I tried going PRO at a 20+ Year old Game! (1 Week)

[@OttawaWelshman]

What did you think of this one? Do you know any Pro players at other games? OVERWATCH? Put me in contact with them via email or discord, I would love to do another one of these!

[@kalebebrene984]

you could try league of legends

[@WesGTheFootballGuy]

Bro. I’ve been playing AoE2 since I was like… 5.

[@OttawaWelshman]

I had thought of that! Those pros are crazy! The ONLY issue is that it's team based!

[@krillindiesagain]

The video was very entertaining. I had a blast!!! I honestly think you can try and play more of the unique strats (there are many) of aoe and make videos out of it. With you sense of humour, you'd be a hit in the community!!

[@stripedturtle7589]

First time watching you, would definitely watch more aoe2 content from you.

[@SurvivalistAoE]

Hey, was really fun working with you! The video turned out really well!

[@yeetustothefeetus2852]

he'll get you one day i say xD

[@rogercruz1547]

I think he had too much idle editor time, and could have microed the script a little better and go for a fast thumbnail. Only had he researched engagement the enemy would be at disadvantage.

[@fuyoutubeck]

if only I'd known about this great story at the day of warlords, I wouldn't have gone to sleep early that day ggggggeeeees

[@cliffhamilton2857]

SurvivalistAoE, you're a real one. Much respect bro.

[@GraceAppliance]

Survivalist, mad respect! You're awesome.

[@ThmSphone]

It's really nice to see how the tips from pros actually helped someone who had little to no experience with games in general. Seeing how survivalist was open to teach you plus the voiceovers from SOTL after he couldn't help directly was very wholesome in a way

[@OttawaWelshman]

In the extended cut for patreon i mentioned that like, this community (for the most part, was SUPER nice)! Almost every game I had a 'gg' or a 'glhf'. When you compare that to like .... overwatch ..... its crazy! The community was really nice! Survivalist and SOTL were super nice to reply!

[@fuyoutubeck]

@@OttawaWelshman dude stay with us we're so wholesome

[@Magyarorsz]

Those were good ole days where people played for fun vast majority did remember when I was teen where people played fun and the people that were good always lent a hand to newbies pre KZbin era late 90's/ beginning 00's era nowdays either meet with rage quitters AFK or people telling you what your momma did last night...

[@Daveforever]

well Survivalist wasn't doing it for free lol

[@ayou055]

Shout out to T90 such a great dude for the AoE community 👏

[@OttawaWelshman]

He's a good lad*. Would have loved to have him as part of this!

[@kanedNunable]

@@OttawaWelshman record a game and send it to him.

[@matijaslat2100]

yes he can cast your games

[@ayou055]

@@matijaslat2100 is Ottowa's ELO low enough for T90?

[@mortache]

My fav is Spirit of the La Hire, because he's a nerd

[@Lukas23D]

You can absolutely tell that you put lots of work in this video, very nice editing! :)

[@OttawaWelshman]

Thanks!!! It was a grind forsure!

[@AXharoth]

true

[@TrepidFaceHugger]

@@OttawaWelshman So good man. Lovely humor

[@zachprice818]

I’m 1400 player. Gotta say we’ve needed a meme guy for a while. Hope you stay with the community and make more content! Loved it.

[@mrborgeusborg1541]

From someone that really likes T90 videos, and has played RTS-games earlier in my life, but not AoE II. This was awesome. Making me really consider getting into AoE II. Good job!

[@OttawaWelshman]

Haha honestly, so easy to dump hours into that game! Its almost always 20$ but worth every penny!

[@nicholaswoollhead6830]

One of us! One of us! Forreal tho if u do, then come over on the subreddit as well, really nice community over there. /aoe2

[@lucasnp8339]

I knew nothing about this game previous to this, but your incredible storytelling and editing skills made me watch it all the way to the end, and what a journey it was! I've been watching your videos for over a year and this is definitely one of my favorites. Congrats man, you rock!

