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Can 4 Regular Gamers Beat An Age of Empires Pro?

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  • Published on Mar 14, 2026

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  • @Zenvolio
    @Zenvolio 5 months ago +13676

    I love that Hera hard read that Atrioc would try to brag in chat that he had a faster feudal but also hard read that he didn't know how to talk in all chat. truly better player activities

    • @captsnuggles9224
      @captsnuggles9224 5 months ago +512

      that was so funny, read him so hard couldnt believe it

    • @AweeeeLikaaaa
      @AweeeeLikaaaa 5 months ago +146

      Shit was funny af

    • @therealspoon69
      @therealspoon69 5 months ago +41

      hera is the tiger woods of age 2.

    • @FreeOfTheLoop
      @FreeOfTheLoop 5 months ago +10

      It really seems like they let him win on the first run. They attacked his castle with villagers? Just seemed like a complete throw of a game. They all 100% didn't even try. They only made like 10 military units collectively. Nobody plays like that. Fake

    • @warbled
      @warbled 5 months ago +91

      @FreeOfTheLoop they didn't know how to play... yes they clipfarmed a little but hera has done 1v4s vs people who actually know how to play and can win them

  • @samthecowboy
    @samthecowboy 5 months ago +7667

    amazing 3v1 with lud as a neutral spectator

    • @Epic3556
      @Epic3556 5 months ago +547

      He kinda locked in on the 2nd round

    • @pbble9742
      @pbble9742 5 months ago +538

      he was borderline useful on the second game

    • @xanoros
      @xanoros 5 months ago +241

      @pbble9742 what an insane compliment 😭

    • @volynx
      @volynx 5 months ago

      He might have given her more conqs than he kept to himself

    • @davidlee9411
      @davidlee9411 5 months ago +19

      LETS UP THOSE NUMBERS!!!

  • @TheLibraryofLetourneau
    @TheLibraryofLetourneau 5 months ago +7586

    incredible work from the editors with all the info, i actually understood what was going on this time

    • @indego4257
      @indego4257 5 months ago +120

      Please excuse that last guy, hello librarian!

    • @CenoriaWoah
      @CenoriaWoah 5 months ago +4

      agreed

    • @Boxish
      @Boxish 5 months ago +5

      I usually don't understand it either, this is crazy

    • @moosegoosegame
      @moosegoosegame 5 months ago +5

      Hi Librarian

    • @IzzyIZant
      @IzzyIZant 5 months ago +2

      My thoughts exactly

  • @RMNDolphy
    @RMNDolphy 5 months ago +972

    atrioc’s notes to his editors:
    “make sure to include every time he calls me impressive”

  • @mstaires4473
    @mstaires4473 5 months ago +4181

    Bros vs. Pros returning has gotta be a recession indicator

    • @jepoyburner
      @jepoyburner 5 months ago +26

      more like a nihilism indicator

    • @usedTNT
      @usedTNT 5 months ago +52

      bring back "Ludwig & Atrioc give advice" videos

    • @SirQuantization
      @SirQuantization 3 months ago +2

      Without Ludwig though, please.

    • @usedTNT
      @usedTNT 3 months ago +1

      @SirQuantization yeah, replace him with Aimen and DouglasDouglas

  • @reaperripoff
    @reaperripoff 5 months ago +2807

    I love how we interjected Hera's analysis here. I feel like this is the first time I understood a game of AoE properly

    • @nathangamble125
      @nathangamble125 5 months ago +14

      Congratulations, a bot stole your comment.

    • @joedorben3504
      @joedorben3504 5 months ago +1

      wowwww

    • @raulpetrascu2696
      @raulpetrascu2696 5 months ago +74

      Hera is good at explaining the game simply while he's playing, he coaches players and he has a series of videos for helping players of different levels. This is all while he's rank 1 at the game. 🐐 fr

    • @Aflay1
      @Aflay1 5 months ago +2

      ​@nathangamble125wait, who made the original comment?? That was a bot? Why are we responding to bots, how do we know the difference? Dammit

    • @Matkatamiba
      @Matkatamiba 5 months ago

      @Aflay1 One has a lewd profile and the comment is later

  • @PortRhouse
    @PortRhouse 5 months ago +791

    Ludwig's mental energy for this collab: 15% learning the game, 85% quips.

