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    Age of Empires II Something needs to be done for such trolls. As someone who just got into AOE 2, this leaves a very bad taste..

    Age of Empires II Something needs to be done for such trolls. As someone who just got into AOE 2, this leaves a very bad taste..


    Something needs to be done for such trolls. As someone who just got into AOE 2, this leaves a very bad taste..

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:33 AM PDT

    I always forget to water them :|

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 11:41 AM PDT

    RBW5 invited players confirmed - Liereyy, Daut, Viper, Hera, Vinchester, ACCM, Villese, Nicov, MBL, TaToH. Mr Yo can't attend due to COVID.

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 05:53 AM PDT

    https://twitter.com/redbullgaming/status/1427964099258949633

    Cool emblems for the players too, I like MBL's boar and Villese's fox!

    The invited players are joined by Slam and JorDan who won the qualifiers.

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    Indian nations

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 07:02 AM PDT

    Ok, since we've now gotten like 6 flavours of germans, 3-4 hordes, 4 SEA, 2 celts, 3 far east asians, 4-ish slavs and 3 iberians, it's time for 3 expansions in india right? East india, west india and india?

    I'm calling it, gotta have punjab and the sikhs hard lock, noryang point timeline makes this possible. Then either delhi, or another famous muslim conquerer like the mughals. Someone in deccan, bay of bengal, maurya and the cholas/tamils right?

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    Find a hubby who looks at you the way this 35-year old looks at this 12-year old

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 07:16 PM PDT

    I think i have never been as engaged with a campaign´s narrative since the days of the age of kings with saladin, joan of arc and genghis khan. truly a beautiful campaign, both in narrative and gameplay

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 08:36 PM PDT

    One ban in team RM is basically useless. You can't reasonably play the map type you want.

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:22 AM PDT

    I have been banning either arena, islands,nomad or fortress and 'star-ing' arabia for the past exactly 20 games.

    I have had 0 arabia games, exactly 1 lowlands and 19 that were one of the ones I ban.

    Each of those are some sort of a clown niche mode more or less, not to mention Black Forrest being in the pool too, which is just arena with extra steps.

    Does the game give any shits at all about the map you favorited? I'm bored of those, Islands, Arena and Arabia basically play like entirely different games. I'm also losing my shit over people constantly leaving when match is found, having to go back to queue.

    Guess I'm joining ALT+F4 gang today. As long as I am given one fucking ban, that's pretty much what the matchmaking is asking for.

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    Recommendation: Magyars

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 04:21 AM PDT

    Hi! I used to play AOE II when I was a teenager and now I'm playing again against some friends. Not used to the new civilizations, feel like I have a disadvantage when I got one of the new civilizations. Any thought about magyars? I belive that using the scouts in early game would be the difference, but when I noticed that was no longer early game. Thanks!

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    What is it with all the tower rushing lately?

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 05:54 AM PDT

    I don't know if it's me having bad luck but in the last couple of games I get tower rushed a lot. Is it because new Arabia is more open? Bad luck? Confirmation bias?

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    Converted an enemy transport ship, and boarded my wounded hero in with the enemy troops, only in age of empires

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:08 PM PDT

    Hauberk

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 07:50 AM PDT

    Does this mean Sicilians have something like mounted Huskarls as soon as this tech is researched?

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    Good recap on Project Belgium vs. F1Re topic

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 07:10 PM PDT

    Help Please? Trying to get up to 1.2k elo.

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 06:21 AM PDT

    Hi guys! I've been playing this game [DE] from launch and I've been steadily getting better.

    Was 800 elo and now I'm floating around the low 1100. The problem is, I've been stuck here for a long time now and I'm wondering if I just don't view the game well enough to do better. I've tried to stick with build orders and being aggressive but I'm struggling and I'd like some advice on how to improve.

    My in game name is CatHulu. I main Slavs and Portuguese.

    If you're up to it, I'm happy to take some coaching from literally anyone at 1.2k elo+

    Thank you!

