How To Consistently Win at Age of Empires 2

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#Ageofempires2, #AoE2, #Hera

[@MultiVfc]

everyone that doesn't play aoe2 " what boar? That is an elephant"

[@hola_chelo]

Me who started playing 2 weeks ago, "what boar? That is an elephant"

[@panhuragan4388]

@@hola_chelo Me playing since 2001. What elephant??????

[@voidgods]

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

[@nicksterzz]

Yep, great effort IMO.

[@Juliocarlosmb]

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

[@AgeOfErectus]

How to consistently win? Play against me because I consistently lose :)

[@eodo14051]

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[@Kyokku84]

Please share your Steam username, it's for a friend who always lose as well :)

[@samuelhodges4835]

I can beat you on losing

[@facebook2728]

I like how hera gave your comment a heart !

[@NicodemoCorti]

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

[@powertester5596]

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” 😊

[@mahmoudfawzy60]

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

[@nicksterzz]

Hey man, aren't you in the AoE2 Facebook community? Great to see you here too, ya basha!

[@mahmoudfawzy60]

@@nicksterzz ty basha

[@enriquemendez1507]

Thanks I needed that

[@chef_rts]

@@nicksterzz um... FB AOE2 Community?! I need in! What's the name of the group?

[@nicksterzz]

@@chef_rts all you need to do is search of Age of Empires 2 and you'll find the community with the most members.

[@sssp3066]

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.

[@MaksymCzech]

12:00 "I'm not playing at super fast pace" - says Hera while playing with literally superhuman speed I know I will never achieve 😶😶😶

[@debrida9724]

caps

[@therealbahamut]

Yeah contrary to popular belief, APM makes a massive difference.

[@pocketgroyper9301]

Well, when the standard is 5000 APM, reducing it to 3000 is slowing down significantly 😉

[@maclegend9169]

Probably better watching theviper doing the limited viper series (60apm)

[@alfonsoortegagarcia7245]

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.

[@agustinfranco0]

honestly one of your best videos ever

[@staatsnoobNr1]

NAHH that Daut Sideeye was too wild my guy

[@QuintemTA]

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).

[@techups3082]

Poor Daut @24:09

[@absoluteapricot]

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[@scottyP1672]

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

[@lanejohnson6658]

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

[@nicksterzz]

Me: Gets motivated by Hera's video Plays first ranked game, gets wrecked Back to campaigns and skirmishes vs AI.

[@amnesia9231]

it takes a while to find your elo... 1000 is definitely not beginner friendly, expect to drop to 500 or so

[@TheSaturdayNights]

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

[@nicksterzz]

@@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.

[@kirtanamrita2302]

@@nicksterzz If it helps, I play and win at around 900 ELO and I can't even beat Hard AI let alone Hardest.

[@nicksterzz]

@@kirtanamrita2302 Thanks that has truly motivated me. Haha!

[@MrWoWChaosWoW]

As Patreon I agree, this should be an Patreon, because the amount of Information in it is very very good. 🔥

[@sandmann7777]

Very, very good video! Thank you for sharing your decision making.

[@dimpie1000]

Great content, super helpful. Thx for all you do for the community

[@eduardolemos4113]

This was an excellent guide Hera. Thank you !

[@pished99]

these types of videos / Road to 2k / Inside the mind of a pro are my favorite content by far

[@smaruhmaruh6955]

Awesome video, love it! Makes me want to play for sure!

[@AshanKouki]

thank you for the tutorial😆

[@theactiveinvestor123]

this is gold, I am having a pizza while watching it. Great video Hera

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

Share the pizza brooo

[@theactiveinvestor123]

I would buy you a pizza any time bro. Thanks for all these helpful videos you put up.💪​@HeraAgeofEmpires2

[@2Suen]

your tutorials have gotten so much better dude. Really great stuff. Keep doing your thing!

[@woodtsunami]

This is super useful thank you

[@ElPresidenteKhan]

Really great break down on the though process. Thanks for making this one.

[@knutaspelin7254]

Learned so much from you about this game🙏 Legend

[@LukeShrimp]

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 😃

[@tigerdsouza7152]

30:34 🤣🤣 Great video by the way. Really helpful for beginner ranked play.

[@antiporfavor]

Thank you my friend. So humble.

[@kennethyoung4973]

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.

[@itsmrsimplicity6195]

Awesome advice. Thanks!

[@SunesonEdits]

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 !’ ❤

[@HansMikkelsen-py4jo]

Love these guides. You’re a great teacher!

[@PinoGamer21]

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.

[@2575623]

How old are you?

[@PinoGamer21]

@@2575623 born when the Beatles at its peak ✌

[@TobiasMuller-zq6xn]

I always like it when you start to grin and blush. Watching you makes everything look easier. Great video! 👍

[@MaksymCzech]

Thank you for making these videos

[@SkynetVortex]

thanks hera that helps a lot!

