As usual make sure to comment which civ you want to see next! Don't forget to check out my 12 hour stream this thursday! www.reddit.com/r/aoe2/comments/gyqtcd/12_hour_suit_stream_featuring_special_guests/
+1, weirdest civ there is imo. They don't seem to have any strong identity. Also how do you manage late game when you're missing both bracer and blast furnace?
@@epicnab their flexibility is their biggest strength. you can go cav early and midgame cuz you have farimba tech later on, their camels shred enemy cavalry, their light cav is amazing for raiding and trash wars, and their cavalier kicks ass. their swordsman line are legit mini huskarls and do amazing against archers. but if you are fighting infantry, you also have handcannons. they even have bombard cannon and siege onager. It can be confusing if a civ doesnt have an obvious strength but dont let that throw you off.
@@Rage_WinterchiIl Dont forget their gbeto is a great situational unit. Great for monk & siege sniping as well as a powerful anti-infantry alternative provided you have a meatshield to coencide with them.
It's been a while since I played AoE II and now I want to be a really good player specially with the vikings, mayans and goths. Thank Gods I found you, awesome channel!
Mohit Krishnamurthy It’s hard to just spam Cataphracts if you actually wanna play good and improve. Catas are so damn expensive so if your opponent rushes you while you research them you’re fucked.
@@edwardblom2661 Yeah looking at how some of the pros play, its probably not a good idea against pro players cause gathering resources is very tough but since me and my friends just started playing the game like 3 weeks ago, we aren't really good at attacking early so we just camp till we hit imperial and then just duke it out in 2v2 scenario lol. Thats kinda why I want hera to make a video on it so that I can play the civ properly
@@anirudhviswanathan3986 Yeah I saw the viper (another pro player) make a video called trash masterpiece, but no way am I as fast as him to make spams of trash units so fast.
Vikings might be the best starter Civ if you can win by just power eco spikes into castle --> play defensive --> power spike again with Imperial and then head out (maybe with zerks and arbs). An archer opening into castle age then playing defensive going into Imperial seems like a lot less to focus on while they just focus on getting their boom done with constant archer production and producing counters to incoming attacks as needed. Speaking as a noob maybe this is what I'll do lol.
Hera, you've done a lot of top tier civs, how about making one for a bad civ, Turks. I feel like they have a pretty interesting late game but struggle in castle age and I'd love to see how you play them out. Btw i love that ending
Please do Huns! It's my favorite civ but no one plays DE Huns so I don't know how to use it anymore. Are they still a viable civ? How good are Tarkans? When and how should they be used?
Italian on land maps please. They are usually only shown on water maps and I feel that they could be really strong in post imp with their unique units to counter cav and their unique melee to counter gunpowder and rams.
Wow this answers a lot of questions about vikings. Did t realise they were so good on land. I think it's time for you to a do a "so you want to play khmer"
why crossbow vs cavalry? is xbow good vs cavalry cuz chinese have no paladin upgrade? If I predicted cavalry logic would make me go for spears, but they get counter by chinese archers, so berserker would have been my choice but I see now they have low pierce armor so not very good either...thats why he goes fast imp to try to beat xbow/knight with arbalesters?
Love the series. Keep it going. I can't say you're the best in streaming, as I did not see many, but your explanations while playing are amazing. And...congrats for the BOA win, you made me sweat :-D
I think that, after this video, I will (or try) to focus less on remembering civ bonuses and focus more on strategy and learning. Knowing perfectly that Berserkers regenerate hp did not help me to be better than 1.1-1.2k. Anyways, I'm not sure I understand: why Vikings are not good in mid game? This is where their free wheel comes in, and you can better sustain any late-feudal or early castle strategy. Sure, they have no bonuses on siege, cav or archers, and infantry mid game is not that important, but a better eco should help in, e.g., knight rush with all upgrades, or earlier ballistics and thumb ring on xbows, or not?
Really enjoying the series and +1 for Malians. Would you consider doing a second game? I think people would enjoy the longer vid, and a second game would showcase more of the civ and more varied match ups. Looking forward to 12 hour stream!
Sick micro, hope I absorb the decision making of those micro moves. Can you please tell me what is a good minimum value out of a mangonel? Is one headshot enough? Is going scorpion vs archers fine? I find scorps giving more value for a less micro intensive player. Thnx for the amazing series Dr. Hera! How about Malay on land maps next? Similar TC time advantage with them and perhaps similar unit comp?
