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    Age of Empires II Ranked Map Rotation - July 14

    Ranked Map Rotation - July 14

    Posted: 14 Jul 2020 06:05 PM PDT

    Civilization Match-up Discussion Round 9 Week 11: Franks vs Huns

    Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:01 PM PDT

    Frank + Hun = Fun!

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    Hello and welcome back for another Age of Empires 2 civilization match up discussion! This is a series where we discuss the various advantages, disadvantages, and quirks found within the numerous match ups of the game. The goal is to collectively gain a deeper understanding of how two civilizations interact with each other in a variety of different settings. Feel free to ask questions, pose strategies, or provide insight on how the two civilizations in question interact with each other on any map type and game mode. This is not limited to 1v1 either. Feel free to discuss how the civilizations compare in team games as well! So long as you are talking about how the two civilizations interact, anything is fair game! Last week we discussed the Ethiopians vs Mayans, and next up is the Franks vs Huns!

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    Franks: Cavalry civilization

    • Castles cost -25%
    • Cavalry +20% hp starting in Feudal Age
    • Farm upgrades free (require Mill)
    • Foragers work +25% faster
    • TEAM BONUS: Knights +2 LoS
    • Unique Unit: Throwing Axeman (aka "Axe-Throwing-Thingy")
    • Castle Age Unique Tech: Chivalry (Stables work +40% faster)
    • Imperial Age Unique Tech: Bearded Axe (Throwing Axemen +1 range)

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    Huns: Cavalry civilization

    • Do not need Houses, but start with -100w
    • Cav Archers cost 10/20% in Castle/Imperial Age
    • Trebuchets +30% accuracy
    • TEAM BONUS: Stables work +20% faster)
    • Unique Unit: Tarkan (Medium cavalry that excels at destroying buildings)
    • Castle Age Unique Tech: Marauders (Create Tarkans at Stable)
    • Imperial Age Unique Tech: Atheism (omegaLUL)

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    Below are some match up-specific talking points to get you all started. These are just to give people ideas, you do not need to address them specifically if you do not want to!

    • Oh boy this will be a good one! For your 1v1 Arabia, both of these civs are extremely popular due to their strong early economies and powerful cavalry options. Head-to-head, Frank scouts start with more hp, but Hunnic ones train faster. As the game goes on, Franks will likely add infantry as Huns add cav archers. How do you best get an edge as either of these civs?
    • In team games as a pocket, both of these civilizations instantly jump to mind as top-tier. It would seem to me that Franks are slightly stronger, most especially because Chivalry allows the to one-up the Hun faster working Stables in that critical early Imperial Age window. However, Huns can still mass up a ton of knights beforehand, and also have the potential cavalry additions of Tarkans and FU Hussars. Which civ of these is your pocket cavalry go-to?

    Thanks as always for participating! Next week we will continue our discussions with the Aztecs vs Persians. Hope to see you there! :)

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    Previous discussions: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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    "This game Will Revolutionize the RTS Genre"

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 02:23 AM PDT

    hmmm

    Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:43 PM PDT

    Xolotl Warrior rulezz

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 04:59 AM PDT

    Would Anyone be interested in a custom campaign competition?

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 06:11 AM PDT

    I love playing age of empires custom campaign, and I have played through the great custom campaigns on the definitive edition.

    As such I have been thinking of running a competition with a small prize pool, either I would judge the campaigns or I would run community polls so we could vote on the best campaigns while promoting a fun event on map building.

    I was mainly making this post to find out if this is something that people would be interested in so let me know what you think!

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    How to train at multitasking in this game? My micro skills and game knowledge far surpass my multitasking between army and eco management.

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 04:07 AM PDT

    Jordan's back with some epic micro.

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 07:57 AM PDT

    Battle of Grunwald/tannenberg 1410

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 12:06 AM PDT

    Shy do villagers go idle after bumping into each other at farms? Its becoming a chore to have to fix an idle farm vil every minute. Building more and more mills only seem to partly stop the problem

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 05:18 AM PDT

    I know the game engine is old but is there seriously no way to ensure that vils go back to their farms after bumping into each other?

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    Tips - age of empires 2

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 07:08 AM PDT

    What are some of the tips you'd give to someone starting off in the game as a beginner, to beat someone on a 1v1

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    Is AoE2 the best RTS?

    Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:50 PM PDT

    What's your guys take on the best RTS?

    AoE2? Starcraft 2? Grey Goo? Halo Wars? Command and Conquer? Warcraft 3?

