There's something incredibly satisfying about watching someone play a civ in the most archetypal way possible (like vikings going all in on longships and berserks) and actually winning
Hello! TheRootCause here, aka green! Just heard I was on youtube and had to watch it! Glad you all appreciated my crazy strategy. Umm.. sorry Jennifer...
When I am getting overrun and my army collapses, I keep going for another minute or two to let the other player enjoy seeing my town being annihilated.
i feel like you should add the players names to the description for each video, so if they ever search their names, they might actually find/see the cast
@@Brigand17 it'd be too much work for only us 2 to keep everything moving smoothly. There are people who help with moderation, tournament organizing, and then 4Hardy & I manage the video editing and uploading to YT/FB.
Holy crap, man, these low elo matches have me smiling all the way through!! It's so much fun to see these wacky strategies instead of the usual metagame. Thyranus' buildings looked so purposeful and cool... and his sea game was insaaaaaane
This was one of the most entertaining LEL games I've seen. So frustrating and hilarious at the same time. Hopefully orange learned the risks of transporting troops. But since green won the game he probably is less inclined to work on quick-walling.
That last battle was hilarious Orange clicked the treb xD It was like 20 paladins and 30 CA vs like 30 berserks and 20 arbs Paladins shoulda cleaned it up but they all died in route to the treb xD
Somehow this cast was really nostalgic. Reminds me of when I was 8 and would boot up the AoK ROM and play vikings with all tech and high resources against some easy AI for 3 hours. build a beautiful town and make a big army to invade with at the end as my base was untouchable. Usually had conquest set and still built a wonder.
Please don’t stop making videos I really do love watching these from time to time, it’s like a throwback to when I was 8 waking and my dad having full on LAN party’s of 8 at our house
why do people think the phalanx is the only shield wall used in history? Many people used the shield wall, vikings famously did so in some battles themselves too
I just want to say, I do regularly use the wall/tower strat on the shoreline against AI, but only because the computer players always seem to be drawn to towers with their navy lol
I loved this game, was one of the most enjoyable I have watched in a long time. The casting was on point, that one vil castle (attempt) was glorious I hope you keep posting games like this, makes a nice change from the pros although I am enjoying the TTL content on the extras channel!
Something about playing a competitive game for fun makes my heart warm up a bit. Blue and orange had their last epic fight and i bet both walked away satisfied!
I love watching low Elo, I played this game to death when I was younger and watching your videos makes me really wanna get back into this game. No doubt I’ll be trash but hey might give it a shot
I know I'm late to this but seriously I love seeing 2v2 low ELO. Makes me feel like coordinating with my bro to see if we can maybe become a legend, but we don't play enough of this game to be deserving of it lmao maybe just a video at least
I've strictly been watching SOTL due to I only play against ai, but after watching this vid I think I'm subbing to you as well. I'm definitely trying to improve my gameplay for team games.
Don't worry about improving too much. Your ELO rating will eventually only put you up against people you stand a chance at beating once you've played enough.
i have been watching team island games while eating just randomly spectating they are always so fun :D seemingl there are a plot low elo 2v2's but dunno why Always one active game on that map :D
Damn - I was REALLY rooting for Jennefer :*( Also what did Pablo mean by "2v1 sea"? Green hasn't built a single attack ship the entire game - so was basically 1v1 sea between blue and red XD
You should cast more 2v2 mid elo, it's such a mess it's fun. Tougher to find balanced games maybe but I'm sure you have people that can select for you. Nomad 2v2 especially can be fub
How do you choose these videos? I had a fun low elo game where I got Tower rushed and managed to win. Quite a lot to action and running back and forth would love to see it in a LEL video lol
Wouldn't it be cool if AOE actually had some units that have a shield mode in which they don't take any damage (or just 1) but also don't attack in order to block units?
