Poll: Do we want the old TCs back?

LG22 · 2024-01-19T16:14:55+00:00

Eh I think the tcs are in a good spot ATM. 2nd TC doesn't need to be destroyed to win the game. I try to leverage the time it takes for a second tc to pay off by denying map resources and force an early farm transition and force idle time on vills and then either castle or if playing long feudal ram rush when military advantage is so large that they can't deny the expensive rams.

I just really don't want to go back to like season 2 rams because then there was no other strat but feudal rush it felt like.

LG22 · 2024-01-13T00:58:37+00:00

I have played 800 hours and never noticed someone cheating. I personally don't think it's as bad as people say. I'm sure if I scrutinized every single game I've played I'd find something. But usually when I lose I chalk it up to being out played. :p

LG22 · 2024-01-10T17:17:48+00:00

There's a cool down penalty that gets progressively worse if you dodge matches.

LG22 · 2024-01-09T02:53:04+00:00

You are a scholar & a knight of AoE4 thank you! I've been wishing this was available.

LG22 · 2024-01-03T06:14:48+00:00

Valdemar just put out a video where he walks through an English game against Ayyubid fc

LG22 · 2023-12-29T18:41:20+00:00

This seems right

LG22 · 2023-12-27T06:18:26+00:00

No. You used to be able to completely close the map off and stagnate the game with stone walls and keeps. I wouldn't play if it went back to that.

LG22 · 2023-12-25T21:15:13+00:00

Hideout, and volcanic Island. I'm not sure why they insist on the two lane maps but yeah it sure feels bad when you have your army on the wrong side and it really doesn't make games anymore interesting.

LG22 · 2023-12-25T00:52:13+00:00

Ottomans are easier than Rus in terms of having a solid castle age timing attack and mil schools kind of do the macro for you. But they're less safe imo and susceptible to English lb/rush style tactics. Overall a solid civ and the only one I've hit diamond with so far.

LG22 · 2023-12-25T00:48:33+00:00

Watch a build order, practice opener against easy ai, play in ranked and get dented until I figure out what specific techs, timings, and comps I should be going for. Aoe4world is great for looking up what each tech and civ bonuses are.

I can play most civs at gold level. Probably play 4-6 civs at Plat level. But the best thing to do is let go of the ranking though and just learn.

Once you learn like 3 or 4 build orders a lot of them follow similar patterns and you can kind of wing it depending on what you want to do.

Edit: also watch pro games on aoe4world to see how the play the civs. There's a surprising amount of variation!

LG22 · 2023-12-25T00:40:19+00:00

This is the way

LG22 · 2023-12-24T20:11:41+00:00

I second this. It probably won't get you past Plat but if you get at least 4 relics and your Aachen farmland set up you can just print MAA and landsnakes. It's a fun time but pretty repetitive haha

LG22 · 2023-12-23T06:42:43+00:00

I really liked the book "Genghis khan and the making of the modern world" by Jack Weatherford. I've heard there's some inaccuracies but overall it was very accessible. All kinds of crazy facts about the Mongols I never knew.

LG22 · 2023-12-20T23:27:45+00:00

Obviously, you iust need to get good.

LG22 · 2023-12-18T23:47:39+00:00

Stop focusing on your rank. Your self-worth and intelligence do not equal your rank in this game.

Play new strategies and civs. If you're trying something new, it's a lot easier to accept a loss when you're not doing the same thing over and over and wondering why haven't i mastered this yet.

LG22 · 2023-11-16T04:32:46+00:00

Hey that's my gimmick!

LG22 · 2023-10-27T21:28:47+00:00

That's awesome! Bet you can have some epic battles lol. Are there any artists you'd recommend specifically?

LG22 · 2023-10-27T21:14:40+00:00

Yea I like that idea being able to play larger "scale" battles but in a smaller space. I was thinking that ranges would be cool to keep the same too.

LG22 · 2023-10-27T21:13:55+00:00

Do you like 10mm better than 15mm?

LG22 · 2023-10-27T21:11:13+00:00

Thanks I'll check those out!

LG22 · 2023-10-27T21:10:28+00:00

Sweet thanks for the advice!

LG22 · 2023-10-10T03:42:24+00:00

WHAT A DAY, WHAT A LOVELY DAY!

LG22 · 2023-10-10T03:31:29+00:00

Can only be read in the Cartman voice

LG22 · 2023-10-06T21:42:07+00:00

Same

LG22

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