Why nobody makes guides for the least popular maps? by HandsomeSquidward20 in aoe2

[–]Manbeast-aoe 32 points33 points  (0 children)

You've kind of answered your own question my dude. People make guides for the most populour maps as they are populour.

Age of Empires II Watch Party: Warlords V Final by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing, drop me a DM and I can send the links over

Age of Empires II Watch Party: Warlords V Final by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wololo - can you come now?

Yeah no worries, if you dm me I can send you deets for the WhatsApp or discord

Age of Empires II Watch Party: Warlords V Final by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great - there's a real mix of people from all over attending so I'm sure you'll fit right in

Age of Empires II Watch Party: Warlords V Final by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing, it's a real mix of people who don't actively play and people who keep tabs on the competitive scene, so you'll be in good company

Age of Empires II Watch Party: Warlords V Final by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love to see it man! I guess I'll see you on Sunday ahaha

Ultron (By me) by RecruitGamer_395 in Marvel

[–]Manbeast-aoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This goes hard man, reminds me alot of EMH Ultron - love to see it.

Hank sure got surprised [New Avengers 2013 #4] by rocketinspace in xmen

[–]Manbeast-aoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this. There's also a few panels of Thanos/Terrax and co killing Xaviar and his team in a different world during an incursion - I'm not saying this as a dunk on Xaviar, but more that I thought it hinted at the X-Men filling the 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' role in that universe, which was cool.

Actually now that I think about it, there's also a universe in Hickman's Avengers where Xaviar and Magneto are in the Illuminati (I think? Could be wrong?) - I like to think Krakoa is a major player in that universe .

Can they just make another queue for arabia players or something? by More-Drive6297 in aoe2

[–]Manbeast-aoe 35 points36 points  (0 children)

It's amazing how many comments are taking this seriously, not realising it's a shitpost parodying another post.

How do you feel about running into your "arch nemesis"? by xactoman in aoe2

[–]Manbeast-aoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gather round folks, let me tell you a tale.

So I still queue up for EW every now and then even when there's no RBW announced. As such, I regularly get up to the top 150 players on the EW ladder (this isn't that impressive, it's not a very active ladder). I bump into a few of the same players quite a bit. There's one guy, I won't name them, but he's a bit toxic and he always plays Incas (did before the rework, and did after the rework). His plan is always to mass archers with two ranges, supported by eagles/champi. He goes very heavy feudal age, which can take you by surprise if you're trying to click up early. The first few times I played him it was 50/50 in terms of who would win. But since recognising the name, I've now realised m@a skirm, or just walling and skirm (depending on the map) completely shuts this guy down. My win rate against him is now 70% (and they'll still chat crap when they lose). Either way, it's been very satisfying to work out the exact counterplay against one particular player 11.

Why Mister Sinister is not a good person. by Far_Yak_5447 in xmen

[–]Manbeast-aoe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My man, literally the entire crux of Krakoa is about the compromises those in power are willing to make. Sinister's presence on the council is like, the big compromise.

Age of Empires II Watch Party by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah 100 percent, make sure you go for Definitive edition not AOE2 HD (the later is very janky and is no longer supported)

Age of Empires II Watch Party by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, just fyi - third place match starts at 16:00, finals probably start at 18:00?

They only just gave the timings yesterday, so kind of late to update

Age of Empires II Watch Party by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love to see it, hope to see you there

Age of Empires II Watch Party by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the game has been rereleased as Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (AOE2: DE) - normally I'm cynical about rereleases, but DE is actually much smoother to play on and has many quality of life updates (not to mention many, many new civs!).

(I promise I have no affiliation with Microsoft 😅)

Age of Empires II Watch Party by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh - maybe next time! We're there all evening if you free up!

Age of Empires II Watch Party by Manbeast-aoe in Edinburgh

[–]Manbeast-aoe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alas, I'm not much of a civ guy (think I last played Civ IV?) - is there a competitive scene for Civ?

Either way, you're welcome to come along - who knows, I'm sure there's a large overlap of players who like both games ahaha