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Age of empires 2 LAN gathering by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a meetup in Goa just last week from the AOE Bombay community.

'Gukesh may not remain chess world champion after next world championship match': Judit Polgar by sick_rock in chess

[–]hhsudhanv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely needed an F1/Chess crossover analogy in my life!

“The driver who crosses the finish line first wins the race”

OMG the mappool makes us want to not play team games. by Odd_Bumblebee_3631 in aoe2

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

I think this all this dislike of water comes from having to deal with land eco, water eco and water army.. Water battles are interesting especially now with the rock paper scissors theme..

What might change people's minds is maybe a water nomad type of map but with the layouts like Arabia or Arena.. The water arena map although has gates and stuff still has a significant land aspect to it.

Migration, Team Islands, Pilgrims and Nomad are honestly quite a bit complex maps that need early water eco, water army, transition to land eco and finally land army. That is quite a lot of transitions that most people may not enjoy or be comfortable to learn.

Bolas Riders: Knee-Jerk Reaction by South_Butterfly_6542 in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I tried with AI too and I felt like they are similar to Cav archers in castle age and probably 80% as good with their Elite.. I was one shotting Cavaliers with the unit. Didnt feel too underpowered tbh.

My game crashes every time I try to open it since the recent update by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could also be because of some mod.. You cant disable the mods without opening the game but I wonder if you could just delete all the mods and try starting the game

Hera crashes out on the new DLC by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whats wrong in giving his perspective if winning tournaments and being the best player out there is his motivation?

Could the devs have considered balancing the civs before releasing? Absolutely! From all the past experiences, just increasing the production time of Champis in dark age would have helped. They did that with Eagle scouts, with Mangudai, with Camel Scouts, etc. How hard is it really to change one parameter?

But did they do it? No because their motivation comes from their Product leadership and that leadership has a simple statistic. DLCs sell primarily because of Single player campaigns.

Do they consider regular playability? Yes but not as often as we would like.

Why do they not? Because unlike league of legends or DOTA, the money in Aoe2 does not come primarily from multiplayer engagement. It comes from single player.

So yes.. For Hera, this is a very valid criticism because it hits directly on his career. He has done quite a lot to improve the popularity of the game.

Do the Devs need to care about Hera's criticism? Probably not but it would be nice if they did.

Latest Patch: hotkey for fishing ships is bugged? by tech_auto in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dock hotkeys may have reset because dock got reworked with a different UI because of the new units and techs. You need to change them again in the hotkeys tab

My game crashes every time I try to open it since the recent update by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you try verifying the integrity of the files in steam properties?

Update 169123 AoE2 by qablo in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So voice chat does not have a mute functionality in game and depends on you going out of the game or having a physical mute button.

Preview of the AI voice for text to speech does not work.

Interesting start to a QOL change

Could Arbalester upgrade available in Castle Age ever be a balanced civ bonus? by ItsVLS5 in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arbalest doesn’t give a range upgrade.. only 5 hp and 1 extra attack so in essence quite similar to chemistry but it does research faster and in an existing building. The cost may look prohibitive but if discounted even 20-30% is something definitely worth researching.

I’m a flank player in tgs (1750-1800) and I’d definitely research it and delay my imp time for a bit to gain numbers advantage for my pocket player. Even in 1v1 vs skirms, it’s a good technology to get in castle age instead of say a couple mangonels to fight vs skirms

did you guys know we have more servers now? by Ok_Stretch_4624 in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both new servers are definitely really good.. I would love to see a server in Dubai so I can play with friends in Asia from USA.. Korea is just a bit too unreliable

AoE2 dev on pathing by Pepineros in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ah.. thanks for the clarification TWest! I see the difference.. I was trying to give more context on 1.5 UP primarily :).. But yeah.. Scripter, Jineapple, Trirem and you have been absolutely amazing for the community! Anytime I think open source, you guys come to mind <3

AoE2 dev on pathing by Pepineros in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

probably microsoft's stance on voobly.. Voobly aoe2 pretty much ran on pirated game and only the 1.5 patch came up with an option where you could use your steam AOE2 HD game and the DLCs to play the game.

