I liked the vid. I made a ton of notes, but I'll just throw a few things out. 1) A smoothed out build order. I've found hun arabia games on voobly and tried to copy those. It makes everything so much easier. It's the easiest tangible thing to look at to figure out if you're doing stuff right or wrong. I know you don't play much arabia, but for other people looking to get better, this way is going to be a great use of time. 2) Micro (or focus on macro instead). This one is for the viewers who are learning and not resonance. People would improve so much faster if they didn't pay attention to micro and focused on macro and making sure everything's on time. Once they get the build smoothed out they can focus on micro. It's still something I do, especially when I'm tired and just want to work on smoothing out the build. 2b) Focus fire. You don't always want to focus fire. Viper said focus fire and stop fire depends on the situation because not having ballistics means you might sometimes want to just use stop micro and not focus fire. 3) Counters? Smounters! At this level, for getting better, counters don't matter. People would improve faster if they worked on smoothing out the build and working on their macro. You can get awesome going scrush to flush on arabia. It doesn't matter what the other person is doing. They can even know what you're doing, and if you're good, then they can't stop it. It's like the pick and roll of age of kings.
You should make more of these informative 1v1s especially against viewers and when they watch the video back they can also improve by seeing what they did wrong
Even though i spectated this match, it was interesting to see what your thoughts were behind your actions. Now the huge wood wall-of makes a bit more sense allthough it seemed a bit too much :p
Res im playing AOE2 HD on steam but the game droppes everytime when it comes to the late game what is really frustuating what should i do? everybody has pings arround 100 in the lobby but it droppes all the time.. with the error AOE2 HD has stopped working
I'm sorry to hear that Simon. I haven't personally experienced that issue so I can't really be certain how to best solve your problem. I would however recommend that you make a detailed post describing your issue and your computer's specifications here: steamcommunity.com/app/221380/discussions/2/ It's also certainly possible that Cysion, one of the developers, can help you out during one of my Live Streams as he is frequently active in the Twitch chat. It's certainly possible that the game crashing is not necessarily your fault but the fault of a player in the match with some corrupted files, but it would be difficult to know for certain. :/ I suppose you could verify that though by checking to see if you crash in the late game of a single player match. Best of luck though!
Also, why not try 1v1v1, you record the video when you play than you add the audio commentary after the recording is done, so you don't get distracted by talking...
Jason i have since tweaked my build order to compensate for the possibilityy of stopping my scouts and i was not 1680 that match i was like 1630. im back up to 1671 and i can easily break 1720 now because i make a lot better decisions than that game that was one of my lesser games that i put behind me. next time i will put up much more of a fight
more of these. but try to play some less than common games and/or strategies. tower rushes, castle drops, walling in your opponent in his base then going mass scorpions, stuff like that
I'm looking to buy a decent gaming computer for relatively cheap. Do you have any suggestions and what kind of specs should I be looking for? Thanks and great videos
For a 1680, he wasn't really all that great. I don't understand why he didn't build Skirms to counter the obvious archer combo. He also had way too many vills on gold. Unless he is using the market to adjust, he should only have 5-6 in a Flush. Skrelp.
5-6 gold miners will not gatherenough gold for constant 2 range archer production plus upgrades and going to castle relatively early. Minimum 7 miners for just 2 range, with basically none left over, by the time you're clicking to castle should have ~12 miners minimum
Pete Bayless Lol, but yeah, this was a really cool, informative vid, and the commentary was top notch, so I'd like to see a few more of these occasionally. Personally, I prefer the team battles being the majority of his content because it allows a lot more of the viewer base to interact directly with Res.
Obviously it's always easier to say what players should have done when spectating a match than while actually playing one, and even Laxatory is propably better than me, wouldn't it be a better idea to attack your opponent's gold rather than his wood? You knew he had another forest behind his base anyways so getting villagers off one forest isn't really going to change anything. Come to think of it why would you actually chop wood from multiple forests in the feudal age?
