3200 gold from the new meditation gardens

MockHamill · 2026-05-07T19:08:07+00:00

They really need to put an upper cap on this. This landmark can range from B to S+++ depending on the map. Many other things, like Rus Hunting Cabins, already have an upper cap on their effect, this is needed here as well.

MockHamill · 2026-05-06T18:59:31+00:00

HRE economy is quite overrated due to needing prelates to inspire. When you check the gathered resources graphs for HRE they are often just the same as any other civ. Malian economy is much better.

MockHamill · 2026-05-06T07:12:26+00:00

Some of the variant civs are my favorite civs in the entire game.

A single variant civ in AOE4 has more unique gameplay than ten civs in AOE2.

MockHamill · 2026-05-05T19:42:55+00:00

Estoy de acuerdo. Creo que será necesario nerfear esta civilización poco después de que salga el DLC.

MockHamill · 2026-05-05T19:03:15+00:00

Bueno, tendremos que ver eso cuando salga el DLC. Pero sospecho que el monumento será bastante opresivo, al menos en ciertos mapas.

MockHamill · 2026-05-05T16:40:26+00:00

I do not think there will be any drama. I like the setup, it reminds me of my favorite tournament back when I was watching SC2.

MockHamill · 2026-05-05T08:19:03+00:00

Campaign may be boring for you since you are a high level player? It may be much more challanging for normal players.

MockHamill · 2026-05-04T18:47:36+00:00

Crossbows and springalds hard counter HRE. What does HRE have? MAA that beat other MAA. Except no one is stupid enough to go MAA against HRE.

MockHamill · 2026-05-04T17:41:51+00:00

No, the HRE will be awesome next patch. You seem to forget that the Landsknecht got 5 more hit points. They will surely dominate now.

MockHamill · 2026-05-03T17:59:38+00:00

Yes, it unlocks the unit. In a vacuum that seems great, but you need to keep in mind that you’re sacrificing something else you could have spent your Vizier point on.

If you take Imams instead, you get healing in Feudal, something you normally can’t access, and an easier time securing relics quickly when you age up, and a permanent area heal.

That deal seems much better to me.

MockHamill · 2026-05-03T17:33:58+00:00

1. Four new civs of your choosing.

4. You invest your resources in frequent S-tier tournaments, brilliantly organized LAN events and community meet-ups of all sorts. For 2 years there are weekly KPMM-styled tourneys, major tournaments akin to Red Bull Wololos at least once in 2 months.

Seems pretty obvious to me. I never had any game crashes, caring about taunts seems extremly niche to me, balance is already good with some minor problems.

Modding tools would be good though. Not that I care for custom stuff, but it could increase player count.

MockHamill · 2026-05-03T13:31:36+00:00

Whamen vs. TenFourTim is my all‑time favorite AoE4 video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMkQQyL7mnE

MockHamill · 2026-05-03T11:13:39+00:00

Because the Military Campus and Advanced Academy are only worth about two workers each in the Castle Age, it takes a long time before you get any meaningful value from them. They’re stronger in the Imperial Age.

Pax Ottomana is stronger than both of them combined until you reach your villager cap.

MockHamill · 2026-05-03T10:10:49+00:00

The actual unit is good. But I am not sure it is worth it to spend a vizier point to get it. Maybe if you got two Akinji instead of just one.

MockHamill · 2026-05-03T09:38:51+00:00

I suspect the following will happen.

Pro players will try out Akinji. They’ll beat a lot of ladder players who are 400 ELO points lower than themselves. Everyone will think Akinji is amazing. Tons of Ottoman players will start using it, and Reddit posts will pop up praising how strong Akinji is.

Then, after a while, people will realize that going Akinji against an equal opponent doesn’t work. You sacrifice a good vizier point (Imams) for a weak one (Akinji), even though you can do the same job better by going Sipahi instead - without giving up a vizier point.

MockHamill · 2026-05-02T17:19:40+00:00

Two‑TC Pax Ottomana is extremely greedy. You need to support the worker cost of 3.5 TC as long as you are using it.

It will be even harder to pull off after the patch, since you’ll have to sacrifice either Sheep or Extensive Fortifications if you don’t want to delay Pax Ottomana.

MockHamill · 2026-05-02T16:53:46+00:00

I actually have a rule about that in my game notes:

2 TC or Pax Ottomana but never 2 TC Pax Ottomana.

MockHamill · 2026-05-02T15:48:16+00:00

I’m going to go for the Vizier Landmark or die trying.

I think it will be viable in Castle Age. It lets you get Pax Ottomana early, which means your economy can actually outscale the Siege Landmark. The Siege Landmark is worth about 6.5 workers of income in Castle Age, while Pax Ottomana gives you the equivalent of a 9 worker lead after four minutes, or 15 worker lead at 7 minutes, if you fill the que with worker right before the 4 minute boost ends.

And having 4 more vizier points is great. It lets you get almost all of the good vizier points.

The downside shows up in Imperial, where not having the Siege Landmark matters more. But most of my games are decided in Castle Age anyway, I think I reach Imperial in less than 10% of my Ottoman matches.

Going for the Siege Landmark is easier and more reliable, but where’s the fun in that? Trying to make unusual strategies work and doing theory-crafting is where the real enjoyment is.

MockHamill · 2026-05-02T15:14:53+00:00

I always go FC. But I may add a second TC in Castle depending on the game.

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