[@supa5820]

AoE 2 is just the game of my childhood teenage years and even now i play it time to time it's just masterpiece

[@OttawaWelshman]

Honestly, as much as I raged, it was so fun! Couldent agree more

[@krispykeith7529]

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[@killermy92]

Don't forget Warcraft 3 and Heroes 3.

[@NapKingCole84]

I couldn't help but smile at a lot of these moments, like practicing so much yet not knowing what to do in castle age (lol), practicing and playing more yet getting worse...WE ARE THE SAME lol. I'm 1150 now, but I have a family and full time job, so I'm limited to some nights and the weekend. This was a really fun watch. Thanks for giving it a go!

[@clubas1]

Same here brother!! Someday we will have more time. And great work getting to 1150 elo!

[@ADNudes]

This was really well edited and a ton of fun to watch. Your story arc was compelling and I love seeing new people get into competitive AOE.

[@MorleyGames1]

Glad my build order guide helped :-)

[@OttawaWelshman]

Yooo nooo way you saw this! I LOVE IT! Thanks so much for the great video! :D :D :D

[@MorleyGames1]

@@OttawaWelshman haha yeah your video got shared in the aoe2 reddit and it was a very nice surprise to see my little cameo. Loads more build orders on there if you’re still playing :-) great video. Really enjoyed watching

[@arnouthoeve6780]

Wow your journey and your editing are amazing! Absolutely love it!! Keep it up!

[@OttawaWelshman]

Thanks so much! I am so happy you enjoyed it!

[@T-West]

Just happened to click on Survivalist's game while I was casting a while ago and stumbled upon one of your games live. This explains how it came about! Was really impressive for only learning for 1 week. And that's some in-depth research to locate the origins of the Arena clown terminology.

[@OttawaWelshman]

I saw you in chat that night actually!11 I had sent you a twitter DM a few months back about the vid idea!

[@T-West]

@@OttawaWelshman Oh I probably missed it then, I get lots of spam in those dms lol. Discord is usually better for me.

[@chewbacca1961]

Dude your edits are top tier. Glad this video got randomly suggested to me. Welcome to the AoE2 community! Glad you made some progress in just a week!

[@afz902k]

You're not necessarily bad at the game, it's just that it takes thousands of hours to master it, and that's when you're actively learning and improving in every match. The only way you could go pro in a week is probably if you're someone who's already a pro in another RTS, and you're playing 16 hours a day with full learning focus.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

aoe2 is really really hard and unintuitive

[@changantonio]

When I was a teenager (cd edition), I was proud that I could beat the ai in hardest. So by number of hours, I feel to myself that I'm pretty good. But then I'd go online and get trounced every time. Nowadays I got back to playing DE and still lose every online game. I don't know where all these >800 elo people come from. It just seems impossible to multitask at that level.

[@afz902k]

@@changantonio yeah it's tough going online after playing single player for a while. In my opinion all you need to improve is making that conscious decision to put in the time and effort to improve. This is by the way NOT something I have done

[@jasonjohnson3424]

Probably not even then BUT yeah, that'd be a pre-req.

[@BlueShellshock]

Rts games in general are hard to access. Mechanical ability, multi tasking, and just knowing the metas are all several tiers more difficult than learning a new fps or rpg.

[@BattIeBear]

Ah, another 90's kid brought back to the game by memories of their childhood and T90's content.

[@OttawaWelshman]

Yooo exactly!

[@botlarry4437]

The internet ruined the golden era of cereal box demos of games you had no idea even existed. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[@acfefo9880]

You actually didn't understand what you acomplished here. This video is actually inspiring AF. This game is beyond levels of complexity, and you improved a shit ton in a short amount of time. Every begginner should see this video. Congrats on the awesome job you did!

[@youtubedeletedmynamewhybother]

This was actually way more interesting than i thought it was going to be. I havent been into AoE for ages so i didnt think ide have the attention span for this. So good job.

[@SeanMcD2002]

Aoe 2 is probably my favorite game of all time! There's so many little details that go into each match. Did you ever try the art of war tutorial? It helps with little things like getting rushed and expanding eco before/after castle

[@super_splinter7709]

Great video! Really like all the editing ottawa❤

[@OttawaWelshman]

Thanks so much! Took ages but comments like this make it all worth it!