For that exact reason, if one wood is attacked, you still have vils chopping wood, which should hopefully keep ur eco working while you a) fight off the raiders and b) move vils to another forest. Also taking half his vils off gold can easily stop skirm/archer production for a while if he doesn't have a large stockpile of wood
Preventing him from taking any single resource is devastating for his economy. If he can't get wood, he can't put down more buildings, can't create spears or skirms, it's more effective than you think.
Although you do know a fair bit about this game, you still make so many huge efficiency mistakes. I won't go into other mistakes because you explained you don't play to improve but I will say that there are a ton of gaps in your game knowledge. One thing which I need to fix for you and the viewers of this video because it could lose people games is when you get to castle first and have the upgrade advantage, most definitely push that advantage. Xbow upgrade + bodkin gives you a 2 range advantage, this means that if you micro then you can easily pick off his army and vills without losing a single unit. Normally there is a reason for players being later to castle (more aggressive in feudal etc.)
![Aoe2 HD: Pyc_Hawk Vs. [GoH]Aurelius (Teutons Tower Rush)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/dOwwgss-zFg/mqdefault.jpg)
![Aoe2 HD: Pyc_Hawk Vs. [GoH]Aurelius (Teutons Tower Rush)](/img/tr.png)
Your videos are simple, great, entertaining and super helpful!
love your 1v1 games , you should do some more often :)
I like this change of pace, arabia 1v1 ftw
Really like this, would like to see more :) Thanks for making the effort for us
more arabia 1v1's!! :)
I liked the vid. I made a ton of notes, but I'll just throw a few things out.
1) A smoothed out build order.
I've found hun arabia games on voobly and tried to copy those. It makes everything so much easier. It's the easiest tangible thing to look at to figure out if you're doing stuff right or wrong. I know you don't play much arabia, but for other people looking to get better, this way is going to be a great use of time.
2) Micro (or focus on macro instead).
This one is for the viewers who are learning and not resonance. People would improve so much faster if they didn't pay attention to micro and focused on macro and making sure everything's on time. Once they get the build smoothed out they can focus on micro. It's still something I do, especially when I'm tired and just want to work on smoothing out the build.
2b) Focus fire.
You don't always want to focus fire. Viper said focus fire and stop fire depends on the situation because not having ballistics means you might sometimes want to just use stop micro and not focus fire.
3) Counters? Smounters!
At this level, for getting better, counters don't matter. People would improve faster if they worked on smoothing out the build and working on their macro. You can get awesome going scrush to flush on arabia. It doesn't matter what the other person is doing. They can even know what you're doing, and if you're good, then they can't stop it. It's like the pick and roll of age of kings.
You should make more of these informative 1v1s especially against viewers and when they watch the video back they can also improve by seeing what they did wrong
Even though i spectated this match, it was interesting to see what your thoughts were behind your actions. Now the huge wood wall-of makes a bit more sense allthough it seemed a bit too much :p
you are like the WarOwl and the 3kliksphillip of Aoe, and i love it
"i went a little over board with the walling" you learned well, res
Great videos. I enjoy it a lot. Why you no longer do it?
Great video most probably the best to learn how to play and inprove your game.
How can you play with that lag
I would like more of these
Res im playing AOE2 HD on steam but the game droppes everytime when it comes to the late game what is really frustuating what should i do? everybody has pings arround 100 in the lobby but it droppes all the time.. with the error AOE2 HD has stopped working
i also reinstalled it a couple of times and deleted the mods i used (pussy wood) doesnt work..
I'm sorry to hear that Simon. I haven't personally experienced that issue so I can't really be certain how to best solve your problem. I would however recommend that you make a detailed post describing your issue and your computer's specifications here: steamcommunity.com/app/221380/discussions/2/ It's also certainly possible that Cysion, one of the developers, can help you out during one of my Live Streams as he is frequently active in the Twitch chat. It's certainly possible that the game crashing is not necessarily your fault but the fault of a player in the match with some corrupted files, but it would be difficult to know for certain. :/ I suppose you could verify that though by checking to see if you crash in the late game of a single player match. Best of luck though!
