Thumbnails are important but there so much value in your videos (infos + entertainment) and you're consistent with those series (road to 2k or this So you wanna play...) so I really think that the thumbnail is secondary.... I would keep more time for you to play, stream, make your personal stuff and if you happen to have somebody who does all your technical stuff, let him do his magic... if you don't I suggest you get a AOE fan in your twitch to work in the edit room for you, could pay him a little and give him exposure for his work in return! I'm coming from a business standpoint, it's only opinion and so far your judgment is really good! sry my english, french Luv from Montreal and good luck at BOA2, you guys seems to be playin' even more together than before, teamwork conquers all! Ciao
@@julianxamo7835 I don't think it's wise to consider Berserks until you're a few castles into imp. They're quite expensive to upgrade after all, and require a lot of production to sustain mass. Archers -> xbows -> Arbs + Siege ram should be the standard play I'd say. The eco bonuses in Feudal and Castle should hopefully let you get momentum with your archers, and then you develop your position through rams and a slightly faster imp.
Julian Xamo Those are the most expansive zerks actually; for them to be effective, you need at least both armour upgrades, squires and chieftains (if vs cav). That’s why I suggested imp when you can eat this cost and also have enough castles to produce enough berserks to make the investment worthwhile. Sure, Berserks are good vs Eagles in castle, but That’s a quite niche situation compared to facing knights or xbows. Maybe you could argue going unupgrsded zerks vs pikes + mangos, and sure, if you have a castle up, this might work, but in general I’d stick with xbows + siege/monks/pikes until imp. Note: if you expect huskarl spam, Eagle spam, pyjama spam or similar then I would agree that producing and upgrading berserks in castle could be good.
Great Video! I guess I figured how to quick wall out thanks to your video, in addition to Bulgarians tutorial. TYVM Have a nice rest and stay out from negativity dude.
Bulgarians have one of the highest winning percentages in mid-tier elos--sixth best on Arabia. I have been playing only Bulgarians for the last few weeks, trying to "master" them (in a 1200 elo sense). I 100% agree with only building kreposts until you get near Imperial. What's worked best for me is starting the castle right about when I start to advance. That gives me time to research stirrups and be ready to make trebs as soon as I hit Imperial.
I love seeing Bulgarians. More of those unorthodox civs is good. I hope to see Aztecs next and meso civs are a bit hard or me with the exception of Mayans, that are archer focused. It would be great to have more infantry based builds. I know it's not the meta, but Bulgarians and Goths can benefit from have some builds.
I haven’t thought of them as being slow and defensive! Played them highly aggressive most of the time, MAA into knights or cav archers. They suck in late game imho, mass hussars is what I usually go for
Great vid! What do you think about the Magyars, do you see a use in their cheap elite unit army? or is this something that comes to play only in longer games? I'm looking forward to when you make their video. Thanks Hera!
I'd still say to make one castle in castle age to get stirrups. Konniks without stirrups are quite bad, they attack so slow. Also stirrups make bulgarian castle age knights best in the game.
Hey, great video although i'd have liked to see the game going to imp. Whenever I play Bulgarians I just lose to CA. Are halbs and scorps the way to go? Edit: its ca + halbs. Do Konniks work?
Just go SO and two hands against ca halb probably, you can also go konnik SO bcs konniks can also be used to raid as well as kill siege while two hands only really counter halbs so if you only want to just counter halbs then go two hands but you will probably still need hussar to kill their siege and also raid
@@__________________________---_ um no? You can't ever fight SO with cav archers, you can fight onagers in low numbers but you can't just keep microing CA against a decent mass of onagers its just not a thing you will eventually get hit by an onager and lose all of ur CA or they will die to konniks because you can't kite konniks and dodge onager shots at the same time. Mangudai are a different story but CA still lose to SO and don't do very well against onagers either.
just abuse houses to defend from raids and profit from OP farmers to boom into mass scorps + hussar + trebs. (make sure to grab the unique scorpion tech, very important) or elephants. Play knight or crossbow in castle age, or scorps, depending on your map. No age up requirement means you can pull off some strong strategies without killing your eco. (like for example scouts on arena for relic control). Khmer is OP. Goodluck.
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Tried out a new thumbnail style for the series where I use a wonder and add text, if you guys like it I will go back and do all the old ones like it!
Khmer next please.
Wonder >castle cause we never see wonders
Goths!
