Relics generate gold because of pilgrims (essentially religious tourists) that come to see it. It’s not too much of a stretch to imagine those pilgrims picking up a bow to defend the church when it’s under attack by ruffians.
@nvmtt10 ай бұрын
kinda is tho.....who carries bows with him in a church?
@WallabyWinters10 ай бұрын
It's a fortified church. Not outlandish to think they have some kind of arsenal there
@SchemingGoldberg10 ай бұрын
Or the church uses the relic gold to pay mercenaries to defend the church.
@doe697410 ай бұрын
People who are tired of being attacked at church
@username773510 ай бұрын
In Georgia, many churches were literally walled and guarded because of constant harassment from Muslim raids. Look up "Ninotsminda or Svetitskoveli" monasteries.
@iROHxo9 ай бұрын
As a Georgian who played this game since I was 3yo, I can't believe I see this right now AFTER SO MANY YEARS!
@pedro-jo8lj6 ай бұрын
Same reacton from me when they added Brasil to aoe3
@SvanTowerMan6 ай бұрын
I'm not even Georgian, but this is a dream come true. I just wish they and the Armenians were more historically accurate.
@sandroedilashvili36514 ай бұрын
Amin chemi kai.
@Whitecroc2 ай бұрын
@@SvanTowerMan How could they improve?
@Sharnoy110 ай бұрын
I haven't played AOE2 for years but I still find myself returning to SOTL videos :D
@jordenfrost232910 ай бұрын
If you got Xbox/Pc game pass it's free up to the HD redefinition 😊
@kwdblade468310 ай бұрын
Well go get it you goober
@tomc.570410 ай бұрын
I think Georgians are going to have a shockingly high win rate in low-mid ELO games. Defensive, difficult to raid, access to most every counter unit, crazy good eco with less micromanagement, and one of the best spammable deathballs in the game. I can see high level games being decided before Georgians get their snowball rolling, and there are probably still better arena civs...but Georgians are going to pub stomp.
@Sunlight9110 ай бұрын
I think the fortified church is too OP. It protects a villager outpost better than a tower, costs no wood and gives a great eco bonus.
@martintelfser94410 ай бұрын
could it be that their hard counter will be Berbers?
@Davtwan10 ай бұрын
Their Unique Unit especially has too many benefits. I feel the fast-training and snowballing effects are going to be the main causes of the pub-stomping. I expect the UU to be nerfed first after the first few weeks.
@Naxhus210 ай бұрын
@@Sunlight91 No stone*, perhaps? If that's what you meant I totally agree with you, although the Khmer have the ability to garrison in their houses with a great farming bonus as a point of comparison and they are not popularly considered OP.
@kemosonicfan123lbp10 ай бұрын
@@Sunlight91they require murder holes, hold less max arrows than a TC and don't have the same overall benefits You're probably not placing these things aggressively without already being in a winning situation anyways
@sandercohen971210 ай бұрын
'How the developers explain this relic firing arrows...' Also: Medieval self-propelled artillery with automated targeting systems.
@slkdfjklasasdfasdf10 ай бұрын
Lol!
@RennieAsh10 ай бұрын
Also : Small boats for two people that fit 10 elephants inside
@nathanmills116110 ай бұрын
the detail you go into is just addicting! I haven't played AOE2 in years but I still can't get enough of your videos. I wish every game I play had someone like you to dive into the math and details. Keep up the good work!
@minikawildflower10 ай бұрын
Come join us! ;)
@not_milk10 ай бұрын
The addicting detail comes from the game being addictively detailed
@MajesticOak10 ай бұрын
The relic fires the arrow by causing a miracle, the bones of the saints come back to life and start shooting.
@punbug472110 ай бұрын
You know? That's just religious-sounding enough to give it a pass.
@inductivegrunt9410 ай бұрын
Only a few days left until we get this DLC. And Georgians, from this videos I've seen, seem to be right up my ally. Cav and defense were how I originally started playing this game, so these guys seem like they'd fit right well to me.
