, I enjoyed last strategus more.
