thank god, i will finally have enough time to transition to fields, now that they are available starting in age 1

Dead forum huh guess I should just post this to a discord somewhere

This build has been working out pretty damn well for me in both 1v1 and team. It was based on a build I saw Breeze do vs. Mitoe in the ECL. Some of you might know it already but I wanted to write it up to share. The main strength of this build is taking advantage of shadow-teching native units, and ...

Wait do bersaglieres really auto target heavy infantry and light cav? That’s insane

these are good ideas. i've been trying to make some similar points in the official forums which I suspect the devs see more than posts on ESOC: https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/every-update-makes-the-game-more-complicated-and-less-accessible-for-new-players-because-of-unique-names-and-units/215844 ...

chis wrote: ↑

15 Jun 2023, 09:01

Brit got 3v back
Jap got 5% hp back on ashi

good patch 10/10

this patch has increased the value of my Chis draft pick and decreased the value of the Sweden enjoyer draft picks. good patch for the Gang if it comes to affect the tourney in time

Patches are for new content, not for balance, that’s what we gotta wrap our heads around. Most players just want new content

so dutch logistician but without any of the drawbacks of age 2 dutch and all of the advantages of age 2 russia

wait does russia get vet halbs in age 2?

More unique unit names for units that are the exact same as before (Russian musks and halbs). Terrible design idea that continues to make the game more and more inaccessible to new players. I really hate this trend more than anything. Wtf are yoruks. Wtf are merchants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-aEfWPdg8 [mention]u3100[/mention] [mention]u1067[/mention] [mention]u5330[/mention] [mention]u8634[/mention] [mention]u16315[/mention] [mention]u16989[/mention] [mention]u15191[/mention] [mention]u18745[/mention] [mention]u11959[/mention] [mention]u16175[/mention] ...

Awesome! Great job!

except for @giveuanxiety

@Guigs final question why is good faith agreements in all your decks? you don't mention it in the builds though. Do you find its more useful lategame than a card like the 20% coin gather rates from paddies in age 1?

great guide, time to implement The Guigs India Method btw, did you know that 2 siege eles can't 1-shot a leather cannon, once Swede sends infantry guns? cool Also, for elephant deck, did you intentionally choose to not add the new card Mughal Elephant Armor? Gives 10% more melee resist to mahouts an...

@Kaiserklein ok yea I probably just gotta see it in action or try it out

2) in fact there's even a way to do this without even selecting units manually at all. All you have to do is shoot the first volley, but while your skirms are shooting you directly move them away (in other words, cancel the end of the volley a fraction of a second after you z moved). About half you...

don_artie wrote: ↑

26 May 2023, 12:33

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyitQHB7LXA

this should be its own post

Hmm, that's pretty broad and the micro changes a lot depending on if you want to engage or retreat and depending on their unit composition. Some tricks that come to mind: 1) Learning to use the "remove from group" hotkey, if you don't already. It's bound to CTRL + 0 by default (but you sh...

@Mitoe

well these days it's been mahout+zam+gurkha or mahout sepoy gurka, or alternatively skirm goon huss falc.

callentournies wrote: ↑

25 May 2023, 17:45

i should stop trying to give advice

wait why that comment was good, now its gone

I’ve played a couple games lately where I had an amazing start, the right counter build, and the right unit composition as the game progressed but then I just throw everything because I’m damn dogshit at winning those big pivotal fortress age fights. Early age 2 when theres 15 units each I’m pretty ...

@Yukietti thanks, ill give that a try.

Been watching some recs from EPL and it seems like a standard way to play them is 3v->2 warhuts in base -> 5v -> chicha brewing, and just try to full boom to 200 pop kancha house, turtle, and mass bowmen and chimus. This has worked pretty well for me against people playing somewhat passive. But how ...

i tried to say "flying crow is shit in age 3" and it blocked it. i think the mod settings are a littttle too strict idk.