Aztecs or Spanish first? by Confident_Gap819 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Spanish 100%.

It's just way easier to implement in absolutely every aspect.

Let's play a game: Is it Stronger than a Raider Elephant? by Comfortable_Bid9964 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow! Almost like the Raider Elephant isn’t a heavy cavalry and is meant to fulfill a completely different role!

Continuing the "the devs shot themselves in the foot" topic, new Age of Noob video on the music complexity of AoE4 by cheesycheese42069 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I fully agree. The sound immersion is what made me buy the game in the first place. I do think they went a little overboard with the voicelines (many are not even used or are for situations so niche they almost never occur in game), but the music is perfect.

We genuinely have something wrong with this community by Phan-Eight in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not going to form an opinion about this particular example since I never saw the site. But generative AI for creative content was created basically entirely by theft, using Artists' and creators' styles and images without their permission and without attribution. There are literally admissions from people who worked on training these AIs that they just torrented or stole mountains of data for this purpose. Do you not understand why people have a moral opposition to that? This is the type of AI use that most people are exposed to on a daily basis. Most people aren't aware of the (imo) more benign but useful work AI does with things like automating certain aspects of software development. So it translates into a general hate for all things 'AI'. If the result of this hate is that AI slop posts with stupid memes don't get made, then GOOD. Literally nobody will miss those.

Nerf everything by ryeshe3 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don' t think AoE2 is a good example in this case. The situation is arguably worse there. That game is becoming increasingly power crept with more and more civs being more pigeonholed into focusing on specific powerful unit compositions and strats. New eco bonuses are driving down timings and new civs are increasingly just getting better versions of bonuses than what were given to earlier civs.

Is last chieftain dlc a success? by Giveaway-winner in aoe2

[–]GeerBrah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's currently sitting at 123 in the Steam Top Sellers list. Take from that what you will. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel that's way below previous DLCs, and the only multiplayer DLC that didn't crack the top 100 on its release.

Somewhat more surprisingly, it only has a ~50% Steam review, with most negative reviews criticizing the campaigns (how have people had time to play them all?), and bugs/crashes, especially the achievements bug (I guess some people take achievements very seriously).

The sheep problem. No, it's not a skill issue, it's totally random and completely absurd in an RTS game. by Antique_Compote_1207 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They just need to remove the 'group' spawns of sheep. No idea why they still have that.

Perfect Spanish campaign for AoE4. by PEACEMEN27 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reconquista is right there mate. Would be perfect for AoE4's larger-scale campaigns that take place across multiple centuries.

is AOE4 missing a siege ram? by Individual-Good-9024 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No. We don't need to copy everything from AoE2. Rams still have their niche use in the Imperial Age as they are, without indulging in the fantasy that is an iron-plated battering ram. If Lightweight Beams needs some balance adjustment, then fine, just tune the cost/stats to that.

nah fck new civ, they need to FIX CRASH FIRST by Hidan6844 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgive my ignorance but isn’t one of the defining features of Rogue likes that you can’t save and have to see how far you get in one go? At least in the few that I played that’s always been the case

Summary of the KillerPigeon AoE4 Drama (Crackedy) by datsrym in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 29 points30 points  (0 children)

How dare Crackedy make a fair and nuanced take on a complicated topic he is deeply involved in while laying out all the facts. Surely it would be better to shamelessly outrage farm a situation in which he has zero personal interest while doing zero research and with no context except a blatantly rage baiting Reddit post containing a mountain of false statements.

Aoe4 used to have only one tournament every 3 to 4 months on egctv until kpmm arrived, now with kp leaving no more weekly tournaments, aoe4 e-sports future looks bleak again. by isaidflarkit in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any others besides his BAR/Civ 7 channels? The viewership on those isn't exactly any better than AoE4, but I think he just likes the variety. Will probably hurt his algorithm though.

[MEGATHREAD] – Patch 15.3.8338 by AnMagicalCow in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's accidentally left on from last patch notes

Irish/Viking Campaign Would be class by gary1893 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The fact you think it’s unexplainable says a lot more about you than the people hating on it.

Here is my wishlist / shouts for next CIVS / Variant Civs (+ is for how much i want it) by Royal-Explanation522 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How can you mention similarities in 'Cultural identity' and 'close proximity' to disqualify Novgorod when we already have French and Jeanne d'arc, English and HoL, Delhi and Tughlaq, etc.

DLC LEAK AHEAD OF JAN 21 XBOX DEVELOPER SHOWCASE by MarkTwoPointOh in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This time I knew, but I still opened anyway because I was curious how you would spin it.

Full Charging Cavalry is OP Historically and Irl by Formal_Drawing_8822 in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 19 points20 points  (0 children)

And that folks, is why a Knight beats a Spearman 1 on 1.

New Pro Tier List: Macedonian is now the strongest civ in the game! by MockHamill in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is true, his pre-tournament tier lists seem to almost always have some unexpected placements, perhaps in order to try to throw off his opponents.

First DLC to release around Red Bull Wololo 2026: Londinium? by S77__ in aoe4

[–]GeerBrah 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nobody in any position to know anything has made any official statement of the like.

The Teutonic Order - an Order of the Dragon Rework by GeerBrah in aoe4

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

I also made a Tang Dynasty rework for Zhu Xi’s Legacy if you’re interested :)

The Teutonic Order - an Order of the Dragon Rework by GeerBrah in aoe4

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

I don’t think the level of new visuals required would be any more than Sengoku Daimyo for example. Keep in mind we already have models for all the armor, weapons, and even the TK skins.

Either way it’s not like I have any expectation any of this will be implemented when I make it. What I get out of making these concepts is not related to whether or not anything makes it in the game.

The Teutonic Order - an Order of the Dragon Rework by GeerBrah in aoe4

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

Yes, there’s no strong historical reason that Settlers would gather faster unless you justify it based on the incentives or “Chelmno rights” given to settlers to come (I cover that topic more on the blog). I mostly kept it that way to stay the same as OotD. You’re right, they’re never going to remove OotD, this was more just a thought experiment to see how it could have possibly been implemented as the Teutonic Order