I actually think that the pause + explanations are the best part, not annoying. Especially to lower level players, watching and listening at the same time for a full game can be tiresome/overwhelming. Pausing, explaining your next steps and executing them makes for a more didactic experience IMO and helps develop the critical thinking skills
@nicksturzz9 ай бұрын
Yep, great effort IMO.
@Juliocarlosmb9 ай бұрын
Indeed. Nice stop to actually the line of thoughts and how to properly react to every situations and how he said: "It is the best strat? Maybe not, but it´s accordingly about what I am doing. If I am down with KT then I will fully go KT, i won´t silly upgradte to Imperial if what I am doing it´s fully rush with KT." Amazing thought about doing 1 step at the time. GG m8
@MultiVfc9 ай бұрын
everyone that doesn't play aoe2 " what boar? That is an elephant"
@hola_chelo7 ай бұрын
Me who started playing 2 weeks ago, "what boar? That is an elephant"
@panhuragan43886 ай бұрын
@@hola_chelo Me playing since 2001. What elephant??????
@alfonsoortegagarcia72459 ай бұрын
You are the best AOE2 player in the god damn world, but what makes you a true legend is how humble and nice you can be with the people.
@Wundingle9 ай бұрын
How to consistently win? Play against me because I consistently lose :)
@eodo140519 ай бұрын
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@Kyokku849 ай бұрын
Please share your Steam username, it's for a friend who always lose as well :)
@Zeus-z6h9 ай бұрын
I can beat you on losing
@facebook27289 ай бұрын
I like how hera gave your comment a heart !
@NicodemoCorti9 ай бұрын
I am such a loser that if I participate in a competition for the biggest loser I would still get the second position, for so much I am a loser
@mahmoudfawzy609 ай бұрын
stuff that hera didn't mention 1- scouting with 3 sheep 2- grouping units and buildings 3- extream ai foucuses of booming when the enemy is ahead by score 4- building houses during walling prevents you from being housed in feudal 5- if the enemy scout rushed, make spearman and wall the resources 6- usage of hotkeys for every single building selecting and unit production 7- pick archer armour in castle age so you can survive a mango shot or few knights 8- in case of a real game, you'll need the resourses to replenish your losses during fights
@nicksturzz9 ай бұрын
Hey man, aren't you in the AoE2 Facebook community? Great to see you here too, ya basha!
@mahmoudfawzy609 ай бұрын
@@nicksturzz ty basha
@enriquemendez15079 ай бұрын
Thanks I needed that
@chef_rts9 ай бұрын
@@nicksturzz um... FB AOE2 Community?! I need in! What's the name of the group?
@nicksturzz9 ай бұрын
@@chef_rts all you need to do is search of Age of Empires 2 and you'll find the community with the most members.
@powertester55969 ай бұрын
Hera made extreme mode look easy 😊. I am sure people new to aoe2 will think, “Oh I can do it too” and will soon understand “what aoe2 is” and “who Hera is” 😊
@SenatorAri2 ай бұрын
If he says Extreme is around 1000, Hera is probably 5x better. So he didn't even need to try lol
@TwistedFireX11 күн бұрын
Ngl, just started playing the game and not even 8 hours in I've beaten the extreme AI 1v1. To beat it I usually send 2 vills and 6 pikemen to the opponent's gold/wood supply and build a tower, then garrison them inside. The AI will throw troops/villagers at it until it runs out of resources. Very easy once you understand a bit how build order works, it's more cheesing the AI mechanics than it is real skill.
@sssp30669 ай бұрын
Bro. the minutes you pause the game are the most I listen carefully. If anyone gets bored of that pauses I reccomend them not to waste their time because that pauses are the purpose of the video. so dont worry about them. more pause equals more important information. thank you for your effort and help.
@agustinfranco09 ай бұрын
honestly one of your best videos ever
@QuintemTA9 ай бұрын
I think this is great at showing how a thinking player comes out ahead. Getting down mechanics in any game or RTS is important but if you're not thinking about your next move, you're going through the motions. I've seen this before in Starcraft 2 and AoE2, people that stick to a build or a game plan and follow it too rigidly, especially if they hit resistance, they think doing more of the same will work sometimes. They're not exploring what tools they should be deploying. Also from personal experience this is where I tend to lose a lot when I've been rusty. You spend more time thinking about mechanics, hotkeys, etc that are meant to be second nature vs planning and thinking your next move that will actually lead to winning (or at least not dying terribly).
