Current AOE2 Meta

[Draco Magnus]

I've been playing AOE for a very long time and the current meta walls-imperial makes the game very boring in my opinion. I know Spring a top USA player had mentioned this problem on aoczone but no one seems to care

It's really frustrating how defensive this game is. Viper and other top players just wall do a really good micro on their troops and it's game over. We don't have a flush like we used to back in the original aoe2 days, playing aggressively is the worst option now, which is pretty bad for game like AOE.

Well, I think nothing will change but at least I can write down my thoughts on this here and hope someone will read it.

Let's hope that AOE4 doesn't suffer form this problem, but a simple fix to the walls HP or villagers not being able to build walls when enemy troops are nearby would completely change the game. This is reality makes sense, it's very unreal for a villager to be able to build walls as fast as we see in AOE, it should take so much longer.

Thanks for reading this and have a good day,

[DMg Halt]

What's a meta?

[-Dare Devil/x/]

-What are you saying OP? I don't see too many games even get imperial action in pro games.

[Draco Magnus]

Meta - is the current state of how the game is played. Most games always end in imperial with the micro of some siege units and battles around castles, just watch Vipers playing

[Tousansons]

Are we looking at the same game? Sure, they usually go to imp. But they do that while fighting for map control, poking walls and waiting for one single mistake to go inside the eco.

What about the ever forward production buildings? Frequent man at arms right after feudal, Ranged units roaming in feudal/castle, knights, ect. High level play is all about aggression and the ability to defend your economy while doing so.

If "most" high level games ends up in imp it is probably because players can make that happen even with all the things I mentionned.

[Dug]

Then do a rush, drop a castle, squeeze the enemy player. Don't let it get to post imp.

[Panic Fire]

Originally posted by BRUTO:

Meta - is the current state of how the game is played. Most games always end in imperial with the micro of some siege units and battles around castles, just watch Vipers playing

Um you can just watch hidden cup like right now and see that isn't the case at all.....