Britons Overview AoE2 (updated for DE)

[@michaeltaylor8698]

This man's a hero for redoing his older civ overviews!

[@ruthswann88]

Honestly he deserves a team to constantly update and make new civ overviews as patches and content appears

[@prabhureubenthomas6052]

Wait.. Are you that guy who had custom campaigns.. Commenting in T west channel

[@aleksanderkaczinski3656]

Honestly, I've been waiting for it and I'm glad he did it

[@josephgrassilli8521]

Most youtubers redoing content = cash grab and lazy Spirit legitimately redoing content because of a definitive edition = you son of a bitch... I’m in.

[@michaeltaylor8698]

@@prabhureubenthomas6052 Yes I was :)

[@eMpTy0911]

A for Archers, C for Cavalry and B for Binfantery

[@light_david7]

🅱️-emoji is so funny

[@Jonathanizer]

This comment put a smile on my face. Thanks stranger!

[@sirlight-ljij]

And D for defences, and B for boats

[@Alkhalim]

Facts.

[@mackycabangon8945]

hahaha english

[@mal3xia]

"The archery ranges help on neutral island landings."

[@vagnerseibert1748]

*T90 wants to know your location*

[@samukis272]

I think that whooshed over a lot of folks... cheeki breeki tho

[@theyremykidstoo1642]

@@samukis272 Not knowing something does not equal being whooshed. Learn to use whoosh would you

[@HandsomeGamerGuy]

@@theyremykidstoo1642 Take my Updoot.

[@Outlaw-of1gg]

T90 😂

[@BobfromSydney]

SotL: "Those are just my thoughts..." Also SotL: 279k subscribers, biggest YT channel for AoE2 and most authoritative source for AoE2 number crunching

[@nelsonmejiaslozada9362]

At least he is based in stats and don't Say thing because he's is a "tech tree expert".

[@filodipicori]

Re: Britons as popular pick: It may have to do with how the A.I. plays versus humans, and how longbows are very adept at countering their tactics. Especially with the new A.I., non-elite players can find themselves overwhelmed by the computer's APM advantage- they can't manage their eco while trying to stem the constant stream of individual units the A.I. throws at you. Mass Longbows simplify micro, letting them stand ground and arrow down the enemy as they come in, freeing up mental space for the player to expand eco, build units, move siege into position, etc. Then that preference for Britons gets carried over into multiplayer.

[@brettturner4488]

I agree with you 100%. It's also nice to mass them underneath a castle with some counter units to hold the position and get as much value as you can.

[@technologic_dev]

A for Archers B for Barracks C for Cavalry Britons certainly keep in line with their English

[@EyeOfEld]

I hate this. Take your 'like'.

[@fernalon3398]

B for barracks, I guess.

[@technologic_dev]

@@fernalon3398 Hahaha makes sense

[@Dooper-nv4fe]

A for archery angle B fo barracks and c for Calvary stable :)

[@niconilo97]

@technologic you whit their latin ! :>

[@ramsessiereveld2824]

Ah yes, the old archery range landing on neutral islands strategy! The way you just slipped that in there is a thing of beauty

[@kwdblade4683]

"So why are Britons so popular on two completely different maps?" *machine gun longbow sounds intensify*

[@edwardteach3000]

Now imagine if they had the Instant Legolas .... If you don't know what that is, think of it like adding the Chu ko nu's multi shot ability to a longbow. And look it up.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@edwardteach3000 Oh. Oh dear... READY THE COBRA CAR DIVISION!!!

[@TheLeaderofNoone]

"Any neutral Islands" T90 INTESFIFIES

[@funkykriz21]

word :D

[@TheLeaderofNoone]

@@funkykriz21 İ suck at spelling lol

[@deschloro]

Historical note: Warwolf (Briton unique tech) was the name of a trebuchet that was said to be the largest ever constructed. It was used by Edward I of England to subdue Sterling castle in 1304.

[@Mike-om4tv]

Great comment

[@michaelandreipalon359]

So much for the epic alternate ending from the William Wallace campaign.

