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- Medieval Monday: Ask Your Questions and Get Your Answers
- Map pool has been updated
- Now THAT is a Daut castle if I’ve ever seen one
- Come watch Secret_Jordan23 (former Top 1 player) taking his first steps in Definitive Edition after not playing for ages!
- 1900 Elo ranked MM teammate. This is why we need an ingame report system
- People who smurf noob custom games have got to have some sort of personality disorder.
- By popular demand, I've now also made a video which shows how to push deer in 45 seconds or less
- How think about Berbers as camel civ in team game
- Just played a game and it would not let me build a siege workshop?
- P guard sword with an Ethiopian style Shotel blade
- Goths VS Teutons
- Viper vs Jordan show match ETA
- Some of my clan mates had a short game yesterday
- Xolotl warrior buff
- Everyone should play the Alaric Goth campaign and just build Infantry
- Map Pool Resource Breakdown
- Change My Mind: You shouldn't be able to play multiplayer until you've completed the Art of War
- Idea to end the "90% of players are noobs" controversy
- Top Unique Counter vs Throwing Axeman
- Indian buff..?
- Is there a certain matchup you instantly resign when you see it?
- Top Unique Counters vs. Heavy Cavalry Archer
- Boom guy or Rush guy?
- Teamgame Civ Recommendations
- Lack of DE Mods
- How to message one specific player only in game?
| Medieval Monday: Ask Your Questions and Get Your Answers Posted: 29 Jun 2020 08:06 AM PDT Time for another weekly round of questions. Talk about everything from build orders to advanced strategies. Whatever your questions, the community is here to answer them. So ask away! [link] [comments] | ||
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| Now THAT is a Daut castle if I’ve ever seen one Posted: 29 Jun 2020 07:44 PM PDT
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| 1900 Elo ranked MM teammate. This is why we need an ingame report system Posted: 29 Jun 2020 12:33 PM PDT
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| People who smurf noob custom games have got to have some sort of personality disorder. Posted: 29 Jun 2020 08:35 PM PDT I don't get it. What does one get out of making 4v4 "ULTRA NOOB" games only to boom 1K+ ahead in a flash and scout rush some dude with 3 blacksmiths and 9 militia? Why are there so many of these people? Why would they not rather play ranked to continue to get better at the game and challenge themselves? I guess this is more of a rant but fuck it's annoying. [link] [comments] | ||
| By popular demand, I've now also made a video which shows how to push deer in 45 seconds or less Posted: 30 Jun 2020 07:33 AM PDT
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| How think about Berbers as camel civ in team game Posted: 30 Jun 2020 03:28 AM PDT I like camels as counter of knight, and their fast move. So I like to play indians. And I wondered Berbers also can do a role of camel civ as better as indians. They don't have imp camels but have cheaper Camels and can use knight that counter xbows. How think about Berbers as camel civs? they can do well like indians? [link] [comments] | ||
| Just played a game and it would not let me build a siege workshop? Posted: 29 Jun 2020 05:39 PM PDT Has this ever happened to anyone? I was the mongols playing the mayans in a 1v1 ranked game. Very clearly in the castle age with my 2TCs. Had the resources. It was just greyed out for some reason. Edit: Apparently you're supposed to build a blacksmith first and there was so much fuedal pressure that I forgot to. I will leave this up so maybe someone else can learn from it. Still a noob I guess. Don't worry though fam, I still won the game. [link] [comments] | ||
| P guard sword with an Ethiopian style Shotel blade Posted: 29 Jun 2020 07:47 PM PDT
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| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 04:12 AM PDT Hi all, So yesterday i found myself up against the Teutons in a 1v1 RM on Hideout (I was the Goths). When i saw my opponent was the Teutons i was trying to think about how i am going to beat them. Long story short, i lost due to their infantry superiority and better cavalry. How should you counter the Teutons as a Goth player? Teutonic Champions are tankier than Goths. Goths have poor Archers. Goths have poor Cavalry. Teutons have better Cavalry and stronger infantry. Whats the best option when facing up to this civ as the Goths? [link] [comments] | ||
| Viper vs Jordan show match ETA Posted: 30 Jun 2020 07:46 AM PDT | ||
| Some of my clan mates had a short game yesterday Posted: 29 Jun 2020 05:42 PM PDT
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| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 07:03 AM PDT Considering the fact it's the hardest unit to get in the game, there SHOULD be some way to improve it, i.e. special unique techs becoming available after converting the stable. It's a meme of an unit as of now. [link] [comments] | ||
| Everyone should play the Alaric Goth campaign and just build Infantry Posted: 29 Jun 2020 04:17 PM PDT It is very satisfying to throw bodies at walls and castles and melt them without feeling bad for your opponent. [link] [comments] | ||
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| Change My Mind: You shouldn't be able to play multiplayer until you've completed the Art of War Posted: 30 Jun 2020 08:11 AM PDT After three 2v2 games in a row where my teammates have no idea what a build order is or what they're doing, I'm convinced. Maybe 1v1 would be allowed because if you want to waste your time and ELO, go for it. 2v2 and up should be locked until you have a medal on at least the original AoW scenarios [link] [comments] | ||