[@ThatMakesSenseToMe]

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.

[@Juliocarlosmb]

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.

[@Krecikdwamiljony]

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

[@epicsmoke5834]

Great video! I watched this twice the whole way through so far.

[@praevasc4299]

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.

[@stoyantenev5119]

Great video!

[@Finanzteleskop]

Great content Hamza!

[@snipper300]

Nice vid as always. Could you make a vid about the mental aspect of the game? Like how to proces a loss..

[@_jamessimmons]

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

[@sapatanque5881]

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

[@15chagO]

Thanks for the great content!

[@TheRomanAoE]

You can type 104 and the AI won't resign

[@mytube8106]

This is the video every low elo player needs to watch. In depths explanation for decision making and general approach on arabia.

[@DarioKesegiG0CA]

This is premium advice, love it :D

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

thank you!

[@umamifriends]

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

[@trash817]

Excellent content.

[@Esarathono]

Fantastic guide for those who need it and a great refresher even for the experienced ones.

[@Megazofroad21]

Great guide! I didn't consider that floating resources could be spent to speed up army/eco like this. Thanks!

[@TheManniBunny]

awesome video!!! thank you

[@russtkach9068]

Love it, easy tips

[@mrb3nz]

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

[@sebastianwiesendahl5348]

Thanks Hera!

[@samuelnicacio4621]

You pausing the video is not annoying, it's super helpful!

[@EpicCompilationTV]

great!

[@karnazacss]

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.

[@ns-islandsroblox]

10:04 ai anti micro 😂

[@EliasHasle]

Paid actor. Or dancer.

[@thesquid8823]

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.

[@agro7007]

we need a video like this for arena

[@Denis-vr3sh]

Awesome vid. Loved it (from a 1500 elo)

[@techups3082]

Great Video. Lots of good information which I'll never use because I'm lazy and will only Watch your content

[@danielcoleman9765]

Don’t mind the pauses Hera, I’ll take more pauses, I need the help haha

[@oscarfabiansanchezortiz7157]

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

[@SirAmnesia]

not me getting absoloutely rinsed and 100% not crying "i dont want AI to retire right now"

[@randallvalencianofallas254]

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

[@brandonhause6128]

Great vid! Maybe for another video you could do something similar in style but for intermediate+ (1400+)players. You already do it really well in your @heragameplay channel but most of the time you either dominate or get all inned by something weird. Maybe if you play a game that you feel has good teaching points you could go back over the recording, or another idea would be to do more specific videos that are centered on one topic, like scouting or civ matchup etc. great ideas for patreon maybe? If there was more in your library I know I would subscribe.

[@Skyace13]

o7 I member Bob the (house) builder from 2k series

[@kevinorozcoa8571]

More videos like this showing different paths please :D I can't beat extreme ai :(

[@despawrite2532]

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

[@stratbomb]

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?

[@Dawnrim]

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.

Please make more videos against extreme AI like this!

[@arturocaballero330]

Hey Hera! That's why many players in my ELO are playing this way. At least 9/10 games are like this in ranked.

[@facebook2728]

I remember sandy the builder whose only job is to build houses !

[@diffigawesomedick6986]

Hera, I have to paise and thank you. The effort you put in to REALLY improve everybody's understanding and skills is outstanding, especially in the latest weeks. For me it seem almost as it is your personal goal to push and pull everyone through, like a teacher his favorite class. I really get the impression that you go that extra mile in preparation and thinking about teaching us :)

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

thank you so much!

[@mytubechenzy]

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

[@TopKekLordie]

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.

[@PurpleBraveGiraffe]

good topic, I wonder what you think about people having a hard cap

[@moobchunks5554]

The best player: "I'm not the best player"

[@MG-bm5oj]

What mod do you use to see the time on the top bar?

[@pocketgroyper9301]

>crushes HC5 with 4-0 finale >"im not the best player" Lmao

[@Archerinho]

"It happens to one player particularly" 11 11 11

[@pratikjadhav7513]

Hera doing loom? Interesting!😃🤨

[@uhtred10]

Who else tries to move the screen during the video, as if playing? 😅 Awesome video, Hera! Thanks a lot!

[@zeynelaoe]

More, MOre, MORE!!!

[@davidecrocetta1999]

HERA the G.O.A.T.

[@bilalgsen]

eid mubarak hamza!!!!

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

U too bilal!

[@baggie2012]

Awesome

[@Reportforfeed]

I actually still today call my houses's builder Sandy xD

[@MarcoPumpkin]

24:24 It would be epic if we see a Daut castle in this AI match

[@wstuff555]

Pausing the video isn’t annoying !! It’s more information for us and at a slower pace.

[@therealbahamut]

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

[@pumpkinpie8235]

Is there any tutorial you made about Arena? Thats the only map i play lol