[@Strat-Guides]

I think the most amazing part of this one was getting a response from SOTL! I messaged him a few times and got nothing lol. Wait a sec... Isn't he Canadian too?! Maybe I need to go north... Great video my man, it's not easy to make a 20 year old game this entertaining, but you did it :D

[@OttawaWelshman]

Haha thanks so much strat! Yee SOTL was very kind to reply :) Granted I did send out a few cold emails and heard crickets!

[@Strat-Guides]

@@OttawaWelshman Yeah and I had messaged him about a year ago when I was at like 3k subs haha so it makes sense :) He seems like a really good dude. There's a podcast he went on a few months ago and he seems like a genuinely wholesome guy.

[@dyn9726]

@@Strat-Guides hey nice seein you stumble along here :V

[@Strat-Guides]

@@dyn9726 hey! You're a fan of the Ottawan too? I love his editing so I watch everything he puts out :)

[@thefire-nanceguy4440]

you dont have 50k subscribers tho lol

[@GeneralWakka]

Great video! Welcome to the aoe2 community :) Loved the sotl and Surv cameos! Any aoe2 player can relate to this, takes YEARS to get even marginally good at this game and we often go to bed cursing ourselves for even trying LOL

[@YataTheFifteenth]

I've been playing this game since 2 years old and I am still horrible at it 10/10 game

[@Freakattaker]

SotL voicing Yoda is something I didn't know I needed in my life. Thank you for this amazing AoE2 content.

[@rasmustagu]

man I haven't seen a AoE2 video outside from the main youtubers in SUUUUCH a long time. Super refreshing, a really cool idea and I love the presentation and energy!

[@BigBeakEntertainment]

The first half of this video feels like watching a man slowly lose his sanity. Spamming voice chats in ranked is something I would expect from the dang Joker. If you can't be the best AOE2 player, you can at least be the funniest AOE2 player.

[@OttawaWelshman]

Voice in my head *im the joka baybe*

[@gaarakabuto1]

The golden rule for climbing on RTS games that you have little to no experience with is just go for cheese rush strategies. You just have to learn a streamlined process and you just go like that. Usually once you get halfway to a decent elo you start playing with other people that use the same strategy.

[@simoncodrington]

Great editing and pacing mate, can see you put a heap of effort into this one!

[@OttawaWelshman]

Thanks so much! :D

[@jakelwasson]

I always think it's hilarious when people at or below my elo (~1000) talk shit cuz it's like... You're down here too, man. You handled that guy perfectly lmao

[@kartiksaraf4676]

Such a great video. Nicely edited. Would love to see you do more AOE2 videos. And like what a lot of others might have said, it's not that you are bad at the game, but you are simply missing the strategy part of it. And that a lot of people have built up over 20 years

[@nick.here.g]

Dude this video is so high quality, funny, and enjoyable, I never expected this from such a small creator. I don't even play or watch AOE and have no idea why i ended up here but I watched the whole video. Good stuff man.

[@martinorota7738]

Really a great video Ottawa. Great editing and timing. Loved the sith lord subplot

[@OttawaWelshman]

Thanks so much😍

[@domhuckle]

This should have millions of views - surely 99% of people's age experiences

[@xotl2780]

Love the video, but I feel compelled to mention that a replay feature exists in vanilla AoE2, it's just that the default software isn't as extensive as CaptureAge for watching recorded videos.

[@marclefleur6158]

12:08 As Czech, I appreciated that Czech part :D 12:48 Nice and Funny. So much respect for how far you've come, even though you lost in the end. It would have been epic to beat him, but no matter how it turned out, I would have demanded a rematch. You're great. Great and funny video. I had a great time.

[@simoncodrington]

One of my favourite videos so far. Love me some good AOE2! You'll be a top player in no time mate

[@OttawaWelshman]

Haha Simon you're too kind!

