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    Age of Empires II Hyped for RBW5

    Hyped for RBW5

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 04:20 AM PDT

    What happened in Hera's head while reviewing the Poles

    Posted: 23 Aug 2021 08:36 PM PDT

    The unused Burgundian castle model

    Posted: 23 Aug 2021 11:12 PM PDT

    Top 10: Civs dependent on their Unique Techs

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 03:05 AM PDT

    Hi all! After my last post, which gave way to lots of discussion (thank you all!!!!), a simple yet whole new scenario occurred to me: What if the hacker (or the new mod) just disabled both UTs? Which civs would suffer more without their UTs to research? Here's my list, which has been so difficult to decide the rank that it starts with 3 quick Honorable mentions to civs that didn't make it to the list:

    HM 1: Poles (Szlachta Privileges + Lechitic Legacy). Poles are very well represented as a Light/medium cavalry civ. Their lack of Plate Barding Armor and Paladin is balanced with two techs for discounted Knights/Cavaliers and trample damage Winged Hussars. If you remove both UTs, Obuch + Arb seems their only viable option, but could Poles be called "cavalry civ" after that?

    HM2: Malians (Tigui + Farimba). Farimba is the power spike for Malians in late game, with their 14 attack Heavy Camels and Light Cav and 19 attack Cavaliers. They didn't make it to the list though, because still having Arbalesters (lacking last armor Bracer) and 7 pierce armor Pikemen and 8 pierce armor Champskarls, they would have options for late game. And never forget Gbetos!

    HM3: Japanese (Yasama + Kataparuto). Situationally, both could hurt a bit. Yasama turns towers into "Castles", thus helping with map control and protecting from raids. Kataparuto is the only bonus to the poor Jap siege, which lacks BBC, SR and SO. Without them, Japanese keep their power, but would have a tougher time for defense, map control and especially pushes.

    Top10:

    10.- Burgundians (Burgundian Vineyards + Flemish Revolution). Burgundians are a civ that, if you look at their tech tree, seem to rely on Bloodlines-less Paladins and gunpowder to finish the game. I mean, it's easy for them to tech into Paladins, but, by the time enemy techs into Halbs or Heavy Camels, they'd need a difficult transition into their own Halbs or HCs. They lack Supplies, feature a horrible Archery Range and no bonuses towards Rams or Onagers. With BBC as their strongest siege unit, Flemish Rev. represents their game finishing button. Burg Vineyards also helps a lot with their late game economy. But still, with their very good eco, could try to do an all-in Castle Age push.

    9.- Mayans (Hul'che Javelineers + El Dorado). 100HP Elite Eagle Warriors are the best game finishers for Mayans. They raid very well, wreck archers, trade fine with Cavalry and could make a good transition for Mayans once Arbalesters lose effectiveness in mid Imperial Age. For gold scarcity, Hul'che Skirms are also a good option. They didn't make it upper on the list because FU Eagles are still good, and they have another transition into Plumed Archers that would be very effective against many army comps.

    8.- Aztecs (Atlatl + Garland Wars). Aztecs' late game is strongly dependent on these two techs. 17 attack Eagle Warriors have a great potential for archer snipe and raiding. 12 attack Pikemen is the only non-monk defense against cavalry, and 21 attack Champions + 20 attack Jaguars pose a threat to any infantry switch. Apart from that, Atlatl saves the day, giving +1 attack and range to Skirms who lack Ring Archer Armor (That's why arbs are a bit lackluster in late game). Without their UTs, Aztecs would need to finish the game in Castle Age (sth they could do with an all-in Eagle + Monk + Siege push).

    7.- Magyars (Corvinian Army + Recurve Bow). Say goodbye to the best couple in late game. The result of not having these techs would be standard FU HCAs + 10 gold for each Huszar (we would need to weigh between the gold saved by not researching both techs and creating more Huszars and the possibility to create more FU discounted Hussars without spending gold). Magyars lack a strong eco bonus but their late game is strong. Without their UTs, they would still rely on FU Arbalesters and Paladins.

