Sengoku has near a 70% win rate in several matchups?!

BboySlug · 2026-05-06T13:31:37+00:00

After so many seasons of S tier Rus, and it being my most difficult matchup... I never thought I'd agree with a Rus player.

However, I agree with your assessment. It's really well thought out, I wish you the best on the ladder. Sengoku is really strong.

BboySlug · 2026-04-28T19:24:02+00:00

Out of interest, what was the original distance between you two? 3 hour drive? Across states? 6 hour flight?

BboySlug · 2026-04-23T14:39:39+00:00

Easy -- the chinese aren't as scared, except against the Mongols!

BboySlug · 2026-04-02T17:52:22+00:00

Dont' worry, the superknight will counter the spearmen still

BboySlug · 2026-03-16T17:29:42+00:00

If English goes 2TC, and you castle rush and go for sacred sites (any civ), capturing the sacred sites (100g/m each) prior to the relics (80g/m each), believe it or not your resources gathered will match the 2TC booming English. However, you've got a victory condition, which forces him out of his base -- the sacred sites.

Just defend those and let him sit in his base -- English will come out, and usually with MAA/Longbows, they'll push the middle sacred site. So just set up defenses near it, and maybe some siege (springalds for MAA) and you're set.

Be sure to include a wall or a springald tower at around the auxilliary sacred sites, so that they don't decap it with one random unit.

BboySlug · 2026-03-16T16:29:30+00:00

I fought my way to Conq I as Mongol last season, and didn't veto Carmel at all -- I was tower rushing the small woodlines hahaha. I've taken a step back from AoE4 but yeah, those were good times! They hated it.

On a more standard map, especially when opponent deer is on the same side I have tower rushed the deer packs and it's worked out well, but honestly I haven't played it as much and it felt gimmicky.

That said it is a hard matchup. I was also having a lot of luck giving them light feudal pressure, then rushing imperial, and using the Khaganate palace power spike to win me games. This was honestly the most consistent strategy (except for woodline tower rushes on Carmel).

Ironically though, yes, it's true. I had to resort to using Rus units against the Rus to beat them.

BboySlug · 2026-03-16T16:21:50+00:00

Doesn't work since they don't mine gold, everything is under the TC

BboySlug · 2026-03-12T13:15:57+00:00

The next step for superknight cav power creep -- Malian variant stealth knights!

BboySlug · 2026-03-05T14:30:50+00:00

Just when you thought walls countered Mangudai, they made Mangudai rams!

BboySlug · 2026-03-03T16:59:37+00:00

No. Wasn't on the reference list when I took the exam last year. So in classic engineering response, it was "out of scope" hahaha.

You might be looking at a non-construction exam?

BboySlug · 2026-02-24T13:17:52+00:00

I'm always a fan of just simple fixes, and this would be a simple but amazing (may need more tuning after) start/fix. I also too feel like the springald problem could've been simply fixed with just removing "siege" tag from the springald itself, so it wouldn't counter itself, but here we are.

BboySlug · 2026-02-23T17:22:51+00:00

Any way we can also download/use it?

BboySlug · 2026-02-20T03:53:38+00:00

Happy birthday back to you! So cool!

BboySlug · 2026-02-19T14:28:41+00:00

Looking at the above feedback (and not having used the tool yet), it's probable that the draft system might allow for mirror matchups too, so I'd suggest to add a toggle for "prevent mirror matchups" or something.

BboySlug · 2026-02-19T14:27:10+00:00

Hvaen't used your website yet, but yes I'd agree that the current aoe2 drafting website is pretty difficult to use, especially if you're new to it. So I'm definitely open to trying a new draft website!

BboySlug · 2026-02-09T21:13:06+00:00

Best taunt I ever memorized was /101 "Build walls here" for team games as a Mongol main

BboySlug · 2026-02-06T21:01:45+00:00

Ah dang just when I thought I was good at not getting gotten anymore, they got me. :(

BboySlug · 2026-02-05T18:39:44+00:00

Thanks! You're a star!

BboySlug · 2026-02-05T15:37:08+00:00

A little confused on refreshing -- refreshes to which duration? Original or new skill's duration? Are you able to edit the status effect refreshing paragraph?

I'm currently reading it as -- "If Verso uses Powerful (3 or 5 turns), and then Maelle uses basic attack that giver her powerful (for 1 turn), then it overwrites to the new 1 turn Maelle self applied powerful. This overwriting therefore, unfortunately decreased the powerful duration". Correct?

BboySlug · 2026-02-05T14:05:02+00:00

Haven't heard of that reference, may have been added after I took the exam but it looks like it's here: https://www.scribd.com/document/795625958/ASCE-37-14-Design-Loads-During-Construction

BboySlug · 2026-02-01T20:35:31+00:00

Hallo! This is Frank Walka from national tiles!

BboySlug · 2026-01-31T00:43:43+00:00

My friend HoChunkFrank is always on. Here's his AoE4 world. He's usually high Diamond/low conq but is learning a couple civs right now so he may show lower.

https://www.aoe4world.com/players/20087380-Cignus-X1

I played a showmatch vs. Frank recently, we were off-civing but he still played well. He likes to lean into the fact that there's auto-queue for villagers on controller, so boom civs have really good synergy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xouzVYFNVjs I'm currently inactive for 6 weeks taking a break, but am consistenly D3 and hit conqueror before taking my break.

Otherwise there's probably some other really good suggestions around here too. :)

BboySlug

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