Playing a Ranked Game as if it Was a Tournament #2

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

You guys want more 'no aoe2 sound' gameplay as a series like this?

[@chuy27arts]

Very relaxing actually. I focused more like that

[@dying_soup]

This was great!! Surely I would love more like this.

[@ObiwanNekody]

It would be interesting. I kinda liked it, but i don't know if I liked it more with or without. Definitely more relaxing without and easier to focus on what you were explaining and showing

[@BelialTnTn]

no

[@aemonich]

I kind of liked without sound to be honest

[@Ab7trAct]

I weirdly liked first part without in-game sound: focused Hera's explanation of the mechanics. Nice!

[@raphaelcarre6144]

The Hera without sound was pretty much great all around, adhd didn't distract me at all from your explanations

[@azice6034]

I loved it too

[@richardferretti8208]

Same 👍

[@Juliocarlosmb]

Same. It was really amazing I felt like at School hearing a masterclass which I Would love to attend and listen to !! Really great to be honest. Players who really want to improve so much, will love this kind of commentary. Really appreciated and this is what I was looking for, watch you within a real game and make exactly what you have said on all your previous videos. Thanks Hera

[@ezrahuckabee82]

Yeah, I loved it

[@yokaly957]

This format is addictive to watch, absolutely amazing. Keep it up if you enjoy making thoses.

[@Jason-ot1wx]

"it's not a perfect game, it's a consistent game" is an amazing quote

[@HerrHermannMann854]

Half of the map is unused, what a disaster. Thats how you recognize two low elo players

[@nswordsn4249]

Smh I know right? Absolutely abomination

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

i literally used this quote in my last coaching video and its hilarious it applies here too 111

[@HerrHermannMann854]

@@HeraAgeofEmpires2 ive watched it, thats why i commented here 11

[@acamilicko]

Hera, your speed man... you are not a human... 😁This speed of play, while I completely understand what you do in every split of a second, this makes me feel like yeah AoE is so easy game, and one can think like "Wow man, I could easily play like this man and win tournaments"... And yet, when I start game, I understand how many hours are invested in your speed of play... Literally, this is championship AoE for a reason. Great work, and thank you for sharing your experience! GL HF!

[@lifelesssquash9935]

8:01 I thought the no game sound was on purpose 😅! Great showcase of your thought process here!

[@harrylund2795]

Super impressive how well you commentate your gameplay so effectively for teaching, almost more impressive then the gameplay itself haha. really appreciate the content man, keep it up

[@PharmacyCzar]

Hi Hera, thanks for making vids like this for us ladder players.

[@cristobalguillen813]

Please more videos like this, i love it!

[@LukeJAllen]

getting wheelbarrow so SoTL doesn't get mad is why Hera won here

[@michaelholliday6216]

Hera, this is your video. I was enjoying you describing how you were setting up your base without the sound on

[@homkarsuvidyakumar6210]

Liked your commentary. Used to follow you before and coming back again now. Hope to see more such great content.

[@rosamente]

Even after over 20 years, this game has always been interesting to me. You are great at explaining and also in your reasoning Hera. Awesome content

[@aemonich]

This was a nice one. Nice to hear what goes in your brain while you are playing. So impressed how you can play so fast AND talk through it : )

[@SuperNexus14]

This format is truely great. It really shows how much more we lower elo players could think about all the time.

[@donche92gr]

The part with no game sound was amazing.

[@ObiwanNekody]

Thank you for sharing 😊

[@skipper472]

Excellent commentary. Hera has a nice relaxing voice too... you should get on that AoE2 ASMR idea that you had.

[@DrunkSome]

It's crazy how you play like this while explaining everything! great video, I love it!

[@IanMainBliss]

Epic!! I love these videos. Really puts it all together.

[@frameshift_mutation]

Amazing video. This series is perfect

[@markhiserodt7113]

Loved the vid! Just started playing again after about 10-15 years trying to climb to 1500, super helpful with the decisions and well thought explanations

[@theodentherenewed4785]

It's amazing that you even micro villagers on the wood line.

[@AaronBalcombe]

You make it look so easy lol, great video though and all of your decisions make so much sense, helps simplify decision making

[@Jamesh-riffs]

Surgical. Interesting to hear the decision making and how they are mostly proactive and not reactive. Good stuff.

[@archilzhvania6242]

This was very nice. More of these, please.

[@RAApollo]

Great vid! If I can maybe suggest, perhaps comment on what your opponent could have done (e.g what should Nicov do after recognising he had forward gold and that you were pressuring the front?). Thanks!

[@WalrusWillpower]

Pushing Nicov's greedy 3 TC play when he has a forward gold was great insight. Loved the explanation of why that was the correct play.

[@josephdahdouh2725]

The video is sound just seemed to be distracting actually. I for sure prefer the talking without the background sound if i want to list well 😂. But, maybe that i just me. Love your content man

[@e11world]

Love your videos man. With all these tips maybe ONE DAY, I'll start playing ranked lol

[@Taydris0]

great video. more like this please. wouldnt mind low in-game sound, but no-sound is also acceptable

[@adamjames7721]

Would you usually go for relics and maybe a few more outposts? Great vid, would be helpful to see a timer too (helps compare my timings to yours)

[@conqueror181]

Just from this series I can see my ecobalanceing is terrible. I don't know all of the eco balancing tricks like how many gold miners and wood choppers it takes to sustain 2 or 3 ranges. Same for if I am playing a cav civ how many villager doe it take for constant two stable knight production. or How many villagers does it take for 3 tcs production. When I play archers I always play ethiopians because the bonus resource per age saves me. Same with cav always pick Franks or Huns because the eco bonuses save me.

