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    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 04:43 AM PDT

    A Korean turtle ship replica - Geoje, South-Korea

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 04:38 AM PDT

    Tips for improving lag/slowness?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:08 AM PDT

    I've never really had major lag problems before, but in the last week or two it's become really bad, and the game is now totally unplayable. I just resigned mid-game in frustration because I couldn't micro with the lag so an onager wiped out my entire army.

    It's not just the lag in-game though, I also experience severe lag/slowness on the menus. For instance the civ select menu takes a full 10 seconds to load and it's this very slow wipe-across animation.

    There are server updates today so hopefully they will improve it. But the game is completely unplayable for me right now and I'm hoping someone can provide some tips for fixing this.

    submitted by /u/Aron-Nimzowitsch
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    is there any way to reduce high ram usage. It works pretty good for 25-30 mins then suddenly crashes.

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 03:00 PM PDT

    Yes

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 02:51 AM PDT

    So will today be the day for Empire wars queue?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:20 AM PDT

    I thought for sure they'd release it right before the RB qualifier started, since they announced it right before then... but I was wrong.

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    I thought they'd for sure do it before going into the group stage of RB... but alas, no.

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    Oh right before the finals of Redbull makes sense!...

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    But no.

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    So surely today! 2 days after the main event, people are hyped about empire wars now, and so now is the best time to do it! (Aside from you know, previously mentioned times.)

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    If they don't do it today, there wasn't much of a point of announcing it before RB! So surely it's today!...

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    In your opinion, what is the most underrated military unit in the game?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:46 AM PDT

    I'll name a couple candidates that come to mind for me:

    Infantry line, probably most specifically Longswords (not that Longswords are the strongest, but the most underrated stage) - To me, infantry use is situational, but the community acts as if it's completely non-viable. I've said this before but I feel if you're entering Castle Age at the same time as your opponent and you've already got map control and/or a good infantry count, then infantry are a cheaper, easier to produce alternative that can trade cost effectively with Knights thanks to your numbers advantage, as well as do a better job of pressuring production buildings. An added bonus is they share upgrades with pikes (cept of course the pikeman upgrade), so it's ridiculously easy to mix in a couple to make your dominance over knights even stronger. I think a lot of people would assume full pikes is better, but the infantry do a better job of countering trash (skirm-knight is a thing) and pressuring buildings, not to mention if a knight targets a Longsword, the kill takes long enough that a pikeman getting free hits in will destroy the knight.

    I also feel like Longswords are an underrated counter to Eagles. People worry they'd be outrun by the Eagles so these aren't worth using. In reality though, you can sprinkle these around your base much like you would with Spearmen vs. Scouts and they put in tremendous work. The thing is, you don't need mobility vs. an all-in Eagle play. Let him push, because he's burning through his gold and if you hold off the push, he's 100% dead. Sprinkling these guys around defensive positions absolutely can suffice to outlast the push. I think another fear people have is Slingers or Jaguars being made in response. In my experience, Jaguars rarely come in a large enough mass to matter. Slingers however can be a real threat (they're effectively hand cannoneers) and need to be good micro to beat; you can easily counter with skirms, but now you have to ensure you micro your skirm-Longsword group better than they micro their Eagle-Slingers, which can easily go either way.

    Is it the most versatile member of the rock-paper-scissors game? No. (unless maybe if you Malians, those guys are great) Does it however have a use that is heavily neglected by the community? Yes.

    Teutonic Knight - I don't think this is just a meme unit. To me, this is a unit you make a limited supply of and defend with. Fill a castle with these bastards and they're tanky enough to run down anything that tries to attack before retreating to the castle again for heals. The bad reputation comes from people going overkill and making too many of these, but if you limit yourself to 10-20 of them, they're fantastic.

    These take 1 damage from all trash units and therefore need 100 hits to kill when facing trash, they practically force an archer response from your opponent, meaning you can then run wild with skirms or cav, even vs. xbows they make for respectable tanks (2 pierce armor and a minimum of 80 HP), and even a humble squad of 15-20 can be a serious threat to the enemy base, as they burn through buildings.

