Here guys, let me tell you my experiences with Ra,
I general play Eggies and Poseidon btw.
For the last 2 weeks I have been playing a lot of Ra trying to see if he is still viable. My original Rating was 1780 with Set/Poseidon.
Since I have been playing Ra I win about 35% and Lose about 65%.
Yesterday (you can go check if you do not believe me) I lost to a Brazilian player (odin) you literally controlled me for our entire 30 minutes game. I thought it was one of my best performances with Ra but somehow I felt Stuck in Neutral, unable to shift it to the next level.
After the game,, I asked the player (out of my own fustration now) how I lost that game.
His words paralized me. He said "You played Ra". He began to tell me that I really did nothing wrong.
My Conclusion with Ra is this- His Classical is horendous. His econ is great but it takes time to get it going and time is not what Ra has (rush). His Classical Units are terrible and so are his God powers. His God powers aren't any better in Heroic too.
Once in Herioc things get better but still not good enough. His Chariots and Camals are no where near what the use to be. Infact I believe there was just a post in the Strategy section that proved that Camals are rarely a effective counter.
Mythic is where Ra Shines, Especially with Horus cause of Ra's cheaper Momuments. You should have no problem here researching the necessary techs you need to be competitive.
My advice.. Play Ra in Team games, he is a better team God then he is a 1vs1 God. I know ES_Vega believes Ra is very good, but the majority of eggie players and inters/experts (I'm afraid) will tell you different.
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