macacoalbino wrote:Itâs ok. Itâs very hard to play well when opponentâs build throws you off. A few things I got from that game are:
1. I would try to get used to tc firing units as soon as they go in range of the tc. Ie: put 10 regular vills in, whenever they come in range (and fix the macro behind it)
2. Use the first 2 free uhlans to try and find a stray villager in their base (youâd be surprised by how many people forget a vill who was herding in transition still far from the tc). Also iâd keep them hidden in the fog of war for future raids after your opponent garrisons the vills they were attacking.
3. Talk about herding: you had 2 big boy herds of bison west of your tc which you could have brought in even in age1 (i know the most efficient is to go in transition, but who cares right? You can refine that once you got used enough to herding so you know you can get them under tc really quickly)
4. Hold minutemen for a defensive timing, they will be 10x more efficient if you can time them with a unit shipment. They did kill some jans and all, but you still lost your house and some of the free uhlans, and your eco wasnât really stoped by those early jans, they were kind of wasted there.
5. I wouldnât ship 8 bows while aging. I know he had a lot of units and all, but those 8bows werenât really necessary there and you could wait for 8skirms or 3WW if you waited a bit until you were up. I think itâs ok to click the 8bow shipment in case you really need them to defend an all in, but if it were me playing that game I would cancel as you were almost up anyway and the opponent army was just burning a stable and not just idling all your eco.
1. I always though that you should not tc fire because it is idle time. Like only garrison the low hp vills like the way you do when you are getting raided in the early stages of the game. But i guess vs a super aggro build you should do it.
3. Herding in age 1 as germany vs otto r u sure. I might even age late and it'll be even more tough. But I know I should have herded that one but I didn't noticed it. I usually can am only able to herd two hunts under tc when I am at my utmost top game, just 2nd lt. things really.
Thanks man all of these advices are easy to understand and seems totally doable can I contact you once more regarding the mu. Depending upon how well I executed all these things.