    Basically, I think this is a unit that should be made in modest numbers to force certain responses from your opponent; it's purpose isn't to single-handedly fight the opposing army, but rather to DEMAND a response that the rest of your army counters well, where if the opponent refuses to respond to the Teutonic Knights with a counter, now they're a serious threat. If you have a forward castle as Teutons and fill it with these guys, he specifically needs trebs + arbs (or CA) to stop them from running down the trebs before returning to the forward hold. If he tries legit any other unit combination, these guys can beat them OR trade cost effectively. Likewise, if a raid hits your base and you have a forward castle filled with this, just let them out and he'll likely have a far more difficult time stopping your squad of Teutonic Knights unless he's raiding you with 20+ Paladins or something.

    It's also a unit you should 100% heal, and I'd argue Teutonic Monks specifically deserve their own spot on this list, as their extra heal range + the high gold cost of the Teutonic army means they both do well at healing from a safe range and they highly benefit the Teuton's army composition.

    GBETO MASTERRACE

    Are your infantry losing to opposing infantry? Not with a bunch of knife wielding strong independent black women behind them, they're not. Do you need a unit that tears through buildings? Gbeto. Do you need one of the fastest villager killers in the game? Gbeto. Do you want a unit that looks at a mangonel counter and says "no u?" Gbeto. Do you want a unit that, even when faced with a cavalry counter, can trade cost-efficiently and make sure those cavalry bleed? Gbeto. Do you want a unit that, even with a humble squad of just 4 units, can seriously slaughter the enemy villagers? Gbeto.

    Seriously the best damned unit in the game. The only scenarios I can name where there's limited value to having them is if you're forced to face a high number elite skirm army (trades inefficiently) or a high supply of Onagers. (a small amount can be micro'ed, a large amount is a serious gamble, especially when Farimba Light Cav do that job more safely)

    Gbeto are such a valuable flank unit that can either drastically improve the effectiveness of your main force (deals heavy damage from a safe range or forces the opponent to waste time just trying to catch the damned things whilst the other units of your army get in free hits) or provides an on-the-fly raid as a counter response to any pressure you're being faced with. Unit is already respected as being good, but that's not good enough! This unit should be considered the queen of AOE 2.

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    Too quicc too thicc

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:31 AM PDT

    Which civ got the best halb?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 06:50 AM PDT

    Twitch Plays Aoe2! LIVE NOW!

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 06:23 AM PDT

    UPDATE: Interview with Nili, June 29th 16:00 EST

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:40 PM PDT

    UPDATE: Interview with Nili, June 29th 16:00 EST

    We're taking advantage of patch day and doing the interview today (Tuesday) at 20:00GMT. I'll take some of the questions from the other thread that I posted earlier but feel free to get any last questions in for Nili. The audience Q&A has had some great questions so far.

    https://preview.redd.it/2rfjqn4og5871.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83065af8f3432fc955c5a2961bd7e98dd80cd40c

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    Hey Lefties! Tell your ELO!

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:55 AM PDT

    As a left-handed player and i'm being curious how my fellow lefties do in the game.
    So what's your ELO, is there any tournament success and most of all do you use mouse with your left or right hand?

    And do somebody know if there's any lefty pro players in the scene?

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    Can someone please see my Golden Pit game and advise what did I do wrong (950 Elo)

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:12 AM PDT

    Hi Everyone,

    I played a Golden Pit game today and lost badly to a similar Elo player. Being Turks I (think I) had no answers to Genovese Crossbowmen. I think I was doing fairly equal till early Castle Age. And I am sure you cannot tell that by looking at the game, but my plan was go for Scouts in Feudal and then CA and Light Cav in Castle or directly to Imperial with Jannies, BBC and Hussars. Though not all of that came to pass

    Can someone please watch the recording of the game and help point out major flaws. I assume there was no one point and several wrong steps led to this point. I also do not believe in Civ win, I think most Civs are balanced. https://aoe.ms/replay/?gameId=101101187&profileId=2640900

    Please keep in mind that I am around 950 Elo, there'll be big limitations on my APM, scouting, Eco idle time, TC idle time when under pressure etc.. I cannot change that in the short term.