    • @SirQuantization
      @SirQuantization 3 months ago +3

      Probably alt tabbed bullying someone over discord

  • @skrrrtsusman3450
    @skrrrtsusman3450 5 months ago +630

    a 3 yr old, 8 yr old, 9 yr old and a 15 yr old vs their 35 yr old proffessional athlete dad

    • @ivan-to2zy
      @ivan-to2zy 5 months ago +50

      Yeh basically. This isn't "average player vs pro" this is "total noobs vs a pro"

    • @megacaptcha5894
      @megacaptcha5894 2 months ago

      ​@ivan-to2zytotal boobs vs the best player in the world by far lmao

    • @xiaoliangtang9592
      @xiaoliangtang9592 2 months ago

      I did it vs my first time playing classes mates like 1v6

  • @just__mate
    @just__mate 5 months ago +2001

    Having the perspective of Hera really makes this worth watching even for live viewers and even vod frogs

    • @usedTNT
      @usedTNT 5 months ago +1

      nah, this game is tedious and having one person dominate the competitive scene is boring

    • @usedTNT
      @usedTNT 5 months ago +1

      civilization tycoon ahh

    • @mexejj
      @mexejj 5 months ago +137

      @usedTNT your soul is corrupt

    • @someguy7643
      @someguy7643 5 months ago +78

      @usedTNT Atrioc exaggerates the degree to which Hera dominates AoE's comp scene
      He's unquestionably the best as it currently stands, but there are plenty of other incredibly skilled players
      I won't make an argument against the game being"tedious" as I feel like that's an entirely personal opinion and I have a feeling you'd probably feel the same about the majority of RTS games

    • @usedTNT
      @usedTNT 5 months ago +18

      @someguy7643 yep, also made the comment while in an extraordinarily negative mood. i was a bit harsh and yeah sure my soul is corrupt, but you're certainly right about RTS games being uninteresting to me... nowadays i find it difficult to be entertained

  • @HeraAgeofEmpires2
    @HeraAgeofEmpires2 5 months ago +11481

    Ludwig's improvement from Game 1 -> Game 2 is one for the history books! GGWP BROS

    • @burnerjonez
      @burnerjonez 5 months ago +122

      🐐

    • @ronaqsahni5343
      @ronaqsahni5343 5 months ago +109

      U every played age of mythology? Idk why but I just bought it

    • @IronBuck52
      @IronBuck52 5 months ago +76

      @ronaqsahni5343 goated game

    • @hiimpranav
      @hiimpranav 5 months ago

      ​@ronaqsahni5343it's peak as well

    • @phazahp
      @phazahp 5 months ago +301

      how did he go from holding all his villagers to hey yeah I have 30 conqs on the way

  • @mattymerr701
    @mattymerr701 5 months ago +690

    The first 40 minutes of comments are indistinguishable from bots. This is a comment economy recession indicator

  • @masternunnsmasternunns3917
    @masternunnsmasternunns3917 5 months ago +111

    Ngl, having hera's pov and having atrioc teach the others how to play actually let me understand the game

    • @coreyodell6220
      @coreyodell6220 5 months ago +9

      Irl Reliable Narrator, it was legitimately so well done

  • @frankiecedeno3724
    @frankiecedeno3724 5 months ago +875

    Hera complimenting Ludwig’s auto-exploring scout got me good

    • @najustpassing
      @najustpassing 5 months ago +59

      It wasn't a compliment, the opposite lol. "That is disgusting" he says, because auto scouting on game start is bad because you need to scout your base resources first.