[@mackycabangon8945]

Isnt that the castle that surrendered before the trebuchet was built, and the English were like 'nah wanna test it' and fired it anyways

[@agustinfranco0]

@@mackycabangon8945 apparently, yes "Even before construction could be completed, Scottish soldiers offered surrender, fearing the weapon's potential to destroy the entire castle. Edward sent the truce party back inside the castle, declaring, "You do not deserve any grace, but must surrender to my will." Edward decided to carry on with the siege and witness the destructive power of the weapon. Reportedly, the Warwolf could accurately hurl rocks weighing as much as 135 kilograms (298 lb) from distance of 200 metres (660 ft) and level a large section of the curtain wall."

[@beastwarsFTW]

Edward I was pissed that Sterling surrendered right when he finished building the Warwolf so he shelled the castle anyway.

[@aleverettes2789]

Finally SOTL's Civ Overview: Definitive Edition!

[@MrGenericNickname]

"You're also heavily sheperded towards the archery range". I see what you did there.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

I was looking to see if anyone else caught that too

[@sacker987]

"Assuming you don't have a Saracen teammate, rams and trebs can also add some much needed damage toward buildings." Gotta love a good roast of the Saracens' bonus, well played.

[@CrnaStrela]

I laughed at that until the saracens bust out my stone walls with their cav archers

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

@@CrnaStrela Stories that never happened, part 1. :p

[@born2hula325]

Tbf longbow deathball is about the only time that bonus is decent.

[@sacker987]

Mayans: *laughing to themselves* "When do you think the idiots will figure out the whole obsidian trick??"

[@mattender8323]

@@Hanfgurkenhasser That bonus isn't actually as bad as you would think at a high level. Archers are much better against palisades that way.

[@tvremote9394]

12 range elite longbows + AI micro = me punching a hole in my monitor when playing single player against then

[@meepo5223]

Lol ai is sooo annoying mricoing archers against onager

[@ToastyWaffle456]

I've been playing extremely casually since around the time the game released and yesterday I managed to beat the AI 1v1 on extreme while playing as the bulgarians. It indeed felt like a great accomplishment lol.

[@Podcito]

Britons were one of my favourite civs just because of longbowmen, to the point that I neglected siege units because I could take out castles safely and slowly from a mile away with them.

[@jonkoxl2069]

Add saracen ally for 2x faster building melting

[@josepetersen7112]

Crenellations find a use!

[@jonkoxl2069]

@@josepetersen7112 laughs in turkish bombard cannons

[@stevensamuels4041]

Noobs

[@PriyamvadRai]

"Good against Indians" colonialism intensifies

[@mackycabangon8945]

it was 'good with' so they are teammates XD but ok

[@saadiftikhar3317]

Indians be goths on social media

[@PriyamvadRai]

@@saadiftikhar3317 just wait till we reach the imperial age

[@HighKingoftheElves]

Well it is an age of empires

[@jimhalpert9803]

@@saadiftikhar3317 and videos with India in title get the real goth flood

[@daisychain5125]

For an archer civ, I think that rather than thinking the TC wood discount adds 2 farms per TC, the real bonus is that you can go university + ballistics and still add TCs. Archer civs generally have to either prioritize TCs or fast ballistics and they tend to fall behind knight civs economically because they're later to their TCs (even the strongest eco of the archer civs, Vikings, often is kinda all-in with 1-2 TCs at most). Britons can get the best of both worlds and this is a gigantic eco bonus to me.

[@gabrielmelnik6796]

Or slap that siege workshop and eat enemy tcs

[@light_david7]

I remember i hated that bonus for being so useless. I usually didn't make extra tcs. I thought it was meant for when your starting tc was destroyed you could recover easier.

[@Tybrarian]

Glad you mentioned bringing a few monks along with massed longbows. Really adds to their longetivity.

[@Joker-yw9hl]

So glad to have the full intro for these civ overviews

[@_antares031]

Imagine updating every civ overview for the latest DE version, that's definitely not an easy work to do

[@thalasyus]

The original Britons overview was lacking. This one was overdue, really.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Not easy, yes, but still needed for the masses.

[@SergioGarridoPaco]

Actually, trebs don't have full accuracy against 1x1 buildings like towers

[@Volcano4981]

True. I recall ZeroEmpires making a video on them where he mentions Trebuchets having a hard-coded accuracy of 80% against buildings that's hard to see on stats editors. And 15% against units; 45% if you're the Huns. I'm also surprised Spirit didn't mention the Briton Trebs could be a good counter against Onagers that could potentially get too close for comfort, or Bombards.

