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by Garja
03 Feb 2025, 20:54
Forum: News
Topic: DLC Cancelled
Replies: 46
Views: 3147
Flag: Italy

Re: DLC Cancelled

The thing about DE and a fan patch that I'm going to reiterate is that DE was not left unpatched. Most patches, especially toward the end were good for balance. It's just the game that is a complete mess. It's a fun game, not a strictly competitive one. I don't see much point in making a fan patch f...
by Garja
31 Jan 2025, 01:13
Forum: News
Topic: DLC Cancelled
Replies: 46
Views: 3147
Flag: Italy

Re: DLC Cancelled

What would be the point of a fan patch tho? The game is just too full of fun mechanics that don't suit competitive play. Aside from a series of awful patches back when the game was less complex, the tweaking of stats and stuff has always been reasonable, like no exceptional but in line with what the...
by Garja
31 Jan 2025, 01:03
Forum: Strategy
Topic: MU of the Week: Dutch vs Ports
Replies: 5
Views: 404
Flag: Italy

Re: MU of the Week: Dutch vs Ports

I'm not sure Dutch gets more units in early fortress. Port semi is pretty much the same as Fre one, and if Dutch go for like more cav and 8pikes you usually make a 2nd batch of huss and hold with mm. Then in age3 you can send a unit shipment or 1k wood.
by Garja
30 Jan 2025, 02:20
Forum: Strategy
Topic: MU of the Week: Dutch vs Ports
Replies: 5
Views: 404
Flag: Italy

Re: MU of the Week: Dutch vs Ports

When it comes to standard play like semi FF war (Port FF is too passive imo and it plays in Dutch hands) I always liked being on Port side since they win in the long run and it's hard for Dutch to prevent the game going late stage. In this context I think it's important to clarify a misconception: P...
by Garja
18 Jan 2025, 02:05
Forum: Strategy
Topic: New MU of the Week: France vs. Haud/Iro
Replies: 8
Views: 721
Flag: Italy

Re: New MU of the Week: France vs. Haud/Iro

Ye I mean the problem is that even with a sub 7 min FF you will have something like 10fp and 5mr when the 2 falcs knock on the door. Basically you rely on a good pop to take them off which idk if it works vs a French player who know exactly how the MU works, plus on DE iro units are nerfed so they d...
by Garja
17 Jan 2025, 19:30
Forum: Strategy
Topic: New MU of the Week: France vs. Haud/Iro
Replies: 8
Views: 721
Flag: Italy

Re: New MU of the Week: France vs. Haud/Iro

Surely this switched heavily in favor of France because of Iro nerfs and Fre buffs. Especially 12/10 and the nat embassy card make it a lot easier to defend vs rushes. Other than that musk semi and 2 falcs is still sort of a problem for iro who basicaly have to either commit to age2 or FF without un...
by Garja
22 Dec 2024, 16:57
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Hausa Ankobia semi FI
Replies: 3
Views: 699
Flag: Italy

Re: Hausa Ankobia semi FI

Thank you for the build but I'm wandering, is it not better to save the songhai age option for the age 3 ? With that you gain 700 gold and so you can age 4 without sending (and waiting) the 1000 gold shipment. Did you try this ? For the age 2 you can take the hausa option, that give you 300 wood + ...
by Garja
17 Dec 2024, 01:18
Forum: Results
Topic: Keturboy vs Frontline
Replies: 8
Views: 1057
Flag: Italy

Re: Keturboy vs Frontline

So you already played the rest of the series?
by Garja
15 Dec 2024, 19:17
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Hardest Otto counters
Replies: 9
Views: 1057
Flag: Italy

Re: Hardest Otto counters

Lakota are traditionally a counter to Otto because of BR and also RR (+other good cards) with a very fast FF. I doubt any of that is particularly relevant in current DE meta. By the way I don't think abus CA is that strong considering Otto other options and often just plays in the hand of other civ....
by Garja
17 Nov 2024, 18:27
Forum: News
Topic: 🏆 $500 ESOC WINTER CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 🏆
Replies: 19
Views: 3752
Flag: Italy

Re: 🏆 $500 ESOC WINTER CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 🏆

Age2 only is definetely refreshing in a very age/tech oriented meta. There are probably some civ balance concerns but also tons of civs to pick with decent to very good age2. The issue with unknown is the gimmicky extra building/res or w/e you get at the start. On one hand it can mix things up and g...
by Garja
01 Nov 2024, 21:15
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Sweden Jaeger semi FF
Replies: 6
Views: 2039
Flag: Italy