    • @smokeyfish7435
      @smokeyfish7435 5 months ago +14

      ​@najustpassingthat's the joke homie

    • @sushio4357
      @sushio4357 3 months ago

      Yup just made it boring

  • @lagspike7763
    @lagspike7763 5 months ago +248

    It’s crazy how cracked stanz is no matter what game he plays he’s always exactly in the middle and that’s so useful

    • @Dyl6886
      @Dyl6886 5 months ago +35

      As someone who sucks at every game they play; that really is such an amazing trait

  • @guyfernando1286
    @guyfernando1286 5 months ago +343

    Ludwig sending his villagers on a death march to fight Hera’s unit killed me 🤣

    • @najustpassing
      @najustpassing 5 months ago +12

      to fight hera's castle* the strongest building in the game

  • @jimzh7669
    @jimzh7669 5 months ago +362

    I thought this video was going to be far more boring but the edits really helped out in the context of all the words and flashing buttons on screen.

  • @felted0
    @felted0 5 months ago +123

    Shoutouts to the editor that little hud breakdown at the beginning of the match was CRISPY

  • @akaMaddy
    @akaMaddy 5 months ago +162

    That was so much fun, props to you Atrioc! AoE2 is a timeless classic, it's never too late for new folks to join in. Thank you for featuring this gem of a game. Here’s hoping to see more. 😄🥳

    • @Dyl6886
      @Dyl6886 5 months ago +5

      Same here! Props to big A and his team for making the game so much easier for non-players to understand; seems like a lot of people are saying the explainers made this a very entertaining vid.
      Would love to see more!

    • @Bobbydeclown
      @Bobbydeclown 5 months ago +2

      The lord of the rings battle for Middle earth is the best game in this genre imo

  • @youngfreshsandwitch
    @youngfreshsandwitch 5 months ago +2280

    ludwig is such a farmer, dude makes a joke then IMMEDIATELY turns to chat to see if it landed

    • @xcaliber609
      @xcaliber609 5 months ago +396

      pretty sure ludwig wasn't streaming this. so there is no chat. or its a force of habit lmao

    • @thaariqbinaziz2821
      @thaariqbinaziz2821 5 months ago +211

      lud defending hasan should be a red flag to everyone about his true personality....

    • @randomperson9732
      @randomperson9732 5 months ago +270

      ​@thaariqbinaziz2821 Green* flag

    • @taccm386
      @taccm386 5 months ago +89

      @thaariqbinaziz2821destiny stan?

    • @summosss
      @summosss 5 months ago

      ⁠@thaariqbinaziz2821 rent free

  • @PetertheYungler
    @PetertheYungler 5 months ago +347

    Please tell Ludwig there is a player called dark elf who DOES only allow female vills to do some jobs and male villagers to do the others. It is unorthodox but he is a legend in the community for committing to the bit

    • @Dyl6886
      @Dyl6886 5 months ago +32

      Here from T90 to say the same 😂

    • @persuisixh4804
      @persuisixh4804 4 months ago +4

      I think I saw him the other day lol

    • @FFantaSteve
      @FFantaSteve Month ago +3

      Don’t talk to Ludwig

  • @volynx
    @volynx 5 months ago +84

    Hera and 3 bros vs atrioc

  • @advanced8625
    @advanced8625 5 months ago +211

    2:42 i flinched

  • @brankobogado6851
    @brankobogado6851 5 months ago +74

    I appreciate your sincere efforts to make Age of Empires understandable for people outside the loop

  • @dissectingreality
    @dissectingreality 5 months ago +24

    I feel like it's 1999 again and it's glorious.

    • @isaacgohn8020
      @isaacgohn8020 4 months ago +2

      It's cool seeing aoe becoming more popular.

  • @nateivey6254
    @nateivey6254 5 months ago +204

    The VOD had so much not included in here, definitely worth the watch. Loved the exposed DMs between Ludwig and Hera

    • @sea-throne9235
      @sea-throne9235 5 months ago +14

      What do the DMs say?

