>barrack units?also fuck oranos (more like orANUS) players
>>1877199never played that shit but i have a irresistible urge to rape cleopatra for some reason
>>1877203that's Isis tho
>>1877204>>1877203Isis is for BBC (big brother cock) ONLY
>>1877213Not big bird cock?
I don't know if it's other noobs getting better or quitting the game, but I keep getting steamrolled now
>also fuck oranos (more like orANUS) playersGhostmaster bros....>>1877253When I played initially I could've sworn people were better when I queued at night. At ~1300 elo I haven't noticed any difference lately though. Maybe you just had a bad day?
>>1877233No, big undead cock (BUC)
>>1877199>anthrohot
>>1877199Rude.>Cast chaos on you
>>1877491anubis is top tier furbait
Oranos > Ocenatus > Hyperion > HeliosIf you choose anything different you're playing Oranos wrongBut that brings a question to my mind, what are your favorite Major and Minor gods?Do you always follow a Minor God order or you change depending the situation?
>>1877199how does this one fare with the original? which one should I play as a first timer?
>>1877937Retold.
>>1877937It's pretty much the definitive edition. There's some minor issues with pathing, but it adds more cool flavor stuff, does everything right that the original did well and is even surprisingly balanced.I just played a crazy game Isis vs Ra, but forgot to take screenshots again... maybe I'll go over the replay.
>>1877961Started with a fast tc. He tried to pressure with Wadjet and Priests, but couldn't really do anything, I even managed to kill one of his priests. But then I realized I hadn't scouted any food next to the tc, which made things awkward.
>>1877974I found my food and made a second sphinx. He had 2 rax and made some axemen, but built a second tc aswell instead of committing to them. My idea was keeping him busy with the sphinxes so I can be greedy and take my hunt, which worked pretty well as my sphinx killed another priest and made him move his entire army there. My goal is getting a fast heroic, because his rax units are gonna struggle against buildings.
>>1877984Eventually he did go for my hunt, but I was already finished with it and got all the food I needed for now. My heroic was also almost finished, so I was gonna shift to gold anyways (did it a bit late here, I often end up getting too much food with 2 tc, because initially you need a lot to keep vill production going).
>>1877993It is me or all egyptian strategies pretty much boils down to Fast Heroic
i'm currently just playing vs the AI to get the hang of the game before jumping into ranked. Is it just me or the computer is wildly inconsistent in performance? I always play at the highest non-cheating difficulty level and yet I have some matches where I win easily and others where I get my shit kicked in even if i have a matchup advantage
>>1877993With heroic done I decide to take the fight with ancestors + eclipse, which allows me to get a migdol behind it.>>1877997I think Ra and Set can fight a bit more in classic thanks to electrum bullets and against norse I've even seen Isis fighting successfully with rax units, but yeah fast tech feels kinda neccessary. My gameplan is getting Mythic asap aswell, because Osiris camels feel like my only good units.
>>1878002With 3 migdols controlling the map and gold + Osiris coming in I feel in strong position. He attacks my fortifications, but loses his scarab then has to retreat.
>>1878006He shifting sands on my undefended gold, putting me out of position. They might look close on this zoom, but my army is pretty far away.
>>1878009He retreats his shifting sanded units, fearing to lose them, making me feel confident. I send enough units to punish them, but then his main army joins the attack and I get overrun. Instead of trying to defend my second gold I decide to send my camels onto his gold instead and the game breaks into chaos.
>>1878024He does some damage to both my gold mines, while I manage to push him off one of his. With my Son of Osiris incoming he retreats and we're fairly even, though I am ahead in age.
>>1878035I try to push my advantage by sending camels onto his new gold, but somehow he has a migdol already there and my camels get caught by his army.
