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Sure would be neat to get some TA.
>>342419602
I don't know what it is but something about that game is so visually pleasing
>>342419548
>mfw those farms and some fields in Anno games
>>342419548
So I've seen this posted for years, but never went back to play it. People get triggered like it's sub-optimal, but can I get some analysis on it?
esports killed the RTS genre
prove me wrong
>>342420269
>The farms do not fit perfectly around the building that you usually build your farms around
>they are off by just a little
>>342420576
Wait, is that all?
>>342420269
I think the only people who freak out about it being "sub-optimal" are esports weenies
>>342420147
Probably because now games are like this
I want to play a fantasy RTS like warcraft.
What do you guys recommend?
>>342420673
Yes
It's just one of those annoying things, like these tiles
It could be very neat but it's off by just that much that it's bothersome
Literally the only vidyas I still play are SC1, WC3, Dawn of War (with mods, ofc), Red Alert 2, AoEII, and various Total Wars.
I wish more RTS games went for more units instead of better graphics
I like have ten million shitty soldiers to charge against the enemy
>>342421258
theres a cossacks sequel in the works
Who /rome 2 DEI/ here
>>342421513
Oh fuck I forgot about that
Is there any word on a release date?
>>342419548
>AOE2 just randomly crashes everytime a game goes on for longer than 1.5 hours
I don't understand.
Any good RTSs that came out in the past 5 years besides Starcraft?
>>342420926
Idk, I don't play much rts, but maybe age of mythology?
>>342422035
No, obviously not
Especially since it's been like a decade since fantasy/medieval/ancient RTS came out and those are the only good ones
>>342420926
Armies of Exido is pretty fucking good
Anyone played this? Outpost 2. I always found it so pleasing to play, comfy. The graphics were not amazing but the colony felt somehow alive. COMFY.
fuck okw
>>342422342
Oh fuck Output 2 was my jam as a kid.
I'd play on those big maps with no enemies or disasters and just build.
>>342422313
Looks fun, thanks famicon
>>342420360
You're almost right. Starcraft is the cancer that killed RTS, slowly but surely from the day of its release.
>>342423475
>farms take 3x3
>Mills take 2x2
>>342423475
>>342422342
The fucking story was GOAT. Love that game.
>>342419548
Okay guys, I am fucking retarded, sorry for my bad English but is it possible removing the population cap for AoE 2 HD for Steam?
>>342424435
Up to 500 I think? I wouldn't recommend over 300 though. In big games the engine shits itself.
>>342424850
I don't want any limit, I want big battles like American Conquest, very suggested
>>342420961
Tilefucker pls
>>342425002
You won't want it when you can no longer select any units.
If it worked better I'd go unlimited too. I feel you.
At 500 it is almost unlimited though. It's hard to have that many units unless you are playing on easy and cruising.
Do you have any of the expansions? Might need forgotten for 500.
Go read "A Scotsman in Egypt" for something good.
>>342422035
Grey Goo was pretty good, ex westwood devs made it, Frank did the soundtrack.
it's very C&C but without the cheesy storyline, adopted the moba controls of QWER for abilities and actually innovated the genre letting you build literally everything at the simple push of QWER if you take the time to learn the simple system.
>mfw never get to experience the golden age of RTS and actually get good and not be shit on by people that have been playing a single game for at least a decade
>mfw will never play AoM and Pharaoh again for the first time
>>342425269
Yes, you are rigth, thanks for the info
>>342425670
The only thing that getting gud requires is catching a replay with an optimized queue and practicing.
Commander?
Has anybody tried the Halo Wars 2 beta?
I enjoyed it but i'm not an RTS guy so I don't know if it's actually good or not
>>342425368
>mfw reading the introduction and concept
>>342420576
I don't get it. This is how I do it and it looks fine.
Fishing Ships > Farms
How are those new RTS games? Grey Goo and that other one.
And how tempted should I be to grab C&C Generals with that Shockwave mod? (Or a different mod?)
Star Wars Empire at Wars is a good game
Reminder that Supreme Commander 2 is good but /v/ shits on it like they would on any new RE game.
