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[@richardszin8764]

I like it the way it is now, otherwise, you could do a "Hera realizes" series, where you feel you had a lot of things missed in a match, and watch the whole replay from the opponent's perspective, without the fog of war

[@SeaPhoenix01]

The sound, the camara and the fog of war is excellent!

[@benedictjajo]

What the hell is a camara? You mean the Camaro car?

[@williamgraham8178]

I agree with this!

[@Raiom.]

@@benedictjajo Why do you have to be so obnoxious about it? it's obviously just a typo

[@vinconssier4224]

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[@ccrunnerboy613]

This is a top 10 AOE2 game of all time. I still cant beleieve you came back from the position you were in. Moving vills out and forcing him to react was brilliant. I will remember this game for a long time. Well done man!!

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

thank you!

[@bassegoder]

​@@HeraAgeofEmpires2Tatoh made only a mistake, that second castle not in your face... And that was it. Give a master a breathing window, they will exploit it. It was insane game.... About the fog of war, maybe you can be flexible, like showing some important details for a moment and then put it back. Great content man... Hats off.

[@Pilgrim_HYR]

This is the best type of content on this channel! It offers what other content creators cannot, and let intermediate to high level players learn a lot. Keep it up!

[@gonzalonavarro6444]

I think the fog of war and the tone is perfect!

[@vjekoslavranogajec1900]

I like the fog of war a lot. Being very new to the game (not to RTS in general), the sheer amount of information makes it really hard for me to discern which decisions were bad and which were good. Watching other players play is helpful, but it's hard to follow. Aoe2 needs more content like this

[@Maronijogurt]

go watch heras guides, they are great!

[@DudeStone]

Def go back and forth on the FoW from your perspective and maybe those instances where you were surprised by a play or move and maybe what he was doing and how you could have better reacted next time, I like 👍

[@hikatoyshi]

The best Arena game ever is the one where Lierey goes Flemish Revolution against Hera and wins a completely lost game.

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

yeah that was crazy

[@MyDiabolicoTwin]

Camera: Indiferent. Voice tone: Normal talking is fine. Fog of war: From your perspective.

[@TumTum-np3sz]

Incredible move to send those vills out to die to save the game and make an incredible come back, knowing you had an eco lead. Bro your game sense is just insane. Thanks for this recap/tutorial and keep on doing this series it's super instructive, keep your camera and voice as it is, and also the fog of war since we can fully understand your decisions with the vision you have in-game. You just proved your the n°1 aoe2 player in the world at the moment, given your winning streak in S-tiers tournaments, what a run. And on top of that you make so much content to help us, low elo legends, improve at this amazing game. Cheers and congrats bro

[@Jamesh-riffs]

Channel is so underrated. It’s no wonder online games are so competitive. Keep it up.

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

THANKS MAN!

[@RAQdrian]

Yes to camera, yes to natural "normal" tone of voice, yes to fog of war

[@conorq377]

1. Keep your camera, 2. Normal voice 3. Primary your Fog of War, toggle to all visible when relevant.

[@IIIAnchani]

Glad you do this series! I'm a complete idiot when it comes to AOE2, but I enjoy seeing pros break down their thought processes. AOE2 is a casual game for me, yet the free knowledge you give out is truly a treasure to behold. And who'd be a better teacher than (at least this year) the best AOE2 player, and it's not even close^^ So thanks a lot!

[@lamegliogioventu]

this is so cool, to see this game again through your eyes; camera is good, backround is appaling; perhaps another colour at least; i enjoy the way you talk, weather it' s more boosted or more calm, your voice is interesting, familiar and crisp clear; fog of war - yes for me, this series is about your prospective on the game, and that fits that smugly

[@racernatorde5318]

I have seen so many arena games where the all-in player could just wall in the opponent and they would never be able to escape. It can't be such a massive investment. Or just placing one or two outposts

[@abhijeetantin6510]

Walling would be tough cause Tatoh was already on a tight 1TC eco. Outposts wouldn't have mattered because Tatoh saw those vills anyway and couldn't stop it. In other games though, outposts could be a great idea

[@valger3652]

Actually it was good move for Tati to make house + gate near gold on the left side and 2 gates on the right side to prevent expanding.But for sure in the game it's hard to pay attention to all details.

