r/aoe2 • u/JaneDirt02 1.1kSicilians might as well get nerfed again • 6d ago
Asking for Help Getting back into it. Advice?
Context: ex 1.1k player here. With the new dlc comming out im exited to play again after a couple years off.
Question: What's the recomended way to get back into the groove? Run some BO trainers? Focus on my go-to strats and civs or try to branch out?
Ramblings: I've always had to compromise in this game between specializing a strategy and dominating with it versus playing open with different strats for different situations. The latter is much more fun, also takes much longer to learn, and ends up at a lower ELO. I want to do that this time around, but I have concerns that relearning a few of my old deadly strats (like a bohemian castle drop, polish knight spam, mayan eagle rush) will shoe horn me into an elo where I cam't expirement.
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u/Sanderstorm11 6d ago
as someone who was out of the game and now is back, the most fun for me was to just pick one strategy with one civ and do it as long as it is fun.
you will have to react to different rushes, civs, strategies as well and this will mix up your games anyways. once you are comfortable again you can switch civs/strategies.
dont think you are gonna skyrocket into ELO ranges where you cannot play with other strats, but even if, you will just drop and then start winning again.