Play conquerors instead. HD graphics just slows down the game.
Can you do one commentary game and one live game so we get the best of both?
Res, you sound like the narrator in ds domination!
Why not actually record how you play, not the playback? It'd be interesting to see that...
Also, why not try 1v1v1, you record the video when you play than you add the audio commentary after the recording is done, so you don't get distracted by talking...
what was he chatting about? lol would like to see more 1 vs 1
Is there a way of getting in these off stream games you play?
+Oula L Try to add him on steam. He's said he tries to play everyone on his list at least once , but it gets filled quickly
Jason i have since tweaked my build order to compensate for the possibilityy of stopping my scouts and i was not 1680 that match i was like 1630. im back up to 1671 and i can easily break 1720 now because i make a lot better decisions than that game that was one of my lesser games that i put behind me. next time i will put up much more of a fight
more of these. but try to play some less than common games and/or strategies. tower rushes, castle drops, walling in your opponent in his base then going mass scorpions, stuff like that
I'm looking to buy a decent gaming computer for relatively cheap. Do you have any suggestions and what kind of specs should I be looking for? Thanks and great videos
+Sydney Lehman Anything that comes with WIN95 is the way to go. Get that top of the line rig you've always dreamed of
For a 1680, he wasn't really all that great. I don't understand why he didn't build Skirms to counter the obvious archer combo. He also had way too many vills on gold. Unless he is using the market to adjust, he should only have 5-6 in a Flush. Skrelp.
5-6 gold miners will not gatherenough gold for constant 2 range archer production plus upgrades and going to castle relatively early.
Minimum 7 miners for just 2 range, with basically none left over, by the time you're clicking to castle should have ~12 miners minimum
Hi Res
Hi Mike!
you dont say gg to the other player at the end not cool
More 1v1's please, shorter games are easier to watch and generally stay more interesting than a 2 hour trash war
So you're saying it's time to...take out the trash?
That thing you did there, I saw it....
Pete Bayless
Lol, but yeah, this was a really cool, informative vid, and the commentary was top notch, so I'd like to see a few more of these occasionally. Personally, I prefer the team battles being the majority of his content because it allows a lot more of the viewer base to interact directly with Res.
It would be awesome if you could narrate some "serious" matches that you had. That way we could learn better.
Obviously it's always easier to say what players should have done when spectating a match than while actually playing one, and even Laxatory is propably better than me, wouldn't it be a better idea to attack your opponent's gold rather than his wood? You knew he had another forest behind his base anyways so getting villagers off one forest isn't really going to change anything.
Come to think of it why would you actually chop wood from multiple forests in the feudal age?
For that exact reason, if one wood is attacked, you still have vils chopping wood, which should hopefully keep ur eco working while you a) fight off the raiders and b) move vils to another forest.
Also taking half his vils off gold can easily stop skirm/archer production for a while if he doesn't have a large stockpile of wood
Preventing him from taking any single resource is devastating for his economy. If he can't get wood, he can't put down more buildings, can't create spears or skirms, it's more effective than you think.
Res play a 4v4(all goths,no walls,only feudal) game, and play it on a small map like 3v3 or 2v2 :)
Do more commentary, like maybe 2-3 per week :)
6 spearmen was an overreaction!
Calm
Bring back Huns war 2024 😂
Although you do know a fair bit about this game, you still make so many huge efficiency mistakes. I won't go into other mistakes because you explained you don't play to improve but I will say that there are a ton of gaps in your game knowledge. One thing which I need to fix for you and the viewers of this video because it could lose people games is when you get to castle first and have the upgrade advantage, most definitely push that advantage. Xbow upgrade + bodkin gives you a 2 range advantage, this means that if you micro then you can easily pick off his army and vills without losing a single unit. Normally there is a reason for players being later to castle (more aggressive in feudal etc.)
rofl these 4 scouts did nothing... looks at ur map with 8 spears LOL