@occido10 ай бұрын
You can already buy the dlc and you can already play them with the beta (ofc no campaign, didn't try competitive). Without owning the dlc georgians is available for free in the beta, armenians however are not.
@HorseshitDetectionAgency10 ай бұрын
The simpleton strategy
@dembro2710 ай бұрын
When starting with this civ, remember this simple line written by Georgian Lucas: "Use the Force Dropoff, Luke."
@bushdaddy208610 ай бұрын
I always loved playing as the Norse in AOM. These new civs look really fun.
@assasincubique450110 ай бұрын
Yeah big age of mythology vibe with this one
@the_andrewest_andrew10 ай бұрын
this might be my new favorite civ taking over magyars and poles... i loved the regen on cav and their gingle is so cool
@dinoknight653810 ай бұрын
That georgian music is awesome. They've gotten really good at making new civ themes. Right up there with Bulgarians.
@alejandroortiz322710 ай бұрын
Dunno, i was expecting the theme music to sound similar to this, whitout the chours of course: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn3SeWSbgL5sY7c
@Momomomsen10 ай бұрын
having a free mule is somewhat of an eco bonus, because it essentially means +100 wood for them, as they don't have to build a camp for wood in dark age, which you can use for going heavy on food on the start of dark age and during the end of dark age you add some wood vills. The drawback ofc is the -50 food, which means you have to utilise force drop, but once you are able to use it, it's defenitely a pretty nice bonus for dark age.
@eoin827410 ай бұрын
Cav and defensive bonuses sounds absolutely perfect for counterattacking
@ancientcall773710 ай бұрын
I really like the style in which you narrate. You truly are an immensly skilled player but you still take your time to explain what a trash unit is for example. I always watch your videos and learn so much and think of new strategies to employ next time. Thing is, I started playing AOE one year ago and I am really bad at this game hahah
@Mangs13379 күн бұрын
6:14 That villager is being bullied by the goat under the Town Center.
@BarskeMannen10 ай бұрын
Something I feel is glossed over a bit in the comparison between Monaspas and Cavaliers is how the smaller health pool and higher armor of the Monaspa synergizes better with the flat health regeneration from their civ bonus.
@jesusrubiomaldonado2710 ай бұрын
That cavalry healing bonus and reduced pop space, and hill damage reduction is going to be interesting in x10 shared team bonus 11
@NTab110 ай бұрын
Infinite cav tats unkillable.....
@theshi31528 ай бұрын
Ehyo! is this the first sponsor? that's awesome! Happy to see the Channel grow!
@nishthedude10 ай бұрын
the intro is back! lets go!
@Dewition10 ай бұрын
FINALLLY ! Intro ❤
@thegraybeards256810 ай бұрын
You are missing something! The fact that they can repair with 50% resources means that now their ENTIRE TEAM can pull a Persian Douche with a town center drop and have an advantage compared to the opponent :)
@martijnbouman887410 ай бұрын
Yes, I seriously think this will have quite an impact on teamgames. Georgian pocket with douching flank(s).
@karonteazt328610 ай бұрын
Imagine all persians allies going douche lom
@martijnbouman887410 ай бұрын
@@karonteazt3286 I don't think this bonus adds much for the Persians, as others wouldn't want to fight a Persian douche anyway. On the other hand, a Persian flank would probably still a better doucher than a flank of a different civilization with an (EDIT: Georgian) pocket, due to the Persians starting with extra food and wood.
@karonteazt328610 ай бұрын
@@martijnbouman8874 what ir Armenia Is pocket? I nevera said 4v4
@martijnbouman887410 ай бұрын
@@karonteazt3286 I meant 'Georgean' and edited my post.
@LanceBryantGrigg10 ай бұрын
Always love spirit of the law for just straight up informative content without nonsense and a strong analytical math backing with all the logic pealed back and resolved.
