The Secret To Winning Every Game Below 1000 Elo | AoE2 Coaching
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Damn i cringed so hard when i see the replay now.
I started playing Saracens at that moment and did not know or forgot about the stable upgrades for mamelukes.
But after 20 days playing more and watched a few more videos of yours, iam normally at 130 to 150 vills and dont stop at 100, like in the replay.
Making Farms faster is a good tip and i use the market now alot.
To be fair, i should have lost the match, but i think the enemie was a beginner like me.
So far 23 wins and 8 losses with saracens and iam now at 1032 elo.
Fun fact: i wanted to break out sooner out of my walls, but i unbinded my del hotkey, so i had to search it mid game 😂
Congrats man, I understand that in the moment it might seem a bit nerve wracking but you pulled through. I learned a lot from Hera’s commentary
hi, Im a new player recently started playing this game, im learning a lot by watching these videos. the in game commentories were very helpful even to a complete newbie like me. im yet to win my first ranked game , maybe ill try to win today only.
@@rosamente thanks, these little tipps make the difference!
part of improving is watching your own recs and allowing yourself to cringe then when you're all alone and then immediately identifying what you could have done that *would not have* made you cringe. protip
Had you opened with scouts and got in a good harassment of villagers with 4 of em (3+starting scout) instead of archers your opponent would have panicked and made probably too many spears. you could have followed this up then with the same you did--full 1 range archers. with their +3bonus to spears they simply shred right thru them. this would have allowed you to not float as much Food in Castle (an issue I used to have when I only played Vietnam and literally went 1range archers every time)
despite the fact that my ELO has largely remained the same (even gone down a bit over a few years) I have improved at the game a lot, but so has everyone else. you did many things well. your micro indicates you've been watching a good number of fights on youtube or twitch :D
Go in with a plan and use your Civ bonuses every time. It's crucial that you know which are your strongest Civ bonuses and then dig your heels into the strategies that make the most of them. never begin a match saying "i'll just wing it." Always know how you're going to win, but remain flexible (give yourself options). Saracens is a great Civ for this (one of my faves -- the camels are very strong, the archers do bonus damage to buildings and the market trading is ultra cheap).
remember these three crucial rules:
1.) *N E V E R* let your TC(s) go idle, especially your first one; keep your villagers working
2.) spend wood as soon as you get it, but remember to have a building order plan; between placing buildings needed to click to Castle build a farm every 60 wood until you have 18 asap
3.) *Remember* to click DoubleBitAxe the moment Feudal arrives, and AgeUp as soon as it's possible to do so safely (the more time you are in CastleAge before opponent the more likely you are to win)
Fellow sub-1k here, I can relate so hard to this player's floating resources. I wish the dev's would let us build a bonfire so I could passively burn away my excess wood.
Yeah, you have to do that, that and that, Boom 1000 Wood 😂
Bonfire tech - +4 building LOS for 1 wood/sec
That bonfire exists and it's called the market. Especially with Saracen 😂
@@skipper472 Sub 1k here too, but that was my first reaction. "Wood isn't a currency man, you can't spend that." "Ummmm... ...Saracens?". But yeah, that's villager time better spent elsewhere, there's just a lot to do in the game and I can't manage it efficiently.
Literally farms
-Its your basic MBL army - HAHAHAHHAHA
I giggled at that moment 😅
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"Then you have your army, 16 strong standing together as one, unit, brothers, Missing bloodlines but..." 😂😂😂
valuable rec review, Hera! i think most of the community is mired in the 1k and sub1k range. back in the day everyone was 1300+ ez, but all players are just so much better these days.
these recs in the 850-1150 value are so appreciated. ty.
Your commentary? Spot on! Thank you for voicing early food float as "an archer player issue." It very much is.
Vids like these are definitely making everyone better!
Respect to you man for being the #1 player in the world right now! It feels like you're the most dedicated to the game now too. Makes me wonder which came first?
Dedication creates excellence, but also being the best, it's in your best interests to make aoe2 as popular as possible to increase your winnings 😮
dedication first results second. Thats always the order things happen in
#1 at the game and quickly taking the spotlight for top coach.
with all of the free deals Hera gives out to his contributing audience and patrons he's actually single-handedly redefined the ability to access top level coaching. just 5-8 years ago people used to pay hundreds of dollars for an hour of coaching and a rec review similar to what we see Hera provide to all for free. Very cool
I firmly believe that the reason the aoe2 community has become so much better throughout the years is because of Hera's passion for the game and consistent charitable imparting of his knowledge and skills to all who wish to learn.
That’s Daut
As long time watcher of AoE tourneys can confirm Heras answer.