>>1878038Since my camels are getting caught on one side and I see his entire army there I decide to send the rest of my other camels to his tcs to disrupt his eco and make the game chaotic. (I had no idea I was down this much army value at this point)
>>1878002I still can't understand how you can play passively/defensively in classical age and not get punished, given Norse and good classical rushing MU units existsThat's or it's just egyptian that get that privilege
>>1878042He responds to my attacking in multiple places by attacking in multiple places aswell. I try to hold on atleast one side with my soo.>>1878045Norse is probably my worst matchup, so I'm not really sure what to do there. I'd definitely build a lot more barracks units before going up there though. I also try not to be completely passive, which is why usually I'm getting the upgraded sphinxes (2-3) to keep pressure off me and see what my opponent is doing.
>>1878048He tries to get his slingers onto my soo, but that leaves them vulnerable to mummies and camels coming out, while soo can micro in and out of the migdol. On the other side my gold is broken though and I just realized I had 2 save ones I didn't use because I never scouted them, which made the game really hard.
>>1878053With the push defended and catapults coming out I start my own attack. Throughout all of this he was also unable to use his right side tc due to my raids. However my main gold runs out and the other one was broken leaving me scrambling for more.
>>1878048Lets 1vs1 again tomorow, IsisfagNow I know what I am doing in this game
>>1878058I take down one of his tcs, but my push stalls due to running out of gold. You'll never guess what's about to happen to my Son of Osiris!
>>1878062While my soo mysteriously disappears, a knivefight ensues over the remaining gold. Without soo I worry about simply getting destroyed by spears, but fortunately I remember to make mummies just in time!
>>1878063There was a pic associated with this.>>1878059Sure if our schedules match.
>>1878066Having knived his villagers off the gold, with the help of some camels I manage to take the upper hand in the main fight again aswell, while also splitting off some more camels to raid.
>>1878067After winning another knife fight over the remaining gold and with our opponents base in shambles he is forced to resign!Maybe this was a bit too much image spam, but would this kind of blogging be interesting if I cut it down a bit maybe? Not sure how good the screenshots are at conveying how the game went though. Let me know if you liked it or call me a faggot if you didn't I guess.
Daily reminder we are playing a team game together tomorow fagsBe there or be square
>>1877956>>1877961thx, I'll try retold.
>/VST/ TEAM GAME/VST/ TEAM GAME>/VST/ TEAM GAME/VST/ TEAM GAME>/VST/ TEAM GAME
>>1877924> But that brings a question to my mind, what are your favorite Major and Minor gods?> Do you always follow a Minor God order or you change depending the situation?I almost always play the same minor godsI like the idea of being able to adapt, but in practice I feel like one minor god is always better for my playstyle/the major god than the otherOnly exception is with Odin: I play all his minor gods> Oranos > Ocenatus > Hyperion > HeliosI guess everyone picks Oceanus and Hyperion, but I'm not sure Helios is that popular: I prefer Hekate
>>1878070> Let me know if you liked it or call me a faggot if you didn't I guess.Thanks for sharing anon, I liked itWhat's your elo?
>>1878281Thanks! I've been up and down in the lower 1300s. That game put me at 1339.>>1877924Forgot to reply to this, but for me it's ususally Isis > Bast > Nephtys > Osiris because I feel ae is Isis' main strength, especially when compared to Ra who has better economy and better units. I've been wanting to use more Anubis against greeks, so I can secure an early tc with serpents and their 2 heroes dont kill all my vills and priests, but it hasn't come up much or I forgot to do it.
>>1877199should I switch to playing thor instead of odin he seems objectively better
>>1878327Odin is still totally viable, but learning a different god isn't a bad idea anyways.
I get big lagspikes, guess it's my connection...
>>1878570Sometimes the game has connection issues, even if you're stable for some reason, but if you're getting them all the time it must be on you.
Team gaems in 1 hour?
>>1878717I'd be in.
>>1878742TEAM GAEMS IN 20 MINUTESGET IN THERE FAGGOTS
Name: /vst/Password: /vst/The lobby will be open for 10-15 minutes so people can join
rehosted
rehosted, rejoin so we can figure this out
>Cant chatJanky as fuck, as per usual
did you end up playing?