Interestingly, apparently there was some dispute about Vikings and shield walls. So there's this archaeologist named Rolf Warming who is director of the Society for Combat Archaeology and as part of his master's thesis he criticised the idea of Vikings using the shield wall. Basically from what I've read he combines the lack of evidence of it ever happening with extensive research using the weapons and shields the Vikings used. This was all a good few years back now so I dunno if he was ever proven right or wrong but it's something to think about.
seemed intuitively obvious to me that they're not equipped for shield walling. Those round shields have poor coverage for it, and axes and short swords don't help the matter. Since they were mostly dropping by uninvited and thugging their way into plunder, seems like they would have relied more on initiative and speed and then left before a proper response could reach them
@@SepticFuddy Viking shields are actually quite large, and yes, the vikings did use shield walls much like many others during the time period. They also primarily used spears like most during that time period, despite their common depiction with short swords and axes
There's something incredibly satisfying about watching someone play a civ in the most archetypal way possible (like vikings going all in on longships and berserks) and actually winning
I mean, what else do you make if you play vikings in team game? :D
@@krystofcisar469 making a good unit composition < hordes of angry dudes
@@krystofcisar469 My heart always breaks a little when I see an army of Viking crossbows or arbalesters.
I like picking Vikings on arena so I know I can go all in on berserks. Cavalry civs beware!
Hello! TheRootCause here, aka green! Just heard I was on youtube and had to watch it! Glad you all appreciated my crazy strategy. Umm.. sorry Jennifer...
Jennifer deserved better!!!
I'm rooting for green, I always pick green color.
It was A Bold Strategy TheRootCause, I guess it Payed Off For Ya ;)
Ha, well not for me, but it allowed blue to do his thing@@Zeurion
When I am getting overrun and my army collapses, I keep going for another minute or two to let the other player enjoy seeing my town being annihilated.
you are a king
What a chad
this comment is based
As a fellow player of the Vikings Blue made me really happy by making the Longships and Berserks.
One time I went berserks against chu ko nu in black forest. It held up surprisingly well, enough to creep into their territory and win the game.
i feel like you should add the players names to the description for each video, so if they ever search their names, they might actually find/see the cast
I'll try to do that from now on. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@iamUglie bruh who are you 🤨
@@himabimdimwim I do the YT
@@Brigand17 it'd be too much work for only us 2 to keep everything moving smoothly. There are people who help with moderation, tournament organizing, and then 4Hardy & I manage the video editing and uploading to YT/FB.
Thankfully, a steam friend told me about this video or else I wouldn't have even known. - TheRootCause (aka green)
man Blue's base felt so nostalgic for me, thanks for casting this great game.
FINALLY I SEE IT! THE GLORIOUS VIKING SHIELD WALL!!!
@dejuren video label)
@dejuren i didn't mean phalanx. Phalanx is a different beast, btw, more complex and etc
@dejuren okay
@dejuren The shield wall is something that was commonly used by the vikings.
@@annaairahala9462 and every other army in the entire history of the universe for that matter. It's not a very complicated tactic really.
I love how t90 keeps screaming quick wall at low ELO players as if they can hear him.
As if we can quick wall for our lives
It’s like a boomer yelling at the characters in a romance movie
@@internetidiot4206 or someone at a football match.
Holy crap, man, these low elo matches have me smiling all the way through!!
It's so much fun to see these wacky strategies instead of the usual metagame. Thyranus' buildings looked so purposeful and cool... and his sea game was insaaaaaane
That was a fun LEL game with landings, surprisingly good micro and great game from blue's team. Also, Vikings shield wall was hilarious! gg
Blue is probably type of player that I like to be team with even if blue is a burden to the team.
By far one of the best videos of the LEL series. Beautiful, just beautiful
This was one of the most entertaining LEL games I've seen. So frustrating and hilarious at the same time. Hopefully orange learned the risks of transporting troops. But since green won the game he probably is less inclined to work on quick-walling.
I love that Green and Blue both open with loom
VIKINGS! SHIELD WALL!! what a couple bosses blue and green are
How’d I call the Scotty Pippin reference when T90 said “Now I don’t wanna call Green the MVP…”
That last battle was hilarious
Orange clicked the treb xD
It was like 20 paladins and 30 CA vs like 30 berserks and 20 arbs
Paladins shoulda cleaned it up but they all died in route to the treb xD
Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Let's goooooo!
Edit: song is Shield Wall by Amon Amarth.
Thank you, exactly what I expected upon reading the title!
Ragnorak by Peyton Parish
@@SoulKiller7Eternal how is that country bluegrass and alternative metal at the same. Mind blown.