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    Being called civ pickers - by Franks and Britons against Burmese and Celts in 2v2?

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 03:38 PM PDT

    I think now we can all come to an agreement on who the best aoe2 player is

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 02:54 PM PDT

    It depends.

    Is it EW? Then RBW4 just showed us it's Lierrey.

    Is it RM? Well Hera seems to have the slight edge over TheViper based on HC4. But it depends on the maps.

    Is it DM? Then Viper

    So the best at aoe2 is "it depends".

    Should this be a surprise? "It depends" has always been the best when it comes to aoe2. Best strat? "It depends". Best civ? "It depends". Best time to go Imp? "It depends".

    I think "It depends" will continue to dominate the scene for a while, but what are your thoughts?

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    Custom Scenario Survey - Understanding the AoE II DE playerbase

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:01 AM PDT

    Hello idlers of AoE2 Reddit, it has been a very long time I have taken part in this community and by the looks of it there is a lot of new blood. For the people who do not actively browse forums I have come to share a survey to them. Its results would serve as feedback for various scenario designers and the information gathered is public.

    https://forms.gle/CbyE7xV7LVNCms279

    There is no special requirement or knowledge expected from you, if you decide to fill out this survey, only that you are part of the AoE II DE community. Being a CSer/RMer/DMer or SPer/MPer does not matter and all responses are welcome, regardless of your gaming background.

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    Arabia TG discord

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 06:53 AM PDT

    Hey guys looking for a discord to find people to play open maps team games with, anyone know any? I'm 1.3k 1vs1 and 2.4k TG Elo if that helps.

    There are a few discord for the niche aspects of aoe like Arena or Diplomacy but I can't find one for just finding open map teammates in general

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    We need a Standard Tournament

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:38 AM PDT

    I'm happy we have all the tournaments we do, but why isn't there a normal tournament? I like Empire Wars and Hidden Cup, but a regular, non-themed tourney would be refreshing. I recall NAC being the closest thing to it.

    Something with Standard settings, with Arabia and Arena as the first two maps, then a draft of sorts (or something to that end).

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    Got assigned a random civ and no one else did

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:31 AM PDT

    I was recently playing a 2v2 game where both myself and my team mate had not selected to play as random and closed the random civ option but then randomly got assigned a civ I didn't pick. Has anyone else had this bug before?

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    Red Bull Wololo V coming soon!

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:25 PM PDT

    Option to set waypoint on lumbers and mines

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 02:49 AM PDT

    Having really bad pathing and overcrowding of vills on mines and lumbers is painfull. When you set the waypoint to a tile of mine, some vills just stand behind a miner waiting for him to go deposit...and the cycle repeats. In lumbers, they crowd and cut a tunnel through woodline.

    What I'm suggesting is a quality of life improvement where, when waypoint is set to lumber/mine, vills redistribute themselves as when a new mine/lumber is made.

    This might not seem like a problem for the first 30-35 or so vills. During mid Castle Age, under pressure, the last thing you need is a secure gold mine being inefficient jist because the waypoint wasn't change to another tile for a few minutes.

    Opinions welcomed.

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    Anyone else dying for some aoe news?

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 08:10 PM PDT

    I feel like they put out the info on the unique units and civ bonuses for Lords of The West much earlier last time. I am kind of eager to hear more. Maybe they decided not to share it since they changed a bunch for the Burgundians and Sicilians between reveal and launch. Still I'm way too excited for my own good.

    And It's not just AoE2. They announced an African civ expansion for 3, and haven't heard a word since. I thought we would hear more after the fifty state challenge l, but we still have nothing. They said it would be out in the summer, so I imagine August.

    Maybe I'm just too into the game, but I could really use some news for my favorite series.

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    Pro'lly doing something wrong but this is frustrating af.

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:32 AM PDT

    I'm Playing the barbarossa mission 1 (fourth attempt now btw after reading the startegy guide). I'm already allied to cumans (diplomacy screen) yet I don't see them on the map. What else do I need to do to get their reinforcements to stand a chance?

    Struggling even against moderate ai. Don't remember struggling this much with OG aoe2.

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