>>342419713
Game? This is a cute little animation
>>342428451
I'm willing to consider it as its own game as not as a sequel, and while it does have its good points the whole thing is shallow and often silly. Particularly all the Experimentals.
Also, the single-player campaign is downright insulting. SupCom 1's campaign was bare-bones but you could at least take it seriously on its own terms.
>>342426686
We both know it's not.
>>342427974
I can't play it without Thrawn's Revenge.
>>342428451
The upgrade system and units are shit, and the factions don't seem very unique. It also has poor startup because of this.
TA is supreme on that front, and maybe FA.
>>342428839
Offworld Trading Company.
>>342419548
Shhhhhh HAH
>>342428451
It's decent, but I have enough complaints about it that I tend not to play.
I especially hate that on some maps you can get experimentals up and running before a decent amount of normal units even reaches your base
Who /starwarsgalacticbattlegorunds/ here?
Anything worth getting in the sale tomorrow? Was thinking about getting Age of Mythology and SupCom.
>new coh 2 patch
>OKW mains uninstalling the game
feels fucking GOOD
>bought Civ5 + DLC a month ago
>have played 0.0 hours of it
fuck
>spam apple orchards
>infinite foods
>win
>>342430705
>usf okw brits >usf okw brits >usf okw brits >usf okw brits >usf okw brits >usf okw brits >usf okw brits
tfw soviets and wehr never get any cool stuff
tfw soviet vehicles getting fucked even harder now
>>342430962
how? no more shrek blobs means all allies, including soviets, actually have a vehicle phase now
your m3/t70/t34 wont get instantly blown up from a volk sneezing on it
even fucking better volks LOSE their faust after vet 3 from a bug, theyre completely defenseless
>>342430604
Age of Mythology has a nice campaign, but I'd recommend pirating it as the remakes are pretty soulless(and the new expansion was completely broken on release, so they clearly don't give a shit.) It's multiplayer is okay but not great. I'd advise just pirating it(probably the original, rather than the HD) and playing the campaign.
You buy supcom for its expansion, and you buy its expansion to play Forged Alliance Forever. Great multiplayer, mediocre singleplayer.
Depends on how comfortable you are with either game style as well.
>>342431179
>volksfaggots now have fausts and much more powerful anti-inf
>raketens now have proper AT gun range, still with invisibility/retreat/garrison
>>342430713
>Civ
>RTS
>>342422019
Installed it again this week and that shit just happened, how do I fix it? Google doesn't know shit
Im on W7 ultimate
>>342431414
you can just kite fausts, just like you did before when it was soviet v ostheer
their stg44 upgrade is not at all that impressive, soviets especially have the tools to deal with it
maxims or shocks or even just dp guards will be enough to completely stop volks, they no longer can just walk up to your mg and flame nade it anymore either
raketens are still not that much of an issue, considering how weak they are to infantry fire, you can just gun it down with a buffed t34/76 now if you get a good rng shot
Is AoM worth getting? is it better than AoE 2?
>>342431946
It's different. Most would say that it isn't better.
It's smoother, but unit orders and building placement are a lot more floaty without the clear grid.
The campaign is great, and the myth stuff is integrated fairly well. The visuals and the audio is also great.
As I posted before, I'd recommend just pirating the original and just playing the singleplayer though.
>>342426331
>2nd Soviet mission
I really need to reply this gem.
>>342431727
I think I'm just a shitter desu. I can handle ostheer just fine, but bads playing okw always walk all over me somehow, or it's this retarded struggle that goes on for an hour. everything about them triggers me so hard. all their units seem to have so many bells and whistles. everything they have is some kind of special snowflake with 10 abilities
>>342431946
It uses an entirely different engine so you can't really compare the two, as I love them both
Which one should I play, /v/?