@pitlessboy343010 ай бұрын
Mr Spirit, that was one of the best transfers to a videos sponsor I've seen in awhile.
@tipwilkin10 ай бұрын
Just wanted to say your theme song is so comfy. Reminds me of the History of Rome theme, sounds nice, good length and you know there's good content inbound
@derekpaasch91679 ай бұрын
It amazes me that there is still new content coming out for a 20 year old game, we now have 45 civilizations unreal
@Sputnik579010 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention that svan towers looks awesome. Like they fire rockets.
@Wtf_is_this_handle_thing_YT10 ай бұрын
Too bad the Svan Tower itself is only a scenario object...
@pengain49 ай бұрын
You should definitely see them in real life as well! Those mountain villages are absolutely awesome!
@thembones18959 ай бұрын
THE CLASSIC INTRO. Love it.
@SuperSpelll10 ай бұрын
Me listening to the sponsernd segment because I know Spirit of the Law is gonna break it down perfectly. 😂
@TheHFChang10 ай бұрын
Spirit of the LAN. Now that’s a tournament I want to see.
@friendlyneighbourhoodsunwheel10 ай бұрын
I'm just surprised we haven't seen the Swiss represented in the game especially with the name of this last DLC I thought it would have been perfect for it
@parthn-musicforwork478910 ай бұрын
Yeah we definitely need more european civilizations.
@friendlyneighbourhoodsunwheel10 ай бұрын
@@parthn-musicforwork4789 I get that we have a bunch but we have split the Slavs and we have split up a few others like Indians so I think it's fair to expand the game especially as you have things like the Holy Roman Empire which could be split up as well. There might be a point where bloat becomes too much but honestly it's not like there is anything too radical being proposed, also where where most of technological and scientific changes coming from, Europe, the middle East and East Asia places like Australia and Africa really don't have much of a place if we are being fair.
@venividivodka558810 ай бұрын
@@friendlyneighbourhoodsunwheel in which way did slavs get split up? Do you mean Bohemians and Poles? i dont think that was the intention of the Devs, more lke Slavs into Kiev, Muscovites and maybe Novgorod. Still waiting for them to split up Chinese though
@SIGNOR-G10 ай бұрын
Speaking of more european civs I wanted to make a mod with all the italian city states but i have to learn how to do that and also what bonus use for Venice, Florence and Rome
@eruantien99329 ай бұрын
On the archery range: I would note that Parthian Tactics is also available, and whilst it doesn't make cav archer as good at killing halbs as hcan, it is cheaper than chemistry, and you're maintaining army mobility (hcav archer has the same movement speed as (elite) monaspa).
@royalbandit810610 ай бұрын
I hope we get an update that gives vikings the mule cart
@punbug472110 ай бұрын
Skipan?
@bombahclat10 ай бұрын
@@punbug4721 Yehr vill.
@Wtf_is_this_handle_thing_YT10 ай бұрын
@@bombahclat Jarl?
@jakehermo307510 ай бұрын
I'm so happy every time the intro plays
@darkroy61010 ай бұрын
1:06 The intro is back? EPIC
@WWFanatic010 ай бұрын
Whenever it starts with a Squarespace sponsor announcement, I get very excited to hear what pun related website SOTL will have at the end.
@VeniVdVici10 ай бұрын
Svan Towers really helps towers on hills too.
@orionl740610 ай бұрын
This civ might COULD be OP. The only thing I'd change is to give their cav unique unit -1 melee armour.
@orCana10 ай бұрын
The Intro is back!❤
@spyrofrost915810 ай бұрын
Even after all this time, with new iterations of the game and so many new civilizations, each new one introduced still has a way of feeling unique. Props to the devs and designers.