The community has been screeching since at least 2018 from what I can remember that Hera will be super good. The results weren't there yet, but hera we are. (Pun fully intended)
I learned today: if you go for archers, be quick with the farms, but don't overdo it. Switch to knights with two stables
Archer opening wants to go Crossbows since you just keep up production while you go to Castle, if you get to Castle earlier and you manage to get out some rams it’s usually GG
Honestly, it’s an honor to have a helping Hera hand in this hour. Can be hard to learn by yourself as a hobbyist of the game. Hope you’re having a helluva day.
*Hugz*
Thanks for letting me know all the things I need to avoid so I never leave the beautiful pre 1000 elo wonderland
I feel like the feedback here is invaluable to the community. I can see so many of these mistakes in my game and recently learning to spend more efficiently, particularly in Feudal early castle. Vids like these will help a lot of people i’m sure!
Hera I am brand freaking new to this game but I have played plenty of RTS games over the years. Your guides are FANTASTIC- probably a little above my level for now, but there's plenty to learn from. Your dedication to this game is insane! Keep it up!
Instant like - one spear advice super helpful
I really respect someone being at the top of their game and still always helping others get better and not holding back any tips.
23:45 *insert MBL screaming GO UP TO IMP*
that would be t90
Just got back into this game after like 20+ years. these videos are super helpful
content idea:
there is one guy on the global leaderboard with more than 16.000 ranked games (no1 of the leaderboard of most played ranked games). He's hard stuck at 1000 elo, currently 954. gift him a free coaching to get out of the elo hell
He probably has a similar mindset to me, why improve?
Like seriously, the games are gonna get less and less fun the more you improve.
I am 1000 elo after 700 games. I dont have a BU or hotkeys etc.
@@Aarjalane I agree, some enjoy the idea of improvement, but you put yourself under pressure. some enjoy playing the campaigns, some community games, some at a low elo where you can do any strat and it be viable. some at high competive play and everything inbetween. play how you enjoy
omg in 5 years this will be me
@@Aarjalane Plot twist: game gets more enjoyable the more you understand it.
i.e. not blundering a piece immediately vs not blundering a 5-move tactic
Why, he is at his elo having fun.
The 1k food while on archers is so relatable! It happens to me so frequently and is part of the reason I am more of a cav player 11
Thanks for the video Hera!
same. i used to solely go archers with a few skirms mixed in and i'd end up selling food and then going up to Imp 😆
When I don't have any reason to keep the food, I like to get some random light cavs on the field. It's annoying to deal with, usually ends up being a meat shield for my archers, and you can even set one or two on auto scout. I like using even Teutons scouts when I play them, it looks stupid but it's funny to me. I just like the fact that light cav only costs 1 ressource, which makes it easier for my smooth brain.
yes please do a video on the one spear because when I do make it somehow always ends up the opposite of where the opponent scout shows up
Loved this content Hera, more please!
As someone who just started playing this game all this advice is so helpful, can’t wait to try it all in my own games
at 18:20 he had the perfect chance to take a few shots at the vills building that castle before retreating. if you're watching and you can't see a mangonel around, always try to take that chance tbh
One of the best rec reviews I have seen. The recording was good
Love these rec reviews, so helpful, keep ‘em coming please!
Missed the opportunity to have Shia Labouf for the "just do it" meme.
Also, as a low elo player who watches a lot of videos, it is very hard not to lure deer. We see it done so often that we want to try lol
Tbh getting to 1k is easy. Just do the same OP bo (Mongol scout into lancer) and ur good... Kinda sad tbh... Or just find a niche strat (phosphoru) on a map people usually dont ban (not arena/arabia) n youll rise elo lol
@@arn0000 I think most people saying they are sub-1000 ELO want to be good enough to be 1000 ELO across most matches, not using just a single strat.
@@najarvis could be true ngl, but that wont hppen overnite unless peeps resign in feudal at the sight of army which they shouldnt after800 elo tbh. theres just a LOT of different civs to master if u wanna get decent in late-game too and macro + micro balance... the games hard lol
@@najarvis that's exactly what i'm doing
Hey, thanks for the advice. I started playing a week ago and this helped my understanding of the game so much
AoE2 community is lucky to have you.
11. I saw the tittle and came thinking "Oh lets see and chill...hes gona teach some noob to place farms and lure boars" but frankly most of the tips i found useful even to my gameplay. Useful information to even below 1500
I am back into the game after 20+ years off. I’ve learned a lot from this and will try some of the strategies!!! You’re a very good teacher (I should know cuz I am one!).
This is so helpful - I am at 950-1000 and my Rec will likely be a clone of this in many aspects. Very helpful
W. Learning a lot from these videos. Will post an update soon with my progress
438 to 513 already
It was perfect, thank you. Give us more of such content! 🤗
From my humble point of view, around 1000-1200 elo is good time to start luring one deer if you can manage, it really gives a nice eco boost especially on fcs or closed maps, but scouting the opponent on arabia should be the priority
agreed. today's modern game almost demands that you lure at least 1 deer. it's kinda something you really wanna just practice until it's not a challenge any more. you can totally get to 1350+ games with never luring a deer, but it's growing less and less standard to see such things as time goes on.