No retreat!
Orange is like ''but I have trained paladins, man! I can't lose!'' But his ELO had caught up to him even in the last battle.
Somehow this cast was really nostalgic. Reminds me of when I was 8 and would boot up the AoK ROM and play vikings with all tech and high resources against some easy AI for 3 hours. build a beautiful town and make a big army to invade with at the end as my base was untouchable. Usually had conquest set and still built a wonder.
Please don’t stop making videos I really do love watching these from time to time, it’s like a throwback to when I was 8 waking and my dad having full on LAN party’s of 8 at our house
i really thank you again for low elo legends videos
I saw this live yesterday and finally someone that knows how to play the Mighty Vikings. GG 😎
This was amazing. I love low Elo team games. Please do more
ah yes, the classic nordic phalanx
The shield wall was a real thing that the Vikings famously did.
why do people think the phalanx is the only shield wall used in history? Many people used the shield wall, vikings famously did so in some battles themselves too
I like 2v2s, it is much more relaxing than a com game with 8! Too stressful on the eye!
Blue and Green's relationship makes me wish i had friends...
...that played this game. 😹
I just want to say, I do regularly use the wall/tower strat on the shoreline against AI, but only because the computer players always seem to be drawn to towers with their navy lol
Awesome game! SHIELD WALL XD. Would love to see more LEL team games
Great game. More of these plz…
I loved this game, was one of the most enjoyable I have watched in a long time. The casting was on point, that one vil castle (attempt) was glorious
I hope you keep posting games like this, makes a nice change from the pros although I am enjoying the TTL content on the extras channel!
I don't think green realises that the arrow/archer upgrades affect buildings, which is a huge disadvantage.
lol 700 is low elo apparently and im getting stomped at 500 elo. god damn. love the content t90
don't worry, I'm on my way down to 500 rapidly so you'll have someone to beat soon :)
spectating ur games would be fun
@@treepotato9273 ha cant wait
38:12
orange is like "I didn't hear no bell"
I want to see viking long boats replace viking transports. It's just now the transports can shoot arrows if they are loaded up. Balance be damned!
Something about playing a competitive game for fun makes my heart warm up a bit. Blue and orange had their last epic fight and i bet both walked away satisfied!
People from the UK
Michael Jordan
Ooh the guy from space jam
49:11 Chat said Green was the Kirk Cousins to an average season 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don't know what the hell you were talking about but Green was Samwise Gamgee to the Viking Frodo.
Gotta love how the first building Blue attacks after landing and winning the land battle is a monastery...
Green was Rubens Barrichello to Michael Schumacher (For the European audience)
This game is the right expectation that the original devs tried to accomplish with naval warfare aoe2 20 year ago. Amazing
I love watching low Elo, I played this game to death when I was younger and watching your videos makes me really wanna get back into this game. No doubt I’ll be trash but hey might give it a shot
I love watching these idk how i sit through an hour.
yes low elo teamgames are very entertaining please more.
I know I'm late to this but seriously I love seeing 2v2 low ELO. Makes me feel like coordinating with my bro to see if we can maybe become a legend, but we don't play enough of this game to be deserving of it lmao maybe just a video at least
Michael Jordan is the golfer who play Basket Ball in Space Jam right?
I've strictly been watching SOTL due to I only play against ai, but after watching this vid I think I'm subbing to you as well. I'm definitely trying to improve my gameplay for team games.
Don't worry about improving too much. Your ELO rating will eventually only put you up against people you stand a chance at beating once you've played enough.
Viking shield wall is the new Leroy Jenkins.
YESSS!!!
All i do is play low elo team games with Jonessb, we've been wanting some team games with lower elos for agesss!!!!
Please more 🙏 😎
32:41
"berserkergang" does not mean 'gang of berserkers", but "the act of berserking"
I need more games with these two xD (green+blue)
LEL teamgame, cool!
38:14 gg (as in "glug glug") 🤣
14:53 What is red's building with the smoke coming up, what does it research? I only have experience with AOE 2: Conquerors, none of the new civs.
Vikings!
Raise the shield wall!
Hold the front line!