@hkdskater1110 күн бұрын
Facts mechanics is very important
@staatsnoobNr19 ай бұрын
NAHH that Daut Sideeye was too wild my guy
@MaksymCzech9 ай бұрын
12:00 "I'm not playing at super fast pace" - says Hera while playing with literally superhuman speed I know I will never achieve 😶😶😶
@debrida97249 ай бұрын
caps
@therealbahamut9 ай бұрын
Yeah contrary to popular belief, APM makes a massive difference.
@pocketgroyper93019 ай бұрын
Well, when the standard is 5000 APM, reducing it to 3000 is slowing down significantly 😉
@maclegend91697 ай бұрын
Probably better watching theviper doing the limited viper series (60apm)
@AshanKouki9 ай бұрын
thank you for the tutorial😆
@scottyP16729 ай бұрын
Longtime viewer here… what you do isn’t easy. Especially playing and commenting every detail. You excel within this game. Excellent teacher. I’m stuck on hard mode 😂😂 guys walking through extreme like it’s easy mode. GG
@Rakshael4 ай бұрын
Your best video you've ever made, and I've been bingeing your entire playlist.
@nicksturzz9 ай бұрын
Me: Gets motivated by Hera's video Plays first ranked game, gets wrecked Back to campaigns and skirmishes vs AI.
@amnesia92319 ай бұрын
it takes a while to find your elo... 1000 is definitely not beginner friendly, expect to drop to 500 or so
@TheSaturdayNights9 ай бұрын
I suggest you focus on heras build order. My low elo friends don’t play with a plan. Your plan should be getting to castle age under 20 game minutes, it is incredibly easy to do once you know the simple build orders
@nicksturzz9 ай бұрын
@@TheSaturdayNights yes I guess I'll do that. I can beat the hardest AI for now. I'm gonna give it a shot with the extreme AI.
@kirtanamrita23029 ай бұрын
@@nicksturzz If it helps, I play and win at around 900 ELO and I can't even beat Hard AI let alone Hardest.
@nicksturzz9 ай бұрын
@@kirtanamrita2302 Thanks that has truly motivated me. Haha!
@ThatMakesSenseToMe9 ай бұрын
I like to play RTS and use it to think about my own life. Where am I holding resources I could be deploying? Am I ready to survive predictable threats? Am I balancing my effort properly on researching new skills vs. producing what is available to me right now? What can I reasonably scout for to plan for? I liked this video specifically because of the market line. Everybody needs to use the market sometimes. Things change. The balance required changes. It’s okay if you need outside help to help correct imbalances.
@DarioKesegiG0CA9 ай бұрын
This is premium advice, love it :D
@HeraAgeofEmpires29 ай бұрын
thank you!
@TrueDimi9 ай бұрын
As Patreon I agree, this should be an Patreon, because the amount of Information in it is very very good. 🔥
@mrb3nz9 ай бұрын
for anyone struggling with AI, the easy way to cheese it is that AI really overcommits into counter units. It will see one archer and go full skirm. So just tech switch into scouts or knights and be ready again for it to go all pikes
@SimplyLongTermInvesting9 ай бұрын
this is gold, I am having a pizza while watching it. Great video Hera
@HeraAgeofEmpires29 ай бұрын
Share the pizza brooo
@SimplyLongTermInvesting9 ай бұрын
I would buy you a pizza any time bro. Thanks for all these helpful videos you put up.💪@HeraAgeofEmpires2
@sandmann77779 ай бұрын
Very, very good video! Thank you for sharing your decision making.
@2Suen8 ай бұрын
your tutorials have gotten so much better dude. Really great stuff. Keep doing your thing!
@ohmygodo-u6e4 ай бұрын
These videos are so valuable for the community, big thanks man. I wanted to ask if you're planning on doing a guide for meso civs soon?