[@Bedman-ed3yi]

@@OttawaWelshman E Love channel #ottawa Welshman

[@art1cc]

My dad fucking loves this game. Had it since it came out. I had to install fixs to get it working on windows 10, but when I did it he was so happy. I play him a lot in 1v1 and he always beats me. I’m pretty shit, but he’s pretty good.

[@thanossnap4170]

Oh my god that "Turks always seem to be looking for someone" clip got me good. Laughed for a solid minute at that. Great video, man :)

[@gcash992k1]

Such an entertaining video. Congrats...pro or not if your week as a 700 ELO player ended up with a showmatch vs Survivalist in front of 3000 viewers from memb's channel -- you've hit the aoe2 big leagues!

[@jennisonb37]

This was a really entertaining video. Your editing skills and story-building are top-notch. Thank you for making this.

[@hotspuryoshi7514]

The crazy thing about this is that I was binge watching T90 the day I came across your first video my guy. I have come full circle!

[@OttawaWelshman]

Looool that's too funny!

[@drakief]

Like an angry stepfather when there's no beers in the fridge ''Where's my Labatt Bleu'' hahaha I laugh way to hard on that one.

[@Leon.Stanic]

Great video, made me a lot more confident about my 1300-1400 elo...

[@timothymartensen9040]

I saw this on my timeline some months ago, but I didn't watch it until I saw your Civ6 one. It's crazy to think that in your Civ6 one you were able to beat a pro (even with a cheesyish strat) but in this one, you couldn't even get to 1k elo. I've played AOE2 for a long time but never played multiplayer until DE came out. The game is very fun, but man it can be a real pain in the ass. In your games earlier in the week, I'm pretty sure you went up against a couple of smurfs, which tends to be an issue recently for some reason.Good videos, man got a new sub.

[@Caiuscicero]

“Dude, sucking at sumthin’ is the first step towards being sorta good at something.” - Jake the Dog

[@aqeDs]

You are a PRO storyteller, entertained me the whole way through. Great vid! watching it again haha

[@mehdi.2584]

This is a great video I hope it pushes more players to play online and encourage them to practice

[@cliffhamilton2857]

The game used to save a recording of every game and you could watch it in game, don't have definitive edition but sure it's still on there. No CaptureAge needed. Awesome video btw.

[@ryantannar5301]

pro AoE2 is absolutely wild. I can't even comprehend making my brain move that fast. I did spend probably over 1000 hours in the game over the years though

[@OttawaWelshman]

These guys are big brain, I will tell you that much!

[@ryantannar5301]

@@OttawaWelshman this video made me curious so I looked up typical APM for starcraft players and apparently 50 is considered casual and you're not proficient until 150, RTS plays scare me a little

[@OttawaWelshman]

@@ryantannar5301 the 17 APM is actually eAPM - effective actions per minute. Its not really clicks its more actions!

[@ryantannar5301]

@@OttawaWelshman ah that puts it into a bit more perspective. Those StarCraft numbers seemed inhuman

[@charleyruwart8983]

This video is hella inspirational. This was peak aoe2 content, watching someone come back and get their build down after years of playing ai only is very relatable. I'd watch this every day 😅

[@DosCaracteres]

This game requires a lot of time to be remotely decent at it. I can only play a few games a week and I basically just practice build orders against the AI and playing against people makes me really nervous. Anyway, this video made me feel better about my 1100 rating. Keep playing, this was inspiring!

[@fireninja8250]

Exact same feeling. I'm like 1200 but freak out when rushed and lose, losing 10% more games I should and getting a elo of 1000

[@WanderingSage24]

It's easy lol this came out when I was 14 or 13 I'm 37

[@fireninja8250]

@@WanderingSage24 what does that have to do with this?

[@DosCaracteres]

@@WanderingSage24 so you must be like 2000 elo or something

[@WanderingSage24]

@@DosCaracteres it's a strategy game lol. Each civ has strengths and weaknesses vs the others. Also you have to understand how to keep your economy safe while fighting. usually your opponent is across directly across the map from your starting position. and the hotkey lets you train troops and vills faster as well as build multiple buildings at once.

