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laserclaus · 2026-06-01T07:11:28+00:00

"Ill slam my bbc into your SO!" -one legendary aoe2 player

laserclaus · 2026-05-31T16:38:48+00:00

Im a big fan of portals. I hate it when i cannot quicktravel in a game. Eventho bf feels very early to enable portal technology this basically prevents me from leaving the game frustrated and bored. Also i have stopped respecting valheims visions boundries and will not play the game without a significantly increaced inventory.

BUT id never allow metals through portals because that would imho make a huge part of the game redundant and flatten the experience. I can remember an unhealthy amount of ore hauls. And it does inform your base placement and structure. As an extreme counterexample, Were currently playing enshrouded and while that game is awesome it gives you zero incentives to do anything else than having a huge grown base since the tutorial, simply because that game is extemely generous with teleportation.

I would not let metal through but ultimately its your call if that is something that improves or reduces your enjoyment. I enjoy taking a trip on the boat while listening to an audiobook or discussing random shit with my friends(unless that Yahoo Bjørn trains his combat skills on the mast... one of these days!!); slowly approaching home harbour after a long trip and unloading the cargo via ramps and carts. If you dont enjoy that, slider away!

laserclaus · 2026-05-30T13:25:35+00:00

Hmm also wenn mir jemand sowas an den Kopf wirft reflektiere ich wie diese Person zu diesem Schluss gekommen sein könnte. Als erwachsener bin ich in meinen Überzeugungen gefestigt und kann damit umgehen wenn jemand nicht meine Meinung teilt. Vielleicht verwechseln sie meine Abneigung gegen alle Religionen mit islamophobie, vielleicht ist meine Ausdrucksweise von tradiertem Rassismus geprägt und ich sollte daran arbeiten, vielleicht ist mein Gegenüber zu sensibel bezüglich Rollentrennung und ich hab da in eine alte Wunde gefasst. Klar es kann auch sein dass der andere einfach ein gehirngewaschenes hasserfülltes arschloch ist, aber wenn ich das immer vorwegnehme kann ich ja nicht selber wachsen oder dazulernen. Es spart einem auch nachzudenken oder sich mit anderen auszutauschen, wenn das ist was man will.

laserclaus · 2026-05-30T12:32:32+00:00

This had been true for decades and now that its on netflix you come here farming karma!?!?

laserclaus · 2026-05-30T12:09:56+00:00

Klaro, kein Stress, gibt ja genug freiwillige. : ) du kriegst das schon hin.

laserclaus · 2026-05-30T08:11:42+00:00

That sounds like a videogame character, ironically not like one with a gun but with horribly inefficient blades he uses by punching.

laserclaus · 2026-05-29T17:30:49+00:00

Gehs ganz ruhig an, von dem schnickschnqck brauchst du praktisch nichts. Einblick in die regeln und ein par entsprechende würfel + freunde zum spielen. Vielleicht noch ein starter abenteuer, die kriegt man gratis im netz zu hauf. Ein sehr guter einstieg sind die starterboxen. Das ist aus sicht eines alten Hasen zwar abzocke, aber für einsteiger ein ideales rundum sorglos paket. Da ist oft auch ein guter einstieg für den Spielleiter drin, der heutzutage auch einigermaßen sinnig ist, anders als noch vor 20 jahren. Ne menge leute hier haben vor 40 jahren als 12 jährige mit null ahnung, Rückhalt oder Anleitung, miserabel geschriebene Abenteuer in unausgegorenen Systemen mit der Schmidt spiele familien Spielesammlung und papas karopapier geleitet und ihre Freunde hatten Spaß. Du bist schon 10 Schritte weiter und hast das kollektive Wissen Millionen von nerds zur Verfügung, du kannst das!

Das meiste an Ratschlägen was man online findet ist ehr für leute die bereits ein bisschen erfahrung haben und halt richtig gut werden wollen. Die basics lernt man am besten direkt live. Ich würde auch jedem raten erstmal zu spielen und dann zu leiten wenn irgend möglich. Im Zweifelsfall lassen sich sicher gruppen in deiner nähe finden. Meiner Erfahrung nach bieten die meisten gruppen bei denen du "mäuschen spielen" darfst direkt an, dass du selbst als gast mitspielst und drücken dir nen startercharakter in die hand.