[@SergioGarridoPaco]

@@Volcano4981 that's exactly the place I found the info!

[@annaairahala9462]

They don't have full accuracy vs all buildings, but large buildings 2x2+ are large enough that the "missed" shots are still hits.

[@Muenni]

@@annaairahala9462 With full or half damage?

[@annaairahala9462]

@@Muenni I believe trebs are unique in that it's full damage, but I have not tested actual damage numbers

[@allgamesturkey8627]

I was just watching the britons overview and thinking that it was pretty much old and then you uploaded the updated version

[@Ryan-Diez]

Hey Spirit of the Law, guys here

[@yajamanvamsikrishna509]

Cough cough. U stole it

[@Ryan-Diez]

@@yajamanvamsikrishna509 eh, just something to say when getting early to the video

[@CBRN-115]

Hey, Spirit of La Hire

[@ADCFproductions]

Hey Spirit, guys of the Law here.

[@Foxx488]

@@ADCFproductions Hey Law, Spirit of the guys here

[@mrid191]

I just love how your videos show serious numbers and precise calculations and you still manage to put in memes and jokes at the perfect moment. You truly are amazing as a content creator.

[@Xaders1]

12:42 veeeeery subtle hint, Spirit, very subtle.

[@Physiker17]

Can you explain what the comment about "neutral islands" means?"

[@dimitrikemitsky]

@@Physiker17 a neutral island is one with no player spawn, just empty with some resources. It is a reference to T90Official, another very well known AOE2 caster/youtuber/player. In one of his early tournaments, T90 famously built several archery ranges on a neutral island by accident, instead of on the enemy island.

[@mackycabangon8945]

@@dimitrikemitsky oh. Thought it was a reference to the British Empire wanting small uninhabited islands in the middle of nowhere

[@laservsvecchiette]

SOTL: "It's time to refresh an old civ overview. Britons did not change in years." Forgotten Empires pitch meeting: "And that's why we propose for the October patch this breaking change to Britons making Longbows an evolution of Arbalesters, and give them a brand new unique unit. This will give Britons a new strategic value"

[@PAZ1984]

that would be bautiful

[@PAZ1984]

a mounted skirmisher ♥

[@theobsidiangaming5381]

@@PAZ1984 They already got that from berbers.

[@PAZ1984]

@@theobsidiangaming5381 what do u mean? They have the Camel Archer, it would be a different unit.

[@StarryxNight5]

@@PAZ1984 Isn't the genitour a cavalry skirmisher?

[@JACR--Atlas]

I'm early, but not as early as Viper reaching Feudal

[@BlueBolt5000]

Lmao

[@sandmaster4444]

Reference? =D I missed this one

[@nostalgicdouchebag1912]

You thought Viper feudal was fast? You haven't seen Liereyy feudal times at all

[@stebdylan6188]

Thanks so much for redoing all of the old civs, what we would do without I know not.

[@BlueMK12]

One of the things I love from the Britons in DE, aside choose them frequently, is to hear their remastered theme when starting a game, pure bliss.

[@armaanraut4287]

You are an absolute legend for doing these older civs again. These are your best videos and my favourite to watch.

[@andrewwang8021]

Please keep these updated overviews up!

[@Cblazer100]

Literally been waiting for these since DE came out

[@fartz666]

You're the hero we need, not the hero we deserve. Thanks for remaking the old videos, I love watching them all.

[@heycidskyja4668]

Wait, is that a jojo reference??

[@taintedmyth0s636]

This is awesome! I've wanted to dip my toes into the older civs but the guides are super outdated. Very cool of you to make updated guides :)

[@nikhilsrinivas709]

You know life's good when you hear that opening

[@gavinrammic984]

I want to take a moment and thank Spirit for all of his past breakdowns. I was raised in an AoE household. Been playing for 20 years. Spirit has given a much more in depth game analysis than even the devs. Good work.

