Xbows are destroying the game right now.
Notice any pattern?
Britons
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Byzantines
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Chinese
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Ethiopians
Dark Age → ArcherEatAll Age → CrossbowEatAll Age → ArbalestEatAll Age
Incas
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Italians
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Japanese
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Malay
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Mayans
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest/Plume Age
Portuguese
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Saracens
Dark Age → ArcherEatWall Age → CrossbowEatTC Age → ArbalestEatAll Age
Vietnamese
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Vikings
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Arbalest Age
Aztecs
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Eagle Age
Berbers
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Camel Archer Age
Celts
Dark Age → Archer Age → HD: CeltEatTC, DE: XbowEatMangonel Age → ArbalestEatSO Age
Cumans
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Paladin Age
Goths
Dark Age → Archer Age → HD: T90Wall, DE: Crossbowman Age → Goth Spam Age
Huns
Dark Age → Archer Age → HD: CA, DE: Crossbowman Age → Paladin Age
Khmer
Dark Age → Archer Age → HD: Knight, DE: Crossbowman Age → Elephant Age
Koreans
Dark Age → HD: Tower, DE: Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Tower Age
Magyars
Dark Age → HD: Scout, DE: Archer Age → HD: Knight, DE: Crossbowman Age → Paladin Age
Malians
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Farimba Age
Mongols
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → Mangudai Age
Tatars
Dark Age → Archer Age → Crossbowman Age → CA/Keshik Age
Persians
Dark Age → Archer Age → Knight Age → Paladin/Crossbowman Age
Burmese
Dark Age → Archer Age → Arambai Age
Franks
Dark Age → HD: Scout, DE: Archer Age → Knight Age → Paladin Age
Indians
Dark Age → Archer Age → Camel Age → Imperial Camel Age
Lithuanians
Dark Age → Archer Age → Knight Age → Leitis Age
Slavs
Dark Age → HD: Scout, DE: Archer Age → Knight Age → Paladin(=Boyar) Age
Teutons
Dark Age → Archer Age → Knight Age → Paladin Age
Turks
Dark Age → Archer Age → Jani Age → OutOfGold Age
Bulgarians
Dark Age → T90Wall Age → Krepost Age → iKonnik Age
Spanish
Dark Age → T90Wall Age → Conq Age
This is why Units need to be balanced.
There are MANY reasons for this, not just Pathing.
There is also the near 0 ping we have nowadays with the Server based system.