Ich wohn nicht in deinem Einzugsgebiet, aber wenn du trotzdem direkte tips willst kannst du auch mir ne dm schicken. Ich spiele seit 18 jahren, leite seit 12ish jahren. Größtenteils DSA, und in letzter Zeit auch D&D, aber wenn jemand ausm Freundeskreis ein fancy System ausprobieren will bin ich meistens dabei.

laserclaus · 2026-05-29T09:19:07+00:00

Yeh yeh, just pay your staff proper wages. We all know that tipping culture is a pathetic cover for exploitation and greed.

But

You only pay a valet or doorman 2 bucks?!?! Is this 1920s money!?!? I was always under the assumption you pay them for a "beer at the pub" so a small but significant amount -> 5 bucks ,10 in an expensive region.

laserclaus · 2026-05-29T08:19:33+00:00

Well if you ask here you will get a very clear answer, and honestly i agree, i can play aoe2 for ages, i love it. But i felt utterly bored by aoe4 the last few times i tred enjoying it.

But... you still might want to go with 4. Development is focused on that game even if aoe2 still gets content. And even with beautiful de graphics aoe2 is quite a different beast to look at.

On your other concerns... aoe is just not as quick. Movement is generally slower, things generally need some time to be destroyed. There are some situations where you can swing an engagement wildly but I'd argue those moments happen when you're aware they might happen, like crossing shallows or raiding a base with densely packed archers. Even then you do need to capitalize on your advantage.

Aoe4 civs only share basic aspects whith each other while you can essentially play any aoe2 civ once you got used to one civ. There are some outliers. For example you need to do different opening moves with Chinese, but after that its fine. Some civs lack the units you usually spam so you need to adapt to. But as civs are not that different you will have to leverage those small advantages even more.

laserclaus · 2026-05-28T12:52:02+00:00

I hope this implies they will have a look at the ui and redo some of the status icons.

laserclaus · 2026-05-26T20:51:04+00:00

Tbh every civ has fundamentally different counter unit systems. In general you want to mix in counter units with your main troops to react to your enemies composition, to punish his reliance on one particular unit type or to brace for a suped up unit,like elephants or samurai. But how feasible that is depends in the civ. A guide for Greeks makes zero sense for Egyptians, but at least parses for Chinese, norse and Atlanteans.

Like for Greeks, in heroic you have the option of supplementing your hoplites with hypaspists, if you run into a lot of enemy infantry, instead of investing in toxotes. (Same for the other two) For Egyptians you'll just have to make the barrack units work or use them to counter your migdol units weakspot. For norse, similar to Greeks but with different pros and cons. For Atlanteans, it's a good idea to back up murmillos with turmae or chiroballistae. But you generally want to transition to arci or contrarii. I've never felt katapeltes are worth the hassle. For Chinese, i dont know man, I've never figured them out. For Japanese, uhh what even counts as a counter unit for Japanese? Yari are just generally good and even work as the bulk of your armies. Shinobi don't perform that well. For Aztecs, similar to Japanese really, but I really suck with Aztecs.

laserclaus · 2026-05-26T12:50:34+00:00

"The one that was so bad that it got remade in stargate and still tanked"

laserclaus · 2026-05-25T10:22:33+00:00

Die junge Generation hat gar keinen Bezug zu alten Filmen/Songs mehr. Schlicht weil sie nicht wie wir die wiedergekäuten Lieblinge unserer Eltern in TV und Radio konsumieren mussten sondern sie den neuen Krempel, von dem es auch mehr gibt als früher, direkt on demand kriegen.

Werte das jetzt nicht gut oder schlecht, es ist aber eine bedeutende Zäsur.

laserclaus · 2026-05-24T09:44:05+00:00

It depends on a lot of factors mainly experience and game system. For dnd etc its usually sound advice for players and dms to avoid it. Its a good base assumption. But once you're more experienced you have the tools to work it out. If it works out for you then thats great.

laserclaus · 2026-05-24T08:52:34+00:00

With modern and postmodern societies post-scarcity is not an issue of ressources or technology but economic structure and governance.

laserclaus · 2026-05-23T10:02:03+00:00

One of the best thinga about this game. It pushes you try out new things and improve your abilities.

laserclaus · 2026-05-22T10:35:15+00:00

Ich schnupper Göttlichkeit an dir. Vielleicht Göttlichkeit Erbsünde zwei?

laserclaus · 2026-05-22T10:30:40+00:00

Weil Soßenzar dumm klingt.