[@rynominnie83]

Feedback on your 3 questions before I watch the entire video: 1) Camera seems fine there. Don't mind it, but also wouldn't really mind if you take it off. Doesn't matter to me either way. 2) Since I haven't watched this video yet I might still change my mind on this, but the softer more narration-style voice in the previous videos in this series are better for this series of videos. Since you're not trying to cast the match but analyze the player's inner thoughts it makes more sense that you narrate in a softer tone instead of "caster-voice" 3) Fog of war is a hard one. I'd say leave the fog of war on for the viewers to truly be entrenched in your perspective of the game. It will also then be good to occasionally (temporarily) switch to all visible just to check what the opponent is up to. An example that could come to mind is something like: "So as he was up a villager before/after me I was thinking to myself that he was going to focus heavily on booming instead of going for the relics" - and then just temporarily switch to all visible to show if your prediction was correct. Other than that, please do continue with these analysis videos. They are much more entertaining and informative that just pure gameplay videos

[@thechessreview3197]

This is sick. I hope you continue this series. Getting to see the opponents upgrades in real time is super helpful. Eg. Tatoh getting Squires so his like can try to run down your cav

[@mitsokotronias2551]

I like the way it is now, it makes it way more educational when we only get to see what you see and the deductions you make.

[@andrewnelson2801]

I like the fog of war. Your voice is sultry and smooth. The camera is nice, I like seeing your face and telling people who are watching me watch that they are looking at the best AOE2 player on the planet. Keep kicking ass please.

[@bsktblmasta31]

Like the series! Voice level good, and I like keeping the fog of war initially and revealing at the end. Or, if there's some pivotal moment in the game where it makes sense to pause, do a temporary reveal, and then undo it to continue the match

[@matthewcoldrick8049]

This was one of the great arena games from the S tier tourneys.

[@Noo470]

Hera is just such a legend man. So humble and genuine

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

thanks for the kind words, means alot man!

[@chilloutseyfi]

Such a nice and creative content. I hope the series not get cancelled.

[@gabesfrigo]

Forcing Tatoh to an outside castle was the defining play for this game, crazy genius play. By the way, liked the FoW on, the POV of the player is nice to understand how you played out, how the intuition/game sense has a role in professional games. Keep it up!

[@CaptainThemerica]

I like the tone of this one; I think I listened to the previous ones on 1.25/1.5x speed to make you sound more like your usual self. I like that you show your vision with fog of war, but don’t be afraid to switch perspectives if it helps highlight something or is a teachable moment. Love the series, hope it makes you a ton of money!

[@spikarooni6391]

That was epic, like a missile distraction flare, Tatoh hesitated and it was over

[@tomda6878]

In my opninion, the way you did this video is very good - camera is fine, the way you talk is also good and I really like the fog of war, it's nice to see the game from your perspective it gives better understanding of you actions

[@airpancho]

Great game! The "Why" is always very interesting to know. Happy to see more of that!

[@AJK_227]

Definitely like having the fog of war, I want to understnad what you were thinking with the information you actually had. I love when you say things along the line of "I didn't know my opponent was doing this explicitly obviously, but I felt pretty confident they were because x, y, z." (e.g. ~ minute 7 where you're explaining how you narrow down what Tatoh's approach is going to be) That's what is giving me the best insight into how pros think. I also really liked your analysis of the matchup. Sounds like Tatoh was really cooking there!

[@engineering_guy]

Camera and tone and fog of war are perfect. Please bring this backkkk. One suggestion is to change the video title to include the series name. That way I know its a series and I can binge and I know if a new video is a part of this series

[@officerdown9192]

Camera: Yes Voice: Normal FoW: Your Perspective

[@DuckTapeMiracle]

Hearing you speak like this keeps my focus on topic, usually listening your tutorials I drift away at the 5 minute mark.