@AeroChaoss10 ай бұрын
Needed to watch it three times, I felt the other times a sleep
@Karnatil10 ай бұрын
A couple of quick questions about the mule cart: First, does it work with shore fish? Second, if you have the micro to spare for it, could you have villagers gather berries, then give them an attack order on a boar (to change them into hunters) and then force drop off the food they've collected from the berries?
@mikemodugno587910 ай бұрын
I have wanted them to add the Georgians and the Armenians for years. I'm so excited for Tuesday! Thanks for covering.
@earlbai6979 ай бұрын
Aw fk me didn't expect the return of intro music lets fking goooooooooooooooooooooooo
@anubis48310 ай бұрын
Think it is worth noting that even though the regen seems rather slow. It is a lot of health throughout a game. Just thinking about the total extra health you gain over time with 30+ military units. With 30 units it is 7,5 health regen per second (assuming they all lost something ofcause with 15 regen). Which is quite a lot. Think the collective effect is more important than looking on individual units.
@bluedistortions9 ай бұрын
Watching pro games I've often noticed they overlook the power of healing. The few I've seen who pull back 10-20 wounded cav to heal and rejoin a new squad, as opposed to being tossed away for no real advantage, rebound their deathball quicker and cheaper, and it shows. Healing is definitely underrated. This being done automatically allows someone to make it almost brainless.
@onikoneko10 ай бұрын
I'm still eager to see how the combination of cheaper repairs and the defensive hill bonus factors into castle drops and treb wars. I still think it's overpowered, but time will tell.
@pavise633310 ай бұрын
I think it'll be reduced to 25% at some point
@zswords9 ай бұрын
6:14 Just wanted to shout out the goat asserting it's right of way over the villager, resulting in some funny looking jank.
@themoderator866310 ай бұрын
The intro music ❤️
@Jasiuuu10 ай бұрын
god damn i dont even own AOE 2, im a SC2 player but can't get enough of your content/analisis stuff
@blackdragoncyrus10 ай бұрын
I'm looking forward to this - I've been curious to try out the Warrior Priests the most.
@astrid243210 ай бұрын
6:14 the struggle of the female villager with the goat at the TC is quite funny
@MaryamMaqdisi10 ай бұрын
I love you Spirit, thanks for making so much content, I’m so hyped lol
@GoranXII10 ай бұрын
Hm, the mule cart also ought to help your hunting a bit, being able to move with your hunters, and thus leading to less wastage. Luring boars will also be less risky for the same reason, as you don't have to get them all the way to the TC.
@conor-m10 ай бұрын
Still a sexy looking game with timeless graphics after 24 years.
@squidmanfedsfeds530110 ай бұрын
Well the look has been updated with definite edition, which also makes the units 3D But I agree it’s always been a nice looking game
@misanthropicservitorofmars211610 ай бұрын
You see the red knights in this video? It’s hot bro.
@chad540810 ай бұрын
UUUUU THE INTROOO
@miayuki687610 ай бұрын
Everytime i see a notification for a new Spirit Video, i'm happy. Everytime we get to hear Spirit's intro, i'm even happier! :)
@andretosunyan740310 ай бұрын
Armenian here ,can't wait for the Armenian overview!
@roguebanshee10 ай бұрын
I'm curious about Monaspa vs the various top tier Paladins, both sides fully upgraded in various group sizes.
@BSideWasTaken10 ай бұрын
They're going to be insanely fun to play before too many streamers whine about them and they get nerfed into uselessness (see also: burgundians, lithuanians, vietnamese, ethiopians etcetcetc)
@donxnik10 ай бұрын
unfortunately you are right. I always wonder why developers listen to those whinny babies :D
@CrnaStrela10 ай бұрын
@@donxnikbecause they are right for the most part lmao. Be on the receiving side of those doink and +5 attack winged hussars and you'll want them to be gone too.
@brushyoteef200010 ай бұрын
In addition to the mule cart, monaspas being Fenrir Wolves from AoM showing once again, Forgotten Empires has no ideas except to take from the "lesser" Age of games. I'm sure this will all go as smoothly as the Ragnarok->Flemish Revolution translation.