| Idea to end the "90% of players are noobs" controversy Posted: 30 Jun 2020 08:07 AM PDT I've been thinking a lot about the controversy of who counts as a noob (full disclosure: I am 13xx). I am in the camp that believes that any system that considers players in the top 10% or even 5% (roughly players in the1320s and 1440s in the ladder right now, respectively) as noobs is flawed. Of course, "noob" is a slippery concept—usually applied to oneself when comparing oneself to better players, and applied to others when one is the better player. So, how can we find a common standard for who counts as a noob? Those who claim that players in the top 10% are noobs usually make some version of the following argument: at this level, players are still unable to consistently execute close-to-perfect build orders, they still make tons of obvious mistakes past early feudal, and their micro and macro fall apart fairly quickly—therefore, they are noobs even if they are better than 90% of the player base. Just because they are better than someone who doesn't know what a build order is and can't even produce vills from their TC consistently (Daut's infamous "fat kids playing tennis"), it doesn't mean they aren't noobs. I think there is something true about this argument. It doesn't make sense to compare 13xx players with players who don't know (or care to learn) build orders, because the latter are casual players. And let me be clear, it's perfectly OK to be a casual player. We all enjoy the game in different ways and have different priorities. Casual AOE2 players choose to invest the hundreds (maybe even thousands) of hours it takes to become a 13xx player in playing other video games or enjoy other activities. Or even if they do spend thousands of hours in playing against the AI or playing in 500 ELO multiplayer games, it is because that's how they enjoy the game and are not interested in playing AOE2 competitively. Because of the slippery nature of the term "noob", I think we should rather speak of casual and competitive players—and within competitive players, distinguish between low-level, mid-level, high-level, and pro players. Of course, who counts as a competitive player is also a matter of debate. To me, the threshold for being a competitive player is more about mindset than ability. A competitive player is someone who cares about getting better at multiplayer AOE2. For example, it is someone who chooses to spend countless hours practicing boring build orders, watching recs, and studying civ match-ups, rather than playing the game for fun. To me (and players in a lower ELO range probably have better insight on this, so let me know what you think), the threshold for competitive players is roughly around 800 ELO. At this point, players start trying to learn build orders and learn more about how to improve their game—they are not just playing for fun, but also to get better. Of course, some will be more serious at getting better, but that just means that they will eventually move on to higher ELOs. In fact, I believe that it is best to think of ELO differentials in terms of how serious one becomes at playing the game competitively (at least until one reaches 17xx or so, where natural talent may start playing a larger role). So based on this arbitrary starting point, I would propose the following sketch for drawing distinctions in the competitive AOE2 player base: 800-1000: low-level competitive players 1000-1200: low-to-mid-level competitive players 1200-1400: mid-level competitive players 1400-1600: mid-to-high-level competitive players 1600 and above: high-level competitive players and pro players (given my ELO I can't really assess what a good cutoff would be here). The exact ranges are not as important to me. Perhaps we need even more fine-grained distinctions. What I think is key about my proposal is that it highlights that players in the 1000-1400 range are by no means "noobs". They have invested hundreds of hours into getting better at the game (they are not just playing for fun) and their being mid-level competitive players reflects that. I have more thoughts on this, but this post is too long already, so I may get to them in the comment section or in another post. [link] [comments] | ||
| Top Unique Counter vs Throwing Axeman Posted: 30 Jun 2020 07:55 AM PDT
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| Is there a certain matchup you instantly resign when you see it? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 07:15 AM PDT | ||
| Top Unique Counters vs. Heavy Cavalry Archer Posted: 29 Jun 2020 09:23 AM PDT
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| Posted: 30 Jun 2020 06:02 AM PDT Hi Guys! Recently I've been playing TG's (4v4) with the same group of friends, and while they always play the same civ, I mostly go random, which often doesn't work out, because they're really good with their civ while I have to figure out what I'm going to do, so my flank tends to be vulnerable... The question I've been asking myself is which civ I could play to best help out my team. My teammates go Mongols (Mangudai, Siege) Franks (Paladin) and Khmer (Elephants) and we're around 1500 Elo, trying to aim higher. 99% of our games go to post imp, so a civ with strong late game units would be preferred. I was thinking Vietnamese or Berbers, what do you guys think would compliment our team composition? PS: In 1v1s I love playing Lithuanians, but since the team already has Paladins and Elephants I think I should go for something else... [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 29 Jun 2020 06:42 PM PDT What's the deal with it? There used to be alot of CBA games, LoTR & GoT Diplomacy Games, Paintball, Tower Defense... you name it! HD had a great modding community and DE's seems lackluster at best. I ran a few of the higher ranked mods from the 'workshop' and they didn't work. I'm begging you, if you can easily import some of the old mods from HD, please DO! [link] [comments] | ||
| How to message one specific player only in game? Posted: 30 Jun 2020 12:19 AM PDT Right, so I have been trying to figure this out for a while, I am sure it is possible as I am fairly sure I have seen people do it in streams. I know how to message only enemy etc., but I want to know how to message just one specific player. This function would be super useful in diplomacy matches or other games where teams are not fixed. Cheers in advance! [link] [comments] |
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