Hi, Very good videos, thank you. I have a question though. Why don't you reset farms automatically at the mill ? I see all pro players not doing it but you often have idle villagers and it takes you time to do it manually. Is it to save wood ? Or just a habit ? Thanks !!
It may be more specific to the matchup. A Chinese player is going to have a really hard time getting their own militia out when a drush hits. There is a narrow window between 9 minutes and 11 minutes when Chinese are really vulnerable. This was not always the case- when Chinese started with 100 food, 7-8 minute tower rushes were common.
I've been doing the cicero archers build which is 23 pop feudal and double range as you hit feudal but I feel it's a bit slow maybe? I play mostly TGs because I'm still bad there and want to head into 1v1 being at least decent. So should I just go for drush default? I heard men at arms was super meta when the game launched but I dont really know at this point.
In fact i first played AoM, and i loved Norse civ there, with many infantry options. Sadly here huskarls are with the goths and throwing axe men with the franks. At least give my the Nidhogg :D
I think if you don't have micro skill as hera, you will probably lose all your crossbow to knight and siege right when you get to imp. At lease this happens to me
As usual make sure to comment which civ you want to see next! Don't forget to check out my 12 hour stream this thursday! www.reddit.com/r/aoe2/comments/gyqtcd/12_hour_suit_stream_featuring_special_guests/
Hyped for the 12hr stream on my day off!
You should do another "so you want to play" to fill up the time.
Cumans would be awesome to see finally.
How about Malay? Similar lack of cavalry, TC time advantage.
Aztecs!
Berbers!
Malay would be nice, just got the rise of the Rajas myself. Maybe a 300 pop game and get 600 Karambits...beat the Vipers 400 Karambits video/legacy
You should make a "so you want to play water map". I think a lot of people, specially beginners don't know what to do in water maps.
Yaa Bro can you tell me what is it i am a beginner
Implying that anyone wants to play water maps
@@DctrBread dude, it's just one video and that's all, nothing more after that
@@gamaxgbg just messing around. im sure the video would be well received.
Build docks inastead of mill and your main food source is fish
Last time i was this early, Viking onagers couldn't cut through trees.
Fatslob approves.
Cumans - for those sweet, sweet rams in Feudal
We need an updated version of this whenever you get the chance. I'm not sure how the rebalance has affected the game plan. Thanks.
Can we get Malians? I think they are confusing.
I enjoy the series so far.
+1, weirdest civ there is imo. They don't seem to have any strong identity. Also how do you manage late game when you're missing both bracer and blast furnace?
@@epicnab their flexibility is their biggest strength. you can go cav early and midgame cuz you have farimba tech later on, their camels shred enemy cavalry, their light cav is amazing for raiding and trash wars, and their cavalier kicks ass. their swordsman line are legit mini huskarls and do amazing against archers. but if you are fighting infantry, you also have handcannons. they even have bombard cannon and siege onager. It can be confusing if a civ doesnt have an obvious strength but dont let that throw you off.
@@Rage_WinterchiIl So basically they're a jack of all trades sort of civ?
@@mrgaudy1954 yeah pretty much
@@Rage_WinterchiIl Dont forget their gbeto is a great situational unit. Great for monk & siege sniping as well as a powerful anti-infantry alternative provided you have a meatshield to coencide with them.
Vikings are one of if not my top civ for playing. Thanks for the how to play!
Been waiting for that Malians one
No mistery. This civ is very powerful. One of my top 3
Wouldn’t be a “So you want to play” video if Hera didn’t forget semi important civ details
Loving them, keep it coming.
Great series and very informative for new players like myself who just came back to the game. Thanks Hera!
It's been a while since I played AoE II and now I want to be a really good player specially with the vikings, mayans and goths.
Thank Gods I found you, awesome channel!
Just wanted to congratulate on the BOA2 victory.
What a brilliant brilliant final to watch.
Always root for you.
Byzantines next please, I feel its a good civ for beginners like me cause. I usually win against my friends by just spamming cataphracts.
Mohit Krishnamurthy It’s hard to just spam Cataphracts if you actually wanna play good and improve. Catas are so damn expensive so if your opponent rushes you while you research them you’re fucked.
You can trash spam as Byzantines tho. Or if you're in Arena, go fast imp into arb+siege ram push.
@@edwardblom2661 Yeah looking at how some of the pros play, its probably not a good idea against pro players cause gathering resources is very tough but since me and my friends just started playing the game like 3 weeks ago, we aren't really good at attacking early so we just camp till we hit imperial and then just duke it out in 2v2 scenario lol. Thats kinda why I want hera to make a video on it so that I can play the civ properly
@@anirudhviswanathan3986 Yeah I saw the viper (another pro player) make a video called trash masterpiece, but no way am I as fast as him to make spams of trash units so fast.