    • @vinthot7595
      @vinthot7595 5 months ago

      @sea-throne9235hera infinite glaze and trying to get him to play aoe2

    • @L0wSkiller
      @L0wSkiller 5 months ago

      ​@sea-throne9235it's oiled up pix

    • @UselessSpork
      @UselessSpork 5 months ago

      ​@sea-throne9235keep yourself safe

    • @woohooeric111222
      @woohooeric111222 5 months ago +16

      The pregame banter was some of the funniest shit I've heard in a really long time.

  • @senilord
    @senilord 5 months ago +47

    The amount of editing here is absolutely astonoshing, but it really REALLY increases the value of the vod/stream. Thank you for this. Instant sub

  • @jakobwidebrant4890
    @jakobwidebrant4890 5 months ago +31

    nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition 25:19

  • @kylefarr8391
    @kylefarr8391 4 months ago +15

    the problem with playing against professionals, is that they can see something and immediately know whats about to happen. he saw 3 spanish and already knew conqs were coming

    • @crimsonchin8916
      @crimsonchin8916 2 months ago +1

      Yea but also the problem with facing 3 semi coordinated forces is that they can hit you with overwhelming force that a singular force can’t handle

  • @inordirections
    @inordirections 5 months ago +103

    great edit with all the little explainers and multiple POVs.

  • @D4RT-one
    @D4RT-one 5 months ago +10

    To quote Tyler1: "Ludwig is an absolute liability"

  • @Thenonsocial
    @Thenonsocial 5 months ago +85

    "Put your king in the castle" *Puts the king in the TC 😂

  • @Knazz977
    @Knazz977 5 months ago +16

    Whoever is the editor needs a raise. This is some crazy smooth and stimulating visuals.

  • @MrRupertpickering
    @MrRupertpickering 5 months ago +7

    4 Scouts should have immediately rushed the king

  • @annoy4nce648
    @annoy4nce648 5 months ago +6

    "ludwig get out of feudal age" is one of the hardest lines in this entire video.

  • @BruhnanaBruh
    @BruhnanaBruh 5 months ago +23

    We are so back

  • @goose9515
    @goose9515 5 months ago +13

    Really well made video, congratulations editors, you should be proud

  • @andrewwebster7967
    @andrewwebster7967 5 months ago +14

    I'm telling my kids this is the Avengers

  • @whiteflash4444
    @whiteflash4444 23 days ago +1

    i would watch 100 of these matches

  • @50-FIFTY
    @50-FIFTY 5 months ago +3

    Do the conq strat again except this time without both his hands tied behind his back

  • @ryanmcneese6905
    @ryanmcneese6905 5 months ago +62

    This was so entertaining please keep this series going

    • @Aatraeus
      @Aatraeus 5 months ago +9

      I hope it becomes a series, lud atrioc and stanz have such good chemistry. It would be so cool if they tried to beat more pros at their games 🤞

    • @Dyl6886
      @Dyl6886 5 months ago +4

      @Aatraeus Squeex as well as a great addition for this episode; definitely wouldn’t mind if he stuck around

  • @TheLoneMan-fk2iu
    @TheLoneMan-fk2iu 5 months ago +2

    Bro called them npc's

  • @dippindanuggetz3150
    @dippindanuggetz3150 5 months ago +7

    The stronghold music goes so hard

  • @HeyItsLucaDeer
    @HeyItsLucaDeer 5 months ago +13

    The music used at 22:00 made this so much funnier lol

  • @WillHellmm
    @WillHellmm 5 months ago +24

    We need a sequel where its atrioc vs lud stanz & squeex who are being coached by Hera

  • @matthewleadbetter5580
    @matthewleadbetter5580 5 months ago +10

    I've been a fan of the game for 10 years. I think this is the best editing I've seen on an AoE2 video.

  • @einswallex
    @einswallex 5 months ago +62

    41:40 could've used the Heresy research from the monastary, its 1k gold and your units die if they're converted

    • @blubblurb
      @blubblurb 3 months ago +6

      Yes, or at least the first research which makes them harder to convert, would have helped a lot.

