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by dansil92
05 Jun 2021, 04:55
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Chinese Blockhouse FF
Replies: 6
Views: 506
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Re: Chinese Blockhouse FF

i do something like this for a fast industrial build. Good faith - 700c 700w 300export - 1000c and grab the russian consulate for the fort, blockhouse and factory before switching to brits. The blockhouse is only 90 export after good faith. Im not sure how reasonable it is for just an ff, since obvi...
by dansil92
04 Jun 2021, 20:11
Forum: General
Topic: pls give sweden advanced torp
Replies: 39
Views: 1566
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Re: pls give sweden advanced torp

kevinitalien wrote:I can't tell if this thread is a joke or not
Schrödinger's Thread
by dansil92
04 Jun 2021, 17:38
Forum: General
Topic: pls give sweden advanced torp
Replies: 39
Views: 1566
Flag: Canada

Re: pls give sweden advanced torp

torps are too weak and die too fast. would really love to see a card for Sweden that's like ATP, but for torps. Age 1 card, decreases wood cost, increases HP, and gives the torps a short-range ranged attack. If spain can get ATP for tradeposts (their main eco), it only seems fair that swede could g...
by dansil92
03 Jun 2021, 00:53
Forum: General
Topic: Setting the Direction for DE
Replies: 59
Views: 2601
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Re: Setting the Direction for DE

mitoe speaks truth
by dansil92
02 Jun 2021, 23:34
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
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Re: Japan Semi-FF

Plantinator wrote:Well lets be honest shrines seemed a lot better when torps werent around
i hate swedens design so much
by dansil92
02 Jun 2021, 23:16
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

all the high level players above agree with me, torii is trash. it's really not that good and theres a reason you dont see it in tournament play. an extra shipment at 9 min is not a huge deal when you're throwing away export, pop space, eco in exchange for what is, at best, probably somewhere betwe...
by dansil92
02 Jun 2021, 22:00
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

i personally disagree about the torii, i have always found those builds terribly one dimensional and very all in. The shrine boost is rather trivial, yes but the shrine itself gathering about 1 res per second, 1.3 with livestock is absolutely a good ageup bonus, especially alongside the other list ...
by dansil92
02 Jun 2021, 19:00
Forum: General
Topic: why is cm too lame
Replies: 214
Views: 9150
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Re: why is cm too lame

technically minutemen are classed as infantry and "technically" units like elmeti, lancers, sowars/nagi, flamethrowers, and heavy artillery will make very very short work of them. the trouble is getting a good enough mass of said units before ports is unstoppable (good luck)
by dansil92
02 Jun 2021, 18:55
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Wilderness warfare card
Replies: 25
Views: 2684
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Re: Wilderness warfare card

if we're actually talking super late game, then extra nat hp can be relevant too, skirms tanking an extra one to two shots from other skirms or an extra skirm or 2 surviving a falc volley are all super relevant. its never a bad card
by dansil92
02 Jun 2021, 01:19
Forum: Strategy
Topic: How to beat walls as India
Replies: 13
Views: 1221
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Re: How to beat walls as India

I think what people are getting at here is that India doesn't really need to win by rushing. You can start with early aggression but if your opponent repels the attack and walls, you can just contain them and play kinda passively and your eco will outscale most civs eventually. this. india is perfe...
by dansil92
01 Jun 2021, 23:45
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Wilderness warfare card
Replies: 25
Views: 2684
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Re: Wilderness warfare card

From my point of view, there are better cards to send in colonial, fortress and industrial instead. Generally you want to boost the attack of your skirmishers more than their tanking capabilities. It's not a bad card, but it's opportunity cost is too high and it's too specific. 5 years too late the...
by dansil92
01 Jun 2021, 20:12
Forum: General
Topic: why is cm too lame
Replies: 214
Views: 9150
Flag: Canada

Re: why is cm too lame

I mean if we're being honest its just yet another card that shows how euro-centric the assymetric designs ended up. All the euros have this card, the nats don't get minutes at all, just warriors that spawn one at a time and have an eternal windup so they rarely ever get even one shot. The asians sor...
by dansil92
01 Jun 2021, 12:33
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