Anirudh Viswanathan Yes, but that’s not what he said was it
Khmer. They have been exciting to me lately. Love to see what you can do with their FC and Scorps.
Vikings might be the best starter Civ if you can win by just power eco spikes into castle --> play defensive --> power spike again with Imperial and then head out (maybe with zerks and arbs).
An archer opening into castle age then playing defensive going into Imperial seems like a lot less to focus on while they just focus on getting their boom done with constant archer production and producing counters to incoming attacks as needed.
Speaking as a noob maybe this is what I'll do lol.
loving this series...right up there with ur OG road to 2k. Only 17 more civs to go, till the next DLC :D
Hera, you've done a lot of top tier civs, how about making one for a bad civ, Turks. I feel like they have a pretty interesting late game but struggle in castle age and I'd love to see how you play them out.
Btw i love that ending
love the content, aztecs next?
That micro at the end against the mangonel was mind blowing
Love these videos Hera thx
Keep it up
Power spikes when u hit castle and imp
Please do Huns! It's my favorite civ but no one plays DE Huns so I don't know how to use it anymore. Are they still a viable civ? How good are Tarkans? When and how should they be used?
Celts next?
Italian on land maps please. They are usually only shown on water maps and I feel that they could be really strong in post imp with their unique units to counter cav and their unique melee to counter gunpowder and rams.
2:17 Lol Viper had the exact same moment a while back haha
happens to the best of us hahaha, this game too complex
@@HeraAgeofEmpires2 now we know why we're Noobs... We just know useless things and never grind 11
nice to see that nobody is perfect :D
Best series ever! I'd like Malians :)
Wow this answers a lot of questions about vikings. Did t realise they were so good on land. I think it's time for you to a do a "so you want to play khmer"
why crossbow vs cavalry? is xbow good vs cavalry cuz chinese have no paladin upgrade? If I predicted cavalry logic would make me go for spears, but they get counter by chinese archers, so berserker would have been my choice but I see now they have low pierce armor so not very good either...thats why he goes fast imp to try to beat xbow/knight with arbalesters?
[37:20] "Okay you filthy twitch chatters, hello now..." - Hera 2020
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I'd like to see Tatars, they kinda underperfom, though Keshiks and Heavy CA seem solid, not to mention UBER range trebs.
Anyway, good video !
"Your fast imp arbalests or fast imp arbalests" 35:30
awesome video, thanks for the content
Love the series. Keep it going. I can't say you're the best in streaming, as I did not see many, but your explanations while playing are amazing. And...congrats for the BOA win, you made me sweat :-D
Really great game, solid strategy and well played. Kudos to you
You just got yourself a new sub ❤️❤️❤️
Pleeeaaase continue this Series ❤️
cheers man great content always a good watch
What has changed now that they don't have thumb ring?
Uh, yeah, hi, UA-cam here. Yes, we're very much enjoying these, please keep them coming.
Magyars! Great series btw Hera!
Nice videos man :) I'd love to see one about Burmese and see you play a monk rush, I tried a few times and loved it even though I'm quiet noob ^-^
Can you do a video where you keep randomly generating maps and show which ones are worth walling?
I think that, after this video, I will (or try) to focus less on remembering civ bonuses and focus more on strategy and learning. Knowing perfectly that Berserkers regenerate hp did not help me to be better than 1.1-1.2k. Anyways, I'm not sure I understand: why Vikings are not good in mid game? This is where their free wheel comes in, and you can better sustain any late-feudal or early castle strategy. Sure, they have no bonuses on siege, cav or archers, and infantry mid game is not that important, but a better eco should help in, e.g., knight rush with all upgrades, or earlier ballistics and thumb ring on xbows, or not?
Congrats on your win bro!!!!
Really enjoying the series and +1 for Malians.
Would you consider doing a second game? I think people would enjoy the longer vid, and a second game would showcase more of the civ and more varied match ups.
Looking forward to 12 hour stream!
Lithuanians, struggling early castle, balancing knight production with rushing relics
Would love to finally see Britons next
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No plz. The most boring civ in the game
Indians got snubbed feelsBadMan
Congratulations on the recent big win!!!
Love the series, learned a lot and would love to see some berbers action. Feel like that one isn't well known and throws a lot of people off
This is the best AOE series! Congrats Hera!!!
Q&A time was super helpful
I LOVE this series. Please keep doing it and please do Ethiopians eventually!
