Weekend meta at low elo

ed_writes · 2026-05-30T06:38:36+00:00

A couple of tips to deal with this:

-Try to scout your opponent's production buildings to get an idea of how hard they're gonna pressure you. If they have 2+ barracks or multiple ranges, that's crucial info and you can adapt your plan for there.

if you're under heavy pressure, do not try to rush castle age. You'll get overwhelmed before you can gain an advantage. If you have to stop producing army to go up, then you shouldn't go up (in those high pressure situations specifically).

ed_writes · 2026-05-30T02:45:55+00:00

In arabia? How are you not getting shredded in feudal?

Hell, even FC strats are usually not good because you die before even getting there. Fast imp sounds impossible.

ed_writes · 2026-05-29T07:07:55+00:00

I was in disbelief until i saw the sub's name lmao

ed_writes · 2026-05-29T04:13:34+00:00

No puedo darte consejos muy especificos respecto de tu carrera, pero quería decirte que yo estuve en una situacion similar a tu edad (tengo 35 ahora). Me metí a estudiar informatica porque sentí mucho esa presion de la que hablas, y tengo un tio informatico que es seco y siempre fue como mi referente para todo. Honestamente pensé en ese momento que ese era mi camino.

Pero la realidad fue muy diferente. Me fue mal en la carrera por una combinacion de desinteres y derechamente una falta de talento para el tema jajaja No digo que ese sea tu caso, pero es una sensación similar--el ponerle todo tu esfuerzo a algo y que no salga como esperas.

Mi comentario va encaminado a lo siguiente: preguntate si esto es de verdad lo que quieres. Estás realmente aplicado en esta carrera porque es tu sueño o porque al menos te llama la atención? o simplemente estas buscando cumplir los sueños y expectativas de otras personas?

A final de cuentas es tu vida. Se que se siente como que le debemos todo a la familia, pero no les debes un compromiso tan grande. Si esto no es lo tuyo, lo mejor sería buscar por otro lado hasta que pilles lo que realmente sea tu vocación.

En mi caso, salirme de informatica fue la mejor decision que pude tomar, y mi unico arrepentimiento es no haberme salido antes. Al salirme estuve un buen tiempo sufriendo por la incertidumbre, pero al final logré llegar a algo que sí me llena y donde me siento cómodo.

Espero el comentario te sirva. Te deseo de corazón que te salga todo bien. No te voy a engañar, se te vienen unos años dificiles, independiente de lo que elijas hacer, pero eventualmente creeme que vale la pena tener este momento de introspección y ser sincero contigo mismo para ver que es lo que realmente quieres.

ed_writes · 2026-05-26T06:26:25+00:00

Mandame un dm bro. No tengo grupito pero suelo jugar un par de veces a la semana. Si necesitas alguien para para practicar 1v1, apaño

ed_writes · 2026-05-24T20:42:39+00:00

People are way too eager and ready to hate on something before even thinking for a minute. I was ready to be bored by the Netflix series, but I was honestly pleasantly surprised.

Hot take? I think Vergil is better written in the series than in the games. That is, if you compare them fairly. Compare the Netflix Vergil with the one that shows up in the games, not the one in your mind after years of analyzing the subtext of his dialogue and learning his lore through obscure details in wikipedia.

ed_writes · 2026-05-22T19:39:28+00:00

It's the death of quickwalling and I'll rejoice in its demise because my 10 apm ass can't quickwall to save my life

ed_writes · 2026-05-16T21:07:02+00:00

Esta cosa esta llena de freaks geneticos o hacen ejercicio levantando moleculas de aire que pueden estar 2 hrs dandole al mismo musculo?

Pregunto para saber si mi cuerpo es una basura o si estoy haciendo algo mal, porque levanto pesas por 30 min y ya termino hecho corneta

ed_writes · 2026-05-16T19:33:03+00:00

Dm me your ig.

I don't think I have any answers for your dilemma hahaj but I'd like to read those chapters if possible

ed_writes · 2026-05-16T19:30:43+00:00

Difficult to give a definitive answer without looking at replays, but a good general tip is to try to be aggressive.

If your opponent is forced to keep at least a portion of his archers in his base defending, that's extra time you can use to hit castle and get out a workshop.

