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    Age of Empires II * Right clicks near enemy farms *

    Age of Empires II * Right clicks near enemy farms *


    * Right clicks near enemy farms *

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 06:40 AM PDT

    That's a bold strategy, Cotton

    Posted: 02 Apr 2020 04:19 PM PDT

    I didn't expect this from the AI, I guess he's pretty mad

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 06:22 AM PDT

    Perks of always playing random civs

    Posted: 02 Apr 2020 09:17 PM PDT

    This game is so f***ing good, would like some guidance.

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 08:59 AM PDT

    After a long hiatus from gaming, I started watching T90 which led me to bring the mouse and keyboard out the attic. This says it all https://imgur.com/a/oUiZEm7.

    I use reddit and youtube to find strategies but this is becoming pretty inefficient. I need 2 things.

    Is there a solid source for up to date build orders and civ specific builds/strats, so far I have these but I am not sure if they are out of date and not many seem to be civ specific:

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1489568470

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=860974959

    https://i.redd.it/c6zakvhx8dux.png

    Secondly is there a discord anyone recommends for just a general community and quickfire questions?

    Lastly just want to say, this game rocks, the community is awesome and the momentum will continue until number 1 esport!

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    My collection

    Posted: 02 Apr 2020 11:43 PM PDT

    Updated: Age of Empires II:DE ELO distribution as of 4/3/2020

    Posted: 02 Apr 2020 06:56 PM PDT

    I see your King snipes and I raise you a TC snipe.

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 01:12 AM PDT

    As per request, here is the distribution of ELO rankings across Age of Empires II: DE - now with percentiles!

    Posted: 02 Apr 2020 09:32 PM PDT

    Hidden Cup 3 - Finally finished (watched all the games), my thoughts (SPOILERS) (long):

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 01:39 AM PDT

    Wow, what an incredible journey. Viper wins again.

    I honestly couldn't pin point many of the players, and unless Dave and t90 pointed out MBL I wouldn't have seen it either.

    The only person I guessed, and guessed about 15 minutes in to the first game - was Viper. Something about his skirmisher movements and subtle, yet perfect skirm micro in the first game where he pulled out Elephants (was prior to the elephant pull) just really secured it in my mind it was Viper. I'll talk more about that later.

    I'm really, really impressed with Daut's performance. Didn't see that coming at all. I hoped he would have progressed far and he did; that was neat to see.

    I honestly have nothing to say about Dogao because he isn't a player I follow.

    Firstly, I want to talk about TaToH.

    After watching the T90 video "Who is #2?" where t90 pitted Yo, Lierry, MBL, and TaToH together I honestly thought TaToH was some next-level super genius to be able to read his opponents so well. TaToH is a player I've followed for about 3 years ever since I randomly got to play against him (and lost horribly, even though it was a 4v1) on HD. After watching him play for a while I noticed that he was highly creative and in my opinion highly-eccentric. I would see incredible 'strategy' moves but at the same time, really poor decision making. Occasionally when I see TaToH play I sometimes wonder "what the flip is he thinking" and it costs him the game, other times I think to myself "that's a 9000 IQ play right there."

    But what I really wanted to talk about with TaToH's play was although yes he chose out of the box strategies, I was a bit confused as to why he didn't apply his incredible 3rd-eye civ picking abilities during HC3. I mean he made it really far, almost made it to the final, but that last 4-1 routing by Hera really seemed like... he wasn't playing like "9000 IQ, I know what my opponent is going to do" TaToH. He was playing like a guy with a plan, that yes has decent micro but is definitely more of a strategist and out of the box thinker. I think if he had stuck to trusting himself rather than trusting his gameplan and premades (if that makes sense) he could probably have taken out Hera. I have not watched many Hera games, but in my opinion Hera seems to play like Liereyy on steroids. Like if you shot Liereyy up with roids and made sure he didn't make any errors - the "stick to the script" meta gameplay hera does just really seems like that.

    TaToH reflection complete!

    MBL, in my onion, ever since I started watching his games and following him, was like a Viper on crutches. It really seems like Viper is "big Viper" and MBL is "little viper." I guess since DE came out, MBL hasn't been able to play as much due to internet and life. I get that. I was really unimpressed with his showing, he really does seem to be out of form. I seem to remember in the last HC he was a finalist. The MBL of today really did not seem as fine-tuned as the MBL of old. That being said the qualifier he co-casted was HILARIOUS and I hope everyone takes the time to watch it.

    Hera is a player I really haven't followed. Watching that game against Daut - honestly made me kind of despise quick-walling and micro. You had Daut, who had a superb gameplan, just getting destroyed by gimmicky movements. That being said, I AM SO FREAKING HAPPY THERE IS A COMPETITIVE NORTH-AMERICAN.

    Okay now for the final assessment: TheViper

    ...How do we find competition for this guy? How is he so freaking dominant?

    He clearly stated in the post-final-interview that he was 'toying' with his opponents. While everyone else (Yo, Lierreyy, Tatoh, Hera, Dogao... some of the best AOE players in the world) were PLAYING THEIR FREAKING BRAINS OUT, Viper was toying with his opponents to throw off the crowd and casters. This is like Babe Ruth pointing down left-field and then promptly banging a homer out of left-field dominance. This is Michael Jackson breaking google when he died dominance. This is Michael Jordan... doing Michael Jordan basketball things dominance.

