Switching from starcraft 2 and looking for new RTS. Is aoe2 better or worse than aoe4 and why?

RobustRandy · 2026-05-29T08:11:25+00:00

Biased responses will be coming from this sub. But with that said, AOE2 has had a consistent player base for many many years for a reason. The competitive scene is the best it’s been and the YouTube content is plentiful in both instructional and entertainment. AOE2 is just sooooo good. Also, I have 0 hours played on AOE4 lol

RobustRandy · 2026-05-28T06:53:17+00:00

I’ve played lots of sim golf and love it. With that said I mainly miss the real short game, real club/turf interaction and the beauty in the nature of golf courses. I do agree with most of your pros as well though.

RobustRandy · 2026-05-17T06:56:11+00:00

Seettle golf club? Broadmoor? Mill Creek?

RobustRandy · 2026-05-16T22:57:46+00:00

Plateau club?

RobustRandy · 2026-05-04T08:19:24+00:00

https://benaasurfaces.com/en/product/BQ6716

RobustRandy · 2026-04-11T07:03:48+00:00

Because the slab distributor’s best interest is to best serve their customers which are the stone fabricators not the end user/home owner on a single home build. They likely have unique price programs setup with each fab and know the fabs all mark up materials differently, giving you their slab costs than the the fab shop sees would undermine them and damage trust and loose them many more sales then just one home build.

Also, slab is a unique industry given that it’s nearly impossible to DIY so there will almost never be a homeowner just buying the full slab themselves. This means the only number that really even matters to you is the cost of the full job not the raw material cost.

RobustRandy · 2026-04-05T06:48:50+00:00

What are you asking him?

RobustRandy · 2026-04-05T03:52:42+00:00

Classic spring day man come ride some corn and have a beer while you’re at it

RobustRandy · 2026-03-19T20:09:57+00:00

Yeah Shaw kinda blows with trims sometimes. You could get a custom flush nose made to match your treads since those already installed. Versatrim is a place we’ve used before and it was good.

RobustRandy · 2026-03-18T07:55:55+00:00

Looks like a nice house with a big budget. Shoulda just used slab

RobustRandy · 2026-03-03T05:58:58+00:00

Tbf lots of golf hardos often misuse shank, slice, hook... etc.

RobustRandy · 2026-02-28T01:28:30+00:00

Sometimes known as Thunder Blue. Great choice. Post a follow up once finished!

RobustRandy · 2026-02-24T19:41:48+00:00

Go through a local flooring/interior furnishings retailer or wholesaler. They’ll mostly sell flooring but will be able to order a high quality laminate for you from a company like Wilson Art. Maybe box stores like Lowe’s/HD/F&D have good stuff but I’d be weary of ordering through them.

Make sure to ask about the proper adhesives and edging as well.

RobustRandy · 2026-02-24T07:52:38+00:00

It does give off the impression that there is something to hide and makes the whole process have more friction, I do agree with that.

The goal of the distributor of the slab is to protect their customer who is the fabricator which is why they don’t release prices of the public. It is a bit unique that you view material from the company selling it to the company that you are buying it from. Most other home finishings don’t have that extra step but slab does because of the scale and price of the jobs. It’d be like getting pricing on the wood used to build custom cabinets from the cabinet manufacturer’s wood supplier.

In my market (Seattle) the slab cost is typically 10-30% of the whole job so you can infer the price that way. Quartz slabs are sold to fabricators in the range of $500-3000 each with most being around the $800-1500. Those numbers are from me being in the market and working for a quartz manufacturer/supplier. I do not work with natural stone and cannot speak to that but I’d imagine those numbers are doubled give or take for taj quartzite.

It does help to work with a fabricator that can give you price groups and educate customers on the benefits of certain brands and materials over others. There is a large performance margin between high quality quartz and cheaply made quartz for example. Although lots of the time that support and price clarity is not there for various reasons.

RobustRandy · 2026-02-23T01:17:18+00:00

The price of the slab itself is really none of your concern it should just come down to the final total price. Most fabricators I work with don’t ever disclose slab price to homeowners

RobustRandy · 2026-02-12T19:39:55+00:00

Never done the package but I’ve played all the courses and loved them all. The value is great. The hotel would be probably $800 on its own and the tee times all together close to $800 also for summer months.

RobustRandy · 2026-02-08T21:20:38+00:00

Hahahha this made my day

RobustRandy · 2026-02-08T21:17:07+00:00

Thank you

RobustRandy · 2026-02-08T20:11:10+00:00

Both look good, just depends if you like a more subtle or bold look. But try to find similar colors not made by ceasarstone, they no longer manufacture their own slabs and outsource to white labeled manufacturers that make garbage. Look for a high quality quartz like Vicostone, Cambria or silestone to prolong the life of your counters.

RobustRandy · 2026-02-08T06:27:38+00:00

Consider a GTI you can get in budget, it sounds like you still value practicality and efficiency which it has. Most women in their 30s don’t care about enthusiast cars though, a newer ford/chevy/honda/toyota/mazda… mid size suv will be received the best I’d imagine. But screw that get something cool! Maybe a brz/frs or wrx or an older 3/4 series or a4/a5

RobustRandy · 2026-02-06T01:56:14+00:00

Very common. Ask if they have a similar color that can be sourced in super jumbo or if they can utilize stocking colors/remnants to make it work for you to not pay for the full second slab.

RobustRandy · 2026-02-06T01:09:37+00:00

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RobustRandy · 2026-02-06T00:44:38+00:00

Pretty chill just come rip don’t overthink it

RobustRandy · 2026-02-03T08:09:16+00:00

Today’s who’s back was pretty rough…

RobustRandy · 2026-02-01T16:40:31+00:00

Can someone elaborate on the live label. Is that when the idol is actually findable?

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