@yothiz6 ай бұрын
you really good at sponsor stufss
@131scavy10 ай бұрын
Georgians seem like they'd be really neat for scenario games focused on their alternative units like the Fortified Church and Warrior Monk with limited villagers and relics having to provide a much more conservative economy.
@slkdfjklasasdfasdf10 ай бұрын
Georgians don't have warrior monks. That's an Armenian unit.
@puki86010 ай бұрын
i never realized just how much i missed that intro...
@tomkollatz881210 ай бұрын
love the intro-Music
@Oeraja10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the beautifull pun, Spirit of the LAN
@zoom282910 ай бұрын
is it really the old introooooo lets go
@parabolablack10 ай бұрын
What happened to the alternate openings? I miss those
@Tjeski10110 ай бұрын
Love the LAN party Spirit!
@michaelmain328610 ай бұрын
Hey Spirit! Great video! I have a query about whether it would be better to garrison a villager or a mule cart if there was limited space. I assume the answer would be the mule cart because of the cost, but that might not be the case for all points in the game as you might end up a villager behind until imperial age. What do you think? Grateful if anyone else has some thoughts too!
@RennieAsh10 ай бұрын
The mule cart can soak some damage. And maybe you can pop out with villagers to quickly repair
@daledo860410 ай бұрын
Save the villager. They have more worth than their initial cost. If you had a vil trapped between a scout, lumber camp and woodline, you would delete the LC to save the vil.
@miguelbahamonde63219 ай бұрын
Imo they have the best song
@ahmednour16109 ай бұрын
Now Tatar Keshik's needs a puff
@robertlewis691510 ай бұрын
Monaspa look interesting.
@kylemackinnon56962 күн бұрын
No pinned comment but the changes thus far to the best of my knowledge is: 1. No food penalty for mule cart 2. Monaspa slightly adjusted to have higher cost longer creation and the thresholds are different now for their bonus 3. Healing changed to straight 15% starting in feudal If theres comments correcting/adding any of this ill edit to reflect the current best knowledge
@Destructivo10 ай бұрын
I'm drunk as f*** but this intro...always catch me :D
@benkanohi281910 ай бұрын
Super stoked to finally see my home state represented in AoE
@parthn-musicforwork478910 ай бұрын
😂
@daveinthemicrowave6 ай бұрын
More relics means more guards shooting arrows :)
@lukasvideosify159610 ай бұрын
1056 Spirit of the Law: Hmmm... There are ALL options in the barracks, they have ALL upgrades in the blacksmith, they have an extra bonus when fighting from up hill and also they have a sick economy to back it all up. I'll give it a B+. 11
@natedog76910 ай бұрын
Hey Law, Spirit of the Guys here
@Ratciclefan10 ай бұрын
Really wish this expansion had come with a new architecture set for Georgians and Armenians Also that the Persians got moved to the same architecture set as Tatars and Cumans
@SIGNOR-G10 ай бұрын
Is tatar architecture more apt for Persians? I thought they were the one that influenced arabic architechture (like Greece for Rome).
@Usmodlover10 ай бұрын
Love the gyrating vils at 6:15
@CesarLopez-cu6lb10 ай бұрын
Another W, Sotl mentioned in vtuber stream with ellie4k coaching
@Booklat110 ай бұрын
Spirit really liked Georgians eh? Releasing the civ overview so soon. I had fun with it too, specially with scout rushing the AI super early.
@Jerome...10 ай бұрын
Their unique unit being stronger than a knight 1v1 and stronger than paladins in large fight, while being much cheaper, is kind of nuts. They murder Boyars and Konniks while costing MUCH less gold, and they stomp Keshiks even if they almost cost the same. You don't need a relic minigame, you don't need many castles to mass them. They are just super stacked.
