Many people do not believe it, but Gaia's strongest power is her virtually unlimited economy.
Imagine the following:
Gaia vs Thor on Tundra
Gaia makes a second TC in archaic while Thor goes for a rather early classical in order to prepare a rush.
Thor hits classical considerably before Gaia dur to the 2nd TC and immediately spams RC from three longhouses
Thor attacks Gaia's home base, where he meets next to no resistance because Gaia has no military yet.
Thor eradicates Gaia's whole home base including all buildings and units from the face of the earth (we are still talking early to mid classical!)
While killing her home base, Thor also kills all citizens there, which is like a dozen citizens. Meanwhile, Gaia hits heroic age in the form of a FH.
Thor, who has been producing reinforcements, obtained several armory ups and also made a second TC, proceeds to Gaia's expansion TC in order to kill it as well.
Knowing that Gaia has gone FH and will probably try a few Stymph birds, Thor changes his whole troop production to TA. He knows that he cannot get Axe of Muspell yet because that requires heroic age, but assumes that Gaia is down enough so that he can simply outspam her and beat the birds by sheer numbers, especially since he already has bronze shields.
Despite the immense citizen losses, Gaia's econ at her expansion is strong enough to repulse Thor's main army. She outspams him with mass Stymph birds and dryads and wins the game.
Name one other god who could perform a comeback like that after losing all his home base including all citizens to a successful early rush!
You don't believe it? You wanna see it?Here it is!
Darkness is a state of mind
Valor is the contempt of Death and Pain. (Tacitus)
Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. (Piet Hein)
Imagine the following:
Name one other god who could perform a comeback like that after losing all his home base including all citizens to a successful early rush!
You don't believe it? You wanna see it?
Darkness is a state of mind
Valor is the contempt of Death and Pain. (Tacitus)
Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. (Piet Hein)