>>342427974
Only the space battles
>>342432593
Rise of nations, my personal favorite RTS of all time
>>342432593
Rise of Nations or Warhammer 40K: Dark Crusade
>>342432343
i wont admit that okw is fair, i fucking HATE playing against okw, it makes me want to cut myself
there was always a serious issue prepatch that spamming volks and stalling for kts was an actual legitmate strat to do because what do you need vehicles for when you have shrek blobs?
playing against OKW is just a ticking time bomb, just waiting for their panthers, kts, stukas and obers to all swarm the field, but maybe now allies can turn this around with clowncar penals, double USF mortars and vickers bren openings and just completely shit on them early game
I like RTS's, but I've never enjoyed them competitively for the same reason as fighting games. All people do is look up guides and watch videos on the most efficient combos and do them over and over and over again which is just lame from the standpoint of someone who wants to play around and try new things. I never understood why starcraft called itself "battle chess" when it's very much a solved game.
>>342432860
>>342432860
the most fun I've had with rts is being garbage at them and playing with my m8s who are also all garbage
>>342420926
Warcraft
>>342433232
I feel you. I love the genre but I'm fucking terrible at it.
>>342433232
I just want friends who play rts who are garbage at them. All my friends who play/played were big into the MLG thing going on and it's a fucking joke how hard I get stomped.
>>342430592
>>342430714
>>342432670
Good fucking taste. These and AoM are my list toppers.
I don't know in what order.
I really need to find my old Star Wars ISOs.
>>342419602
Fuck that slow ass mission. I just raided Northumbria and built the wonder because it would take forever to actually fight all the the Celts and Britons with their dozens of castle/fortresses.
>>342432860
try some Wargame or men of war.
>>342433232
>playing with friends on men of war
>four of us vs. 2 insane AI
>we set up defensive zones and do everything we can to hold the AI back
>for every move we make the computer is like 10 steps ahead
Fuck if it isn't fun though. I love co-op "comp stomps".
>>342432627
My nigga
>>342433587
Galactic Battlegrounds was my first RTS.
Despite all the wild imbalances (Jedi/Sith Masters are WMDs) I still look upon it fondly.
I'm of two mind regarding the Clone Campaigns. On the one hand, it's more diverse, has more heroes, better graphics, and adds cool new factions. On the other hand, the Republic seems way OP and Air Cruisers make Cannons feel obsolete.
>>342432860
Except every startup has counters.
>>342434825
Air cruisers are my only real complaint about the Clone Campaigns.
Anyone wanna play AoE2 HD?
I could host a game
>>342426331
SILOS NEEDED
SILOS NEEDED
SILOS NEEDED
Nostalgia feels great
I-Is Dawn of War 3 d-dead before release?
;_;
>>342434881
Think you missed the entire point where I explained that I'd prefer not to learn counters and startups when I play.
>>342420576
>>342420961
I came to post this.
I just want to kill people because of this shit.
>inb4 making a road
Thats ok tier, but still.
>Play RTS
>Refuse to build army until I have max tech
Fucking rushers making me leave my comfort zone.
it's like an OCD thing. Don't want to do anything until I have the best possible shit available.
>>342435518
yeah just look at the state of coh 2
>>342435523
>I wouldn't like to learn the game
Figuring out counters isn't watching videos. It's getting a decent startup practiced and playing to whatever comes.
>>342435523
Opening build orders are pathetically easy, and counters are part of natural game knowledge that is part of your late game experimental desires anyway.
most comfy campaign?
bonus points for defense levels
>>342435619
I used to do that in AoE2, but I've gotten better at countering rushes.
"lol go play simcity"
>>342419548
16 years later and this shit still bugs me.
>>342435518
>Lascannons aren't actually lascannons
>Orbital Strike grows in strength with every kill
>Terminator Angelos jumping up and down in muddy puddles
>3 factions on launch
>Colors are TOO vibrant
What a waste, and the reveal trailer was fantastic too.
