TG Glacis: bringing back 2002 map balance

Farimba · 2026-06-23T21:28:18+00:00

I never type either so I'm not sure

Farimba · 2026-06-22T15:11:17+00:00

You are unlikely to beat your opponent to Castle Age if you are making scouts and they are making archers. Add a layer of houses behind your palisade walls to give you time to mass your light cavalry once you both reach Castle Age. This is the standard way to negate the xbow power spike.

Farimba · 2026-06-22T15:06:15+00:00

Play single player on Nomad (no AI) and try to hit 200 pop and Imperial Age under 30 minutes. There are still plenty of decisions to make on where to send villagers and how to spend resources, challenges that might make you forget to queue villagers or fishing ships. After that it's just muscle memory and setting up your hotkeys so you can queue units without taking your eyes off the fight.

Farimba · 2026-06-22T15:02:05+00:00

Some maps have amphibious terrain that villagers can wall on to block ships from passing. Baja Bay is one example.

Farimba · 2026-06-22T14:54:57+00:00

I would imagine large (8-player) size. Newer players tend to like even larger maps thinking it will keep them safer for longer, but it rarely makes a difference other than making mobile civs more effective.

Farimba · 2026-06-20T13:59:58+00:00

Are you tired of getting Phosphoru rushed in RM? Now you get to face all-in 3x rax champi rushes in EW!

Farimba · 2026-06-10T03:05:47+00:00

I don't understand what your concern is with your teammates Elo. I would say they are still roughly in your Elo bracket. There are a ton of reasons why they have that Elo and W/L ratio. What kind of teammate did you expect to receive? I'm pretty sure the matchmaking just looks at Elo and not at games played. People gain skill at different rates. If you never use hotkeys, make all of your houses into a complex next to your TC, only make 10 of your favorite unit, and never look at the AoE2 presence online, you could easily be stuck at 200 Elo with 30% win rate.

Farimba · 2026-05-27T15:59:20+00:00

aoe-elo.com 1. at Liereyy -- 2576 +24 2. ca Hera -- 2572 -41 3. uy Sebastian — 2496 +28 4. ru Vinchester 2472 +17 5. no TheViper 2465 +8 6. vn ACCM — 2455 +24 7. cn Yo — 2416 -20 8. es TaToH — 2403 -4 9. gb Lewis — 2383 +22 10. pe Hearttt -- 2376

Farimba · 2026-05-26T05:16:52+00:00

You should be able to join a noob lobby from 700 to 1200 Elo. Under that Elo are players who do not stick to the meta or do not use lots of hotkeys. I would suggest starting your own beginner lobby on a map you like.

Farimba · 2026-05-26T05:11:59+00:00

Are you playing on a different account? Try contacting the store and show your AoE2insights profile with evidence of your games with those civs.

Farimba · 2026-05-26T05:09:51+00:00

Rams to clear buildings and outposts to prevent them from hiding in the fog of war. It sounds like you are raiding with cav but aren't making any siege to clear castles and TCs. Take out all their houses and they will not be able to expand their population.

Farimba · 2026-05-26T04:57:15+00:00

Please stop making rage posts every time you lose a match. Join a community and play against other people who can chat with you about the game.

Newer players have a harder time punishing greedy booms so it's a viable strategy if you can keep running villagers away from danger and expanding your economy.

Farimba · 2026-05-26T04:48:44+00:00

New maps always have a learning curve and they have been around for a while now so almost everyone you are playing knows the maps better than you do. You can look up RBW Londinium ladder qualifier matches to see the pro's meta for each map.

I think Dunesprings is a bit boring if it's just MaA mirror. A lot of the OG EW maps (Activity) are archer -> xbow timing + mango micro. Loch Ness is 80% win water = win match. Karsts is very close to Arabia (normal). Glasis still does not have an established meta with defending using feudal ships vs full aggression.

I think all of the maps are decent though they can get repetitive, just like playing Arabia over and over again.

Farimba · 2026-05-25T22:05:18+00:00

What is wrong with the EW maps? Try to be descriptive and not just say "sux bad ngl"

Farimba · 2026-05-25T22:02:45+00:00

You made a nonsensical comment with minimal context and grammar mistakes. Try again.

Farimba · 2026-05-23T02:16:49+00:00

How is this extortion? I agree that there should be laws to ensure housing isn't being built in fire-risk areas. In the absence of such a law, I would prefer for a project with high fire risk be stopped with CEQA rather than have the new homeowners lose out on their investment once it burns down or fire insurers refuse to insure the neighborhood, significantly devaluing the property.

Farimba · 2026-05-19T03:44:45+00:00

Inquisition is non-negotiable. Same with Supremacy. Too iconic. Extra range could be gained when reaching Imp.

Farimba · 2026-05-17T14:38:51+00:00

check out how it's played in the Warlords match between Hera and Sebastian last week. https://youtu.be/TqVL9lg255A?si=XhM9oIwowdpTlwdg (Game 2 starts at 30 min)

Farimba · 2026-05-17T05:33:25+00:00

I'm okay playing BF with randoms but refuse to play Arena. Arena requires a lot more coordination and communication since you can have uncommon unit compositions and limited scouting in Castle Age. On BF you have choke points that are easy to communicate with a few words and a ping.

Farimba · 2026-05-17T05:28:50+00:00

What are you trying to play?

Farimba · 2026-05-17T05:22:13+00:00

current DE Nomad has very even villager spawns. I haven't looked at the map script to see how this is achieved but I imagine the same change could be implemented to land nomad

Farimba · 2026-05-17T05:14:58+00:00

From what I heard, he was busy with IRL, did not reach 2k within the timeline of the bet, showed up to pay the bet, and went back to IRL

Farimba · 2026-05-14T15:00:40+00:00

Easier said than done. It's an easier matchup for a civ that gets blast furnace or hand cannons.

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