@alejandroortiz322710 ай бұрын
Even worse. I've tested them on very hard scenarios, and the monaspa can melt buildings, even castles, and even can hold their own vs camels, and mamelukes due to their numbers. They're a very insane unit.
@johnweig466710 ай бұрын
Thanks
@SBradrick10 ай бұрын
they look great
@robbylava10 ай бұрын
My personal favorite of the two (*three) new civs!
@swisstravellearth623210 ай бұрын
Awesome SOTL! The Civs Overview Videos are my favorite, awesome series! I hope, you will soon update the older once especially (new) Persians and the newer Civs. I support your assumption that nerfs for the civ are ahead. It feels like they got a lot of things going for them: above average Eco, Monks, Cav, Infrantry and Siege (only missing BBC)😅. It feels like they have for everything at least 2 great counter option. Feels like they have going something at every point in the game: stats will probably proof it. Therefore, I hope they will nerf them as follows: Infantry: take away 3 of the 5 options: 1) Campions 2) 2-handed swordsman 3) Helbardier 4) (last infantry armor) 5) (second infantry armor For Siege, they should either lose SO or SR. For Monks, one of your top 5 rated Monk tech should be removed. Maybe, they could lose Hussar as a nerf but make the light cav stronger with the same affect of more attack like UU. What do you and the community think?
@Devastator250910 ай бұрын
Love your content, and miss it so much for AoE4!
@horizqn49767 ай бұрын
Monaspa is one of the my nightmares
@fattierob768810 ай бұрын
Does the fortified church bonus work with fishing ships?
@joelsullivan124810 ай бұрын
Love this channel.
@berserkasaurusrex423310 ай бұрын
So monasteries are basically wood-only towers that generate monks. Monastery Rush is going to be a real strat. Svan Towers only helps.
@anonnymousperson10 ай бұрын
Thanks Spirit! Awesome video as always. I was wondering if you'd ever thought about doing a video about path finding and why villagers sometimes take very strange paths back to the town center when luring boars?
@michaelkats619610 ай бұрын
Long live Georgia!!!
@JakeDaines10 ай бұрын
I'm so glad they add new civs and content to the game! Anyways, back to exclusively playing Franks and Teutons like I've been doing for the past 5000 years. 😂
@SirQuantization10 ай бұрын
At 6:00 oh boy if I was blue I'd be one shotting all of those 1hp farms with the knights. Ez -60 wood per.
@Dreska_10 ай бұрын
I love the age of mythology inspirations (mule cart and unit proximity bonuses). This really looks like the civ for my noob butt, turtling while spamming swarm cav
@SilverKnightPCs10 ай бұрын
Old intro!!!! Yay!!!
@malikshabazz206510 ай бұрын
great stuff :-)
@verdiss748710 ай бұрын
So, hear me out. Georgians repair buildings at 50% cost. And they have a dark age eco bonus (mule cart) that helps you quickly build up a strong wood eco. TCs cost only wood to repair, though they are quite expensive for normal civs. Could Georgians be a new TC rush civ? You'd be at resource advantage against anyone who tries to repair their TC, and of course at a TC advantage if they just let it get shot down while you repair yours for cheap. Edit: Also, it's a *team* bonus. Which means you could team with a Persian player for the ultra-douche, or more generally just pull off a rare multi-douche.
@jokoska10 ай бұрын
Winning a repair war does make it an option for disabling a higher elo opponent in team games but it still isn't great 1v1. Once the opponent knows they can't win a repair war they'll just move somewhere else. I predict it is tower rushing and early imp treb fights that will benefit most from the repair discount.
@Shifter555510 ай бұрын
Agreed, with the free mule cart they can also keep raiders away from the TC-less economy by moving it into odd places and take advantage of hunt. Every bonus I see given to this civ seems to push you to aggressive building in your opponents face followed up by monks and fortified churches to surround them. Probably why their unique unit is weaker to archers, but this reads anything but a defensive civ!