Originally Posted by
noobium
Humans are awesome btw. They aren't just for tog - 6/4 elites stand up very nicely in a chain situation, and the elite alone basically negates their population penalty (10 combined strength against 8-9, many of whom cannot afford to keep their elites at home or whose elites are not very useful for attacking. Once they can keep some defense at home they're able to avoid most of the mass+learn rape that happens to attackers on land defense, and if they picked sage that learn rape is less effective.
So many people overrate population bonuses anyway... good for starting position but in any war past mintime it starts to mean less and less...