>>342432341
>>342435504
Got pic related not too long ago at a used game shop, it was well worth the 6 bucksIt hasn't left my computer since
>>342435619
>Play RTS
>decide to have a comfy game where I'll turtle up
>BUT WHAT IF HE RUSHES ME AND I LOSE IMMEDIATELY
>I'LL PREEMPTIVELY HARASS HIM SO HE CANT RUSH ME
>Okay, I've harassed him a bit, now I can turtle up
>BUT I NEED MORE MAP CONTROL THAN HIM OR HE'LL JUST WIN THE ECONOMIC GAME NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TURTLE
>I'LL FUCKING TEAR MAP CONTROL FROM HIS BLOODY FINGERS
>I've harassed him and seized map control after half an hour of constant fighting, now I can be comfy and turtle up, maybe get some late game stuff
>I CAN'T BE COMPLETELY SURE, BUT MAYBE HE MANAGED TO GET LATE GAME SHIT UP EARLIER THAN ME SOMEHOW, HE MIGHT HAVE INCREDIBLE MACRO THAT KEPT HIM ON PAR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MAP CONTROL
>I'LL FUCKING ELIMINATE THE ONLY OTHER PLAYER IN THE GAME BEFORE HE CAN DO THAT SHIT, I HAVE MAP CONTROL AND AN ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE, I CAN'T FLOAT RESOURCES. I'LL TURTLE AFTER
>Oh, I won the game.
>I guess I'll play another, that last game was intense. I think I'll turtle this time.
>>342432593
Homeworld
>>342419548
>Not making Fat Swastika farms
I've had planetary ahnillations Titans sitting in my library for a year due to steam sales, the spherical maps looked cool. anyone got an opinion on it?
>>342420926
Try out heroes of annihilated empires. it's fun
Also battlereals, spellforce, armies of exigo, dragonshard, rising kingdomsrise of legends
>>342436782
It's relatively trash compared to TA or Supcom
>>342436414
>Play RTS
>All AI's turtle so I have to go on the offensive
>Usually lose
This game is trash but I still find myself playing it every once and awhile just for dumb fun.
Reminder that Dwarves and Goblins are best factions, and Angmar sucks.
>>342435518
It doesn't look nearly as good as the first from what's been shown so far. A real shame, especially in an age where RTS's are on life support.
>>342435619
>not just having the best t1 shit before the opponent
>>342420147
I fucking love the fact that unengaged ranks of ranged units will keep firing instead of every single dude in a unit instantly becoming unable to fire as soon a corner of the unit is touched by an enemy. That shit pissed me off to no end some previous games.
>>342437252
Angmar is loads of fun. I prefer Isengard the most though.
>that chill as fuck OST
>>342428451
but it had nothing to do with supcom
>>342437252
>feel the itch to play again
>can't buy it anymore since ea took the servers down
>can't find a place that I can pirate it from since it wasn't a very well know game
>>342437387
I never could get into Angmar at all. They just feel so weak compared to the others, even though they have things like troll infantry. I remember all their heroes being lackluster except for Karsh, who I really liked. Another example is how their wolf is like a worse Balrog, and their avalanche is like a worse earthquake. Isengard can be pretty fun though.
>>342438073
The first game was better anyway. I liked the charm of having camps with specific build spots. The multiplayer was fun too because of all the modded maps and game modes, like the one where everyone just plays a hero and goes through the entire story of Lord of the Rings.
>>342437892
Good taste
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-PgkEg0VOs
![c4jt321[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/FmjVCIX.png "c4jt321[1].png")
>Play RTS
>Immediately turtle like a madman
>Walls behind towers behind walls behind towers
>Run out of resources
>Enemy has map control
>Sit in my massively fortified city and watch it slowly burn to the ground for the next hour
>>342438073
TPB immediately comes up with a fair few results. I've used one previously.
>>342438284
You have a lot of flexibility and value with the thrall masters, you just have to keep them alive. Dark rangers and their barrage takes you through mid game. I only really get the Raider hero and the troll hero.
>>342438429
Different feel but I always loved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO2fIFecyHs
It captured the dire straits of the setting very well. Though perhaps not as well as Firestorm's "the world is fucked in a couple of weeks yo".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0toUGs93No is my favorite tib sun track.
>>342438429
>>342437892
Where did the time go
>>342438723
>Lone trooper
Best soundtrack, seriously the atmosphere was perfect.
>>342438724
>>>>>>>>>4
>>342435518
>no Chaos
No buyuntil expansion/DLC adds them. Vanilla DoW2 was alright but Chaos Rising was the reason why I'm such a fucking heretic.
