In this episode of Masterpieces, I'll be telling you the story of how the infamous Flemish Revolution has not only decided the Winner of NAC 4, but then shortly after has been nerfed out of existence. The Flemish Revolution allows the Burgundian player to transform all of his Villagers into powerful military units and change the pace of the game in an instant. I hope you enjoy this Masterpiece by Liereyy! The game (with...
T-West joined me for a very interesting talk about his approach to being a content creator, caster and more recently, tournament host. Cartographers 2 was a great success, which is why we'll discuss how slinging impacted the games and some suprising tournament runs, like T90 and Dark in the Silver Bracket. T-West also answers some questions, that have been sent in and offers unique views on Monks, Skirmishers and many more topics, like his...
Welcome to the next Age of Empires Magazine. This month, I have plenty of topics to discuss with you! We'll start with Age of Empires news with Cartographers II, talk about the eSports calendar and the extensive tournament program for the coming year, then I'll summarize the current balance changes to the Three Kingdoms civilizations, and we'll talk about a custom scenario that the devs created in cooperation with the Louvre. In Franchise News,...
Dear listener,in this episode I present to you: The Noboru Rush! This strategy, named after the japanese player Noboru and popularized by T90, has long died out, but is defenitely worthy to remember. That's why I decided to create a podcast highlighting the startegy and trying to identify just why this strategy appealed to so many players. Special thanks to Reto for sharing his experiences!Please enjoy this episode,Chris Daut vs. Liereyy...
Welcome to the first episode in the Masterpieces series! In this series, I‘ll be telling you the stories of those games, that became part of the AoE II history. There‘s hundreds of famous and less famous storys to be told, but I'd like to start with a game that was recently played in Warlords 4, on the first day of the group stage in the match between Barles and Hera. Barles showcased a brand new strategy with an almost brand new...
The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in Central Mexico from 1300 to 1521. They comprised of various ethnic groups, particularly those who spoke the Nahuatl language. In Age of Empires II, they have a strong focus on infantery and monks. They have a notable economic bonus, but no particular unit worth booming into. Instead, with faster producing eagle warriors, great monks and good siege weapons, they are well equipped to...
Welcome to the new issue of your monthly Age of Empires podcast magazine!I've put together an exciting program for you, with both old and new segments. As always, we'll start with the news, which is of course dominated by Warlords 4. There will be spoilers, so if you don't want to hear them, check the timecodes and skip that section. We'll also talk about Town Center Tango 2, the pitfalls of the PS5 version, and, of course, the topic that...
This week on the podcast, we've invited the guy who's been providing not only a lot of entertainment but also a lot of conversation lately with his very own brand of Fast Castle All-In strategies. Red Phosphoru plays Age of Empires 2 in a way that is not only unique, but in a way that many believe the game should not be played in. Today he tells us how he got into Age of Empires 2 and what his first attempts on the ladder were like. We also...
This interview coveres the Civ Builder Tool and Tournament. It's all about crazy creations, exploding camels and historically accurat Chakramthrowers with T-West.
This is an excerpt from our interview with Uruguayan pro player and Thalassocracy Cup tournament winner Sebastian2002, which we conducted as part of the Spotlight feature in Issue #30 of the magazine. In the interview, Sebastian tells us how he became a pro player so quickly and how he would characterize his playing style. He also speaks openly about his development process, his strengths, and his weaknesses. His professional team, “Fox,”...
