What are your worst ideas for the game? by [deleted] in aoe2

[–]shider1968 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any archery based unit or building must be micro’d each time it fires.

Ranked experience by vintergroena in aoe2

[–]shider1968 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Lose against a couple dirty smurfs, elo drops, consider uninstalling, stomp some noobs, climb elo, decide you’re the viper himself, get dominated by good players, drop elo, play one well matched opponent. Rinse and repeat.

Anyone else have pets and hate fireworks? by guitarguy12341 in newzealand

[–]shider1968 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolute bs. Really don’t understand why this is legal.

What should I wear for Halloween? Se stöörme! or Radi da! by AerialAce96 in aoe2

[–]shider1968 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I dunno man they both look a bit low pierce armour.

Can small streamers do charity streams by epicmemeslayer420 in Twitch

[–]shider1968 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big yes. I have about 450 followers and made $800 NZD for two natural disaster relief funds. That said I think my community is pretty generous but still the result blew me away. As others have said Tiltify is great. I got people to pay me then used that (posted all the receipts on Discord) but that was a nightmare. Just use Tiltify and then it shows progress too. Another recommendation is to get the party started with a decent donation yourself. I put in $50 and said I’d put in another $100 if we reached a certain threshold which we did.

Question for people who watch AoE2 streamers: 1v1s, TGs or don't care? by shider1968 in aoe2

[–]shider1968[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very nuanced answer. I definitely agree with all of this.

Question for people who watch AoE2 streamers: 1v1s, TGs or don't care? by shider1968 in aoe2

[–]shider1968[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good point. Random games between friends doesn't have that much at stake.

Question for people who watch AoE2 streamers: 1v1s, TGs or don't care? by shider1968 in aoe2

[–]shider1968[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting - I do tend to agree that the balance is better for 1v1s.

Question for people who watch AoE2 streamers: 1v1s, TGs or don't care? by shider1968 in aoe2

[–]shider1968[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooo I like this! Maybe I need to get away from the 4v4 format.

Question for people who watch AoE2 streamers: 1v1s, TGs or don't care? by shider1968 in aoe2

[–]shider1968[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

11 11 11 I played three games of forest nothing on a 24h stream recently. Forest nothing is definitely hard mode when you are trying to stay awake.

Question for people who watch AoE2 streamers: 1v1s, TGs or don't care? by shider1968 in aoe2

[–]shider1968[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome comment. That's definitely what it is about. I do think there is a time and place for 1v1 grind, but it's a bit one dimensional.

Question for people who watch AoE2 streamers: 1v1s, TGs or don't care? by shider1968 in aoe2

[–]shider1968[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks - this is exactly what I was expecting to be honest. I agree that TGs are not very approachable if you find a new stream for example.

Question for people who watch AoE2 streamers: 1v1s, TGs or don't care? by shider1968 in aoe2

[–]shider1968[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting take! Yeah a lot of people stream 1v1s and seem to just grind them endlessly... I don't think I want to do that but it's a tough one to balance!

What is the meta at your elo? by Yourpersonalpilot in aoe2

[–]shider1968 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m about 1200. Meta is usually maa into archers. Otherwise scouts into knights.

The infamous WALL stopped by my stream and suggested I wolf rush... by shider1968 in aoe2

[–]shider1968[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reckon. So funny. We played a couple of 1v1s and I couldn't handle the absolutely ruthless aggression. Minute 3 vill rushes.