Typical 900 Elo Game | AoE2 Coaching

[@Geanhm]

Lunch and Hera 😊

[@jonathandb91]

Breakfast time for me

[@schwetang]

bedtime for me.

[@omerfarukgungorf]

evening relaxation for me

[@MainakChoudhury]

Comfy bed and T90 😴

[@pwelsh6501]

One thing I’ve learned is that newer players forget to think about the benefits of clicking up to next age when presented with army pressure. Panic range instead of focusing on seige switch in castle with focusing on one unit along side it

[@yashvardhan549]

Yea that's what i was thinking Just stall with walls and then defend with scorps or mangonels

[@ThiagoSilva-fu8vd]

I'm starting to play this game online and I always get destroyed in feudal/castle age by this early rushs. This video really helped me. Thank you

[@joshuah5655]

As a 900 elo I enjoy seeing my bracket reviewed from time to time. I work a full-time job and am going to trade school, so I don't have time to be a pro or anything, but I feel like (just like with chess) being able to play at an intermediate level is both fun and the sign of a gentleman. I think if I can eventually get up to 1100 or 1200 ELO, I will feel fully satisfied with my ranked AOE2 life. Any higher than that and it will start to detract from my other priorities and pursuits. For higher level brackets, I will simply sit back and enjoy the show.

[@thescottishtraveller]

@joshuah5655 Similarly to chess, there is a lot to learn at the start but once you understand the basics, you'll be surprised at how quickly you climb. I was in a similar boat to you but I had a week off at one point and spent it studying pro games. Jumped almost 600 elo that week.

[@monzaonza7650]

Same here, working 6 days a week on two jobs and me and my closest friend never managed to improve enough to go above 800-900, I feel like it kinda plateaus now

[@softunbox7840]

Its so fun to see someone play like once we all did nostalgic

[@2tontonygalento63]

P.S. Set your "Double click villager" option to "Idle vills only" it'll save you from stalling your eco accidentally

[@chrisbowler3073]

Whoa, I didn't know that was a thing. Is that in hotkeys?

[@brycehood1314]

@@chrisbowler3073 it is in options yes

[@EagleTopGaming]

The Hera chuckle is great. Finding some of the things done almost cute.

[@jacywilson]

The concept of amateurs thinking they are better than they actually are is called the dunning-kreuger effect

[@AgeOfErectus]

The imposter vil at 10:00 chopping down the straggler wall had me rolling 🤣

[@harjot21]

This is such a relatable video. I was playing exactly like this a few months back. I couldn't point out exactly what i was doing wrong, but could definitely understand that my play was not optimum. I went back, learnt a basic build order towards archer play, and jumped about 200 ELO in a few days. My experience tells that it is a build order problem, and the average 900 ELO player is too good, if they have a plan with a build order.

[@chrismorrow1467]

I took this personally Hera.

[@AJK_227]

Found your discussion of the rock-paper-scissors idea really interesting, unit that should counter both enemy units but not upgraded so counters neither. I've definitely been victim to that a few times and not understood why but you explained it so clearly

[@curlywhites]

Hera, I think you're thinking too hard about blue wanting a castle. Maybe I'm the outlier, but to me, getting a castle doesn't mean I'm going to switch units; I just want a castle. lol. A defensive building that'll keep castle age units away. That's just me I guess. I go to stone because I want to build a castle for the safety factor. Deciding if I'm going to build my UU comes after.

[@clubas1]

Agree 100%

[@Smiller0]

most helpful tutorial yet! Thanks Hera

[@3munchenman]

Hera coaching content is top tier hera content

[@IskoJakobsson]

Thanks! Finally my elo 😄

[@offydannerson8049]

I am actually pretty surprised at how good Red played this. He sent his archers before blue was walled, he was patient, he massed xbows... this did not feel like 919 elo.

[@thescottishtraveller]

Worth noting that it was still 16 min before the archers came. Very doable at 900 elo

[@danielpinzon5603]

@@thescottishtraveller and that at some point he had 26 vils on wood and 749 wood floating in feudal age lol

[@dasmaverick1063]

I've never played ranked. It would be fun to send you my very FIRST ranked game for rec review, probably never been done lol

[@curlywhites]

Gotta pay for the service.

[@dasmaverick1063]

@curlywhites Born in the 80's, shouldn't be a problem lol

[@aspirenux8599]

Eu superei esses problemas, mas ainda continuo no 900 😢

[@-shadow2407]

assiste alguns replays de vez em quando, ajuda muito a encontrar erros que vc cometeu e coisas que não viu

[@andrevc85]

No minuto 19:33 ele diz que jogadores nesse elo acreditam serem melhores que o cara do vídeo mas cometem outros erros equivalentes

[@aspirenux8599]

@@andrevc85 então, esses quivalentes que eu não estou sabendo identificar. Uma coisa que eu sei é minha passagem de era, feudal pra castle e principalmente castle pra imp.