    I try to watch Viper and figure out what makes him so dominant - yes he doesn't make many mistakes, but he does make mistakes - like every other player. It seems like when he plays - he's just so calm. And he seems to play a 51% Defense, 49% offense approach. It's never "need to go all in" etc. play with him.

    I am struggling to find words to adequate communicate how intelligent and gifted Viper seems to be while playing AoE 2. Honestly I'm really happy I found the professional e-sports aspect of this game 5 years ago - I feel like I'm watching a real 'master of craft' watching Viper play. Sure I love TaToH for his out-of-the-box ability, and Hera for his incredible micro (when he isn't getting 4-0'd) and daut because he's old and still competitive. But watching Viper is like watching a freak - because he makes all of those previous names just look like they are not on the same level as him. And they aren't. It just is so surprising because watching all of the other games, it really does seem like top-tier work and game play. One misclick, one lost villager, can cost them the game. But when Viper plays, he makes those incredibly gifted players ... look like they still have a lot to learn.

    If you haven't watched HC3, I highly recommend it. Lots of fun!

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    Do villagers in the DE version lose resources when they change jobs?

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 07:16 AM PDT

    like if they are holding 4 food from the boar,

    if they suddenly becomes

    (1) a woodcutter

    (2) a berry picker

    does he lose the resources he is holding? i notice there looked like such thing in the vanilla version, not sure if i have been wrong in 20 years or it has been fixed.

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    Looking for a Mentor

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 08:11 AM PDT

    Hey, Ive been playing the game for about 3 months now and as I have been getting better I still seem to be struggling in some aspects of the game especially when I am being rushed. Ive been following strats but I feel like I am doing something wrong as people im facing often have larger armies than me earlier or a better overall economy. Ive looked at countless guides but still cant pinpoint my errors. Im looking for a mentor/trainer per say who is bored enough to show me the ropes and help me improve my game :D

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    It's just a bit silly.....

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 02:57 AM PDT

    Best way to master opening builds?

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 02:34 AM PDT

    Games are too long to get good practice of the opening builds.

    Are there any kinds of custom games/mods that are good for training?

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    Call for partners interested in playing definitive version together on Steam

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 10:04 AM PDT

    Hey guys, I'm looking for some friends playing multiplayer pvp or pve games together on AOE2 definitive version on Steam, with voice chatting on discord. All levels of players are welcomed to join. We will contact, chat and call for games on my discord server. The server link is: https://discord.gg/NedRbX

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    gues who is playing aoe2 on mixer?

    Posted: 02 Apr 2020 09:30 PM PDT

    AoE2 DE on mac and wine?

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 09:48 AM PDT

    Does AoE2 DE work on wine? I have a macbook pro and i'm tryting to get DE to work without having to switch to bootcamp everytime i want to play it. I've used porting kit to play HD before but i can't find the DE version on porting kit.

    Does wine work with DE? If so, how do you set it up? I've tried finding tutorials on it but haven't foun much online.

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    Noob question, just bought AOE2DE, is there a way to cycle through different building types in a single selection group?

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 03:39 AM PDT

    Like for example, in Starcraft II, you could have different building types like barracks, factory, and starport all under one control group, and I could cycle through each type using the TAB key. Is there something like that in AOE2DE, where I could put all the barracks, archery, and stables buildings under one control group and cycle through them instead of having to click them individually? I tried looking for it in the hotkeys menu but there doesn't seem to be any of that sort

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    Ranking

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 09:29 AM PDT

    Let's say we want to create a ranking system... Starting right after hidden cup each year and ending with hidden cup what are the major tournaments that should be considered... The idea is the winner of each tournament match gets 3 points for winning 1 for loosing 2 if it's a draw... I only want to take into account the major tournaments so we are only considering serious games... Also rankings will be reset right after every hidden cup. What do you guys think of the idea and what tournaments should be taken into account?

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    Are Cuman CAs and Kipchaks move faster than regular CAs?

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 05:38 AM PDT

    Fantasy Challenge 2 - Capture the Relic (CTR) Tournament

    Posted: 03 Apr 2020 02:57 AM PDT

    Hi All
    I am active after a pretty long period and wanted to resume where i left it off. New fantasy challenge tournament Capture the Relic (CTR). My last Fantasy Challenge was way back in April'19 on Wonder Race

    Apply for Capture the Relic, a fun FFA tournament which gives opportunity for all levels of player in the game to give a shot at relic.

    All players are welcome who can play in steam with aoe2 DE and available on April 11, 2020 from 12:30 GMT. Number of rounds will be decided based on the signups.

    Maps:
    Arena
    Arabia
    <few more to be added>

    Game settings: Will be informed before start of games.

    Civs : Random (to be confirmed)

    Prize: I haven't put together anything. if anyone interested to contribute please let me know

    If interested please signup in my discord server under tournaments section.
    Discord Server: https://discord.gg/EPedpgX
    All games will be streamed in my twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/cskbluewolf
    Streaming Policy: Open Streaming

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