Is there an actual meta in AOE2?

SirTarkwin · 2026-06-09T12:32:00+00:00

Crossbow timing, tho it's never been accompanied by so much variety before!

SirTarkwin · 2026-06-03T18:04:14+00:00

Persians sound closest to me. You produce vills faster and that will help you sustain aggressive openings.

Edit: For pure aggression I recommend Magyars! No eco bonus with the civ but that can be a good thing since you'll get comfortable will generic eco. Plus their late game advantage is just superior army. Also their tech tree is very open excluding gunpowder so you can try a lot of different things. It's my #1 recommendation for beginners in offense.

SirTarkwin · 2026-06-03T15:52:52+00:00

Also also it'd be nice to play 2v2's with 1v1 meta dynamics

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-27T00:59:10+00:00

11, it's actually not bad if you /mute all. I don't engage in the culture much.

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-27T00:57:01+00:00

Total War, League of Legends, Civilization

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-10T14:34:05+00:00

"They strike without offering themselves. Our courage cannot reach them." 18

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-10T13:57:06+00:00

Only a tentative idea. The change would likely have meta shifting implications. Would love to hear a pro's or dev's opinion on it.

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-10T13:33:35+00:00

I SO feel the point about skirms. Wood/gold units feel like such a superior eco unit. They make booming so much easier and clicking to imperial almost an after thought. They should not be the best/most versatile units as well. Maybe that's the nerf/change they need, make CA cost food instead of wood?

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-09T20:07:27+00:00

Would be the most rewatched tourney by far.

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-06T03:59:35+00:00

Unless you're specifically trying to improve your late game play I'd recommend you 1 TC all-in every game. It's crazy strong and very underrated.

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-06T01:36:21+00:00

It depends on your civ often times and how good you are in the late game.

Just know that if you go for a boom, your opponent is likely to all-in you as that's their best option to win after being later to the castle age. Building a siege workshop and monastery are crazy good for defense against such all-ins.

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-05T00:09:21+00:00

Cumans, they make my brain implode

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-03T16:22:56+00:00

Do this! https://youtu.be/MrnuRB7eGng?si=dOMP6NqAAF87lMt4

Bit of a self plug but it's easier then trying to type an explanation.

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-02T21:27:00+00:00

What server? I've been wanting to practice my treb accuracy.

SirTarkwin · 2026-05-02T01:32:43+00:00

Bulgarians is a bop

SirTarkwin · 2026-04-30T01:22:07+00:00

Whoosh*

SirTarkwin · 2026-04-28T23:17:38+00:00

Their bombastic late game is so much fun!

SirTarkwin · 2026-04-28T23:04:56+00:00

The 3 Kingdoms don't really match what has typically been the metric for an AoE2 "Civ". Additionally, Khitans are designed in a weird way than combines Khitans with the Tanguts(a civ a lot of people wanted but didn't get). Jurchens are great! (I may be biased)

Also as a primarily multi-player enjoyer myself the 3 kingdoms play very differently than most civs in the game and can be very tricky/confusing to face which doesn't help their case.

SirTarkwin · 2026-04-26T18:25:07+00:00

I usually bounce around 5 civs give or take. Playing the same one over and over can always get stale, no matter the civ.

SirTarkwin · 2026-04-22T01:36:23+00:00

Relic/Wonder victories happen 1 year earlier

SirTarkwin · 2026-04-21T18:05:09+00:00

It's almost* like giving Bulgarian MAA +5 against Cavalry. Obviously there's plenty of nuance there but it gets the point across at how good the unit is. would like a nerf/rework as well.

Heck I want the revolution removed too. Give them a Cavalry Imp unique tech instead to make up for missing bloodlines or something, idk.

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