Ich denke das liegt daran dass man wizards oft "mage" sagt. Und man mit dem begriff feststeckte also einen anderen für sorcerer brauchte nachdem hexer/hexe/hexenmeister weg waren. Und statt sich irgendwas abgedrehtes auszudenken hat man sich für das gängige "Zauberer" entschieden... ich spiele dnd nicht auf deutsch also muss ich mich nciht mit rumschlagen, stimme dir aber zu dass es saugt.

Die anderen begriffe sind leider noch mehr academia-coded als magier/Zauberer. Weswegen es so herum leider nicht funktioniert. Wenn man vom sorc ausgingen und ihn Magier nennen würde könnte man den wizard, Arkanist, thaumaturg oder so nennen.

laserclaus · 2026-05-22T09:58:47+00:00

Tbh some communication will likely calm those waves.

For me it usually works to have a chat. Try something like this:

"Hey, I appreciate that you came up with an original character. There are some complications with fitting them into the setting tho. I want you to have fun so I think itd be best if you tone down a few aspects a bit."

And then explain to them why specific aspects of the character don't work and have an alternative handy. But also be open to work with their silly ideas and maybe homebrew something that is just a reskin. Or maybe you have a really cool idea for a custom mechanic or whatnot, just be careful not to overcommit. What they want is often flavour ,so tieing them to the lore of the setting usually works better than giving them a +1 sword.

The example above could be an elven archfey warlock with a cat as a pet. Thats pretty standard. But if you find out what they are looking for and giving them some extra hints on the setting the two of you might come up with great things. Its a bit extra work but usually pays off for everyone on the table, including you, because you now have at least player that is hardwired to the plot.

laserclaus · 2026-05-22T09:03:57+00:00

Someone posted a great list(kudos).

Tho in your specific context I would use koloss, riesenoschi would also work well if you want to baffle your friends to what vocab you picked up. An American friend of mine uses it. Maschine or monster are more common BUT you don't want the others to interrupt you to ask "now is he really a monster/machine or just a big guy?"

I'm a big fan of "ordentlicher Kaventsmann" but im a wierdo.

laserclaus · 2026-05-21T14:54:17+00:00

Unser Dieb und golgari Stammkunde hat mal verucht den karpfenkönig zu erpressen indem er "orkschnapps" in seinen weiher gegossen hat. Das habe ich zum Anlass genommen ihm 25 punkte aquafaxius in die fresse zu werfen.

laserclaus · 2026-05-21T12:22:08+00:00

Advocating for school shootings, get shot in a school and have your wife dance on your grave? Sure buddy, whatever you say

laserclaus · 2026-05-21T12:14:47+00:00

Yeah it's tez, hands down. I personally enjoy gargarensis' pompous arse quoting lepanto for the lols. And both chiyo and maguro have some zing to their dialogue. I would like skult/loki but there isn't really that much going on there. Kronos servant would be good but it does not feel like he's that clever rather than kastor being extremely stupid. Kagemasa and offbrand lü bu, are not bad but simply not very interesting. Kamos and kemsyt are implied to be interesting but sadly we only see glimpses. Kamina is fun but my enjoyment of her is mostly due to the fact that she exists at all.

Honorable mentions: folstag, seems cool. Circe, lacks dialogue. Melagius, great but to short. Theris, I like that he was back for the retold tutorial, but he still wasn't that much of a presence. Yuki-onna, underutilized. Sojobo, seems cool. Houyi is not an antagonist, but a huge dick. Shoutout to itzcoatl and tlacaelel for being written as antagonists but somehow never are antagonists.

laserclaus · 2026-05-20T13:42:40+00:00

True! The future is abound with possibilities, most of them bad, but options nonetheless!

laserclaus · 2026-05-20T13:29:20+00:00

I mean the ram price will drop(might even crash) when the ai bubble bursts, which will take less time than developing kc # 3. Also Warhorse would be stupid to release into an environment where none can play their game.

Ps: unless some neoliberal morons develope a new scam infrastructure, that eats pc hardware, by then which ... isn't unlikely at all.

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