>>342422019
> heh hem huh ham hem hem huh heh huy hem huh heh hehehe heh heh hem
>>342438073
I gotcha senpai
http://www.thebfme.com/p/download-bfme-ii.html
Suck a diiiiiiiiiiiiiick
>>342434981
>Air cruisers
I remember it so fondly.
Having 20 or so air cruisers vs my friends using nothing but anti-air mechs.
>>342424320
Swastikas are clearly a divine design from the gods that preceded us. Hitler tried to reveal their wisdom, and the jews who stole their power over economics had to stop him.
>>342437892
>transport missions
Carefully selecting what units to take with you so you don't fuck up, hoping that you can turtle enough to stale for reinforcements.
Recycling units so rank transfers over to newly upgraded unit, creating veterans that roll with you through most of the campaign, and this feeling when one of them is lost in combat.
>>342439021
ELIPHAASSSS
;_;
>>342439939I'M MELTING!
>>342430714
Work'd IRL too because apples can be baked into pies, or made into really tasty liqour.
>>342439939
>gnomes
>>342430714
wheat and bread is better
>tfw you first found AoE2
>tfw you found out there's an AoE 2 with Star Wars
>tfw both got expansions
There has never been such a greater feel than 1999-2001
>>342420961
This happens in middle eastern countries mostly. Like this isn't even racist pol shit. They avoid perfection on purpose so they don't compare themselves to Allah
>>342439939
Such a great sim. But holy shit, ice dragons and yetis are so strong. Sometimes games can range from really easy to tediously difficult.Your Majesty! The royal treasury is nearly empty!
>>342439939
I wish I could like this game as much as I did. Hero AI is so dumb.
>I want Krolm to pound my bussy
>>342437892
>can name your units
>go from basic names to generic/cliche but fitting ones to really stupid yet still somewhat fitting ones
I need to replay that game.
>>342435518
it looks a bit wonky, but higher unit counts and base building sounds good to me. just will have to see how it actually plays before drawing judgment i suppose.
>>342430714
>not forgoing food entirely and having your people live off of nothing more then God and ale.
plebian
>>342440632
the wander around where they please if you want them to do something you need to bribe them with an attack or explore banner
>>342440448
>0 funds
>watching that ratman stalk your fully loaded tax collector
>>342420673
>Wait, is that all?
Do you even know where you are? /v/irgins are autistic and OCD. Shit like this sets them off.
>>342426686
Ooh, Swastika-esque.
>>342439482
Metal Fatigue was so janky but it was so much fun.
>>342441109
>>342440931
>Place down a new, expensive building
>A troll spawns and starts inching towards it before the peasants arrive
>>342441225
> your level 1 mage tries to take on a dragon
AoM has hands down the best single player experience of any RTS to date.
>>342441334
Nah, they'll: "I'm done for!" pretty quick.
It's worse when they're higher level and they can't take down a medusa or something with high magic resist and they get close and 1shot your wizard.
>want to play AOE3 since i havent done so in 6 months
>start up game
>freezes on start up logo
>sent email to AOE support 2 weeks ago
>havent heard from them
Please some one help me, I need to Japan great again
And i cant do that IF THE GAME KEEPS FREEZING ON START UP
>>342434005
>I love co-op "comp stomps".
This. Also, build up a massive army and just throw them all into the grinder and watch the carnage. No microing. No using special abilities. Just make all the units you can produce and throw everything at the enemy.
>>342426507
it's meh. almost the same as as the first one except for an ability tree and different faction units
>>342441727
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Age_of_Empires_III#Game_Crashes_on_Startup.2FDoesn.27t_Start
>>342441334
>>342441550
The worst feeling here is when your high level wizard tries to attack a vampire
>Has the bright idea of casting his fireball
>lol spell reflect
>Level 8 wizard gets one shotted
>>342441727
>his go to for support is to email the devs
god bless ya senpai
>>342440926
Will not do anything for me unless bounties are 3000+. Literally all of the research in market place or blacksmith.
At least exploring is easy.
>>342440235
aye
>>342442167
do you have any rogues they will take anything then you can just extort them to get some of it back
Don't mind me, just being a poster child for the fate of new RTS games.
>>342420806
You forgot the bloom.
>>342442167
They'll do it for significantly less, it's just that they'll weigh their options. There is also the library for some research.
