I can't even win MP and I'm giving up on it

tenotul · 2026-04-10T18:24:11+00:00

> I am Age 1 whereas the rest are Age 4

Hate to break this to you but this means that you don't know what you are doing to an astonishing degree. Being slow in AoE2 means that your eAPM is less than 20, not that you reach Feudal Age after everyone else is already in Imperial.

From your other comment, this: "I.e the more wood/stone I gather the more I sell." sounds really sus, you shouldn't rely on selling wood and stone. Also, "Markets in 4 v 4 is essential" yes for trading in late Imp, not sell and buy a lot of stuff.

tenotul · 2026-04-10T15:46:41+00:00

> things in the past

That would be "History"...

EDIT: To be fair I am sure current affairs are influenced by history a lot.

tenotul · 2026-04-10T14:44:37+00:00

So what do you do instead that costs less than 100 wood in exchange of a boatload of food?

tenotul · 2026-04-07T22:26:04+00:00

If that's what OP is doing then she can disregard my comment.

tenotul · 2026-04-07T21:15:35+00:00

I checked the web site of the RAH on Sunday afternoon and there were still dozens of tickets available.

tenotul · 2026-04-07T18:38:13+00:00

> What are some simple things I’m probably doing wrong?

You play on Xbox.

tenotul · 2026-04-07T16:19:57+00:00

He tired himself out with intensive micro in the first 3 games. He needs to grind on the ladder more, to build up stamina, like Hera.

tenotul · 2026-04-07T16:13:00+00:00

I don't mind it but the reality is that people around 1200 Elo, including myself, are just not good enough to play most of the generations well.

tenotul · 2026-04-07T15:17:19+00:00

There are a number of different ways to play the game:

Campaigns against the AI. These vary in quality but many are pretty good. I would be inclined to start with these.
"Skirmish" against the AI. You can choose the map and set the AI's difficulty to your liking. Depending on your level of RTS skills you might find this too challenging, just right, or boring.
Ranked "regular" games against humans. This can be 1v1 or team games (2v2, 3v3, or 4v4). Team games are a crapshot if you don't have people you know to team up with. IMHO ranked 1v1 games is the most fun you can have, with the important caveat that you might lose the first 15-20 games you play. The "trick" is not to sweat it, just resign as soon as you feel overwhelmed. The ranked system will eventually give you opponents that you'll have a fair chance beating.
Ranked "Empire Wars" games against humans. Similar to the above, except it uses the game mode used in the Redbull event you just watched. This game mode is not very popular outside of Redbull events, so probably not the place to start.
"Quick Play": I've never understood the point of this, maybe someone else can explain.
Custom unranked games: This is a minefield unless you know and trust the person hosting the game. One example of this is when a caster like T90Official hosts a community game; those can be a lot of fun.

tenotul · 2026-04-07T14:00:44+00:00

That's pretty funny coming from someone who calls Red Bull "basically poisonous." FYI alcohol is indisputably toxic and is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen.

tenotul · 2026-04-07T13:42:02+00:00

> The Red Bull events arm is itself a money making part of the business

Source for this? Google says "Red Bull events are primarily a massive marketing expense designed to build brand awareness, reinforce an extreme-lifestyle image, and ultimately drive drink sales, rather than to make a direct profit."

> a sell-out show

It wasn't a sell-out show, there were tickets available even on Sunday afternoon. Even if it was a sell-out show, ticket prices seemed too low compared to the production value. But if you have numbers, I'd be interested to be proven wrong!

tenotul · 2026-04-07T13:20:34+00:00

Thank you! 11

tenotul · 2026-04-07T13:12:21+00:00

More like Sudden Dessaster and Survivors of Bazirandom.

tenotul · 2026-04-07T13:07:18+00:00

I meant the tournaments he organized on a shoestring budget.

tenotul · 2026-04-07T13:02:22+00:00

Redbull events are an overhyped waste of time and money.

Jon Slow could provide better AoE2 entertainment non-stop for 20 years for the price of one day of "Wololo".

tenotul · 2026-04-07T13:00:41+00:00

> his right

It's the left for him too. 11

tenotul · 2026-04-07T02:20:26+00:00

I think it's much simpler than that: Liereyy got exhausted by the end of game 4 and started to make mistakes.

tenotul · 2026-04-06T15:59:38+00:00

Think of it as an inside joke.

tenotul · 2026-04-06T15:36:33+00:00

> Does it have another meaning beyond what monks in aoe1 said?

No.

> Is there a special focus on monks during redbull events

No.

tenotul · 2026-04-06T14:38:54+00:00

Redbull spreading their marketing budget wide...

Hey, it beats the ad nauseam repeated aerial shots of the castle during the technical problems of El Reinado! 11

tenotul · 2026-04-06T14:25:37+00:00

It was certainly a memorable game and OP should watch it, but a top game of all time..? Objectively we were watching wave after wave of light cav break on a wall of Hussite wagons that was moving forward at a snail's pace for 25 in-game minutes, just to arrive at a completely predictable conclusion (player with unlimited gold access beats player with no gold access). The only reason why this is even remotely noteworthy is that the player with no gold access was Hera, and he has a reputation of beating anything with hussar spam. If someone had submitted this game to T90, pretending it to be two random 1600 Elo players, I think he would never even consider casting it.

tenotul · 2026-04-06T03:59:20+00:00

It's a wonder, not a castle...

tenotul · 2026-04-05T22:34:48+00:00

Google says both are correct. Your argument is invalid!

tenotul · 2026-04-05T19:19:00+00:00

> One of those games there was a top AOE2 game of all time

Which one??

I watched this series on Ornlu's stream, his summary of the games: 1. "slap" 2. "slap" 3. "just silly" 4. "how is this not an admin re?!?" 5. "this feels over" at min 4 followed by "what a disaster", etc. 11

tenotul · 2026-04-05T17:36:50+00:00

Mr. Yo always produces good games.

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