>>1879087Yeah, got some team games together after Isisfag bashed my skull in 1vs1'sWe made a good team, first time also doing team queue so it was also a learning experiencieI also learn that with party teams positions are randomized still, we ended in opposite sides during one 4vs4Wish you could choose the position you spawn, like in AoE2
>>1878000Ironically the computer is too consistent in random map.It has set attack schedules. I believe it always ages up, waits a few minutes, attacks, and repeats. Often times it will grab a second TC instead of refilling its army, and thats the easiest time to take the game
/vst/ plays at 3:00am my timezone
>>1879392Set your alarm next time.
how is this games 1v1 compared to wc3 or aoe4?
>>1879615More active than aoe4 and the opponent you're fighting is actually the opposing player unlike wc3. (I have no idea what kind of comparison you want)
>>1879615I dont know I dont play these fucking gamesDumb question m8
Gaiabros...
>>1879691>The Titan of Disapproval looks in your direction
>>1877199>OranosPronounced: Your Anus
>rouge lite mode for an RTSactualy pretty interesting idea, lets see how it plays out
>>1879691Something about that quote makes me kek. Makes me think of this kinda post:>I have blessed you with lashing roots. The next time your foes surround you, they will regret it, but only if you post "I love Mommy earth!" in this thread
>>1879691>women with makeup vs women when the makeup comes off
>>1877199>Still no news of the remaining 4th gods to add.I dont care about the bugman civ dlc. I just want the extant faction to be completed.
>>1877199>>1879691New Game Mode:Arena of the Gods.https://www.ageofempires.com/news/arena-of-the-gods-a-new-game-mode-coming-to-age-of-mythology-retold/>The gods have summoned you! Arena of the Gods, the latest mythic journey in Age of Mythology: Retold, invites you to step into the shoes of a legendary hero and forge your destiny!>In this new game mode, you can engage in 35 exhilarating skirmish missions across mythical landscapes where divine challenges await. >Whether you battle solo or team up with a friend**, the arena is fraught with World Twists that bring the chaos of shifting weather and ancient powers to the forefront!Plrevious Thread:>>1873976
>>1879773So this willl be the AoM equivalent of SC2 Co-op?Because that would be amazing
>>1879773
>>1879773I'm very curious about this, it does sound fun, but also a little vague.>>1879743>only if you post "I love Mommy earth!" in this threadI love Mommy earth! As a playable faction, mind you.
>1 win>1 loss>1 win>1 loss>1 win>1 loss
>>1879898>perfectly balanced, as all things should becould be worse
>>1879898Perfectly balanced
>>1879773ok, new game mode is cool but what about chink release date? it was supposed to come out in 2024 so was it postponed or are they really stingy with any informationeven if it would come out in late Dec it'd be 2 months from release rn
>>1879898You need more?
>>1879898Poor you
>>1880123Aren't you supposed to try to win?
>>1880158I am tryingI don't know what's happening, I went up to 1100 elo, then started losing even though my playstyle didn't really change
>>1880176I had something like that happen too. Was pushing the upper half of 1200s and suddenly lost 150 elo in 2 days. Might just be random luck, but you could also try changing your playstyle up a bit. I back then started doing a cheese strat and went over 1300 with it pretty quickly, but then when it got nerfed and I went back to playing more regularily I didn't fall as much as I expected. I think even though cheesing like that wont teach you the fundamental very well, it did improve my game sense compared to my previous passive play, because I got to see more of what was going on and how many units my opponent had at what point in the game, compared to being completely blind before.
>>1879773Meh it's just skirmish
Broke the streak by losing twice. Playing Isis in current patch is tilting me off the earth. Loki and Thor feel unplayable. Poseidon is really hard aswell and overall she just feels like an insanely weak god right now.
>>1880594Play Oranos
>>1880657Too hard.
>>1880670It's... really nott. Oranosfag
>>1880681How am I gonna play a god with no thighs and belly to keep me motivated?
