Strategy? What strategy?
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Helpful Tools
Unique Unit Counter Guide
Each civilization in AoE2 has its unique unit with their own strengths and counters. Learn about the unit and their counter using our guide.
Counter Guide
Age of Empires 2 is a complex game where each military unit has a role to play in battle; each military unit is a counter for another unit and may be countered by another unit.
How to defend against an opponent
Defending is never a comfortable situation to be placed in; screw up and your economy is right there to be damaged and you have lost the game. Nevertheless, there are circumstances in which being in the defending position is to your advantage, provided you know how to defend.
Learning and setting up Hotkeys
Whether you are entering Age of Empires 2 as a new player, playing amongst your friend group or trying ranked games for the first time, one thing that will always be relevant in improving is to learn hotkeys. While hotkeys can be set up, it seems that most players operate best by using the stock-standard …
Army Compositions
So you are in Post-Imperial Age, you have had your skirmishes throughout the game or maybe you have just had a big boom. What now? Well, knowing the best army compositions will definitely help your gameplay. An army composition refers to the grouping of military units that you are using, designed to be effective and …
Teamgame Roles
Competitive teamgames come in three forms: 2 vs 2’s, 3 vs 3’s and 4 vs 4’s. 2 vs 2’s In 2 vs 2 matches on standard maps, each player on a team has an opponent on their side of the map. This limits passive approaches, making fast castles and booming difficult if not detrimental. The …
When should I team wall with my allies?
When is it worth team walling in team games as opposed to individually walling, you might ask. A few things to keep in mind: Are you and your allies geograhically close on the map? Is there good communication within your team? Do you trust your allies to inform you if an opponent’s …
The Blacksmith
The blacksmith – one of the most frequented building at the start of every age.To the obvious description of the blacksmith; a unique building allows a player to research technologies relating to the armor, attack and range of military units at different points in the game.To understand what units benefit from what blacksmith upgrades, attention …
Top 9 tips AOE2 beginners need to know
1. Wall your base: It doesn’t have to be stone walls and it can include your buildings (houses, blacksmith, etc) but 9 times out of 10 you should be walling up your base. I don’t mean to say that your walls need to be rushed up – DO NOT go to the effort of walling …