[@aspirenux8599]

@@-shadow2407 foi assim que eu comecei a notar mais meu idle timing. Mas pra mim, o que esse pessoal cometeu nesse jogo está muito bizarro: wall muito grande, 200 negos nas berries, 200 negos num lumber só...

[@-shadow2407]

@@aspirenux8599 podemos cometer tantos erros nesse game, principalmente sobrar recurso e faltar tropa ou uma má escolha de composição, uma transição na hora errada, insistir em algum erro, tudo isso custa jogos, eu não curto muito jogar x1 por isso gosto muito mais de equipe, mesmo que seja 2x2

[@enestezi]

Guys you can just make 5 scorps and a little meat shield(light cav or pikes) you pretty much destroy any footbowmen army and infantry aswell

[@kirtanamrita2302]

I'm so keen for this video

[@felixhinz3804]

Watching my own games I always think what the hack I'm even doing

[@timmymorris91]

Oof I thought that said typical T90 mistakes for a second

[@guidodamore]

i love this contecnt

[@Dnw15]

GOOD GAME

[@heavyreynald]

I'm 14++ and I don't want to make a 9++ mistake... 11!

[@andrewstanford4071]

I go 28 pop dark age into fc with no walls or army. idk why I just think it's really fun to quick wall instead of actually defend with army. I also don't make units if I don't think they're fun to play with, so like no archers or skirms. even with that stubbornness I'm higher elo than these guys 11. (fr try the 28 pop fc. it's not good but it's fun)

[@chrisrohloff4375]

I think that telling someone to copy a build order, even your own, is bad advice, personally. I think people get good by experimenting and finding what works best for them, not by copying someone else. While build orders might be similar and beneficial, over reliance on a stringent build at all stages eliminates the ability to be flexible and adapt rapidly as situations develop.

[@danielpinzon5603]

Think of the build order like teaching someone how to shoot a basketball. There's several different types of shots (mid range jumpshot, lay up, floater, free throw, 3 pointer, catch and shoot off the dribble etc) and the fundamentals of the shot are almost always the same for everyone. Of course there's always some variation in style that comes from people experimenting, but ultimately there is a generally accepted sound technique or framework that goes into learning each shot. The build orders are the same. You learn how to do a basic archer rush, scout rush, MAA, FC and slowly you optimize it and then start learning through experimentation how to read the game and adapt to what is happening. The typical dark age, as you may know, is 6 on sheep 2-4 wood house then mill, lure boar etc etc. On heras discord you'll find people debating 10 on food first and then 6-7 on wood and whether they lure board quickly, deer, sheep, mill etc. The end goal is to simply make it to 500 food to make it to feudal age with the correct distribution of villagers and resources to make the units you want to make. But until you can successfully meet that goal, experimentation is a longer and harder path to success than learning the basics from someone else.

[@LewisCostin]

Sure, but dark/early feudal are generally all the same with no one challenging you.

[@thoneras9611]

Its not a build order for the whole game, just for the first 10 minutes or so (~first 15 - 25 Villiager, fast imp maybe up to 30). I thnk its a very good advice for everyone who want to improve his elo, especially if you are a newbie. It gets you the basics. And after you have a good ground, you can freestyle all the day.

[@Minhminhok]

can you show me how to beat AI hard? sometimes i beat it sometimes i cant, i have been playing for a week

[@ar1sm70]

Hard AI population caps at about 80, so remember to keep making Vills at all times. Besides that, a solid build order for some Feudal pressure while you set up your eco behind is usually enough to beat it.

[@jeremyfox4186]

I'm currently working to be able to 100% beat Hard AI. What has made a big difference for me is making sure I get walled off fast, and making sure I fully upgrade a unit before adding another (Like was mentioned in this video). This hasn't got me to the point where I always win though (maybe about 60%-70% win rate v Hard AI). So I'm still in your same boat. And I've been playing a lot longer than a week. So don't be too hard on yourself. Good luck and have fun!

[@Minhminhok]

​@@ar1sm70thanks bro

[@kirtanamrita2302]

Usually 4 trebs and something to defend them will end the game. Hard AI never makes a massive army, so if you don't kill it in feudal, you can just walk up, have some army to defend while you rack up your eco, and then push with a nice combo: gold unit, trash units, and siege.

[@curlywhites]

Early pressure has helped me. Build some scouts and keep harassing their villagers.

[@Lecuack]

How much does a hera analisis of a rec cost?

[@thiagoulart]

Won't u play aom retold?

[@softunbox7840]

😘

[@Someoneoutthere395]

0:30 Swapping over from quick play