Hero AI differs tremendously as well. It's supposed to show character. Some classes are cowardly, some will only do shit for bounty. Some will smite evil for smiting's sake. Both can decide to fuck up lairs solo without offering a reward.
>>342442379
That's not how it works. I didn't know for the longest time either.
The extort button is an instant tax-everything button, you use it if you need the cash immediately or if your tax collectors won't make it. You don't get the full tax to balance it.
>>342442496
How early beta/low settings is that?
I don't care for GRAFIX past a point, but the connection seam between the building and the.. power grid or whatever that is? Is really distracting me.
Can you guys recommend me some good single player RTS games? I get destroyed online.
Favourites:
Age of Mythology
Battle for Middle earth1
Dawn of War
>>342437252
>those sick building animations where the dwarves/goblins make their buildings out of lava
gnarly
>>342441946
But anon, I already run it as Admin and have it set to compatibility mode.
I had this problem once before last year around march, the problem went away when i deleted the redist file in the AoE3 folder. Problem was no more, i stopped playing for a while, and find that deleting the redist file no longer works (as it somehow keeps reappearing) verifying the cache did nothing, reinstalling did nothing.
Although this looks interesting
>MSXML4.0 is not installed correctly" on startup
I've never thought about this, but I dont understand is that I have changed nothing on my computer and the game used to work fine, Ive never uninstalled it, and its the Steam version of it.
>>342442145
I'm desperate, anon. I just want an army of samurai to defend my kingdom from waito piggusu
>>342442768
Release build, less than a month after it came out.
Most of the human's power lines connect up pretty well but it definitely looks off on the main building. Despite this though the game generally looks really cool and battles are clean looking.
>>342443367
Cheers, that is what I thought.
Can tell very little from the image nor do I know the game but it looks okay. Though I'm mostly drawing that opinion from the minimap of all places.
>>342443040
Play the C&C games family.
AoE 2 if you haven't already.
Homeworld.
>>342443886
I'll take that as a compliment considering that map is a custom one I made.
Honestly the biggest problem with grey goo is the fact that it doesn't really do anything new and it is somewhat lacking in novelty content. It's pretty cool though, and they updated the game for free (although I think only for people who owned the game near release) with a 4th faction and a bunch of new campaign missions. I wish the game did better but at least it's not bad vs ai.
>>342443040
Rise of Nations
>>342442145
>>342441727
>>342441946
>>342442145
>>342443196
>>342441225
REEEEE
>>342443040
Warzone 2100
Sunage
Original War
Krush kill n destroy 1,2
Earth 2150
Dark reign 1,2
Act of war
8-bit armies
Act of Aggression
RUSE
Mealstrom
>>342419548
Anyone know of games akin to Stronghold but with deeper gameplay?
I just want to build a city, and do more than just defend against wave after wave of armies.
Something like Total War meets Stronghold/Sim City.
>>342445893
>Original War
My negro amigo
OW is fucking brilliant.
>>342446238
Anno 2070 might be up your alley, citybuilder with combat elements. Games with the pirates set to Hard or the mercs that come after 2 hours with a fuckhuge fleet is fun.
>>342446238
Caesar 3 or Pharaoh.
>>342420360
>>342423278
why people hate competition ?
i habe heard somewhere that rts games were specially made for competitive play.
the only explanation i have is that they just can't beat anyone
>>342446632
Go play a decent singleplayer RTS like Homeworld.
That's why.
>>342444976
Open up the eventvwr (Win+R -> "eventvwr") and go to the Applications tab and see if anything comes up when you try to run it.
>>342446732
but still the games that are made for competitive play shouldn't be shit on.
>Generals: Shockwave
I have it on Easy (long time since I played), why is playing vs. Juhziz stuck on Hard?
>>342446805
Anything in particular I should be looking out for?
>>342441727
torrented AOE3 + expansions
on win7
works fine. hell i'm fuckin enjoying playing skirmish for once.
>>342432670
>hitting the popcap with stealth bombers as bantu+peacock and colossus
Why is /v/ so bad at RTS games?
Is there a upcoming game that could safe the genre?