[@AaronDarkus]

Thanks. This was the most expecting video of the year for me. Now I´m waiting for the Byzantines. I played AOE II as a child like in 2010. Now I want to come back to revive memories, and the two civilizations that most attract my attention are the britons and the byzantines. Because I´m more interested in the DE than in the HDE, that´s why I wanted an updated guide. My wishes have been granted.

[@SuperJamSports]

I’m so happy and thankful these are being redone! 🙏🙏🙏 I’ve watched the old ones way too many times.

[@PortugueseUN]

Thank you for revisiting!!!! You're extremely thorough and your analytical view on all your videos is so good that I sometimes prefer just watching your uploads over playing (mostly rewatching because I've seen most if not all). Also, your narration voice and volume is on point 👌 watch out David Attenborough and Morgan Freeman 😎

[@robdenini6972]

fun fact, historically the english have always been fond of sheeps, and the scots (celts) used to cross the border to steal sheep. This is accurately portrayed in game

[@sirtaelellevalerie1056]

@jocaguz18 english are partially descended from celts.

[@hannibalburgers477]

I didn't know my Kurdish cousin was British

[@HECKproductions]

spirit: why are britons popular literally everyone in the known universe and every state of conciousness there could ever be: 6+6 range arrow bois

[@Sharnoy1]

I love the civ overviews! I've watched them more times than I'm willing to admit. These remakes make them even better ^^

[@twohandedswordsman852]

YES! FINALLY! I knew you'd do that because of how the old one wasn't really helpful at all. May the Father of Goth Spamming guides us!

[@AgeofNoob]

TWO HANDED SOWRDSMAN IS BACK!

[@twohandedswordsman852]

@@AgeofNoob Yes :) May the Father of Goth Spamming guides us!

[@markdowse3572]

Dear Mr SOTL, I always love the clarity and depth of your videos. They really help me learn about the game. I just wish I could play it!

[@bob_INO]

Man! I've missed these so much! Love the civs overviews

[@fightingpeacock1244]

Bless you making the updated version!

[@JelloPiranha]

Love that you're updating these. Just started playing again with some friends after ten or twenty years, lol, so we've been watching your vids. But it's crazy how much things have changed, so thanks for going back and putting in the extra work.

[@kristjanabel9423]

I´ve watched this channel for 3 years and just now started playing, lovely to see the updated civ overviews as many of them are indeed quite outdated. Thanks man.

[@renaudgauthier6985]

I love the idea of revisiting civs. Thank you for doing so ! If I may, I have 2 nuances though : -Yeomen for Imperial : mostly true, but highly aggressive castle age that lasts forever is not *that* rare and Yeomen can make quite a difference there. Corner case maybe ? I think it still deserves a shout out. -Cavalry : Although lacking Bloodlines, Husbandry is cool and a full blacksmith tree is a C+ to me, since you wont hand out D and below anyway. Take Celts for instance, I'd rather have fully upgraded Cavaliers than super expensive Paladins lacking Plate. Anyway, fantastic job as always, I wish you keep going for a long time

[@jahrazzjahrazz8858]

12:44 Casually throwing shade at T90

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

What

[@light_david7]

@@dontspikemydrink9382 SotL is referencing the infamous first ranked/serious/tournament or whatever game T90 did, where he played on islands, and was behind and all, and needed to make a move, and so he transported sneaky vils over to the other players island and built three archery ranges and started production, and when he ejected his archers to go kill some enemy vils, he realized he was on a neutral island, and instantly resigned.

[@Smackyabitchupshitlips]

@@light_david7 cheers bro

[@tako158]

@@light_david7 that was sad to read

[@HankIndieGames]

Dude, I don't even own DE and mostly played aoe2 years and years ago, yet i watch these videos as soon as you upload them. It's some combination of the thorough detail, excellent editing with clear examples of what you're talking about, and your sikly smooth voice. Keep up the good work.

[@CrossbowManD]

Very excited to see you redoing the old reviews.

[@KellyHoyPhoto]

Really appreciate all the videos you put up. Thank you very much, kind sir!!

[@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge]

I find it funny that they still specify "Foot archer civilisation" since all archer civs bonuses lean towards the foot archer-line (Mayans, Ethiopians, Italians)

[@Hai43561]

SOTL voice is so soothing I use his videos as asmr to fall asleep to :)

[@silverkoffee]

I hope we get more updated civ overview videos soon!