Thumbnails are important but there so much value in your videos (infos + entertainment) and you're consistent with those series (road to 2k or this So you wanna play...) so I really think that the thumbnail is secondary.... I would keep more time for you to play, stream, make your personal stuff and if you happen to have somebody who does all your technical stuff, let him do his magic... if you don't I suggest you get a AOE fan in your twitch to work in the edit room for you, could pay him a little and give him exposure for his work in return! I'm coming from a business standpoint, it's only opinion and so far your judgment is really good! sry my english, french Luv from Montreal and good luck at BOA2, you guys seems to be playin' even more together than before, teamwork conquers all! Ciao
New thumbnail style looks good, easy to tell at a glance
Honestly I'd love to see one on Indians next. No idea how to play them in 1v1
Agree :d
Malay! They were just fixed with the new update so it could be interesting to do them now :)
Agreeeeed!
I'd like to see Malay too. Complex eco civ to play and the unit combos aren't obvious with them either.
Ya sekuga Baginda!
I like to see vikings next week but in maps without water
Go archers, continue with xbows in castle and mix in some Berserkers if the other guy goes cav
Fatslob Vikings then kek
@@julianxamo7835 I don't think it's wise to consider Berserks until you're a few castles into imp. They're quite expensive to upgrade after all, and require a lot of production to sustain mass.
Archers -> xbows -> Arbs + Siege ram should be the standard play I'd say. The eco bonuses in Feudal and Castle should hopefully let you get momentum with your archers, and then you develop your position through rams and a slightly faster imp.
@@kalleekstrom6770 A few Berserkers aren't that expensive in CA, and they train VERY quickly
Julian Xamo Those are the most expansive zerks actually; for them to be effective, you need at least both armour upgrades, squires and chieftains (if vs cav). That’s why I suggested imp when you can eat this cost and also have enough castles to produce enough berserks to make the investment worthwhile.
Sure, Berserks are good vs Eagles in castle, but That’s a quite niche situation compared to facing knights or xbows. Maybe you could argue going unupgrsded zerks vs pikes + mangos, and sure, if you have a castle up, this might work, but in general I’d stick with xbows + siege/monks/pikes until imp.
Note: if you expect huskarl spam, Eagle spam, pyjama spam or similar then I would agree that producing and upgrading berserks in castle could be good.
Love the serie "so you want to play..." . Saludos desde Argentina !
Great Video! I guess I figured how to quick wall out thanks to your video, in addition to Bulgarians tutorial. TYVM
Have a nice rest and stay out from negativity dude.
Tatars next!
I still wanna see Malians. I loved the flexibility of the civ while I was learning build orders and stuff
Yoo hera you’re the man. ive been playing with them and their cav seem quite op with stirrups
Make Byzantines next!
Malians
Amazing series. Would love to see Khmer, Malay, Vietnamese or Italians. Peace bro
thanks hera, would love to see cumans next!
Bulgarians have one of the highest winning percentages in mid-tier elos--sixth best on Arabia. I have been playing only Bulgarians for the last few weeks, trying to "master" them (in a 1200 elo sense). I 100% agree with only building kreposts until you get near Imperial. What's worked best for me is starting the castle right about when I start to advance. That gives me time to research stirrups and be ready to make trebs as soon as I hit Imperial.
they're a cool civ to play. konniks and kreposts are sick
Great vid! Malians next, please!
Gutted Hera cut the video before he went brain-dead and I asked if he was high! Anyway, great video as always :)
This was a game worth showing in its own right, Hera jr. in here!
Bagain is pronounced baga -INN and have nothing to do with Bilbo Bagins ;D Greetings from Bulgaria :)
So cool to have people from the civilization to tell us the real thing, that's one of the beauty of the game! HeraHype
"Bagain" was actually a title given to Boyars ironically enough, that part I did not know
Greetings from Australia. Plovdiv is one of my favourite towns in all my travels around Europe.
And anyone want a cool Bulgarian song while playing Bulgarians, UA-cam search Querulist - Cookie. I don't know how to copy and paste on mobile.
Still looking for Malians (Farimba Goodness), Cumans (2 tc or rams), or some Good ol Aztec Meta Play.
Just saying this was a crazy game, really entertaining to watch!
Nice Bulgarians overview! Britons next?
Hello hera i love that series i would prefer briton or vietnamess next ;
Byzantines
Hello hera. Wish you are okay. I vote for Celts next. See you on twitch. Keep going!!
great videos! Would love to see Japanese or Aztecs next
Magyars please!!! I love this series btw! Very helpful
I love seeing Bulgarians. More of those unorthodox civs is good. I hope to see Aztecs next and meso civs are a bit hard or me with the exception of Mayans, that are archer focused. It would be great to have more infantry based builds. I know it's not the meta, but Bulgarians and Goths can benefit from have some builds.
unorthodox? we're Christian Orthodox brother!
Hera you rocks!
I LOVE this series. Please keep doing it and please do Ethiopians eventually!
I haven’t thought of them as being slow and defensive! Played them highly aggressive most of the time, MAA into knights or cav archers. They suck in late game imho, mass hussars is what I usually go for
Great vid! What do you think about the Magyars, do you see a use in their cheap elite unit army? or is this something that comes to play only in longer games? I'm looking forward to when you make their video. Thanks Hera!