[@willianmiranda1370]

The fog is important to understand your pov (its always really nice to watch theses contents)

[@arturito9955]

I like your analysis of the game Hera, when you say you played a "bad move" that worked amazingly and ended up being a good one

[@ChiRho_AoE]

"A toddler could do this opening" Me, a 1k: repeatedly gets housed and has to make +3 feudal vills before getting an 18 minute Castle

[@AaronBalcombe]

1. Camera is good 2. I’m indifferent on the tone, feel like your commentary is always good and articulated well 3. I like fog of war for gameplay replays. It helps with understanding your perspective throughout the game. Once in a while it’s interesting to see what your opponent was doing, but most of the time the fog of war is my preference Congrats on winning Warlords!

[@saleem2991]

On the chess analogy, this reminds me of Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana FIDE Candidates 2020 Round 3. Caruana prepared an all-in attack. Theoretically, Ding was in the better position but he had to play perfectly. Instead, he played a "bad" move that confused Caruana, and the Italian American's whole attack broke down.

[@smaruhmaruh6955]

The sound is good, as well as the camera. The FoW you can alter between showing everything if you want to explain something and than showing only your persective!

[@TheCeterisParibus]

hera this video was simply amazing!!! not just for the epic and historical play that you played but for the whole analysis!!! what is shoking is that u make it seems so simple when its almost impossible to play in such a condition of pure pressure against one if the top 10 best players in the world!!! i feel like u are the only one who could pull this off!!! congrats man!!! keep it up

[@schmeed0000]

"because he sold stone, it's not gonna be a forward castle" - this assumption is wrong, selling stone in a castle drop saves you the gold mining camp in the early build order. i often do it that way in a phosphoru build and only build the 2nd mining camp around hitting castle age

[@williamedstrom5681]

If it's all one or the other, fog, but I like when casters go back and forth. You can show "see i missed this because i couldn't see it" or visa versa for the opponent

[@hansoskar1911]

Like the format. It's crazy that Tatoh didnt need to sell stone to get his 21+2 uptime but he just sold the Stone anyway. Major factor here in the lategame: Burgundian BBCs 1 shot a monk. really important bc it turns the MU around. if monks can facetank 1 hit they win every time.

[@benedictjajo]

BBCs? 😂

[@leodehaan592]

@@benedictjajo you know what he was doing before writing that comment 😁😁

[@huythiennguyen2264]

I prefer the usual voice that you use when casting. Thanks for all the amazing content, it's such a nice surprise when I see a new YT video by you.

[@guilhermebarata8386]

Tone: as natural for you as possible please. Everything else is excellent, you are a legend, keep it up!

[@ar1sm70]

Some people just want to see flashy-memey strats. For me watching defensive holds like this is beyond impressive, so well played!! For the feedback: 1) Yes to the camera - 2) Tone was just fine - 3) For the Fog of War, I'd say 90% your perspective and maybe show the entire map whenever you want us to see something from the opponent. Definitely hope you make more of this!

[@pablochevallierboutell239]

Hey Hera! Camara, mic and fog is ok with me. People... where are those likes? this guy is the best player today. Show some love

[@EliasHasle]

In addition to the villager exodus, it is clear that skirmishers were crucial. They effectively countered the pikes and monks, while also enduring some castle fire with their pierce armor. And whenever the mangonel (or castle) got a few of them down, Hera had the economy to replenish with new ones. I am convinced that Hera did a great comeback, but less convinced about Tatoh after the initial push. It looked like he, in the heat of battle, underestimated both the villagers and the skirmishers. Maybe he did not expect villagers to take down Hussite wagons so fast? He could also have made some knights in the converted stable to counter the skirmishers and cannons, right?

[@asreasse7764]

love the series as a player coming back to this game since the last time I played back in 2002 or so :P

[@spikarooni6391]

This camera is perfect Your normal tone is perfect Fog of War affirmative, 100% from your perspective👍

[@evgenia3860]

thank you so much for this analysis. I enjoyed this game in the finals, I thought you were dead. Absolutely incredible how you clawed your way back. Thank you for explaining your thought process! and the fog of war is perfect for the analysis because you comment on what you do and do not see and which decisions you are making.

[@ronaldrose8222]

This game was one of the best for sure, especially seeing it live! Love this setup with the fog of war, camara and this video showing your point of view during the match. Congrats on the W.