  • @HiddenMarty
    @HiddenMarty 5 months ago +4

    Bruh, the Stronghold OST is GOATED

  • @hovhadovah
    @hovhadovah 5 months ago +3

    Ludwig is the friend in the group assignment who's just there for moral support.

  • @ashsattva
    @ashsattva 5 months ago +8

    I appreciate how the editor put their name at the end of the video. Eriksenchee did a great job with this one!

  • @sairao4492
    @sairao4492 5 months ago +16

    2 months without a Marketing Monday is a recession indicator

  • @stewartorr1988
    @stewartorr1988 5 months ago +2

    Rematch. This was great. More please.

  • @SMmania123
    @SMmania123 5 months ago +11

    You got make another one asap, I'm loving this already!

  • @subbers5246
    @subbers5246 5 months ago +2

    medieval total war music slapping

  • @BarginsGalore
    @BarginsGalore 5 months ago +3

    you know someone’s good at the game when their chat overlay is incorporated into the HUD

  • @nhifuu
    @nhifuu 5 months ago +2

    ludwig the guy you give a pity invite to and he shows up

  • @lolkingftw4804
    @lolkingftw4804 5 months ago +5

    crazy to use stronghold crusader music in an AoE video... i wish my game wasnt dead 😢

  • @MaximusHAG
    @MaximusHAG 5 months ago +2

    Ludwig said I just spawned the berries I am dead 😂😂😂😂

  • @Deviant_V
    @Deviant_V 5 months ago +4

    this game looks super fun ill most def try it out

    • @OrangutanKhan
      @OrangutanKhan 5 months ago

      You should, the single player historical campaigns are also awesome. Just a classic game

  • @AzureKaioshin
    @AzureKaioshin 5 months ago +1

    Lol hera playing the UNO Reverse on the Spanish Inquisition.

  • @seanmurphy-smith2937
    @seanmurphy-smith2937 5 months ago +4

    this video gives me insight on why tyler crashed out so hard when he played with ludwig

  • @Fanofhumans
    @Fanofhumans 5 months ago +2

    first game: can't spell slaughter without laughter
    second game: teamwork makes the dream work

  • @RobynTheKidd
    @RobynTheKidd 5 months ago +31

    What an awesome notification to see. The first video of this was genuinely so funny and now theres another to watch!

  • @EduSaav
    @EduSaav 5 months ago +1

    damn nice this vid popped of the stream was hilarious

  • @lariog31
    @lariog31 5 months ago +4

    "This is an Atrioc strat if I ever saw one"
    Never in history has a truer statement been spoken.

  • @bamboozledpanda1
    @bamboozledpanda1 Month ago

    I love how he has music from Stronghold playing

  • @JashinsMagpie
    @JashinsMagpie 5 months ago +3

    Ludwig's Roanoke gambit had me in stitches

  • @sweater7630
    @sweater7630 Month ago

    I was not ready for this cross over

  • @Chronophylos
    @Chronophylos 5 months ago +3

    the editing was really good

  • @GoddessFreya1763
    @GoddessFreya1763 5 months ago +2

    Beautiful usage of stronghold music

  • @pv9831
    @pv9831 5 months ago +5

    34:22 -
    My Ancestors in India every few centuries

  • @shwars576
    @shwars576 5 months ago +1

    That’s more like a 1.5 vs 3 with the way Lud is playing

  • @K-PastorMatt
    @K-PastorMatt 5 months ago +10

    I LOVE the breakdown of the HUD at 4:00 to help educate anyone who hasn't played before and is tuning in for a first-time watch. Super viewer friendly!

  • @persiee3176
    @persiee3176 5 months ago +2

    AoE with Stronghold music... Now i want the same video but about stronghold

  • @mattyloz1
    @mattyloz1 5 months ago +5

    I've followed Hera and Big A for so long, it's so cool seeing them collab together

  • @redstar587o7
    @redstar587o7 5 months ago +2

    We making it out of the longhall with this one

  • @Shadowfeaux
    @Shadowfeaux 5 months ago +6

    How is Lud only 4 years younger than me but never played AoE? Was such a staple game when I was a kid and I didn't even own it till late middle school.