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    Civilization Match-up Discussion Round 12 Week 13: Huns vs Magyars

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 09:33 PM PDT

    Wait... I thought I didn't do mirror match ups?? Kappa

    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 Byzantines vs Spanish, and next up is the Huns vs Magyars!

    Huns: Cavalry civilization

    • Do not need Houses, but start with -100w
    • Cavalry Archers cost -10/20% in Castle/Imperial Age
    • Trebuchets +30% accuracy
    • TEAM BONUS: Stables work +20% faster
    • Unique Unit: Tarkan (Medium cavalry with extra bonus damage vs buildings)
    • Castle Age Unique Tech: Marauders (Can create Tarkans at Stable)
    • Imperial Age Unique Tech: Atheism (Relic/Wonder victories take longer; enemy relics generate less gold)

    Magyars: Cavalry civilization

    • Villagers kill wolves in one strike
    • Forging, Iron Casting, and Blast Furnace free
    • Scout-line costs -15%
    • TEAM BONUS: Foot archers +2 LoS
    • Unique Unit: Magyar Huszar (Powerful light cavalry with bonus damage vs siege)
    • Castle Age Unique Tech: Corvinian Army (Magyar Huszars no longer cost gold)
    • Imperial Age Unique Tech: Recurve Bow (Cavalry archers +1 attack, +1 range)

    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!

    • Okay, so this should be interesting! For 1v1 on open maps - especially the new, very open, Arabia, both of these civs should do fairly well. Huns have the advantage of a very smooth power curve throughout the game, with a helpful eco bonus and two great military bonuses. Magyars, meanwhile, are all about timings and late game. How do these different strengths match up on these very open maps?
    • On closed maps, neither of these civs tend to be seen as great, as the terrain heavily restricts the mobility of cavalry armies. However, we have seen Huns used occasionally in MoA6, where they try to swamp their opponent in early Imperial Age with masses of cav archers. Meanwhile, Magyars are going to want to play a much more standard game, as their post-Imp is quite strong, as well as cost efficient. However, they don't really get an eco bonus to help them get there. How do you guys see these two matching up on closed maps?
    • In team games, both civs *can* function on flank (especially Huns), but obviously both would prefer the pocket or cavalry position. They both get fully upgraded Paladins, but Huns get a solid eco bonus and an excellent team bonus. That said, Magyars do have very strong timings with well-upgraded cavalry, and their Paladins are no weaker than Huns in the late game. Which civ would you rather have as a pocket on your team?

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

    Previous discussions: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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    More drops/dc/timeouts than ever before?

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 10:43 PM PDT

    Anyone else noticing more failed matchups, dropped games etc in the last week?

    This isnt a whinge but just checking if its just me & my local friends (Sydney Australia), or if its worldwide?

    Idk it seemed like from this weekend just gone, on ranked matchmaker, about 50% of the games work, and of the 50% that DO work it seems to take aggggges for the spinning wheel to finish & games to be tee'd up, very often when we load up finally it seems that players are gone from the game.

    Ranking took a smashing yesterday with 10 team games in which i fairly lost 2, but had a further 6 with d/c allies.

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    A man and his turtles.

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 07:59 PM PDT

    What civs do you suck with the most and why?

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 07:53 AM PDT

    My lowest win rates are:

    Koreans 20% win rate (5 games played)

    Mongols 13% win rate (8 games played)

    Italians 13% win rate (8 games played)

    Malay 13% win rate (9 games played)

    Japanese 18% win rate (16 games played)

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    My braindead ally in Jadwiga-4 is blocking the only path, and I can't set it as enemy for a moment in order to kill those units. Only solution (?): Kill my units in one side and re-train them on the other.

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 02:46 PM PDT

    After 2 hours of slugfest fighting THICC AF Teutonic knights with spearmen Ive finally done it [Bohemian 2nd mission]

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 06:58 PM PDT

    Jadwiga 5: A scenario with an inevitable defeat. Me:

    Posted: 17 Aug 2021 03:51 PM PDT

    Multiplayer

    Posted: 18 Aug 2021 01:26 AM PDT

    I have had a hard time connecting to multiplayer the last couple of days any ideas why? What can I do on my end to improve this?

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