[@joelthornton4466]

Also, Congrats on the win by the way!! I could barely walk away during the finals games. You played insanely well, as did Tatoh

[@toby1248]

Quick KZbin protip for you: even if you're only playing and recording in 1080p you should still render out and upload the videos in 4K. KZbin compression absolutely nukes the quality at 1080p and it's especially bad with the kind of footage aoe2 produces in the late game. Because of this a 1080p source rendered out and uploaded in 4K looks almost indistinguishable from a native 4K upload, while a native 1080p video uploaded in 1080p looks worse than an uncompressed native 720p source

[@peterl1810]

Camera and voice are good. Fog of war is usually fine but there can be moments of turning it off to show things that make sense. Such as I saw them on stone. Guessed the castle was going here but this is where it actually landed

[@AgeOfErectus]

Just bought Bohemians from Steam discount - can’t wait to see how the master of arena uses them

[@CastleCulver]

Love it Voice n camera are good Maybe pause on feudal and castle ups to reveal full map and analyze enemy too?

[@TheOrder96]

So glad to see this series back! Absolutely loved the first two episodes.

[@spIette]

Like the camera, fog of war makes sense for this type of videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@ericcarlson8858]

loled loudly when the cash started flying around

[@ericcarlson8858]

(loved it)

[@ericcarlson8858]

i like the fog btw, easier to learn that way imo because shows the true experience. keep speaking normally

[@Alche__]

sound, and camera are great. Also prefer you keep the fog of war as it maintains the realness of your POV and is better for understanding your thought process when the viewer sees what you see

[@Lofwyrf]

1.) Sound + Kamera: yes! 2.) Tone: I don't care 3.) Fog of War: keep it.

[@danielurdaneta2318]

What a crazy game. Loved the chess analogy, indeed going with the vils outside didn't seem like the right decision on first principles but it gave you the time to push back. Massive kudos on using the skirms too as you melted those monks in seconds! And of course, your micro and macro was just perfect. I would've conceded on the first castle right away 😂

[@dimitrisdimitriadis4913]

Fog: ON. That's the most important one. It's supposed to show your thought process, and your thought process is based on what you can see. Voice: the one in this video is soft enough (I can feel it caressing my ears) Camera: idc, I'm not looking at you too much (you're too cute, it's distracting)

[@ramonessix]

I love what you said on 16:05. The best chest players in the world sometimes they do wrong moves to make the game messy and get it out of what the opponent is used to. Really reminds me of that, but they usually do it against worse players lol. edit: Ok i realized you said it in the end of the video nevermind XD

[@LimitBreakr424]

Fog of war makes a lot of sense for this series, softer/calmer tone isn't necessary imo: there are moments where you're playing and thinking LETS GO and excitement in your voice might help convey moments like "oh this tactic change will be yuuge"

[@hooperz06]

I watched this series the other day was throughly enjoyable. You played incredible.

[@Sednanrefr]

fog of war makes total sense. so we can interpret what you were really aware of at the moment, it is better for the explanation of your thoughts I believe

[@buddhikaw]

THAT WAS AN INSANE COMEBACK!!! ❤

[@roym2185]

Requested feedback: - Fog of war makes sense cos it shows people why you're making the decisions you are, in the context you are. - Normal voice, yes. It's a more of a "live" video feel than other videos. - Camera, unsure. Maybe if you shave. Bonus. "This is Arena. A toddler could do this opening". Shoots fired against 90% of the player base :p

[@ectorinooo]

Hey Hera I can tell ya, if you keep making videos like this with your thought process and commentary, I'm gonna watch it for sure. I liked your voice volume the fog of war and the camera too. I actually prefer watching tournaments from the player's POV rather than the 'no fog' casters' perspective, so I especially liked watching that. keep up with the good content ❤

[@GotchaPlaysGer]

I saw this game in the tournament, your performance was insane

[@lumpy_vinegar]

Camera and voice is perfect! What a game

[@spicytranslations9604]

I kinda like seeing fog of war off to see what opponents are doing but I also like to see your perspective so maybe a bit of clicking back and forth?

[@TheOrder96]

Feedback: 1. Delivery: more normal standard you voice like in this video is good. 2. Fog of War: I like having the fog of war so that it’s genuinely your perspective. It adds to that “inside” your mind feel and experience.