  • @KBKILLA52
    @KBKILLA52 5 months ago +1

    The good ol gauss harthog strat

  • @byronco4917
    @byronco4917 5 months ago +4

    ok im new here, and this is straight up so funny, great content.

  • @andrewwang8021
    @andrewwang8021 5 months ago +5

    I've been waiting for that VOD to be made into a video.

  • @MrChemStuff
    @MrChemStuff 5 months ago +13

    1:03 moist has left the chat

  • @imjufus
    @imjufus 5 months ago

    That was so fun to watch and exciting on top of that. Thank you!

  • @iambored9888
    @iambored9888 5 months ago +3

    Such a good video, getting so much nostalgia from it

  • @Svadilfare92
    @Svadilfare92 4 months ago +2

    That was epic

  • @4Hallor
    @4Hallor 5 months ago +3

    The editing in this video was so smooth, super helpful and enjoyable to watch.

  • @Michael-pt8pk
    @Michael-pt8pk 4 months ago +1

    stronghold music is *chefs kiss*

  • @Hakkyboy
    @Hakkyboy 5 months ago +6

    I feel like "regular gamers" is a bit of an overstatement

    • @PaggleWaggIe
      @PaggleWaggIe 5 months ago

      ay you gotta be nice every once in a while

  • @Fuzzawakka
    @Fuzzawakka 5 months ago +1

    Can we please have a part 2. That was way too entertaining!

  • @chuckbucayum268
    @chuckbucayum268 5 months ago +39

    4:54 forbidden shadow at the top

    • @furret2007
      @furret2007 5 months ago +1

      almost like a bullet hole but creepier

    • @FylMarite
      @FylMarite 5 months ago +8

      how did you even see this? bro has cockvision

    • @chuckbucayum268
      @chuckbucayum268 5 months ago +4

      @FylMariteit’s a superpower I obtained through extensive gooning and such

  • @gavinpilant4435
    @gavinpilant4435 4 months ago

    This is awesome to see! I'd love to see smth similar in bar(beyond all reason) another great rts

  • @robiaster
    @robiaster 5 months ago +3

    Great vid, the extreme handicap makes you root for the pro, which is really fun to watch as the gang tries to overwhelm.

  • @TimoCruz177
    @TimoCruz177 4 months ago

    I could easily watch a series of this every weekend

  • @jacobrude5047
    @jacobrude5047 3 months ago +46

    My middle school history teacher did this. He had us play Age of Empires in the computer lab as a part of our curriculum, and took the 3 most proficient kids aside one free period and had us all team up together to try and beat him. Of course he destroyed us lol

  • @dusan666m
    @dusan666m 5 months ago

    This reminds me of playing rts with my boys...

  • @danielsutton9831
    @danielsutton9831 5 months ago +3

    That's wild that you needed to explain what age of empires is at the start of the video. That's like having to explain how Super Mario Bros works. I must be getting old.

  • @jjjj7302
    @jjjj7302 3 months ago

    We need more of these videos

  • @byrontheusurper6505
    @byrontheusurper6505 5 months ago +6

    22:29 showing hera's insane infiltration strat and then cutting to while lud is unga-bungaing his villagers into the castle is ABSURDLY funny!

  • @ajaxjackson1220
    @ajaxjackson1220 5 months ago

    I was so excited and then I saw LETS UP THOSE NUMBERS in the lobby

  • @KaratFengMinecraft
    @KaratFengMinecraft 5 months ago +5

    I used to be really into aoe2 when the viper was dominant and was winning every tournament, and saw hera grow in power and eventually overtake the viper, it was such a hype tournament.

  • @barrysmithers5816
    @barrysmithers5816 4 months ago +1

    This was highly entertaining. Great job by the editors in weaving it all together.

  • @FortyFive13
    @FortyFive13 5 months ago +16

    5:38 Lud with the Dark Elf strats I see