@eduardolemos41139 ай бұрын
This was an excellent guide Hera. Thank you !
@lanejohnson66589 ай бұрын
this is a great guide. so cool that the guy who is #1 on ranked is also the #1 educator! the proof is in the pudding with hera
@kennethyoung49739 ай бұрын
This was a really great video to show the theories behind all the decisions. Reminds me of the original opening cinematic, two old kings playing chess.
@Juliocarlosmb9 ай бұрын
Amazing video. Thanks for uploading this Video, Hera. I feel this is the one (after thousands of AoE I have seen) that will really help me out and answered the question I have been asking myself everytime. How to improve my game? It´s really "easy" but you need to know: 1. "Ok, my civi is franks so some paladins will be awesome" -----> You need to know every CIVI if you are playing random civi, so maybe I am a casul, but I hardly know the civis advantages. 2. How to properly react when the tons of resources bulk up. You did amazing spending resources and making a logical sense about it. That really helped me. 3. The line of sight for: ok I am going KTs then some siege to end the Game. the bulletpoint will be Gold Unit Trash unit (to support Gold Unit) Some Siege to advance with your push. Nice piece of advice there, how to slowly but consistenly keep growing the economy. Then, when doing the upgrades and as well doing some Monks predicting the possible KTs that will counter my unit. Great video, really simple actually. I am 900 ELO, but with 70 w aand 78 L. So, most of the matches are not "for a 1000 ELO" player, I believe maybe 1200 would be most appropriate. But yeah, I hope to grow in the followings weeks. Thanks again nice video.
@pished999 ай бұрын
these types of videos / Road to 2k / Inside the mind of a pro are my favorite content by far
@knutaspelin72549 ай бұрын
Learned so much from you about this game🙏 Legend
@praevasc42999 ай бұрын
I love this video! It contains usable advice for complete beginners without overwhelming them, but it is not boring even for more experienced players, as we can still use it for slight optimizations of our strategies.
@antiporfavor8 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend. So humble.
@smaruhmaruh69559 ай бұрын
Awesome video, love it! Makes me want to play for sure!
@snipper3008 ай бұрын
Nice vid as always. Could you make a vid about the mental aspect of the game? Like how to proces a loss..
@techups30829 ай бұрын
Poor Daut @24:09
@absoluteapricot9 ай бұрын
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@SenatorAri2 ай бұрын
man will never stop being roasted
@sapatanque58819 ай бұрын
This is the most clear and complete Guido to how to play the game. I always have a strong feudal but run out of steam in castle when managing everything gets overwhelming. This is an incredible guide
@Archerinho9 ай бұрын
"It happens to one player particularly" 11 11 11
@SunesonEdits8 ай бұрын
This is your best video yet for beginners. Super helpful, loved that you paused and explained your thought process. I wish I could like the video multiple times, thanks a lot for making this !’ ❤
@_jamessimmons9 ай бұрын
Lots of information in this one. Looks and sounds easy when you are explaining it. Key takeaway is if you're not planning each age then you're planning to fail. I enjoyed when you paused and gave your thoughts. Thanks Hera
@tigerdsouza71528 ай бұрын
30:34 🤣🤣 Great video by the way. Really helpful for beginner ranked play.
@ElPresidenteKhan8 ай бұрын
Really great break down on the though process. Thanks for making this one.
@Krecikdwamiljony9 ай бұрын
I love watching videos like this, then getting into a game against hard AI, then repeatedly losing my archers to a mangonel or a tc and eventually losing the game in general
@LukeShrimp8 ай бұрын
Hera thank you for the video, I'm going to be rewatching this as much as I can to learn!! Can definitely tell the effort you put into it, I speak for everybody when I say we appreciate it 😃
@dimpie10009 ай бұрын
Great content, super helpful. Thx for all you do for the community
@PinoGamer219 ай бұрын
I will never be this good because i'm too old and my reflex are overwhelming for all these multi tasks but i'm a better player now since I watched many of your vids, this is very generous of you for sharing 👍you have a reel talent for explaining this game, thanks for sharing.
@25756239 ай бұрын
How old are you?
