How to Micro #2 | Stop Micro

[@CharlesJ3]

Never ever used the stop button. Adding it to my repertoire. Thank you. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Ready2FreakingPlow]

Dude, this is brilliant. I've used stop micro with galleys, but mostly because I thought it could cut down the "re-load" time. I've never seen this technique actually fleshed out on a stream or VOD. Your explanation is really well done and easy to understand. Great job including the knights to show situational effectiveness versus high HP units. - Granny

[@dertoby101]

Amazing! This is the first time, that i learning something about Stop Micro!

[@Gnurklesquimp]

I like the idea of spreading out your dmg when you notice a Knight close to you is very low hp, then focusing it again when there aren't any of those

[@HyunAOP]

STOP MICROING 😭 - Daut 2018

[@kalpitpatel1314]

Great video Hera!! It would have been nice if you had mentioned that stop micro is the best way of micro ranged units with high DPS like the conqs and arambais. From personal experience, before when I just used hit and run micro with conqs, I always killed less knights and had no time to focus on eco, and other stuff. But ever since I started using stop micro with conqs, I was able to multitask, and have better fights.

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

Hey that's a great point you make, I'm trying to make these vids as generic as possible to help in all situations, so it's natural I don't cover everything.

[@kazijawadh2364]

muchas gracias señor hera para la lección. Espero verlos más pronto.

[@jacobgibson4723]

heraClap Great tutorials! So goood! Keep em' coming!

[@rizr5219]

Hey Hera just ran across your channel and have been watching some of your videos. As a fellow Canadian that just started playing aoe You do a great job at explaining things really well. Keep up the good work 👍

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

Hey man, I aspire to be a math teacher one day so thats actually a really nice compliment. Thank you and im glad you're enjoying the vids!

[@rizr5219]

No problem at all. Give credit where it’s due. It’s refreshing to see a video show the theory behind something and the practical application of it. Build orders can be incredibly confusing but I’m going to keep watching these because they really do clarify things. I just downloaded voobly so hoping I get to spec some high level games and with your videos I might actually understand what’s going on a bit lol. Keep up the great work on the pro scene and keep kicking butt!

@@HeraAgeofEmpires2 Just stumbled upon this answer and I've got to say that you are incredibly pedagogical! Your 'Beginner to 2k' guides are just packed with useful information presented in a manner that's very easy to follow. The way you explain your conclusions and thought processes is probably the most valuable way of teaching/learning AoE in-depth. Thanks for all the content!

[@tobiaszwojnar1465]

Amazing so informative

[@greazevedo]

Great video, thanks for posting!

[@enriquekantinunezreynoso9989]

J'adore votre videos Hera

[@Qn_]

Which method is best against infantry like the swordsmen line? What about spears?

[@AdamSchadow]

The problem with micro in large numbers is overkill that is when a lot of your arrows hit the dead corpse of the enemy unit the stop micro allows you to reduce that by shooting at several units at once.

[@istvanfarkas4452]

How do you know when to press the stop botton? You have to press it very close to their reload time, not too early but not too late. Right? But how can you find the right time? Just practice?

[@beardookeashley3946]

Would you suggest using the staggered formation when hitting and running against knights, or even the onagers? Seems like they would be less likely to die to individual cavalry hits or splash from onagers.

[@diegeigergarnele7975]

Kinda of a old comment but I will tell you that as much as staggered is good vs mangonels is actually helping the knight player because it's easier to sorround your units if they are spreaded out, while if they are crunched together the knights will only hit a few at a time. Against area damage units tho you are right

[@beardookeashley3946]

@@diegeigergarnele7975 thank you that makes sense!

[@skistunt7598]

With the knights I dont think u made it right when in previous video 3 knights are resting and now they are all attacking at once.

[@asdfhklljfztvvw3686]

6:20 notice the horsies making fun of him for coming at them with the wrong micro!

[@sykes5000]

thanks! the stop command is very usefull sometimes, i'm looking forward to using it =))

[@noyezz3690]

hera the legend ;)

[@aytugozal6888]

Great learning thank you so much.

[@grkemkarapinar]

Thank you for this video Hera. I didnt do that.

[@mechwarrior13]

Starcraft vibes intensifies

[@colognecitywestside]

hera guids so nice

[@vproduction]

Hit and run micro us hard to do on knight as they move around too much

[@ahmedelakad8875]

Stop micro is good in laggy games

[@YoutubeSalvatrucha]

this is exactly like League of legends and im ADC main xXXD i think i found my game

[@mechwarrior13]

You should check out other RTS games, they all play like this because back in the 90s warcraft 2 really set the tone for all future rts games when it comes macro and micro

[@YoutubeSalvatrucha]

@@mechwarrior13 oh Interesting.

[@rickychardzz]

I feel stupid now to never done the stop micro....

[@adventuresofavalon2477]

Imagine longbowmen on a horse. That would be the most annoying micro unit in the world

[@TheMonkeyNetwork]

You wouldve preformed better or same on the knights bc u dragged the extra 3 this time, so a vary in the scenario. Great vid otherwise