My first intuition was also to abuse GFA more. Right now you're kinda shipping gfa to get a small discount on the bank wagon. That doesnt seem that great actually. (Its confusing me that you get good results eco wise, Ive always wondered if shrine booming is simply not that good) shrine booming eve...
by dansil92
01 Jun 2021, 00:15
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

It's a nice BO but I have two issues with it : 1) Naginata are a very good unit, but don't they lose cav fights against hussars (at least in age 2) ? That would be a serious issue with any kind of cav-semi-ff play. Two batches of ashis may be just better at raiding than one batch of nagis too. 2) F...
by dansil92
31 May 2021, 20:04
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japanese 7 Lucky Gods Semi FF
Replies: 14
Views: 867
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Re: Japanese 7 Lucky Gods Semi FF

its like 20 tps or something gross
by dansil92
31 May 2021, 17:38
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japanese 7 Lucky Gods Semi FF
Replies: 14
Views: 867
Flag: Canada

Re: Japanese 7 Lucky Gods Semi FF

Yes, mitoe used this once to great effect, even using the (gasp) 7 ashi shipment. I'm not sure exactly how much his build differs from this as I've never seen it written out
by dansil92
31 May 2021, 17:35
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

I have a question: why do a semi-FF with this build? Its only a generic eco opening that can be any sort of build, isnt it? i mean truthfully yes its aimed at doing anything. extended age 2, ff, semi ff, fast industrial. Its just able to semi ff, something other japan builds can't really do without...
by dansil92
31 May 2021, 15:06
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

I have a question: why do a semi-FF with this build? Its only a generic eco opening that can be any sort of build, isnt it? i mean truthfully yes its aimed at doing anything. extended age 2, ff, semi ff, fast industrial. Its just able to semi ff, something other japan builds can't really do without...
by dansil92
31 May 2021, 12:20
Forum: General
Topic: why is cm too lame
Replies: 214
Views: 9150
Flag: Canada

Re: why is cm too lame

Increased TC damage and extra minutemen should be two separate cards. Or at the very least make the extra minutemen just the normal 6 minutes for 150/150. devs: euros age 1: 50% tc fire and big batch of minutemen per tc iro/haud age 2: 50% tc fire damage azzy: whatever the heck warriors are that us...
by dansil92
31 May 2021, 03:53
Forum: General
Topic: The Community Channels Moderators Are Far From Being Consistent.
Replies: 202
Views: 9740
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Re: The Community Channels Moderators Are Far From Being Consistent.

im so glad this was the week i decided to log back into esoc after a 4 month hiatus
by dansil92
30 May 2021, 17:06
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

"I don't know anything about your build so maybe thats not viable." :hmm: i personally disagree about the torii, i have always found those builds terribly one dimensional and very all in. The shrine boost is rather trivial, yes but the shrine itself gathering about 1 res per second, 1.3 wi...
by dansil92
30 May 2021, 13:30
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

I feel like you're missing a bit of the point of how the build plays out, you're not countering a rush, you're putting early raiding pressure on and giving yourself more flexibility. There's room to skip units entirely and just age or to stay age 2 as long as you want. You're gonna add shrines as th...
by dansil92
30 May 2021, 12:39
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

In this case the tushogu age up ends up being worth a lot of value because of the good faith build. You're turning your age 1 card (300 res) and your ageup ("400ish res") into an immediate bank wagon and 70 xp. The pop space is also saving you 250w immediately because you're not booming sh...
by dansil92
30 May 2021, 04:29
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Japan Semi-FF
Replies: 75
Views: 5559
Flag: Canada

Re: Japan Semi-FF

I'd try this with tori gates instead of toshogu shrine, tori gates is worth more resources than toshogu in general it's the better age up. you know the tushogu gives you the 200 export for the bank and gives you 20 pop space and 35% shrine rate boost and gathers about 1.3 res per second instead of ...
by dansil92
29 May 2021, 20:55
Forum: General
Topic: the new AoE3
Replies: 164
Views: 7334
Flag: Canada

Re: the new AoE3

i believe a fast industrial meta is the next step in aoe3. the defense capabilities of players are incredible now and 1600+ res shipments are hard to ignore. mitoe demonstrated this with france vs brits and i think its the way forward

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