[@rimeprime8586]

I rooted for you and that Saturday climb felt really good. The longshot at Sunday is very ambitious, but is the goaal. I still believe you achieve so much for just a week. Epic content my mann, and shoutout to Survivalist for lending a hand - true epic gamer

[@williamschubert4819]

Ambitious goal given that it takes half a decade to get to the top but it's always great to see people giving it a go.

[@OttawaWelshman]

Lol yeah, i was not totally expecting to be the best ever after a week but it was a super fun challenge!

[@daarom3472]

@@OttawaWelshman reminds me of that guy who practiced chess for a month and thought he could beat Magnus :P

[@Swiftey-wu2qq]

You've narrowed my childhood almost to a tee with one alteration, I also had a copy of Little Big Adventure 2

[@talhazubayurulislam9599]

We need a Ottowa and Zieley(I butchered the name) crossover!

[@Verygoodfeel01]

Good idea i love it.

[@Korrus_]

Alr happened

[@OttawaWelshman]

Bruh you gotta convince Zieley for me 😉

[@Verygoodfeel01]

@@OttawaWelshmanNo problems we will convince him for you everything.

[@se6369]

Bon giornu in Sicilian I think Great video and nice music too!

[@WickonFire]

Hey there. I'm The Sicilian. Great video! Take care. 11

[@OttawaWelshman]

Are you actually?!?!?! That's sick! Yo I also love the offspring

[@MicroMidas]

30:45 GG's! And that speech is epic!^^

[@ahhhttoooddgg9711]

Having been playing this game for years and knowing the skill it takes, I’m just gonna go out on a limb before I watch the rest and guess he gets absolutely destroyed when he tries playing a pro 😂

[@Deceiver85]

I've been playing AoE2 on and off since the release back in 1999, but never online. This video changed that 👍🏻

[@viniciusbonatto3943]

This is the greatest story ever told

[@OttawaWelshman]

Oh it's a story alright!

[@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

"Survivalist" being your savior. There're so many New Vegas jokes here.

[@Roketerif]

This video is great. Do what you love!

[@OttawaWelshman]

Thanks so much! So happy for this comment! It was a fun caveat before I return to CK stuff! I would love to do more like this!

[@TheAbyssofFire]

This video was a random youtube rec for me (well, "random" insofar as I already watch a lot of AoE2.) Loved it! Also Surv was on point with the +200 elo prediction

[@EaglebeakGaming]

This was amazing! I want the week 2 journey

[@OttawaWelshman]

Haha I think this will be a 'one off' but still thanks so much for your nice comment!!

[@paddy10234]

This game's most universal phrase: "Aaah f**k offf.. j*sus f**kn chhrrist, f**kk this f**kn game!". Great game. Great video. Well done!

[@rusael333]

If you want to join the AoE2 community we embrace you with open arms.

[@OttawaWelshman]

hahaha thanks for having me!

[@zgd.foster]

"toaster bath was coming" was the comment in this video that gained you a sub! Very entertaining all the way through, loved it!

[@TomekPodstawski]

Am I hearing T90's voice in this vid all the time?🤔

[@Alehyn666]

"WHERES MY LABATT BLEU" lmfao

[@samwill7259]

Taking more Els than the Spanish language BUT every failure you learn from is no failure at all

[@OttawaWelshman]

Lmfaoooooo LOVE IT!

[@snanta4759]

"Higher thank your cousin when he goes for a walk on Thanksgiving," lmao that was me and a few of my cousins every year for all of our teens

[@jessehopkins2069]

Great video, now I feel like I have a chance! I lol'd at 6:21.

[@oolrak]

amaaaaazing video, never played AoE or any similar games such as you but this video singlehandedly made me want to play them! keep it going man, i bet that you are going to blow up!

[@thejmaniam]

Hahaha absolutely deserves a follow. I was waiting for my little one to get outta school watching this laughing like a mad man. Great video.