[@BuyrukA]

Seen the length of the video, knew there would be "the intro" coming. And come it has!

[@petersmythe6462]

"Faster working archery ranges can help on any neutral island." This message is approved by T90.

[@Kaiser282]

I was just looking for updated Britons, huns and Byzantine stuff and what do you know, he's updated one of them. My hero.

[@technoir_]

Finally some aoe2 content, im glad it returns

[@armandsriekstins7646]

Well done, Spirit! Keep doing what you're doing!!!

[@tomasdesde2004]

Spirit - Love your videos! You made me come back to AoE2, where I started to play competitively. Now I'm playing around 1200 elo, and am watching a lot of T90, Viper and Hera, too! Thanks for introducing me to the community! If I could recommend a topic for you: I'd love to see an analysis of how many knights are needed to wipe up a group of crossbows - I feel that's a classic clash of popular strategies (Knight vs Archer rush), and I never know how many knights I need to engage. You could twist it by analysing how different armor and attack upgrades affect the trade, how civ bonuses work out and when it is cost efficient vs effective (clean all archers, regardless of resource efficiency). Happy to discuss!! Love your work, keep it up!

[@1999Fusion]

Keep 'em coming! After all, your civ overviews are both the most informative and fun to watch kind of videos for me :D

[@assassinhamza1238]

i see he is gonna do all the civ overviews again great

[@williamwilson1870]

So glad to see these updated civ showcases, love it!

[@jamesinciardi5099]

I thought this was one of your best videos yet! The video was very informative. There was a lot of info that I didn’t know. Also the video keeps going at a good pace- not too fast but not too slow. I noticed you changed some of the music too! Overall, well done! I think the developers should have given them a better navy. “Britannia rules the waves”, right? Oh well.

[@Specificify]

They didn't rule the waves in aoe2 time period

[@jamesinciardi5099]

@@Specificify I guess not. Oh well.

[@Ahmadabdal_]

yo spirit of the law i haven't watched this video yet but knowing your other videos im sure this gonna be good :D

[@l.o.b.2433]

"They pair well with Franks" Stop. And think about what you just said. Do you really think that's a good idea? On the other hand, I can see some use for the friendly fire of the trebuchets then

[@OrDuneStudios]

Obviously they are facing off with the 2x teutons and the italians. With a Slav ally on the other end on the map.

[@AbdulGoodLooks]

@@OrDuneStudios Japanese and chinese, on the other side of the map

[@sirtaelellevalerie1056]

England for many years was under french rule. Ewen during 100 years war most noblesses in England was of french ancestry, including king.

[@ateium2409]

*cough* 30 years war

[@deadlyundead]

That T90 roast lol! archery ranges help on neutral island landings

[@lucasshulman54]

Wow! Thank you, we were needing this update.

[@-Raylight]

4:52 Britons : Tree nothing map -> I sleep _Sheep nothing map -> _*_It's free real estate_* So basically, long bowmen are snipers but with bow?

[@theobsidiangaming5381]

There is a different between Longbow man and Long bowman.For the sniper part,not really since they lack thumb nails. They are more like artillary.

[@RimaNari]

@@theobsidiangaming5381 Oh my... no thumb nails. Is that what it takes to motivate them to shoot so far? How gruesome. Ya, they are exactly not snipers with this ridiculously bad accuracy. More like super-high-range shotguns.

[@prastavanasumit4871]

Hey spirit of the law I like your (updated for de) civ overviews so please put more of these videos

[@swapnilyadav714]

Our favorite series is back!!!!

[@stevenundisclosed6091]

So many things have been added to the game since I've last played according to this video.

[@unnamedshadow1866]

Been waiting AGES for this one! Hope the Huns come next!

[@KakashiHatake-ou7mp]

Even your video quality got a DE upgrade 👍

[@phillipvanrensburg7077]

Rumour has it SOTL hearts early comments 😉

[@ADCFproductions]

apparently yes.