>>342448206
>save the genre
Anon, the genre is dead. You just go and visit it's grave every once in a while and press F to pay respects.
It was killed off by MOBAs
>>342430592
my absolute nigra
one of my favorite games, got me hooked on RTS
>bigdaddy
![newcheats[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/TcvjRHV.gif "newcheats[1].gif")
>>342448550
>bigmomma
MR president i think i dug a situation down here.
According to norad. they bark soviet rawr airspace...
>>342440006
ARRGGHHH FUCK YOU WIZARDS! THIS IS WHY YOU STAY IN YOUR TOWERS!
>>342419548
Ask a 1850 ELO ranked player on AoE2 HD anything.
Fast speed best speed
Favorite civs are Saracens, Indians and Celts.
Favorite map RLM
Huns are for noobs.
>>342448901
do you have autism?
>>342448938
Yes, you must have autism to play this game more seriously.
Next question.
>>342419548
>>342420576
>>342420269
pinwheel
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>>342449005
Are there enough players to give that ELO ranking any meaning at all?
>>342449095
Not as many as Voobly, but sure it does.
You will notice a huge skill gap between 1500-1600s and, say, 1800-1900.
1600 ELO is the initial score when you recently install the game, and yes, the ELO system gives relevancy to the game, when it comes to more competitive matches.
Next question.
>>342449303
*farts*
>>342431289
The new expansion was literally a shitty mod.
>>342448901
Are you a hipster IRL?
How long do you think AoEIIHD will continue to have a respectably sized community?
Is there anything prominent you think the game is missing?
Any major imbalance you'd like to see rectified?
Which strategy in the game has the fewest counters in your opinion?
Have you ever successfully walled a competent player off from their own resources at the beginning of a game?
>>342449027
>all that ocd for this.
Help me find a game, or at least narrow it down anons. I played it on some demo disc when I was a kid, PC Gamer or something of the like.
It was an isometric RPG, maybe AoE II era. It was a slightly more barbaric setting than typical euro middle ages. Can't remember a lot, but it had a 'Hero' focus like W3, so you could wander around the map and get items and shit. I think you could set up trade lines with little NPC villages or something as well?
This has bothered me for years.
>>342439939
valley of serpents mission breaks before every time i win.only fix i found that was offered was send save game to dev
>>342437380
This Anon here knows my plight. Nothing less fun than an archer based army that will stop firing the nanosecond someone's within a 10 mile radius.
>>342449473
>Are you a hipster IRL?
Huh... no?
How do I know I'm a hipster?
>How long do you think AoEIIHD will continue to have a respectably sized community?
HD community has really and noticiable reduced in amount of players, tho there is still players doing lobbies, during weekends they peak to 40 or 50 lobbies, but during week morning you will have 3 idle lobbies.
I give it another year, then I think AoE2 HD community will either die from old age or will just get stagnant
>Is there anything prominent you think the game is missing?
Besides a good bug cleanse, I dont think this game needs anymore changes, maybe nerf the african civs a bit.
>Any major imbalance you'd like to see rectified?
Fix bugs and nerf African civs.
>Which strategy in the game has the fewest counters in your opinion?
Drush (Dark Age Rush [ Militias]) into Fast castle
Tower rushes with Archer support
Knight and CAs rushes
Archers and Knight rushes
Massive Archers, with mangodels and Monks
>Have you ever successfully walled a competent player off from their own resources at the beginning of a game?
No, because that's a dick move and I don't play like a fag.
But in any case, I have keep players off from his resources from entire matches with a well landed tower and a strong fast feudal rush.
Any more?
>>342449647
Warlords Battlecry?
>>342443040
I'd recommend World in Conflict if that shit wasn't completely broken. A damn shame, that.
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PUÑO
>>342437252
>Goblins
Absolute troll tier faction. Insane early game units and upgraded late game units are literally some of the strongest in the game. That one dragon hero you can get shits on every other air unit and can kill a medium sized force with one attack.
>>342451082
>>342439939
I fucking love Majesty so much. And despite all the flack 2 got, I thought it was just fine. Not as charming as the first, but fine.
>>342450604
Not sure if that's it, but I'll check it out.