>>1880687You're very down bad, Isisfag, it's actually very concerning
>>1880696It's called being a heterosexual male, you should try it.
>>1880696It's also just that it's gonna take forever to understand another civ and I'm not smart enough so I'll lose 300 elo and 50 games in a row.
>>1877199A quick question before I get into the campaign - do the mods increasing the number of houses you can build work there?
>>1880111Also, any news on whom the second expansion will be about?When it comes to real-life mythologies, Mesoamerica seems to be a no-brainer, but with Atlanteans already present there is the possibility of including another completely fictional land/nation.
>>1880936nta, but can someone answer this? im curious as well.
>>1879753What's wrong with FE? Why couldn't they just give us normal Gaia?
>>1880897Brother, stop gooning for five minutes, we need to kill these Throwing Axemen.
>>1879753Looks like one is an illustration while the other is a screenshot of the 3D render, which is based on the pre-release Gaia design.
>>1881221We were never getting a sexy leaf-bikini Gaia in current year, but they could have just redesigned her model to look like her original portrait. Tree-Gaia is seriously just so dumb.
I like Tree Gaia, they should've just gone with something more classically nymph-like, less Groot-like.Warcraft Kronos is what I cannot bear to look at.
>>1877961>It's pretty much the definitive editionof AoE2-lite. No I will not stop saying it.
>>1880176>>1880196same thing happened to me and I just switched from playing very aggressive to playing passive and rushing age 3 and I went on a win streak and got right back to where I was.I think the current meta that developed is to play an aggressive age 2 or to prepare a defense in age 2 for an aggressive push. if you just rush straight to age 3 you catch opponents off guard. disregard if it's a god with strong early game scouting.
>>1881250This is pretty much it. Some kind of weird tree nymph would be fine, Groot with tits is strange and bad.
>>1881250>>1881453>something more classically nymph-like, less Groot-likeClassical depictions of nymphs were basically just human females. A middle-ground between a classical nymph and the nature theme would be what they already did with Gaia's model in the original AoM- a big buxom lady with a leaf-bikini.
now where did these come from
>>1881503Probably for the Arena of the Gods thing. It releases November 7.
>>1881461It is possible to make weird tree nymphs that are tree-like without looking like Groot. It's the Groot part that sets me off.
>>1881523Why even make her not look human in the first place? She was depicted as human in Greek classical art, she was depicted as human in the original game. The only god/titan that looked inhuman was Kronos, because he was being tortured and roasted alive deep in Tartarus for ages and got all deformed.
>>1881546>>1881523Literally just make her Skin green and make her hair and clothes be plants growing from her. No reason to go Groot-Mode or full White woman in plant bikini.
>>1881549>every other god is depicted as they were in classical mythology>virtually all humans, with the exception of animal-head egyptian gods>but Gaia CAN'T be a normal-looking human like she was depicted by the ancient Greeks because... she just can't!Nah it's retarded. She looked better in the original. Consistent with the rest of the cast. They changed it because they're literal faggots.
>>1881552Kronos and Prometheus are also weird. All of the Titans are depicted as primortial entities rather than just dudes except for Ouranos.
>>1881555Thats why Oranos is best dude titan
>>1881555Kronos is a charred human. What's supposed to be weird about Prometheus?
>>1881565>What's supposed to be weird about Prometheus?Does this look like a man who gets his liver eaten everyday?
>>1881446> an aggressive age 2 or to prepare a defense in age 2So aggressive in early age 2 then defensive until age 3?I basically always rush in age 2, that might be my issue
>>1881546Almost all the gods we have are depicted as basically human, I like that they try to change thingsBut I really dislike the result
>>1881555I'm fine with the unit being their elemental forms or whatever, but outside of that not looking human makes no sense (same goes for classic Kronos).