@PinoGamer219 ай бұрын
@@2575623 born when the Beatles at its peak ✌
@woodtsunami9 ай бұрын
This is super useful thank you
@SkynetVortex9 ай бұрын
thanks hera that helps a lot!
@itsmrsimplicity61959 ай бұрын
Awesome advice. Thanks!
@TobiasMuller-zq6xn9 ай бұрын
I always like it when you start to grin and blush. Watching you makes everything look easier. Great video! 👍
@Esarathono9 ай бұрын
Fantastic guide for those who need it and a great refresher even for the experienced ones.
@Finanzteleskop9 ай бұрын
Great content Hamza!
@EpicCompilationTV5 ай бұрын
great!
@HansMikkelsen-py4jo9 ай бұрын
Love these guides. You’re a great teacher!
@epicsmoke58349 ай бұрын
Great video! I watched this twice the whole way through so far.
@MaksymCzech9 ай бұрын
Thank you for making these videos
@danielcoleman97659 ай бұрын
Don’t mind the pauses Hera, I’ll take more pauses, I need the help haha
@premkumar86003 ай бұрын
You just made it look so easy. 😂😂. I’m wondering why at 1000 elo we panic so much.
@agro70079 ай бұрын
we need a video like this for arena
@Dingdoddledingdingdang9 ай бұрын
This is the video every low elo player needs to watch. In depths explanation for decision making and general approach on arabia.
@stoyantenev51199 ай бұрын
Great video!
@MaMo7x-Dor0Mammu4 ай бұрын
oh my god, that dialogue! at 17:06 "look at that that's a nice little trick", hits hard! made my day
9 ай бұрын
Please make more videos against extreme AI like this!
@15OgLoc9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great content!
@umamifriends9 ай бұрын
So much of AoE2 is about just being solid!. I used to play a ton of custom scenario and DM all the back since 2000, thus I have a ton of army comp familiarity and typically always know what to build and when to attack. Yet opponents that are just more solid (really efficient eco transitions) can often win outright by just having clean timing / eco advantages. Hera is the best example of peak "solid" play imo
@SimplyLongTermInvesting9 ай бұрын
24:20 you had to say something about it didn't you 11... I had a DauT moment today. lol
@karnazacss9 ай бұрын
Good video. You forgot to mention to put the archers on stand ground where close to enemy TC (or in general). I watch a lot of LEL and they eat TC's.
@Megazofroad219 ай бұрын
Great guide! I didn't consider that floating resources could be spent to speed up army/eco like this. Thanks!
@trash8179 ай бұрын
Excellent content.
@apollo07373 ай бұрын
Thanks
@stratbomb9 ай бұрын
I know pro players and high elo players delete their walls for more space, but I think for those below 1200 elo atleast, it can do more harm than good. Atleast for me, around 1100 elo, so many times either myself or my enemy manage to sneak through a group of knights/light cav through the TC. It only takes 5seconds of not looking and your eco can be in danger, especially your woodline. Just have to say I loved this video! I think it makes for such a good video adressing the problems many players have, or dont know they have. Personally, the part about always having a game plan and how you expand your economy really helped me :) I would love to see a video like this where you are defending more and dealing with enemy units in your base. Maybe give your extreme ai a little headstart?
@russtkach90689 ай бұрын
Love it, easy tips
@SHYGU73 ай бұрын
This is like joy of painting with good old bob!
@danielthalaron3599 ай бұрын
watched this video and legit just beat my first 1v1 extreme 30 mins ago, these videos help a lot. Ez sub
@samuelnicacio46219 ай бұрын
You pausing the video is not annoying, it's super helpful!
@oscarfabiansanchezortiz71576 ай бұрын
I played the game about 20 times while I watched the video to get an idea, I always lost after Castle Age, I pushed back with knights, but the AI always got first to imperial and destroyed me at the end, it's incredible how easy looks when this guy is playing
@ns-islandsroblox9 ай бұрын
10:04 ai anti micro 😂
@EliasHasle9 ай бұрын
Paid actor. Or dancer.
@SirAmnesia9 ай бұрын
not me getting absoloutely rinsed and 100% not crying "i dont want AI to retire right now"
@thesquid88239 ай бұрын
Am i the only one that hears the haziness in the microphone for Hera's youtube videos? When i watch his live stream there is none of this but here every time he talks it is like someone rubbing a snare drum.