[@ADCFproductions]

@@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook SOTL doesn't like me :C

[@ianian830901]

Finally new review! I'm so happy

[@LonesomeDevil]

Great video! Thanks for the updated overview! (Yes, I know this comment says nothing, but leaving a comment is always good to please the algorythm gods, so I'll post it anyway, because SOTL deserves it)

[@herman1francis]

I don't even play this game but im addicted to his videos

[@stfnknbb]

I love a good civ overview!! Thanks!

[@sokolovremwwii2205]

Hello and thanks for this video! Love this series, and while you obviously have a lot of projects, could you also do this for the Italians? They are an underrated civilisation in my opinion. Keep up the good work!!

[@herr_rudolf]

Yesssss, finally the updated version!

[@Volcano4981]

The long-awaited Britons re-do with the grades and such, all hail Spirit! (I'm impressed I guessed most of the grades correct too)

[@GodOfReality]

Wait I thought you got rid of your intro? I'm glad one of the best intro themes of all time ever is back.

[@adnanhuzaifa6391]

love you mr spirit of the law for this video

[@atocanboi409]

"why are they so popular?" The Spiffing Brit probably pays massive quantities of Yorkshire Tea Gold

[@RomaInvictusSPQR]

we love your Overwies

[@ikeeluall3796]

I dont know about anyone else, but the reason I like playing britons (and celts for that matter) is because when I first started playing age, I was a little kid. I couldnt buy the full game, so I just kinda played the trial/demo version over and over. The demo only let you play as celts or britons on coastal. Its a good nostalgia trip every so often to play one of these civs

[@ugurcankalayci4060]

Spirit updates his Overwievs, I upvote.

[@JewelManDLN069]

Very nice!! :D Now I think we just need the update civ overview for the Huns and the Slavs.

[@tankofnova9022]

Briton cavalry may be underwhelming, but that's exactly why I use it. A knowledgeable player wouldn't bring anti cav units against a Brit. The number of times I played turtle with archers/longbows and the knight line coming out a different gate to attack from behind to crush an attack against my own walls is likely 100s of times. Fully upgraded cavaliers are still powerful when the opponent is not expecting cavalry at all. Then when I win on the defense I would counter attack, but keeping the knight line back. Predictably I would end up sniping a disproportionate amount spear units/camels that were expecting an easy fight that was never going to happen. That out of the way sending in the cavaliers to supplement the likely battered generic champions and halberdiers would be the next move. I found that delaying the attack of cavalry would also deter would be gankers from flanking my archers/longbows for easy kills while also forcing the opponent to quickly counter the archers and infantry leaving them just as open to the same cavalry that caused a total lose on an attack just a couple minutes ago. The crappy cavalry of the Britons ended up being how I won matches. Prepare for archers by training anti archer units, get met with painfully mediocre horses.

[@crumpetcommandos779]

thats mind games i'll have to try that

[@tankofnova9022]

@@crumpetcommandos779 If I noticed I was going up against a repeat name I would switch to my 2nd most used Civ, the Teutons. If they recognized me in turn, they would be hesitant to prepare for the Teutonic knights in rams with paladin escort infamous death ball trio. Who needs ranged when you're bulldozing the enemy town? I was doing this before all melee units got 1+ armor twice in castle/imp. Now that strat is even more deadly.

[@ItsDaKoolaidDude]

Yaay! An update for my fav civ! Arbalests for everybody!

[@nickabc1234]

Your videos are great :) keep it up man

[@DaddyMouse]

12:43 "their faster working archery ranges can help on any neutral islands or landings" Is that a T90 reference? 11 nj!

[@alucarddracula9999]

I love that the opening is just the same but with de graphics

[@triplem9525]

Saracen team bonus looking really good at the moment

[@AnshumanFotedar]

omg it is really happening! Updated SotL civ overviews heck yeah! 😌

[@TheKobasen]

At first I thought that it's just an old recomendation video until I saw the notification on my phone...

[@mirinewman]

Hey, SOTL, you should do a Top Five Most OP Team-Ups or something! Take a look at a pair of civilizations whose team bonus and unit composition boost eachother beyond the sum of its parts (and that way my brother and I can use it as a guide to crush everyone else!)

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

I'd start with Persians and Britons on Black Forest. The only thing left to say when facing war elephants and longbows is "What can men do against such reckless hate?"

[@belladesa91]

@@jefffinkbonner9551 Italians got crossbows to deal with elephants