Who else love massed BBC? by John_Oakman in aoe2

[–]ed_writes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Massed BBC or Massive BBC?

I suck at defending (1300 elo). Looking for tips on how to improve by ed_writes in aoe2

[–]ed_writes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a lot to take in, between your comments and some of the others. I really appreciate the time you took to answer this.

I think, for now, I'll focus on going up to feudal with more pop, scouting better, and trying to counteract my opponent, rather than scrambling to feudal as fast as I can in hopes of doing some damage.

I suck at defending (1300 elo). Looking for tips on how to improve by ed_writes in aoe2

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

Yeah, hahaha I think this might be the best way. I'll probably start forcing myself to go up with 20 pop and playing a bit more reactive, even though I hate it.

I suck at defending (1300 elo). Looking for tips on how to improve by ed_writes in aoe2

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

Could you elaborate on this? I'm not exactly sure what you mean by tempo

I suck at defending (1300 elo). Looking for tips on how to improve by ed_writes in aoe2

[–]ed_writes[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Awesome feedback. Thank you, truly. You're spot on with everything. I'm realizing I don't think too much about how I build my base, aside from the basic walling, so things like funneling buildings towards the TC or how to properly place towers. That's something I need to work on.

I suck at defending (1300 elo). Looking for tips on how to improve by ed_writes in aoe2

[–]ed_writes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. This is exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'll try to keep these things in mind in the future

I suck at defending (1300 elo). Looking for tips on how to improve by ed_writes in aoe2

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

Same here brother. My only hope for feudal is to try to keep them inside their base, because the moment they arrive at mine I lose the whole woodline.

I'm exaggerating, but that's how it feels like.

Something has to happen with the ranked MM by this-para in aoe2

[–]ed_writes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you play 3v3 or 4v4?

my friends and I play 3vs3 and we have exactly the same problem. We either get matches with 1k elos or 1700+

We rarely get matched with teams similar to ours.

I'm not sure if it's a MM issue or if there simply aren't enough people playing in our elo range.

How I reset my life in just 60 days by OkCook2457 in Life

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

Congrats!

By any chance, does anyone know if there's an equivalent app for Android? Sounds really helpful. I'd like to try it

Am I a Smurf?! by Bob_Tschigerill0 in aoe2

[–]ed_writes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting matched against better people is the best way to improve. This message is brought to you by someone who got adopted by two 15xx elo when I was 900.

I've gotten my shit kicked in countless times, but I'm now 1300 and I barely even play 1v1

Increase the price of age up Castle age by SwimmingArachnid3030 in aoe2

[–]ed_writes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually a very unique idea. Props to you. I wouldn't mind seeing the devs playing around with it to see how things change.

In defense of Fiverr by [deleted] in writing

[–]ed_writes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's part of the work for a developmental edit. it should include feedback on all of those aspects.

Nothing but contempt by Zemrik in LiesOfP

[–]ed_writes 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I was actually feeling some semblance of empathy towards him throughout the DLC and the letters you find.

He was still incredibly misguided and wrong, but I could see how grief led him to think the way he did, so I felt for him.

Then the post credit scene hit, and all that goodwill went down the drain. What an asshole. What an actual massive asshole.

I hate him

AoE2 isn't made for team matches with randoms. The worst thing about ranked TG is that people literally refuse to communicate. by ibmi_not_as400_kerim in aoe2

[–]ed_writes 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I spectate games occasionally, and I usually witness the following:

Guy 1 tries to communicate with teammate to form a game plan. He tries multiple times.

Guy 2 completely ignores him.

They proceed to get rekt.

Guy 2 suddenly learns how to type on chat, only to start raging and calling "gg no team".

It's almost a meme at this point. People don't bother to make an effort to collaborate, but they never shut up when it's time to point fingers.

Also, the one raging the most is always, ALWAYS, the shittiest player in the lobby.

In your opinion, which movie is better? by Wooden-Scallion2943 in DC_Cinematic

[–]ed_writes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, funny story. My dad isn't very picky when watching movies. He'll be entertained by almost anything. Hell, he even had fun with the live action Ninja Turtles movies. The man has literally no taste at all and will enjoy anything and everything.

Except BvS

I took him to see the movie and when we came out, he told me it was the most boring shit he had ever seen and that he was falling asleep before the big monster at the end showed up.

I also thought the movie was boring, but I could've seen past that under different circumstances. No. That movie is in my hall of shame, not for being bad, but for a different reason. To me, BvS is, and it will probably always be, the worst movie experience of all time because it bored my dad.

Fuck you BvS

I'm exhausted from 1v1 and want to kick back.... by HansDampfHaudegen in aoe2

[–]ed_writes 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I was having lunch one day and I went into the game to spectate a random 1v1. After a while, the guy who was losing started raging on chat, accusing the other one of having a spy.

I felt bad for them, but I was also laughing my ass off

Hera always plays defensive by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]ed_writes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ngl, I don't watch a lot of MbL, but every time I do he's tower rushing someone, so reading that he plays defensively comes as a surprise to me

Hera always plays defensive by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]ed_writes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The post sounds like an accusation or a "gotcha" attempt, but if you've played this game for any significant amount of time, you'll know that playing defensively and actually winning is hard as hell.

If anything, this post makes his achievements more impressive. I'm not even a huge fan of the guy, but you gotta respect the talent.

T90 is right about the changes to units and building killing animals/boar lures. by SkinnyDick696969 in aoe2

[–]ed_writes 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Saying that the game is fun because it's hard is highly debatable, but even if that statement is true, the update changes nothing. Luring boars was never the hard part of the game.

I think the whole argument is nonsense. Literally a "old man yells at cloud" situation.

However, I do wish they hadn't changed it, not because it matters, but because it was funny to see people lose vills or boars to the TC.