    What's the pick and why? Do you prefer AoE2's style of similar yet distinct civilizations? Or a game with drastically different gameplay styles like Starcraft or Grey Goo?

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    Age of Empires 2 (DE) Theme "Opening" Heavy Metal Guitar Cover (Playthrough) (Incase ya missed it before!)

    Posted: 14 Jul 2020 11:18 PM PDT

    Age of Empires 2 Original/HD edition has better music than DE.

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 06:00 AM PDT

    TFW enemy picks 2x Goths

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 08:19 AM PDT

    Jordan trolls himself

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 07:59 AM PDT

    packet loss/net fluctuations and freeze+drop

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 04:07 AM PDT

    ive been playing a lot of team games recently with friends. ~10-20 % of the games someone freezes and then drops out of the game after ~30 sec.

    I've noticed that any, and i mean any slightest fluctuations in your internet and you freeze and drop. I have 50mbps + net and even then i have to shut off wifi to avoid any problems. My friend who plays on laptop had his freezes solved by connecting via ethernet cable rather than wifi.

    The old engine/connection style is very intolerant of any kind of packet loss/fluctuations in ping and just drops you out of the game imo. For reference i have a pretty solid internet and have never had any problems/packet losses in CS go, dota, ping tests etc.

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    AoE2 Phrasing - "Cavalry" vs "Mounted Units"

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 07:49 AM PDT

    The description for Husbandry is "Cavalry speed +10%"

    The description for Bloodlines is "Mounted units +20 HP"

    Confusingly both of these apply to Cavalry Archers (as well as Mangudai etc), despite Cavalry Archers not being considered a "Cavalry Unit" (see wiki). Why not just have both descriptions use the phrase "Mounted Units", which seems clearer? Are there any units that get one but not the other? (excluding cases where limited by the civ not having it e.g. Cataphracts).

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    Icons graphic issue. AoE DE steam

    Posted: 14 Jul 2020 06:10 PM PDT

    Mongols Team Game Build

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 07:36 AM PDT

    Hi everyone, I am looking for a Mongols build order for 2v2s and some advice on strategy. General assumption is that the mongol player would be paired with a paladin civ (Franks/Lithuanians most likely). Should the mongol player open archers and then transition to mangudai? How quickly should the transition happen?

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    Definitive version of the Scourge of God: I can no longer get the archers?

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 01:17 AM PDT

    So I finally decided to start the Attila campaign in DE, and as I recalled from SotL I can flee the boar hunt just as Bleda closes in on the Iron Boar, go west with 5 Tarkans to get 4 villagers and build a TC, return after Bleda is killed and get 3 more vils, 7 more Tarkans, 5 Archers and another TC already built

    When I attempted though, I found that I no longer gained the Archers. In fact, Bleda's faction resigned right after his death, and I received the 3 vils, 7 Tarkans and the TC even before I could get across the river which also means no extra TC (in HD they resigned only after Attila returned to the Hun camp after crossing the river, so I can hang around the northwest for as long as I like and have the TC built long before coming back)

    Was that a new change?

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    Frozen MP game: DE Bug or Desync hack?

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 02:53 AM PDT

    I was playing a ranked game earlier today and about 15 minutes in, the game simply froze. The application had not crashed, since I could select units/buildings, pan the map but everything else had just stopped. I didn't get a "You are victorious" or "You've been defeated" message that generally comes if it's a drop.

    I absolutely did not want to lose points since the game was going pretty well for me and I felt good about doing a bunch of things right with this game (which I usually screw up). My feudal rush had found its mark and I was taking down vils and forcing them to idle their eco.

    I tried chatting with the player, but no surprises, I did not get a response. I kept the game running for another 20 min to see if something would happen, but nothing did. I used aoe2.net to see if the result has been updated there and I noticed that the other player had almost immediately jumped on to another game. I finally quit the game and they were awarded a win and points (and I lost points).

    Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know if this is a bug or could this be an intentional hack? In either case, is there something I can do about this - to recover points but more importantly to deal with such a situation in the future.

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    Joadn learns about dismounted Konniks!

    Posted: 14 Jul 2020 10:09 AM PDT

    Where to buy the game

    Posted: 15 Jul 2020 04:52 AM PDT

    hi all, has anyone tried buying DE from places other than Steam and Microsoft? can you then play it on Steam? I don't have any qualms about buying it on Steam but I'm trying to set up some casual games with some friends who may not be willing to fork out 20€. I saw there's a number of websites that offer lower prices but I don't know if they are legit, and if the game you buy is playable in multiplayer.

    thank you

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