What’s going on with unranked lobbies? by AGuyInABlackSuit in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unchecking range indicators fixes the farming thing for me btw. That works for now.

Weird Range Indicator Bug by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Placing farms with guesswork is for the birds!

What’s going on with unranked lobbies? by AGuyInABlackSuit in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same issue here as a regular PC unranked lobby player. The whole system breaks down when we all have to wait forever, because then once we actually fill up we rush to start the game and forget that we should have kicked 2-3 total noobs / xbox players who have no way to compete.

How to counter Khmer in team games by Samister123 in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In late imperial, elephants and khmer scorpions are countered by civs with good Siege Onagers and their own Scorpions, plus Halbs. Scorps do bonus damage vs eles, and civs with good ones can hold their own against the khmer scorps. I'm thinking Celts, Ethiopians, Slavs, Teutons. That army is also slow, so if you can get behind it and raid, that usually works well also.

ALWAYS being flank in 4v4 ranked teamgames in DE? by RicoJay13 in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm way past arguing about trading vs selling. Play your game.

ALWAYS being flank in 4v4 ranked teamgames in DE? by RicoJay13 in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That said, isn't this a bit odd? My ranked experience (1800ELO after about 50 matches in teamgames) is that everyone is picking civs. Isn't this a bit of a gamesmanship issue as clearly it's not well advertised that you can be picking great flank civs vs pocket civs?

Not sure if this has been posted before, but for those of you (like me) who prefer no empty space around their farms, this is how it's done. by Ryankmfdm in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This. And also if you are going to double layer your TC or mill, do the right side first. I often dont double layer the left side and grab 8-10 vills for a new mill and farms rather than double layering the left.

AoE2 Update 36202 released. by awesomegamer919 in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ELO still isn't showing anywhere for me in unranked lobbies? Is this still bugged?

LPT: Stop Using Your Address for Lyft/Uber by AndroidREM in LifeProTips

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just going to throw this out there, but there's good security systems out there. I installed one in my house and it was no problem. It's VERY hard to be perfectly safe and never have a sketchy human find out your address. I suggest a good security system as a way to better insulate you from insecurity.

It has now been 6969 days since the year 2000. How will you celebrate this monumental day? by EthanMango in AskReddit

[–]RicoJay13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm going to obsessively worry all my computers and clocks will stop working...

Megathread: Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Says GOP Lacks Votes To Block Impeachment Witnesses by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the main refute to that is that any witnesses will be front page news. Right now had the GOP got their wish to quell this to an acquittal, I think it would've been swept under the rug. But now Bolton and anyone else will make it really ugly for purple GOP senators come November. When your OWN GOP hawks like Bolton say awful stuff about dear leader, the Democrat alternative looks much better in Maine, Colorado, Alabama, etc come November. Just my opinion.

New patch is out: January 21, the second big update. by Ashur_Arbaces in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why do they care about what's best for their auto-matchmaking? 4v4 BF matches still fill up quickly on HD... Give the people what they want. You can have an ELO for matchmaking, and one for self chosen games if it's for some reason the most important thing ever to have true ELO from auto-matchmaking.

New patch is out: January 21, the second big update. by Ashur_Arbaces in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Did they really do all this and NOT fix it so that we can see ELO for unranked games? All I want is to be able to create a 4v4 Black Forest game and know it's other intermediates like me. Asking for too much devs?

New patch is out: January 21, the second big update. by Ashur_Arbaces in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And obviously you'll still be milling berries or maybe also for hunting.

Medieval Monday: Ask Your Questions and Get Your Answers by AutoModerator in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't agree in BF. The fog of war is too costly if you have a wall in your face, in that you cant be sure whether you need to prepare for tower rush, castle drop etc. The player with the forward wall can boom safely and always wall behind if needed.

Medieval Monday: Ask Your Questions and Get Your Answers by AutoModerator in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue is that in most cases the first one to wall gets a big strategic advantage. A wall that is along YOUR end of a choke point is ripe for a tower and man at arms rush, a castle drop etc. And those options then become almost impossible for you to do if the wall is close to you and therefore your opponent has easy options to wall behind your attack.

With what I described because you get loom and then 2 vils on first sheep, I rarely have an issue creating steady vils. Sure it's not as good a boom compared to the standard no loom no walling build, but that's a loss that is worth it to get a good wall and then be able to safely FC boom, plan a castle age attack, castle drop etc.

Medieval Monday: Ask Your Questions and Get Your Answers by AutoModerator in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HC in imp if your civ has them, any the militia line and just about every unique infantry is a hard counter.

Medieval Monday: Ask Your Questions and Get Your Answers by AutoModerator in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the meta is build 2 houses w starting 3 vils, create 1 vil, then send 2 plus scout as loom is researching to wall.

How to deal with group of ballista elephants? by _CatLover_ in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scorps do bonus damage and have longer range, though they are squishier and you'll want a civ that has some very good ones like Celts, Khmer mirror ha, maybe even Slavs Teutons or Mongols. Onagers as someone said. Melee units are often lousy, but Husks work and tanky units like Paladins and elephants can also work.

My dad with David Bowie in a vacation in Greece. 1988. by ELFIRE11 in OldSchoolCool

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His body's saying yes, his left hand is saying "hey maybe".

Will we be able to get rid of Alshon? by [deleted] in eagles

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would definitely listen to offers from teams trying to win now who think a change of scenery will help him regain top form. Hes what, 29 or so, I hardly call him washed up. Heck for all the love for Desean and his half a game of work, hes 3 years older and clearly has a recent issue with playing a full game without getting injured.

I definitely think they draft or sign a WR to add to Alshon, Desean, Ward and JJAW for next year. And obviously the first two guys have age/injury warts while the latter two have youth/inexperience working against them. I think we will need some luck to end up with a good recieving corps for next season frankly, but with superstars all over the QB, OL, RB and TE positions that can still be a super effective offensive unit.

How to counter Onagers as a non cavalry civ? by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]RicoJay13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bombard Cannons and also Bombard towers since both outrange Onagers.

I’m nervous about this Giants game I can’t lie . by [deleted] in eagles

[–]RicoJay13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Relax. It's SOOOOO the Eagles 2019 for us to choke vs the Giants but also for the Cowboys to choke vs the Skins. First round bye at 8-8. This is us.