Re: Sweden Jaeger semi FF

With Jäger being available by default they do in fact have a skirm, just not in the standard way. Going for the church tech will still be the best option on most maps since 80 :wood: 80 :coin: eats through mines way slower than 200 :coin: This build is completely outdated anyway. Check the correct ...
by Garja
30 Oct 2024, 02:23
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Hausa Ankobia semi FI
Replies: 3
Views: 699
Flag: Italy

Hausa Ankobia semi FI

Hausa Ankobia semi FI This strategy aims to reach the industrial age quickly in order to benefit from all the shadow tech units that Hausa easily get (mostly Akan Ankobia and falconets, but also mercenaries). It is probably a well known strategy but I'm going to write down what should be the optima...
by Garja
04 Oct 2024, 21:20
Forum: Results
Topic: Kaiserklein vs Aizamk
Replies: 6
Views: 1084
Flag: Italy

Re: Kaiserklein vs Aizamk

nice series
by Garja
16 Sep 2024, 14:36
Forum: General
Topic: R.I.P the legend Kick4ss
Replies: 30
Views: 3092
Flag: Italy

Re: R.I.P the legend Kick4ss

Very sad news indeed, he was a good guy.
RIP Bruno
by Garja
24 Aug 2024, 00:03
Forum: News
Topic: 🏆 $750 ESOC AUTUMN CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 🏆
Replies: 54
Views: 11267
Flag: Italy

Re: 🏆 $750 ESOC AUTUMN CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 🏆

Civ ban is an awful rule.
by Garja
20 Aug 2024, 16:35
Forum: News
Topic: 🏆 $750 ESOC AUTUMN CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 🏆
Replies: 54
Views: 11267
Flag: Italy

Re: 🏆 $750 ESOC AUTUMN CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 🏆

somp wrote:
20 Aug 2024, 11:42
im ready.

@Kaiserklein are you?
you unbanned?
by Garja
17 Jul 2024, 20:54
Forum: General
Topic: I saw a Swedish TORP in real life!
Replies: 10
Views: 1663
Flag: Italy

Re: I saw a Swedish TORP in real life!

where's the berry bush tho
by Garja
03 Jul 2024, 13:46
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: Poker
Replies: 418
Views: 10386
Flag: Italy

Re: Poker

Hmm ye flop isn't great, he should have a range and nut advantage even if he doesn't defend all the pocket pairs in full frequency (and it's possible field overdefend those). Atleast there is no immediate straight possible. It's not a board you want to cbet range for small. In fact you want to check...
by Garja
21 Jun 2024, 03:13
Forum: Strategy
Topic: 2024 Italy
Replies: 8
Views: 2057
Flag: Italy

Re: 2024 Italy

spain defo better =/
by Garja
20 Jun 2024, 15:12
Forum: Strategy
Topic: 2024 Italy
Replies: 8
Views: 2057
Flag: Italy

Re: 2024 Italy

idk man, fre, ger, brits, spain and ports are all favored over italy
by Garja
13 Jun 2024, 15:28
Forum: General
Topic: Reviving ep
Replies: 42
Views: 4376
Flag: Italy

Re: Reviving ep

aaryngend wrote:
13 Jun 2024, 14:48
If EP wouldn't have halted development and continued I'm sure it would have had very similar changes to what we have with DE today. Apart from the extra civs of course.
What is DE today without extra civs and features?
by Garja
10 Jun 2024, 20:42
Forum: General
Topic: Reviving ep
Replies: 42
Views: 4376
Flag: Italy

Re: Reviving ep

actually it was basically not possible to cheat on the latest iteration of EP, while I'm not sure about DE where it seems even basic cheats are completely viable
by Garja
10 Jun 2024, 19:55
Forum: General
Topic: Reviving ep
Replies: 42
Views: 4376
Flag: Italy

Re: Reviving ep

uberjz wrote:
10 Jun 2024, 19:48
arguments in favor of de:
- less lag
- can't send eco theory + exotic hardwoods at 0:00
argument in favor o EP:
- can't map hack
- can't insta spam 100 minutemen
by Garja
09 Jun 2024, 23:44
Forum: General
Topic: Reviving ep
Replies: 42
Views: 4376
Flag: Italy

Re: Reviving ep

not gonna happen
by Garja
27 May 2024, 18:15
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: Poker
Replies: 418
Views: 10386
Flag: Italy

Re: Poker

I want to emphasise how extreme the redline/blue line thing is for me. I have a small sample, but I think you see this both where I am slightly winning on 888 and losing on gg: You can see on both that where I appear to be winning is when I have learnt to make more folds in bigger pots and give up ...

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