Great video and its really good for low elos it has many information to implement in my own gameplay
Hey thanks for the upload, full of great advice!
MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!
I used to build university beforehand too, just because I'm afraid to forget it at all, thus when I will need ballistics so bad, I will only start to build university, then I will get distracted and have hard time keeping in mind I still need to research the tech :)
Hera, your analogies should get their own psychology PHD study 111111
I think you could continue the road to 2000 elo series with these type of videos
"this is basically the average MbL Army" 😂👌 21:08
love all your videos Hera
He did insanely well first minutes with some Minor Mistakes. damn Coaching goes a long way
great video, more like this please
"It's criminal, you can go to jail for this"😂😂😂😂😂😂
Great video! But, man, feudal age is so hard, build orders only get you to feudal not past it 1111
24:15 wooden car 😄😁
I like the live coaching more than the rec review, maybe do both ?
great help this kind of videos. thank u for what u do
!bloodlines will bring them closer together! - hera, circa 2020
More of these please Hera!
it,s funny i have been playing for 6 months and 4 months of ranked, for 3 months i stayed 800-900 elo. But than i watched t90's red phosphoru vids. because of these vids i tried some streamlined fast castles and reached 15-16min castle age times and jumped up 200 elo because of it. fasted castle age time -> wins.
W Mameluke play
Sword fight him… pause… fight him with a metal sword (27:58) 😂😂😂
14:20 weird position for that castle
Keep those W Mamelukes coming.
W Mamelukes
the walls at 5:37 are actually so bad, it:
saves no wood
creates weakpoints in the corner pieces
gives less space inside the base for farms or buildings
exposes the gold
Yes, i had no idea how to place these walls, there was no wood in the back. So i just placed them.
"Oh, that's subscriber for the Twitch stream, and I'm not even streaming" 😁
A "wooden car" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I died😂
Love the MEMELUKE
solid makelukes! love to see it
Awesome video thank you
On Arabia I don't usually push in the deer. Just rush instead.
Why houses at the back?
More vids like this plz
Keep it coming. Mamluks after so long
27:48 The best time to kick a man is when he's down.
Blue catching strays watching this video like 👀
Master Boar Lamer catching strays
Mameluke comment! Really enjoyed this one, thank you!
21:30 LMAO so true
At what minute do you start making farms?
great content for a casual player like me !
th man
Mameluke W
Can I throw my 10 placement matches? Like delete all my units immediately?
the best way to do it is to delete everything and have the last vill die to a boar (of course, only do this on your first 10 games) then just play at your own pace, no stress
I thought about Shia labeouf, when I saw the thumb nail. JUST DO IT
Hera, you never said why the deer luring was bad. ( Im fully new to the game, except for the casual campaign when I was 10, 20 years ago xd)
Is it because he stopped scouting?
GOOD GAME
W Mamalukes baby!
Great video. I am 63, been playing for 25 years and under 1000 elo. I playing the best using shortcuts etc. Still rubbish though 😊
i didnt love the mameluks but now i do ^^
you kid, but we could actually use a video covering the full gambit of Strengths and Weaknesses of the entire spear line from Spear to Halb. I feel they are often not talked about. too much is assumed
My problem is I can't raid while doing economy stuff as well.
practice using hot keys, thats mostly the key to switch back and forward.
Hera if I don't lure deer at 1500 I get cooked by my opponent who picked mongols and is up at pop 17
"In castle age, you don't have a thousand of any resources, under no circumstances. [...] Under no circumstances can you have a thousand of any resources in castle"
...but the imperial age costs a thousand food
800*
gold* and a thousand food (unless you're byzantines or italians)
@@Krecikdwamiljony building up res for imp (when it's the right time) and floating resources is inherently differrent. the point hera is making is clear imo
I use wood the most for reading for gold always
Saracen game plan should be to buy at least 1000 food before making any farms, whether your are a noob or Hera.
im that damn Mameluk!
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What happened hits castle forgets to make more vils
Good skillz for that elo
Mommy, look!
why no deer?
why the house next to the berries?
(I think) it's because that same villager is going to build the mill, so he spends a short time walking to do It.
This thumbnail is crazy 11
Sounds easy, but it's not lack of effort keeping be around 700
I love playing mamelukes
You need 1000 food to up to imp...
I am only like 850 and I never come across opponents like this.
my most swetty games so far were at 800-950, at around 1000 you get new players, because the start at 1000.
W for chadalukes
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