BYZANTINES BYZANTINES BYZANTINES BYZANTINES BYZANTINES
Go Tatars dude!
How do you play Cumans? The Feudal age TC makes for a confusing balance for eco.
Love the series! I would love to see some Japanese!
I like this serie! I’d love to see Vikings!
Loved it ... So you're playing UA-cam pretty well! I agree, malians next !
I'd still say to make one castle in castle age to get stirrups. Konniks without stirrups are quite bad, they attack so slow. Also stirrups make bulgarian castle age knights best in the game.
Faster blacksmith techs has nice synergy with the konnik counting as two unit types.
Go Byzantines next!
Great video. Lithuanians would be awesome.
Lithuanians next please, struggling getting the right balance of knight production and rushing relics
i like these vids i will watch every one
why not tower rush? the tc-discount kind of gives you extra stone
I'd like to see Vietnamese next. I really like them but I also struggle in 1v1 with this civ
I would be curious to see Italians next
Indians next!
imperial camelinos!!
nice ltd btw, saket. so cool.
Would like to see Tatars next
twitch interacts with you live and youtube interacts by chosing the enxt civ for the next vid, genius
do khmer plz
i like to line 25 kreposts in a 1 line and 1 castle. lol. i rush to castle age to get Krepost!
please do Khmer next
Hera, at which time you use to stream?
I'm thinking that italians are the counter for bularians, for having the Genoese crossbow, which counters both cavalry and infantry.
Hello Hera, are you still doing the coaching service?
SHoutout to Zyvexal in chat for reminding us all of the obligations we are skirting.
Would be awesome to see AZTEC next :)
Huh that guy viciousslayer in chat sure looks familiar
Also Italians
But on land :)
24:06 Watch this magic trick: The Insta Wall!
Vikings next plz :)
Would it be cool if Dismounted koniks could go to the stable and get a horse back?
Celts after you do Malians?
I'd love to see a more water-based civ like Italians
Tatars plz
hera plays as bulgarien vs berber and i played yesterday as bulgarien with a berb as mate
I would love to see Vikings!
Hello, can you play AOE2DE as the Celts (green) with four opponents : Britons (Red), Franks (Blue), Teutons (Yellow) and italians (Grey)
Malians next please.
Should Mbl go castle wall or krepost wall is the real question
I'd love to see Italians too!
Byzantines next!
i would like to see byzantines
Hey, great video although i'd have liked to see the game going to imp.
Whenever I play Bulgarians I just lose to CA. Are halbs and scorps the way to go?
Edit: its ca + halbs.
Do Konniks work?
Just go SO and two hands against ca halb probably, you can also go konnik SO bcs konniks can also be used to raid as well as kill siege while two hands only really counter halbs so if you only want to just counter halbs then go two hands but you will probably still need hussar to kill their siege and also raid
@@jagosvujovic2086 Problem is (S)O gets outmicroed all the time.
@@__________________________---_ um no? You can't ever fight SO with cav archers, you can fight onagers in low numbers but you can't just keep microing CA against a decent mass of onagers its just not a thing you will eventually get hit by an onager and lose all of ur CA or they will die to konniks because you can't kite konniks and dodge onager shots at the same time. Mangudai are a different story but CA still lose to SO and don't do very well against onagers either.
Don't forget you also have your own cav archers
Tatars next
Celts!
How to play Bulgarians: Build walls at the speed of light. GG
I was wishing this for two months
how can i make my aoe2 to show me my control groups in the small symbols above the units information (like hera has)? pls help :-D
check game settings
Preise Malians next!
magyars next pls
Malians or tatars please, burmese would be cool to but i dont see anyone voting for them so thats probably not gonna happen
KHMER!!!!!!
just abuse houses to defend from raids and profit from OP farmers to boom into mass scorps + hussar + trebs. (make sure to grab the unique scorpion tech, very important) or elephants. Play knight or crossbow in castle age, or scorps, depending on your map. No age up requirement means you can pull off some strong strategies without killing your eco. (like for example scouts on arena for relic control). Khmer is OP. Goodluck.
Berbers next!
Goths next time pls
I see hera, I click
Koreans would be amazing :)
Aztecs for next civ!
so you want to play berbers?
I wanna see Magyar. I've been using them a lot cos they have the only trash unique unit
Aztecs please
32:06 That's what he said.
How about Franks?
Can we please have huns please?? :
video broken for anyone else?
"So you like to play like hoang" pls kappa
Next week Aztecs plz
Sergio Arizona Sick and Tired of that civ xP
I like Bulgarians
Portuguese next!
No I want to play Vikings Here! Vikings! Skål!
Like this please