Fight 'til death!
hahahaha I love Blue, thats so clean I love it
My parents would have shut the power off at the wall if 'one more game' took too long.
This was great.
i have been watching team island games while eating just randomly spectating they are always so fun :D seemingl there are a plot low elo 2v2's but dunno why
Always one active game on that map :D
Theres nothing in gaming like taking a full stack of Teutonic Knights or Berserks and attack moving them into your enemies eco.
poor Orange drowned his army lol
Supernova was actually not playing a 2v2 but a 2v1+1 and was late on everything and even insisting on what couldn't work ^^
Without Greens distractions, Red would've mustered and probably won.
I was just giggling after 31:50, it clearly shows people lose all bearings after pressure.
I am not into sportsball at all, but Michael Jordan and Scotty Pippin were the only references I understood...
I don't understand why nobody told T90 during the stream, but it's supposed to be Thyranus.
Amazing teamwork from blue and green.
Awsome fight! 🤩
Green was Dwight to Michael Scott
Hey what's the name of the water you can build on? I want to make a map with it.
Greg
@@MajorSkrewup Greg
Damn - I was REALLY rooting for Jennefer :*(
Also what did Pablo mean by "2v1 sea"? Green hasn't built a single attack ship the entire game - so was basically 1v1 sea between blue and red XD
best series.
I'm a low elo myself and I don't do 1v1s. I also like team LEL, they are more fun. Twice the people, twice the fun
42:06 T90 confirmed French player
You should cast more 2v2 mid elo, it's such a mess it's fun.
Tougher to find balanced games maybe but I'm sure you have people that can select for you.
Nomad 2v2 especially can be fub
Hymax2: Hahahaha! He's too young.
Does anyone know what happened to the game where T90 plays his brother? It's my favorite video and I can't find it anymore
Lord Russel O'Vodkas! On the contrary sir, I did see this!
LEL TG is by far the best thing
Come on and slam, WELCOME to THE Jam
"Skjaldborg!"
Question about Aoe2DE: Can you turn off the confetti effect when an upgrade is researched?
yes
This makes me want to play vikings.
I never play vikings.
I'm 1050 and still going up, I play with big trees
Talk about throwing units into a grinder
Never solo que for teamgames you will only get glue eating scrubs, people who bitch and rage quit at the first they get stressed or such
Yup, but I have no real choice. I am in first place on the team 4/5 times. Really frustrating
As a glue eater ita actually quite nutritious
Of course we know our captain Draisaitl!
How do you choose these videos? I had a fun low elo game where I got Tower rushed and managed to win. Quite a lot to action and running back and forth would love to see it in a LEL video lol
Best fish traps to date. I'm guessing "SHIELD WALL!!" referenced the TV show "The Last Kingdom" - he must be a fan, it is an excellent show.
Orange's best game plan would have been to not play on a water map as Huns.
Another fun game
More LEL team games for sure
Wouldn't it be cool if AOE actually had some units that have a shield mode in which they don't take any damage (or just 1) but also don't attack in order to block units?
Interestingly, apparently there was some dispute about Vikings and shield walls. So there's this archaeologist named Rolf Warming who is director of the Society for Combat Archaeology and as part of his master's thesis he criticised the idea of Vikings using the shield wall. Basically from what I've read he combines the lack of evidence of it ever happening with extensive research using the weapons and shields the Vikings used. This was all a good few years back now so I dunno if he was ever proven right or wrong but it's something to think about.
seemed intuitively obvious to me that they're not equipped for shield walling. Those round shields have poor coverage for it, and axes and short swords don't help the matter. Since they were mostly dropping by uninvited and thugging their way into plunder, seems like they would have relied more on initiative and speed and then left before a proper response could reach them
@@SepticFuddy Viking shields are actually quite large, and yes, the vikings did use shield walls much like many others during the time period. They also primarily used spears like most during that time period, despite their common depiction with short swords and axes
SPACE JAM!!!! (michael jordan)
I have been playing DE online since 2019ish [early 2020?]. I have never queued up as a party. Always solo for team games .-.
*T90!!!*
will there be hidden cup 5
There's dumb, and then there's orange.
Green's sneak castle attempt was quite possibly the most pathetic thing I've ever seen on LEL.