[@josephhollis9666]

the sound and the camera is great. regarding fog of war. I think it goes as you see fit. I think though that when you want to discuss what your predicting. you can remove fog of war and show the enemies POV

[@ashley-paul]

Congrats! like the camera! This was an amazing game. Easy to say TaToH should have just focused on the main push and ignored all the other TCs, but if he actually did that, those vils could collect stone and drop forward castle, make a couple petards to break the wall, and then you got Coustiller raids all over the place. It was really nice to see the aggressive all-in succeed, but have the booming player still respond with counterplay by actually using the greater eco to do something rather than just die. Maybe TaToH should have taken a page from Liereyy and tried to wall Hera in. That might have worked!

[@xKoMox]

Go Hera, your best played Arena game, my best spectated Arena game. Great commentary!

[@ramonessix]

Regarding the fog of war i think we should see what the oponent is doing as long as we know what you are seeing. If you make predictions it's easier to keep track of them and to see how concrete they are from a positional point of view. And i like the chill voice i think it makes these videos different from the rest lol.

[@dragosionita6093]

Good content man keep it up the series is top top notch everything is great

[@flyingsteaks]

Voice and camera were nice, about fog of war I think you shoudn't be so rigid, you can switch it on/off depending on what you want to explain, maybe turn it on to show what the opponent's doing vs it switched off to show what you thought he was doing for example

[@parkerbond9400]

I like showing already recorded videos as you don't have to jump around as much on the screen if you're not playing. Full vision with times when you toggle having fog on would be my preference.

[@ErikSeidel91]

I liked the softer tone. Pure HerASMR 💆

[@anything.with.motors]

"I did i move" All i heard is, im gunna do what i call a pro gamer move 😂

[@zuzuofthezoons3659]

GG I love the format. One question. Did you need the siege shop to advance? You had the university and previously a monastery.

[@user-bl7ky8rv5k]

This game was for sure the best and most spectacular one on the whole tournament. GGWP Hera!

[@metathanatos]

I give you that - definitely a genius move and you deserved to win the tournament. Congrats!

[@zackhendo5926]

I like the format. This game was amazing - I am most amazed by the fact that you just kept playing on. Although I think Tatoh's play was super strong in the beginning it seems like he kind've thought you would resign early and didn't boom behind it. Also, unfortunately the wagons were just the absolute worse option to try and punish those vils.

[@misanthrophex]

This is probably the best AoE match I've ever seen

[@Alejofolks]

Views and Money Checked, great video!

[@irvindalacourt7178]

it feels nice to have fog of war, we really have the impression we can understand what you thought whereas with all visible, as we see from casters POV, we tend to judge on what should have been better (which is not the only way to win games)

[@jankelar6714]

I miss the climb the ladder series. Where did that dissapear? Camera is great, the voice sounds more genuine this way and id like to see what the opponent is doing, maybe even get a quick sum of his strat.

[@rihardchannel]

I could not believe that you won this. Great performance.

[@Squiddy_Junkyard]

Hey Hera! Watched this live and was incredible. Some feedback; 1) Camera is great. 2) Tone, hard to say - both are good. 3) Fog of war 100%

[@6zslim627]

1- Camera is fine. I have a habit of seeing you like this in streams. 2 - I believe a softer tone would be better for both your throat as you might have to speak for a long stretch of time, as well as for us. 3 - I prefer the vision of the whole map. That way we can get what your thoughts are at that time, as well as you can reflect on what was happening in the game, and what could've been a better choice/ mistake to avoid at that point of time

[@samuelbaquero6313]

You are a genius. IQ is off the charts for this legend.

[@NachoSotoBustos]

I often think to myself after a game “I have no idea how I lost”. After I watched this I was like “I have no idea how Hera won”. Truly incredible.

[@Bobby.B619]

camera/voice are good, fog hmmm?? I think both have their benefits tbh can't say. For instance if I'm watching a t90/dave/memb cast of a tourney I'd 100% prefer all visible no question, but if its like here where the point of the vid is to show "your" perspective, then fog may be good. Btw amazing performance in W2, proud of you

[@billh762]

What a comeback ! Great series. Perhaps a bit slower narration. Fog of war good. Camera is fine.

[@thelostangel7649]

Reviewing your own tournament games. I could watch that all day. Especially, when its an amazing game like this.