    6.- Vikings (Chieftains + Berserkergang). Vikings had an inherent weakness to enemy mounted units (especially heavy cavalry), which was decreased with the introduction of Chieftains. Since then, few cavalry civs would want to face Viking infantry, especially FU Berserkers! Chieftains makes Viking gold Infantry still more cost effective against most of mounted units. Berserker + Siege is a very effective comp, that would lose much power without Viking UTs. Of course, if you're not facing a Cavalry civ, lacking Chieftains wouldn't affect so much.

    5.- Italians (Pavise + Silk Road). Silk Road is a situational tech, though very useful if a trade route has been established in a Team Game. But the biggest problem for Italians would be losing Pavise. Their Arbalesters would become FU standard without bonuses towards them, their main defense against mounted units (Genoese) would be weaker, and Condottieros, which are very useful for certain circumstances, would be wrecked by any ranged unit. The reason not to be higher on the list is that lacking their UTs wouldn't affect water games.

    4.- Tatars (Silk Armor + Timurid Siegecraft). Tatars' late game army comp will certainly include HCAs + Hussars (OK, Keshiks in TG if gold's not an issue). Silk armor is the best tech when it comes to making it viable. It also synergizes greatly with Timurid Siegecraft, since, apart from 19 range trebs, gives access to flaming camels, who could counter massed cavalry or camels, who are a good response to HCA + Hussar. Tatars now have a low win rate, and Silk Armor feels like the best tech for that win rate not to drop further.

    3.- Bulgarians (Stirrups + Bagains). Without these techs, Bulgs would become an "upgrade discount" civ with no unit above the FU. They'd get FU 2HS, Halb, Hussar, Cavalier, and SW units, all aided by Blacksmith and SW discounts. But it's clear that, after the upgrades, they would lack all the power they now show + there would be no bonus (eco or military) towards them. Their Cavalry, Konniks and 2HS, who have given Bulgs an "anti-meso" civ status, would be standard. Maybe HCAs could still become a more viable option for them.

    2.- Sicilians (First Crusade + Hauberk). For a civ that lacks a strong offensive military bonus, First Crusade represents a unit spam button that could be useful in many cases, both for attack and defense. Thanks to this tech, the Castle Drop + 5TCs + 1st Crusade has become a signature strat for Sicilians in Arena. After Donjon rushing or wanting to counter a Pike siege or to delay arbalester pushes, the player could tech into Serjeants and then spam up to 35 units and get Faith as an extra! Hauberk also is a very useful tech, because it turns Sicilian Cavaliers harder to kill than Cataphracts! Sicilians without these techs lose too much strength imo.

    1.- Goths (Anarchy + Perfusion). To me, they take nº1 undoubtedly. Removing Goth UTs would only render useless the Goth flood, thus disabling the only viable strategy for Goths, who rely on numbers and the fastest creation of the cheapest units. The only comp that could somehow work could be… idk, Huskarl + Heavy Scorpion + Capped Ram + BBC Against Archer/Infantry comps and Halbs instead of Scorps against Cavalry civs?

    I hope you enjoyed the thread and again let me know what your views are regarding the list.

    Have a nice day!

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    When they were supreme..... (PSA, I didn't find any image of a 16 attack Hussar)

    Posted: 23 Aug 2021 08:13 PM PDT

    Actually, I'm pretty sure I CAN hold these battered walls forever.

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 03:48 AM PDT

    Masmorra interviews Daut

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 04:23 AM PDT

    Latest game on new Arabia. Had one, single baby woodline :(

    Posted: 23 Aug 2021 08:00 PM PDT

    Casters throwing shade T90s way during Cities: Skylines Red Bull-event

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 01:22 AM PDT

    How does rating work?