[@ariannanightingale4054]

While I am not particularly interested in games like this one, your video was helpful in reminding what was it like to learn games in childhood, for now since I have less time, they became harder to navigate. Thank you

[@MANGO-SAXON]

This was the first video i had seen of yours, great stuff. The editing was perfect and your personality was great fun to watch. Good stuff dude

[@TheHunterhal]

1 year ago, I watched one of your reviews and commented it was not good and not informative. But friend, you are great now, this was one of the best entertaining videos, I simply clap and be a subscriber.

[@Mastermind9206]

duuude! :D that was SO MUCH FUN to watch! :D laughs, thoughts and everything in-between! loved it :)

[@TheHorreK2]

i will never forget the times i played the original AoE2 aswell as Empire Earth while having 0 clue whats going on and just always use the strat of "wall in behind a giant Wall/tower killzone, build a swarm army and just Attack-Command the enemy"... good old times

[@joshwhitehead211]

I just stumbled on this channel half way through my first video and you’ve cracked me up a few times besides teaching me…well done sir

[@WillyMacShow]

Shame this video hasn’t blown up more. It’s really good

[@Strat-Guides]

Look at it now! The algorithm blessed him with the special sauce lol Amazing video and I'm so happy to see him get the views he deserves.

[@Spicy_wiener]

The double-clicking all vills gives me nightmares to this day, I finally realized theres a setting to only select idle villagers on double-click and I was so relieved. I Love this AOE2 DE content lol, please keep it up.

[@haroldvollmar7296]

Great stuff brought back memories also you are very witty and clever I laughed out loud several times during the video maybe I just get your humor where others do not so please keep the great content coming

[@OttawaWelshman]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate your comment! 😃😃

[@phnex6913]

"We learnt that the Persians love Neymar" Jesus Christ, I laughed all the way throught this video. Amazing!

[@loanwolf_]

Well put together video sir, ive got a lot to learn. honestly speaking the editing is very well done! great video! earned my sub!

[@WorldOfSafari]

The algorithm recommended me this a dozen times now. Fine. I give in. Don't you dare dissapoint me, algorithm!

[@michaelchivers3080]

First video I watched from you and have no idea how you don't have at least 1 mil subscribers. Keep going man, you're amazing!

[@OOF_ItsAndy]

Watched 1 video because it was recommended. Subscribed. Amazing content, very fun, super excited to watch more!

[@Cyph3rX]

Absolutely one of the funniest yt videos I've ever watched. Well done. This is a masterpiece 👏

[@ystruggle5803]

OMG this brought back the memorys of when i was 4 and used to play zoo tycoon and rollercoaster tycoon i love you for this

[@DeezyP]

First video of yours that I've ever seen, gotta love the algorithm. Definitely have a new sub!

[@praevasc4299]

Oh, how the times have changed... it seems only those who dedicate a lot of time to the game remain... so these days people at 600 ELO execute build orders nearly perfectly, can micro, and are following the streams of the top rated players. Just 2-3 years ago 600 ELO was about simcity players, half of them never even touched their boars, and produced villagers only on demand like we did it as children playing the original campaigns.

[@olivertate4983]

I'm new to your channel but KZbin compulsively feeds me everything AOE2 related - I really enjoyed this, great video :)

[@arcobarelds1025]

This was actually amazing, really really good story and props for editing this to this mastapiece! good job!

[@clarkkent4385]

Amazing video, I did this same thing a few years back and the pros were very helpful aswell. I did rage quit after about a month xD 111 Fast castle knights, castle rush, siege and stable behind enemy lines, such fun once you get it down.

[@KyleLambing]

I only play the Age of Empires campaigns, because like you at the beginning, I suck. And I've been casually playing AoE and 3 since the game originally came out. I still don't want to play multiplayer, but your funny video and tips encouraged me to up the difficulty haha

[@pwesiti]

I love the cuts that you did through the video about gamer fuel sponsorships. Very clever and entertaining.

[@jeffsean-qb5hy]

I watched this whole video and have no regrets you my friend have earned a subscriber Great Video!