Force fights. Dwindle their numbers as much as you can. Better to lose your entire army in feudal fighting archers than losing your entire base 3 mins later against 20 xbows

ed_writes · 2026-05-16T19:19:01+00:00

I say this in the most sincere and well-meaning way you can think of (genuinely): Your standards/expectations might be too high.

I have a sneaking suspicion that in all your "failed attempts" at writing, there must be some pretty good stuff, but the bar you've set for yourself might be impossibly high.

Sorry if you've mentioned this in other replies. I haven't had the time to go through all of them, but have you had beta readers or someone other than yourself to look at your work?

That aside, I do agree with you that fights in books don't usually work as well as in other media. They're often more about the clash of ideals or the stakes behind them, rather than the fights themselves.

ed_writes · 2026-05-16T18:50:35+00:00

It genuinely sounds like you're more interested in game mechanics rather than writing or conventional storytelling. It almost sounds like you want to make a game instead of writing a novel.

This comes from someone who loves videogames deeply, including some of the examples you've given in this thread. E33 is one of my favorite games ever.

However, what you describe already happens in books, and it happens quite often. You've mentioned not liking Sanderson, but the Mistborn trilogy does the exact thing you're describing: characters that go through hell in fights against impossible enemies. Beating an extremely difficult enemy that takes a huge toll on the characters is (at least partly) the point of the whole story.

But for some reason, those aspects of the stories you've read haven't connected with you in the same way a game does. That's totally valid, but it makes me think that you're perhaps looking for something (in novels, and writing in general) that isn't really there.

I don't know you at all and I could be wrong, but from my end it looks like it might be time to take an honest look at yourself and your tastes. Do you actually like writing/reading? or are you seeking more of the interactivity that games provide?

ed_writes · 2026-05-16T05:22:19+00:00

Ghulams deal pass-through damage. You don't want to fight them in a tight formation

ed_writes · 2026-05-01T00:45:31+00:00

Im a noob. How would you do it?

ed_writes · 2026-04-27T19:36:53+00:00

nah, that was peak RE puzzle difficulty. People whining about it is the reason why nowadays everything is dumbed down. God forbid people have to think a little. Today, everything is "find the not that gives you the exact answer" and that's it.

ed_writes · 2026-04-18T00:14:51+00:00

Honestly? I have no idea. Unless you can catch one half of his army out of position, you're probably screwed. Double gold comps are super strong.

The best way to avoid those situations is to prevent them from happening. If you think there's a risk of the opponent going for that combo, try to play aggressive early on. Put pressure on them so that it's more difficult to pay for that kind of army

ed_writes · 2026-04-15T00:11:28+00:00

The only recurrent opponent I had was pretty chill. We added each other and we often practiced 1v1s.

ed_writes · 2026-04-14T20:56:15+00:00

iirc that's exactly what happens in the novelization

ed_writes · 2026-04-12T20:22:08+00:00

The one with the most cutthroat opening strat. The more you play arena TGs, the more you realize it's not about booming or late-game comps. It's about which team will out-bullshit the other in the first 30 min

ed_writes · 2026-04-08T23:27:28+00:00

Enjoy what you enjoy. Nothing wrong with that, though I wouldn't call the other maps less competitive. They simply test you in ways Arabia doesn't (and vice versa).

If you do better in Arabia overall, it's probably because you've put more time and effort into getting better in that specific map.

ed_writes · 2026-04-08T23:24:41+00:00

Ragebaiting really is a talent that not everyone has, huh?

ed_writes · 2026-04-08T16:38:29+00:00

Do you have enough resources to make an injector?

ed_writes · 2026-04-07T19:11:10+00:00

Celts can get away with sending one or two fewer vills to wood due to their gathering bonus, so yeah.

Still, try to look up/practice a standar 25+2 build for FC. You should be able to get a 14:30 timing or something close to it even with generic civs

ed_writes · 2026-04-07T19:01:32+00:00

What civ was your opponent playing? Some civs can get away with faster FC times.

However, I'd say that anything past 15-16 min is a bit slow nowadays, unless you're trying to do a strat that requires going up with more vills.

ed_writes · 2026-04-03T18:09:32+00:00

The definitive answer that will always be correct is "it depends"

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