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 03:51 AM PDT

    I had games where I have gotten 0 points but today I won and it was -2.

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    How?

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    What's your favorite civ and strategy/composition?

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 12:25 AM PDT

    Which civ do you prefer playing the most and why? Which are their best units according to you?

    What is usually your opening, castle age composition, late game composition and trash war composition with this civ?

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    Where’s Ivaylo?

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 06:19 AM PDT

    I'm doing the fourth mission and it says "Ivaylo, Georgi Terter, and the Bulgarians must survive" problem is, Ivaylo doesn't exist. Is this a bug?

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    What screen ratio is best for AoE?

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 05:58 AM PDT

    Which screen ratio you think works best for the AoE series?

    16:9 (widescreen) or 16:10 (taller screen) or something else?

    View Poll

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    Biggest big brain move I've ever seen: picking Huns in Nomad to not need house wood to get faster boats

    Posted: 23 Aug 2021 11:40 AM PDT

    Herpaderp I'ma pick Huns and get extra wood for ImBa EcO

    ??? No wood to build TC

    "Guys send wood pls"

    "No market dude"

    Gg lol

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    Jadwiga 3 (Hard)

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 03:23 AM PDT

    What is the most effective way to beat this nasty scenario?

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    Should unique units be available outside castles?

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 05:01 AM PDT

    Aside from Goths and Huns (and Sicilians), the main unique unit is only available in castles, limiting their supply and hence gameplay variability between civs. If unique units were available in the respective production building after building a castle (and with a longer creation time than in a castle), this would no longer be the case and they might see more play/there might be more viable strategies. What do you think?

    Also, which civ do you think would play most differently with that change?

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    New Unit Idea - Hippo Toxotai for Byzantines

    Posted: 23 Aug 2021 04:47 PM PDT

    Now that replacing existing techs with unique ones is a thing, I think there's an opportunity to make the Byzantines a bit more historically accurate.

    A key part of the professional part of the Byzantine army were heavy cavalry archers (hippo toxotai). However, in AOE2 heavy horse archers are basically unplayable for the Byzantines because they're missing bloodlines (making them not-so-heavy).

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    So I propose the following:

    Instead of Heavy Cavalry Archer900f, 500g+10 HP+1 attack+1 melee armor

    Byzantines would get Hippo Toxotai

    1050f, 600g+30 HP+1 attack+2 melee armor

    Essentially, rolling bloodlines and an extra MA into the new upgrade. They're still not great, lacking parthian tactics, and I don't think it changes the civ much, but I think they could be playable for niche situations where you'd want them.

    Interested in hearing your thoughts!

    (Edited based on peeking_duck's comment)

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    Servers down?

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 04:26 AM PDT

    Wow the jump from Standard to Moderate is...insane.

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 07:32 AM PDT

    So I used to play AOE1-2 a lot as a kid, cheated often of course.

    But I got DE recently, booted it up and played a made on Standard. It was super easy, I don't think I could've lost even if I tried. Like I was really phoning it in and trying to re-learn the game.

    So this time I bumped it up to moderate...and then hundreds of Crossbowmen. I had 15-20 knights and 10 archers...and I wiped out like 60 of them...and then they kept coming...and coming.

    And then there was this weird 2-3 minute period where they went from base, to Fuedal, to Castle age all within 3 minutes. I was so confused!

    Damn I know I am shit at the game but that felt bad, I was trying, fast tehcing my way and getting a big economy going, I got rushed when they captured all the artifacts and had like 5ish minutes it appeared on the countdown. But even then, I had maxed upgraded units and specials as well and they just had...hundreds of Arbalests.

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    i cant wait for the poles nerf

    Posted: 24 Aug 2021 07:15 AM PDT

    they are to versitile and their cav is to cheap. if you dont get them early they can always switch into arbs and kill your halbs . also they have bbc and bbt. so its almost impossible to beat them if you are not a much better player. imo

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