[@bernardom.quiroga1276]

Didn't realise there was no sound in the first part, I was so focused on what you were saying 😂

[@DanJiang]

So great to get into how you are thinking!

[@mjaehn]

In this specific format I almost like it better without the game sound. Made the thought process super clear

[@Icehawk55082]

Great video! Love the live explanations!

[@LukeJAllen]

love these videos, i'd be happy to see more!

[@bretonquentin9549]

You are so good ! Nice video, nice gameplay !

[@kristianburys160]

Hey Hera, i was wondering if there is still available some of your lol content? I got into lol few months ago and was wondering how you approached the game. Thx a lot!

[@googootz8214]

Nicov must've spent a fortune repairing that tc

[@draganescuconstantin2380]

Damn Nicov played really well, this game was super entertaining and educational

[@pbsoccer2]

“Try Hard Tournament Simulator” -Alternative Title 11

[@SCCH286]

This was amazing. Where's part 1?

[@thundermouse333]

Hey Hera, new viewer here but love your content. I was wondering why you go random civ? Does it give some type of bonus? I would think in a tournament scenario you would want to go one of your best civs?

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

No bonus it just gives me variety for practice and keeps it diversified for the viewers

[@SobekAoE]

Love this series

[@Icemanlb]

How do you get the grid and the trees to be small like that. It seems way easier to adjust you villages when they are not hidden behind trees.

[@MrAqwos]

Hi Hera, 1400 elo pleb here. This kind of videos helps alot! Just if you could elaborate how do you recognize how much "damage" this kind of push did to ur opponent. How do you realize youre ahead and you just need to finish it off with imp and castle. Thank you

[@Prawn47]

More of this content please

[@solewikon]

@HeraAgeofEmpries2 could you explain why the 2 TC forward gold was a huge mistake? was it that they are too exposed? I thought a TC would provide defense? Edit: Ah, I think I get it towards the end. You were saying there's no other gold to fall back to as he committed to the forward one. This video format was awesome! Always more fun when we hear the why and hows, helps so much! Thanks Hera!

[@jamesvader7951]

No sound Hera was really enjoyable. Your aoe2 asmr idea might be real 🤔

[@hooperz06]

professional video, keep em coming!

[@Collins1dan]

No sound was better haah. Actually turning it on when you did was maybe best as the sounds only really matter when fighting starts

[@sergio3418]

In the first 8 min a question was arounding my mind: do u play tournaments without game sound to be more relaxed and focused??

[@tag180rotax]

I dont get the archer play vs portu w perians, portu gets cheaper and persia gets bonus w kts vs arch. Do you think this was a mistake by nico?

[@lBayPaytakl]

Thank you :)

[@JediMindG]

That GG was extremely good

[@Prawn47]

How did Nicov hit castle age first even after making scouts and skirms? Normally that slows your castle age time....

[@tag180rotax]

Didnt even mind no sound and it got me to comment so really it was a big brain play

[@vianney768]

You don't move out your archers because its "tournament mindset" (no risk) or you would do it anyway because its too risky to face skirms ?

[@stefanbaekjensen]

Hey Hera! Love the videos and and appreciate the KZbin voice. Why did you turn off the light on your headset? I miss the pink cheeks :)

[@zeynel_99]

What a beautiful Game from u. Thx! ✌🏼

[@tomasznych9002]

Nice to see Hera at 200IQ all game

[@BelialTnTn]

You should play with that T90 sounds mod.

[@emceesquared2]

This was awesome I want to see more

[@johncohnor9655]

16:11 wouldn't be better to try destroy the stable next to the tc?

[@NubcackeRider]

great video, keep it up!

[@pished99]

AOE CONTENT KING CAN'T MISS!

[@antonfilimonov9131]

Love this. I like, I comment, please make more such commentaries. Game sounds are a bit too loud.

[@mitchellaitcheson4557]

More like this!

[@GolDRoger7777]

The game literally starts at 8:18 with the sound starts.

[@orhanmehmed7794]

More! TY

[@vineetmishra2690]

Sweet boy. God bless you ❤

[@DukePegasus]

great content

[@marshallcarlton4436]

It kinda sucks we cant see the clock so there is no possibility to see the timings and we lose understanding of the strategy

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

Its on the bottom of the screen

[@marshallcarlton4436]

Oh thank you about that!

[@johannesduckeck3780]

That was cool 👌👏

[@agustinfranco0]

great video

[@kch2.4]

good stuff 😊

[@Yassir833]

📍📍📍Like this comment if u want hera to do more GUES THE ELO like 3 years ago 🙏🙏

[@Ayadzebari-x9f]

love u

[@zakariyaeben697]

😊

[@unskilledWiZZaR]

Like few Comments there already.. With NO-SOUND you was talking so much about game, that was totall fine.. Also if you do videos like that, maybe you can try few without ingame sound and lets see some feedback? I was all the time listening to you as ( non english speaker ) so i am concentrating on what you are saying and it helps with no sound ingame..

[@fulloffaithfitness8745]

Gg

[@raphaelcarre6144]

25th like and 7th comment Love your gameplay Hera (even tho i can't beat a hard IA) :)

[@thibui67]

Why it has to be Nicov, he suffer alots from you 😅

[@michaellin6567]

Why not mill your deer this game?

[@RealSoloWing]

What about…… record yourself playing like a tournament. Full concentration no talk; and later comment on top of that video. No casting. Comment on top of the recorded video. … ok so it sounded more like an order than an a idea sorry 😂

[@randomgammingpro956]

Do more no sound

[@terraminator4379]

im early :D