Problem is they all look so similar when going from memory.
>>342451417
Did it have elves and other fantasy races?
>>342451563
As far as I can remember, no.
>>342430714
Wheat is by far the most food producing farm system though.
I guess apples are better since they're fast food and don't need processing, but a bread based economy is just OP in that game.
Alright /v/ I'm gonna need some opinions on games to buy tomorrow:
Deserts of Kharak
Ashes of the Singularity
Total Warhammer
Dawn of War 2
Battlefleet Gothica
Grey Goo
Thoughts on those? Anything else I should add?
>>342451795
Dawn of War 2 is not good. DoW1 is much better.
>want to try banished for the first time
>pop it in with colonial charter because i've heard a bunch of good things about it
>can't play the tutorials at all without it crashing
>>342451941
I've already played DoW 1. I know it doesn't have base building and I've seen the comics about it, but a RTT is fine too.
>>342439939
>that 90% chance to have a wizard just walk off and die to rat
>that 10% chance for him to become a demigod and solo the entire map
Interesting game.
>>342451795
my toaster could only run dow2, but in my opinion it's a fun game, depends a lot on what is it you like about the RTS genre, if you want big armies you might want to avoid it, if you want more tactical combat get it.
>>342430592
That game, I felt like was one of the first cancerous games. Carbon copy of aoe2. At best a mod of aoe2. I still had fun with it, but even as a child it felt wrong.
>>342451941
The campaign is better, but the multiplayer is hot garbage.
I've had Homeworld Remastered and Sins of a Solar Empire on my PC since November and I've only played both for around 30 minutes. Any tips on how to get into them, I love space strategy games but I'm too lazy to sit down and try learn a new one and usually end up playing Thrawns Revenge for 5 hours.
>>342452014
It's not just the lack of base building. DoW2 is just incredibly shallow. You'll get bored of it super fast.
>>342452204
Playing the campaign co-op is fun. But DoW1's original campaign was pretty good as well.
>>342450036
>How do I know I'm a hipster?
if you do things specifically to be different, may or may not include growing a beard with your hair slicked back, wearing lensless glasses, riding an old-timey bicycle
thanks for your other answers anon, good to have people like you keeping a quality game alive
>>342452309
Have you ever tried Sword of the Stars?
>>342451984
It gets boring after a while even with mods. There's no challenge at all.
>>342440632
>bussy
fags please stop coming up with new retarded words
when i complain about your annoying gay fetish shitposts you tell me to filter you, but when i filter you, you just keep coming up with stupid new variations
>>342452404
No problemo.
By the way, do you play on HD?
>>342452425
Jesus Christ that looks even harder to learn. Is it more text/screen based with managing your resources and shit rather than space combat? Watched a few let's play clips and barely saw any combat haha.
>>342452540
Does bussy stand for but pussy or boy pussy?
>>342453197
Battles are real-time and tactical. The strategic side is a bit simpler than other big 4X games. But more importantly it's not full RTS like sins or homeworld. It really is a classic for so many reasons. Just stay away from the SoTS2 - it's terrible.
>>342452309
Sins is really trash.
>>342452309
Stop bullying banana-chan!
>>342453525
Yeah I just read that it's kind of turn based? That's interesting, could be easier to get into as there would be less stress on making decisions. I like the sound of the game world as well, looks like it has a lot of depth. I'l check it out tonight thanks man!
>>342452764
Yeah but not very often, I'm more of a TF2 guy.
>>342453929
Right. I was thinking that turn-based strategic would put less stress on you as you learn, but you'd still get the real-time battles you want. Hope you enjoy it; the depth is absolutely amazing - you'll be in for a surprise.
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>>342430714
Stronghold noob here
What are the maps that allow me to do economic + warfare? I can only pick economic OR skirmish/siege.
>>342454005
Right then.
>>342420147
>that webm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1csr0dxalpI
>>342446819
I don't hate competitive RTS games like SC2, but holy fuck, they get tons more players than total war, company of heroes, or wargame. Like what makes casuals run to fucking MOBAs and SCII instead of other RTS games? They bore the fuck out of me because its all just a skill based cookie cutter game that feels too similar each time.