Great guide! Please keep it up!
greetings from Brasil
Love your series! Looking forward in seeing your Japanese guide!
They point is, if you have the eco to spam Berserk that's the unit you wanna do for all the situations right?
Thoughts on the lack of Halberdier?
It sucks but you can use the chieftains tech to make them comparable vs cavalry. He says it somewhere in the beginning.
Didn't expect this when you see a so you want to play video its always a video not a boring gameplay while streaming
Yep they are in depth guides for u to enjoy and learn from
@@HeraAgeofEmpires2 yeah no problem with the content just i was looking for another type of guide and i was expecting something else from the title
Sick micro, hope I absorb the decision making of those micro moves. Can you please tell me what is a good minimum value out of a mangonel? Is one headshot enough? Is going scorpion vs archers fine? I find scorps giving more value for a less micro intensive player. Thnx for the amazing series Dr. Hera! How about Malay on land maps next? Similar TC time advantage with them and perhaps similar unit comp?
They cost 135g135w iirc, so if you headshot 135/135 worth of units from another player it should be worth it.
Hi,
Very good videos, thank you.
I have a question though. Why don't you reset farms automatically at the mill ?
I see all pro players not doing it but you often have idle villagers and it takes you time to do it manually.
Is it to save wood ? Or just a habit ?
Thanks !!
Is there a reason for Drush instead of M@A here ?
It may be more specific to the matchup. A Chinese player is going to have a really hard time getting their own militia out when a drush hits. There is a narrow window between 9 minutes and 11 minutes when Chinese are really vulnerable. This was not always the case- when Chinese started with 100 food, 7-8 minute tower rushes were common.
Really like these videos!
Whats the opinion on pausing to think on how to respond to opponents play?
What about tower rush with vikings? Is it any good?
Magyars! Trying to get better with them
Any chance seeing cumans? On paper they look very strong early game, but don't necessarily stack up in practice
Have you done Persians yet ?
I've been doing the cicero archers build which is 23 pop feudal and double range as you hit feudal but I feel it's a bit slow maybe? I play mostly TGs because I'm still bad there and want to head into 1v1 being at least decent. So should I just go for drush default? I heard men at arms was super meta when the game launched but I dont really know at this point.
What NERFS could they receive? WTF are they like top tier or something?= Why would you nerf them?
In fact i first played AoM, and i loved Norse civ there, with many infantry options. Sadly here huskarls are with the goths and throwing axe men with the franks. At least give my the Nidhogg :D
thanks hera u are the best
are they good for making straight archers in arabia?
Byzantines please? I can never figure out an easy way to transition from cheap spears & skirms in feudal to my Cataphracts in Castle/Imperial
Vikings are so strong!!! but not as much as the "So you think you can play" series! HeraHype - We take those!
Is this Definitive Edition gameplay?
Turks please! Dont forget to mention it is ranked dead last in both 1v1 and team tournaments. They are fun and they need some serious buff
Hey nice vids man, really helpfull !
What about Ethiopians for the next one ? I would love to see what you think of them !
Can you go Goths?
Can we get berbers ?
Is it possible that we can get save game files of yours
I offer them in my discord for subs to my stream!
Khmer next! I feel like they have an awkward stage when I don't know what to make with them.
This should be "so you want to play Vikings but you always have at least one vil idle"
Wat
Aztecs please. They have so many options and so tricky to get right
Thank you for the video :)
Nice video. I love Berserkers too much tho. So i took your advise and did the opposite, castle rush into Berserks
Love the series! Keep it coming
7:33 please my teamgame partners.. So that we all cleared that hurtle and can now stop looseing teamgaames cause of some weird viking/teuton
Sweeeeet. Thanks man.
Next one...Vietnamese would be good. Or Khmer, Italians or Malay :-)
Next week do Vikings... on water lol
I think if you don't have micro skill as hera, you will probably lose all your crossbow to knight and siege right when you get to imp. At lease this happens to me
great series
Lithunanians would be nice to see.
There is definitely vikings castle on thumbnail :)
Celts next would be cool.
Burmese because I like a lot of melee.
They get elite cannon galleon too
Great series. Please continue. You have some of the most unique AOE content!
Saracens would be great! Great content as always Hera!
Great series!! Please consider doing Berbers next :)
Best series ever! Can you do Spanish next time?? I loved them a lot over Mayans, but switched2 mayanz after you hyped them up.
I would like to see the Italians next
So clean
TATARS NEXT PLZ
Indians next please seem and awesome civ hopefully you can teach us something else about them.