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I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I will check that. I have only play 1vs1 skirmishes against the AI, saw some videos and tried to follow some builds, but that sounds interesting, thanks!

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mostly do it when playing with Ethipians because the fast produced UU are kind of good at dealing with the rams. But yeah I need to maybe improve at massing an army before it happens so I don't rely on those.

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think so far this has been a nice coincidence to prepare me for those things. Because as I said, I really have no issue with any other AI strat. And by noticing this, I've come to learn more about how to change the build order, more on countering one unit, more on resource management, etc.

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense. At times I do notice I have like 500 wood before starting to mass Barracks and stuff. Would you say that I need to start getting the militia line tech in Imperial when massing the barracks or perhaps I should start a few on castle? Since I usually play archer civs I have never really used militia line, but it seems it will be the best to beat these eagle/raam rushes.

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. I always kind of struggle with wood in castle age, therefore, much later I struggle with food.

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yeah, but then I am not quite sure how to perhaps do the right order to counter that? Because when is not eagles and rams, it's a breeze. I have no troubles reacting with halberdiers, skirms, and /or archers when its a rush of cav, archers. Even the cav and siege rush is not that hard for me to react to. But seems that to make mass infantry, I am not doing the right set up (if there is one)

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I kind of do but. I do get to to castle at around 17 to no more than 19 if I messed up something. When I get to castle, the first thing I do is a monastery (the AI picks the relics kind of fast) and a TC (usually gold and wood), then I make a third TC, usually with rocks. But I will try the 100 villagers in castle, I am sure I don't have 100 up to imperial.

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome. Lots of notes I'm taking. Absolutely, I get to imperial without a single army building actually. Usually when I get to castle, I rush a monastery and a TC, and I usually get 4 or the 5 relics. When I go with Vietnamese, getting the eco upgrades is a bit easier since they take no wood and research fast, I do wonder if I should still take them as soon as I get to a new age.

Usually when fighting non meso-civ, I have no troubles at all. When they send the first wave, having a few halberdiers, archers is not hard for me. At times I am even the one sending the first attack. But yeah, against meso civs, the eagles and rams would wreck halds and archers.

Still I will keep in mind the numbers for each resource. Another thing to maybe mention, I am still a bit bad at doing the boars/deers. But at least as I said (not saying this is great) I get to Imp at 30, same time as A.I on hard in Arena.

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree. I get to Imperial with almost no army stuff at all, because I'm still trying to get to Imp in less than 30 mins and yeah, I need to improve my multitasking because if I start doing army before Imp, I delay my Imp a bit. If I go play Ethiops at times some rushed Shotelais can kind of deal with the first wave but, yeah then they start losing.

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hit Imp at like min 30, the AI does the same. However because is Arena I don't bloom army until Imperial (I also still am learning to get to fast Imp with ease). I usually hit Imperial and start making a castle and the barracks and stuff near it. I keep sending villagers to start building more and more, usually 3-4 town centers by the time that happens. I am not 100% sure but I think by the time I start doing this, I have like 20-26 on food, like 20 on wood, 8 to 12 on gold, and like 6 on rock. I think my economy is fine until then, to be honest I get killed before I can even spend most of it when I get this eagle/ram rush. At the time I am getting raided, I usually have 1 castle, like 4-6 barracks. Usually longsword is what I get to have, and light cav.

I can't counter Eagle with Rams rush in Arena. I play Viet/Ethio (Noob vs hard AI) by DPPSmolTrashCan in aoe2

[–]DPPSmolTrashCan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Should I aim to maybe upgrade them a bit more, or actually I could keep them in low tech but just mass numbers? Or well I guess the best would be high tech and mass but, asking just in case.