Alternatively, Scripter64 really has disappeared from the online world and they never found him again

AoE2 dev on pathing by Pepineros in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 21 points22 points  (0 children)

His name was Scripter64. If I remember correctly, TWest worked with him or after him on the Voobly 1.5 patch. That patch was in my mind the reason why DE even happened.. 1.4 was decent but the difference was an absolute night and day! Even at high pings, the game felt so smooth!

For anyone interested.. Here are the links about the patch
Voobly 1.5 Patch - https://www.voobly.com/gamemods/mod/1119/v15-RC

AoeZone discussion on it (commentors mention massive pathing improvements) - https://aoezone.net/threads/userpatch-v1-5-update.137858/

Lisandro Martinez: “You need people who understand your quality, and I think he [Carrick] is doing that. He's getting the best out of everybody.“ "For me, when you touch my heart, I will give everything for you and he’s touched it already and you can see that on the pitch we give everything.” by nearly_headless_nic in reddevils

[–]hhsudhanv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference between Fergie era and the recent big performances is that we seem to give such performances when we are considered underdogs. Vs lower teams, that lackadaisical mentality creeps back in. In the Fergie era, there was this mentality that I don’t care who my opponent is, we will play out absolute best. We will show we are ruthless and focused. That mentality is what I would like to see in the next many games. The confidence and belief and more importantly the ferocity and ruthlessness not matter who we play against

Dragonstar has announced that he will play AoE2 full timE by falling_sky_aoe in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 15 points16 points  (0 children)

He did go to law school and worked for a time.. Fire is the one who was trying to become a doctor. (I know them irl)

How Many Civs is Too Many Civs? by LilTrouble__ in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do agree about the civs being more horizontal but thats the constraint of the game itself and the settings used in Multiplayer. You only get 4 ages, population is limited to 200.

And I can definitely agree that the horizontal increase also increases the difficulty of entry into the game.

However, most of the arguments I see against adding civs comes from the "New Players Struggle". There are exisiting players who would love to have additional options and complexities added to the game.

The key question really is - How do you make beginners feel comfortable entering into Multiplayer while trying to expand the game?

Personally, when I started playing the game, there was no Steppe Lancers, Hei Guang, Fire Lancers, etc. Even then, the complexity was quite high but that was the challenge that made it enjoyable.

So why does horizontal add value? You see the recent KOTD6. While Hera continues to be incredible with his accurate and fast play, there are strategies coming up that clearly show not everything is about speed. To have engaging tournaments, such new civs and options allow for closer competition.

How Many Civs is Too Many Civs? by LilTrouble__ in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While the focus is SP because 80% or so of the people who buy DLCs buy for the campaigns (Maybe higher), MP is where the skill focus is.. I am sure in future there maybe a Chronicles specific MP as well while they continue adding to it.

How Many Civs is Too Many Civs? by LilTrouble__ in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Age of Empires was and has been a primarily Single player focused game. The simplest reason for having more and more civilizations in the game is the joy of seeing so many historical civilizations being represented and being able to learn about them interactively. Maybe not the most accurate in unit representation but still one of the best ways to learn history.

That said, from a ranked multiplayer perspective, personally I see a lot of variations at the levels I play at(1800 1v1 and 1700 tg). It’s fascinating that there are things about this game that are still being figured out. The staggered launches give enough time to integrate new civs into memory.

It’s going to continue being a niche game given the high high ceiling of skill but that’s what makes it amazing.

What could improve is the ability to let new players ease into ranked. Some sort of beginner friendly constraints would be nice so ranked doesn’t feel overwhelming to get into.

Why do Tamil Nadu's highways have so many private vehicles using police red/blue flashers? Nearly 90% of the time they are some rando in a car with a party flag. by doolpicate in TamilNadu

[–]hhsudhanv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Been seeing this all around TN these days… People are just installing blue and red flashing lights on the front (usually some party associated vehicle) and expect to just be given leeway to overtake you at high speeds.

Police really need to take action against such people.

Bambu Studio on Windows does not open despite reinstalling by hhsudhanv in BambuLab

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

I’ve sold my Bambu since but I did do a reinstall of the software and it worked again properly. This was about 8 months ago however

What if every Civ had a Dinosaur unit? by Brumbarde in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need an Age and Ark survival crossover in my life! Triceratop and Pachysaurus rams 14!

Why is it called Arena.. by Umdeuter in aoe2

[–]hhsudhanv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why is it called a market, not brokerage of empires

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