I've come across a player that has knights by turn 11...

Now, how many turns do one need, to be able to reach that tech level?
(8000+4000+2000) Gold + (100+50) Gems + (800+400+200)*3 for the remaining resources just for Expert, Master and Advanced Melee + 1000 Gold + 100 Gems + 300 Metal + 600 Stone + 100 Wood for a Training Guild...

That gives me 15000 Gold, 250 Gems, 2700 Metal, 1800 Stone and 700 wood... + the actual cost of actually building them, and the time to research the techs, since one can't due any research in turn 0.

So, it gives U what... 4 to 6 turns IF your near all the resources u've need + find quite a few of those stockpiles right next to you?

I've barely managed to get most resources + start to field Pikemen and was confronted with a small unit of knights and an unit of Pikemen

Am i just being too slow?

If someone put that much into getting mastertroops thaat early , how many other troops and techs could he/she afford? I say go kill him /her at once and steal that barrack

indeed indeed..knights by turn 11.

what a waste..bash him

Turn 11 indeed. Why would anyone wait that long if they wanted to go for knights?

It's almost as good as that mention in another thread, of a Catapult rush at Turn 6...

Who knows... if we're lucky, we'll get soon a clash of two mighty armies; Battering Rams on one side fighting Commandeers on the other side... who shall prevail? Who will teach us some new age tactics...?

Hallelujah