It is reaching a point in this team ELO in which everyone in team games, with exception of Norse and SOMETIMES Greek. just straight out rush a second TC in Classical and cannot really punish it as Oranos.People just stay close TC and dont go outside, playing safe, and my 8 hero murmillos + Caladria can't really punish it, going mass Murmillo to bust a TC at this point is not a good idea since I will be falling behind economically AND players actually can make troops to defend at this bracket.Think I will have to take starting a second TC myself in Classical, that really will put me on edge since I'm only comfortable rushing and taking control of the tempo of the game. There's also the option to go mass Turmas but without the speed bonus from the base game not sure that's a good idea.Kinda sucks, honestly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_mfs-c6V9c
>constructs 3 Watch Towers in your pathwhy are turtlefags like this? lol
>>1883192That's a free tc for you.
>>1883192Why is he letting you mine gold between his two tcs?
o no my ally is being overrun!
>>1883210Those are axemen and priests, not villagers (I had to look twice aswell).
>>1883249*teleports in front of you*Ptah is outrageously good desu
Genesis qualifiers bros! Almost makes me want to stop being an otp so I can play and go out in round 1.https://www.twitch.tv/iamboithttps://www.twitch.tv/egctv
>>1883251The axemen yearn for more gold.
>>1883252Anybody that says Shifting Sands is a bad GP never really used Vortex beforeShifting Sands is a mini-vortex, and the fact you can land your army on top of the enemy army or enemy base is fucking great, imagine throwing 20 elephants or 40 camels directly above an army comp mainly using archers
>>1883567Mista won today by evading 2 GPs with SS
>>1883567Its really good. It just doesn't help Eggy at their traditional weakest when your getting your first midgol up (possibly securing your second gold mine at the same time).Luckily the barracks spam strategy gets around this for the most part
>>1881596most games I see right now players either build for a rush or build for a defensive army against the rush. but i've picked off a lot of easy wins by just rushing straight to age 3 and building no army as an odin player when my opponent is usually expecting the raiding calvary rush.
Balance wishlistBring back old track rating systemBallistics now give +1 track rating for ranged land units (haven't thought about water/building specifics)Ares bow, bone bow, huntress axe, maybe some Atty tech give an extra +1 or 2 track rating so they conteract spirited charge, thundering hooves, desert wind etc.honestly chariots are so bad they could probably just have bulit in track rating 6 and be balancedelectrum bullets changed to +30% slinger and priest damage Caladria heal halved on fighting unitsSerpent spear gives bonus snaresome of ring giver's strength moved to base jarlNot sure if the engine can even implement this but:Garrisoned heroes give towers/boats bonus vs myth unitOdin Ravens invisible on mini mapreduce windup/down on chariot attacks but give them turn time so they micro smoother if going in one direction, but still clunky if your getting fancywould be shit but fun:Elephants lose building bonus, but innately get stronger as lower hp (maybe increasing blast damage w/ friendly fire)ORDlc wishlistFog godpower which reducing line of sight (don't care who gets it,just think it would be flavorful and fun)Thanks for coming to my ted talk
How are they going to nerf electrum bullets? My guess is turning them into a DoT so that they don't benefit from the anti-archer (and anti-infantry with sekhmet) multiplier
>>1883741I started plating Zeus, building a massive army in age 2 and attacking pretty lateAt my elo they never have enough to stop it, they probably think I'm not gonna attack when they don't see a rush
does anyone have a list of gameplay differences between retold and the original?
>>1884419They're going to revert the buff and keep eggy untouched otherwise.
>>1881585Liver damage is no joke
What egyptians need is an additional land unit>greeks get 9 + heroes >Atlanteans get 9>Norse get 10>egyptian only get 9 + 1 pharaoh
>>1884823I think they'd be fine if migdol units weren't complete trash. Camels without Osiris upgrade and CA are easily in the bottom 5 and elephants are a slow win harder unit.
>>1884419>>1884753Electrum Bullets are not OPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT-CkFd_Xns
>>1884946>baldTVget better bait m8
does anyone have an original voices mod?
Who here plays with the original one & done (excluding basic bitch Atlantean) god powers?The thing the game was centred around and could push the tide of a strategic battle.
