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by _H2O
14 May 2020, 23:18
Forum: General
Topic: how to improve APM
Replies: 128
Views: 10013
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Re: how to improve APM

Much like working out, your APM gets better when you are pushing yourself to be better. Not when you are just chilling out and having a great time :).
by _H2O
12 May 2020, 13:29
Forum: General
Topic: How good are the best RE players?
Replies: 45
Views: 1585
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Re: How good are the best RE players?

All the best players are on EP. Pushing eachother to get better at the game. So the best RE only players are pretty bad. In the same way the vanilla players are even worse because they are further removed from high skilled play.
by _H2O
02 May 2020, 23:01
Forum: General
Topic: Voices from the past
Replies: 16
Views: 660
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Re: Voices from the past

Is this the “Did I lose all those camels...fuck I lost all those camels...I can’t believe I fucking lost to fucking monsterdog.” Was a game on Yukon India mirror. 4 camel shipment. What a shameful loss.
by _H2O
10 Apr 2020, 00:05
Forum: General
Topic: TC-TP radius rant.
Replies: 164
Views: 3654
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Re: TC-TP radius rant.

In the original picture, you could just ignore the tp until fortress. Then kill it with your early ball of units which you usually would have standing around anyway. It probably costs more than it’s worth to build. If it’s not ATP it’s for sure bad. Spain and port are the only civs who ATP and they ...
by _H2O
03 Apr 2020, 17:14
Forum: ESOC Patch Discussion
Topic: Arsenal & advanced arsenal discussion
Replies: 81
Views: 5165
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Re: Arsenal & advanced arsenal discussion

I think the arsenal is actually quite good at the right moment. People are not aware enough of it to say it’s not useful. Techs that are useful: CIR, goon range, cav Hp. It saves food to use the techs which is really important. Sending AA is just not useful until end game because the new techs you c...
by _H2O
02 Apr 2020, 21:48
Forum: ESOC Talk
Topic: ESOC Memes
Replies: 3960
Views: 321359
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Re: ESOC Memes

Those last two just did me in hahaha. The train swerve so on point. Could the train have straightened out and said “3 rax” instead of 5 vil?
by _H2O
02 Apr 2020, 19:50
Forum: ESOC Talk
Topic: ESOC Memes
Replies: 3960
Views: 321359
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Re: ESOC Memes

I promise, from now on my obscure memes will come with documentation for all to enjoy: https://www.rts-sanctuary.com/The-Asian-Dynasties/showtopic=119567&#entry1326304 https://i.imgflip.com/3v4igo.jpg via Imgflip Meme Generator Please get to post 22 of the attached thread. The pr 13 who beats V...
by _H2O
27 Mar 2020, 13:14
Forum: General
Topic: New Maps for EPL2/Next Patch
Replies: 100
Views: 3710
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Re: New Maps for EPL2/Next Patch

Awesome that we have two new map makers refreshing the pool! Thanks for keeping the game interesting :)
by _H2O
25 Mar 2020, 21:41
Forum: General
Topic: so, high PR players, why don't you play FFA?
Replies: 69
Views: 1589
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Re: so, high PR players, why don't you play FFA?

Also a good strategy is not have the respect of your opponents. If people respect you then you’ll get pressured or teamed against more. So somehow you have to simultaneously be mediocre and boom.

In lower games people don’t really know each other so that helps a lot
by _H2O
01 Mar 2020, 14:57
Forum: General
Topic: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 3971
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Re: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread

No problem! Don’t be lazy!
by _H2O
01 Mar 2020, 00:11
Forum: General
Topic: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 3971
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Re: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread

Double click is great.
by _H2O
29 Feb 2020, 23:00
Forum: General
Topic: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 3971
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Re: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread

Yeah easy drag I’m not a fan of. I like to be able to select whatever I want but it may be better in most situations to use military drag for simplicity.
by _H2O
28 Feb 2020, 13:02
Forum: General
Topic: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 3971
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Re:

Overall micro vs china : https://clips.twitch.tv/ObliqueMiniatureDoveTheTarFu [mention]u1721[/mention] I would have sold to queue curs and made hand cav here. The kiting was generally good but you could have ended the game if you queued hand cav here. You also let him walk away to kill his explorer...
by _H2O
27 Feb 2020, 16:03
Forum: General
Topic: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 3971
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Re: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread

Yeah you bitched out basically. You should be pulling back only 2-3 hussars the ones getting attacked specifically and probably grabbing a few in the back lines and swinging them through to the skirms. How did the wedding go my man I’m married now so it went pretty well! The whole day turned out ve...
by _H2O
27 Feb 2020, 13:23
Forum: General
Topic: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 3971
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Re: Official "Can I Win This Fight?" Thread

Yeah you bitched out basically. You should be pulling back only 2-3 hussars the ones getting attacked specifically and probably grabbing a few in the back lines and swinging them through to the skirms.
by _H2O
28 Jan 2020, 20:08
Forum: Quarter-Finals
Topic: Aizamk vs. Mitoe
Replies: 11
Views: 316
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Aizamk vs. Mitoe

Hey guys, Please use this thread to schedule your match. The civilization rules can be found here . The full tournament rules can be found here . The tournament bracket can be found here . The deadline for this round is Sunday, February 2nd. Map Pool (Best-of-7): 1) ESOC Bonnie Springs 2) ESOC Arizo...
by _H2O
28 Jan 2020, 17:26
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Multitasking and Attention
Replies: 21
Views: 849
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Re: Multitasking and Attention

don't use idle vil key, use all idle vils key. it doesn't actually select all vils over the map, just the small groups of vils when for example a hunt or a mine runs out I just want to go to one. I would never move all my idles at once. I hit space it takes me to an idle which like has others aroun...
by _H2O
28 Jan 2020, 16:21
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Multitasking and Attention
Replies: 21
Views: 849
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Re: Multitasking and Attention

One random thing you can do is to map your idle vil key to space bar and train your macro cycle to randomly hit it at times.
by _H2O
25 Jan 2020, 03:26
Forum: General
Topic: Why did the community leave the official AoE III forums?
Replies: 40
Views: 2226
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Re: Why did the community leave the official AoE III forums?

In short we supported the game and fostered a community for people. We created forums, tournaments, act as a trusted source to hold funds for events of all kinds, created new content, balanced existing content, solved cheating issues, provided rating ladders, host recorded games. As big as all of th...
by _H2O
14 Jan 2020, 13:07
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Attack move bugging?
Replies: 12
Views: 569
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Re: Attack move bugging?

I just mean I don’t attack move my units across the map. The first shot is almost always attack move.
by _H2O
14 Jan 2020, 00:40
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Attack move bugging?
Replies: 12
Views: 569
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Re: Attack move bugging?

I count on my attack move to only spread fire, not be the thing that initiates at first. You should manage the movement of units more closely because attack move isn’t the fastest.
by _H2O
10 Jan 2020, 22:06
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Is it viable to send Hessian Jaegers against China (as France)?
Replies: 33
Views: 1194
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Re: Is it viable to send Hessian Jaegers against China (as France)?

I was more saying that you should focus on the more granular elements of strategy based on the original post. I would have to play the matchup again and figure out my thoughts to know exactly when to push and which units to have.
by _H2O
10 Jan 2020, 14:06
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Is it viable to send Hessian Jaegers against China (as France)?
Replies: 33
Views: 1194
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Re: Is it viable to send Hessian Jaegers against China (as France)?

China doesn’t have a lot of anti cav and their cav is their strong thing. That’s why curs are good vs China. It’s quite risky for China to open Manchu shipment 1. Red coats are decent. My bet is you are too passive and as a result you don’t push times where you can take good trades. China death ball...
by _H2O
09 Jan 2020, 17:40
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japanese Club Rush vs Spain
Replies: 13
Views: 642
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Re: Japanese Club Rush vs Spain

They can counter it with building placement, keeping their explorer alive, punching with vils, and calling minutes appropriately. I don’t think it’s viable to win a game outright on the rush and I didn’t even do the no eco FF. I would send 5 vils as Spain even while being club rushed. I also don’t f...
by _H2O
29 Dec 2019, 16:17
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Dutch on 200 wood start?
Replies: 16
Views: 603
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Re: Dutch on 200 wood start?

Because you age a vil later and have 100 less wood to build a bank. Banks give EXP so you have back to back shipments anyway for your first three colonial shipments. You also can’t spend all the wood from the 600 wood even if you could get it faster.

Exp is not that great all the time.

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