@TheManniBunny8 ай бұрын
awesome video!!! thank you
@sgtbuckwheat4 ай бұрын
Consistently spending my resources is the thing I need to focus on. That is definitely my weak point. Your explanations are easy to understand. Thanks for posting.
@Finnatese9 ай бұрын
How to win consistently at AOE2: Step 1: Be Hera. Alternatively, don't not be Hera
@TheRomanAoE9 ай бұрын
You can type 104 and the AI won't resign
@dk94 ай бұрын
Does this work for all AI in DE?
@TheRomanAoE4 ай бұрын
@@dk9 it does in skirmish against all AI difficulties. Type 104 after they send their resignation message in all chat or regular chat in 1v1 and they will let you kill you by the other win conditions (conquest or all standard conditions) than resignation.
@randallvalencianofallas2549 ай бұрын
It would be good to show how to react under extreme pressure, from an all-in position from your enemy, tower rush, or a fast imp with bombard cannons for instance. Those are deadly and is hard to react to them
@TopKekLordie9 ай бұрын
Struggling with deer luring on dark age is very common for me, even after 500h on DE, and more than a thousand in the classic, at least 1 vil will screw himself if i try to lure boar as well, or 2 will get iddle for a few secs. Its funny how i am a big fan of strategy games, and have thousand of hours on many, yet i still have issues learning or executing certain stuff, similar to my lack of skills on fighting games, some games i just cant get better at.
@therealbahamut9 ай бұрын
How to win consistently: develop the attention and dexterity to click a dozen things a second accurately and assign precisely the orders you want. The rest seems to sort itself out. XD
@Dawnrim9 ай бұрын
Hera is the only one who can slap AI around and be completely immune to a ‘ok, but can you do that to x’ .. yeah true for all values of x, as the mathematicians would say.
@jorgeestebanalvarado576424 күн бұрын
How To Consistently Win at Age of Empires 2: Hera: Just think and play like me brow😎
@moobchunks55549 ай бұрын
The best player: "I'm not the best player"
@bilalgsen9 ай бұрын
eid mubarak hamza!!!!
@HeraAgeofEmpires29 ай бұрын
U too bilal!
@facebook27289 ай бұрын
I remember sandy the builder whose only job is to build houses !
@XFlyingDutchmanX3 ай бұрын
Extreme AI is just 1000 elo??? OMG
@bencevarga35089 ай бұрын
as a player who knows all of this but has a terrible attention span what should I do? I keep forgettinng stuff and panic during castle age when attacked because of the sheer amount of options I can respond.
@codycasey49069 ай бұрын
It's best to practice making your responses more like routines in a way. A simple example would be if your opponent is going for knights + X-bow like Hera did in this video. The most cost effecient response would be siege + monks to hold them at bay. Remember that over commiting to defensive units could backfire though. After you stabilize with the correct response, you should start planning your counter-attack. It works best if you can hide said counter-attack until you're ready.
@rustix38 ай бұрын
Why his terrain looks different? Checked tiles, trees are kinda nicely organized, also what is that circle around town center?
@Skyace139 ай бұрын
o7 I member Bob the (house) builder from 2k series
@pratikjadhav75139 ай бұрын
Hera doing loom? Interesting!😃🤨
@despawrite25329 ай бұрын
I think you could have made this into three separate videos. More work for the editors though 😂 anw i expected it to be a low quality commentary, but mashallah I learnt a lot
@mytubechenzy8 ай бұрын
hey Hera , love the vid , do you go with 14 villagers on the 'boar' because it's an elephant? I don't believe that many villagers fit around an actual bore? thnx
@pocketgroyper93019 ай бұрын
>crushes HC5 with 4-0 finale >"im not the best player" Lmao
@Reportforfeed8 ай бұрын
I actually still today call my houses's builder Sandy xD
@MG-bm5oj6 ай бұрын
What mod do you use to see the time on the top bar?
@techups30829 ай бұрын
Great Video. Lots of good information which I'll never use because I'm lazy and will only Watch your content