This man's a hero for redoing his older civ overviews!

@ruthswann88

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly he deserves a team to constantly update and make new civ overviews as patches and content appears

@prabhureubenthomas6052

3 жыл бұрын

Wait.. Are you that guy who had custom campaigns.. Commenting in T west channel

@aleksanderkaczinski3656

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I've been waiting for it and I'm glad he did it

@josephgrassilli8521

3 жыл бұрын

Most youtubers redoing content = cash grab and lazy Spirit legitimately redoing content because of a definitive edition = you son of a bitch... I’m in.

@michaeltaylor8698

3 жыл бұрын

@@prabhureubenthomas6052 Yes I was :)

"The archery ranges help on neutral island landings."

@vagnerseibert1748

3 жыл бұрын

*T90 wants to know your location*

@samukis272

3 жыл бұрын

I think that whooshed over a lot of folks... cheeki breeki tho

@theyremykidstoo1642

3 жыл бұрын

@@samukis272 Not knowing something does not equal being whooshed. Learn to use whoosh would you

@HandsomeGamerGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@theyremykidstoo1642 Take my Updoot.

@Outlaw-of1gg

3 жыл бұрын

T90 😂

A for Archers, C for Cavalry and B for Binfantery

@light_david7

3 жыл бұрын

🅱️-emoji is so funny

@Jonathanizer

3 жыл бұрын

This comment put a smile on my face. Thanks stranger!

@sirlight4954

3 жыл бұрын

And D for defences, and B for boats

@Alkhalim

3 жыл бұрын

Facts.

@mackycabangon8945

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha english

A for Archers B for Barracks C for Cavalry Britons certainly keep in line with their English

@EyeOfEld

3 жыл бұрын

I hate this. Take your 'like'.

@fernalon3398

3 жыл бұрын

B for barracks, I guess.

@technologic_dev

3 жыл бұрын

@@fernalon3398 Hahaha makes sense

@Dooper-nv4fe

3 жыл бұрын

A for archery angle B fo barracks and c for Calvary stable :)

@niconilo97

3 жыл бұрын

@technologic you whit their latin ! :>

"Any neutral Islands" T90 INTESFIFIES

@funkykriz21

3 жыл бұрын

word :D

@TheLeaderofNoone

3 жыл бұрын

@@funkykriz21 İ suck at spelling lol

"So why are Britons so popular on two completely different maps?" *machine gun longbow sounds intensify*

@edwardteach3000

3 жыл бұрын

Now imagine if they had the Instant Legolas .... If you don't know what that is, think of it like adding the Chu ko nu's multi shot ability to a longbow. And look it up.

@michaelandreipalon359

3 жыл бұрын

@@edwardteach3000 Oh. Oh dear... READY THE COBRA CAR DIVISION!!!

Re: Britons as popular pick: It may have to do with how the A.I. plays versus humans, and how longbows are very adept at countering their tactics. Especially with the new A.I., non-elite players can find themselves overwhelmed by the computer's APM advantage- they can't manage their eco while trying to stem the constant stream of individual units the A.I. throws at you. Mass Longbows simplify micro, letting them stand ground and arrow down the enemy as they come in, freeing up mental space for the player to expand eco, build units, move siege into position, etc. Then that preference for Britons gets carried over into multiplayer.

@brettturner4488

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 100%. It's also nice to mass them underneath a castle with some counter units to hold the position and get as much value as you can.

"You're also heavily sheperded towards the archery range". I see what you did there.

@jefffinkbonner9551

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking to see if anyone else caught that too

SotL: "Those are just my thoughts..." Also SotL: 279k subscribers, biggest YT channel for AoE2 and most authoritative source for AoE2 number crunching

@nelsonmejiaslozada9362

2 ай бұрын

At least he is based in stats and don't Say thing because he's is a "tech tree expert".

12 range elite longbows + AI micro = me punching a hole in my monitor when playing single player against then

@meepo5223

3 жыл бұрын

Lol ai is sooo annoying mricoing archers against onager

@ToastyWaffle456

3 жыл бұрын

I've been playing extremely casually since around the time the game released and yesterday I managed to beat the AI 1v1 on extreme while playing as the bulgarians. It indeed felt like a great accomplishment lol.

"Good against Indians" colonialism intensifies

@mackycabangon8945

3 жыл бұрын

it was 'good with' so they are teammates XD but ok

@saadiftikhar3317

3 жыл бұрын

Indians be goths on social media

@PriyamvadRai

3 жыл бұрын

@@saadiftikhar3317 just wait till we reach the imperial age

@HighKingoftheElves

3 жыл бұрын

Well it is an age of empires

@jimhalpert9803

3 жыл бұрын

@@saadiftikhar3317 and videos with India in title get the real goth flood

"Assuming you don't have a Saracen teammate, rams and trebs can also add some much needed damage toward buildings." Gotta love a good roast of the Saracens' bonus, well played.

@CrnaStrela

3 жыл бұрын

I laughed at that until the saracens bust out my stone walls with their cav archers

@Hanfgurkenhasser

3 жыл бұрын

@@CrnaStrela Stories that never happened, part 1. :p

@born2hula325

3 жыл бұрын

Tbf longbow deathball is about the only time that bonus is decent.

@sacker987

3 жыл бұрын

Mayans: *laughing to themselves* "When do you think the idiots will figure out the whole obsidian trick??"

@mattender8323

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hanfgurkenhasser That bonus isn't actually as bad as you would think at a high level. Archers are much better against palisades that way.

Ah yes, the old archery range landing on neutral islands strategy! The way you just slipped that in there is a thing of beauty

Historical note: Warwolf (Briton unique tech) was the name of a trebuchet that was said to be the largest ever constructed. It was used by Edward I of England to subdue Sterling castle in 1304.

@Mike-om4tv

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment

@michaelandreipalon359

3 жыл бұрын

So much for the epic alternate ending from the William Wallace campaign.

@mackycabangon8945

3 жыл бұрын

Isnt that the castle that surrendered before the trebuchet was built, and the English were like 'nah wanna test it' and fired it anyways

@agustinfranco0

Жыл бұрын

@@mackycabangon8945 apparently, yes "Even before construction could be completed, Scottish soldiers offered surrender, fearing the weapon's potential to destroy the entire castle. Edward sent the truce party back inside the castle, declaring, "You do not deserve any grace, but must surrender to my will." Edward decided to carry on with the siege and witness the destructive power of the weapon. Reportedly, the Warwolf could accurately hurl rocks weighing as much as 135 kilograms (298 lb) from distance of 200 metres (660 ft) and level a large section of the curtain wall."

@beastwarsFTW

11 ай бұрын

Edward I was pissed that Sterling surrendered right when he finished building the Warwolf so he shelled the castle anyway.

Hey Spirit of the Law, guys here

@yajamanvamsikrishna509

3 жыл бұрын

Cough cough. U stole it

@Ryan-Diez

3 жыл бұрын

@@yajamanvamsikrishna509 eh, just something to say when getting early to the video

@CBRN-115

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, Spirit of La Hire

@ADCFproductions

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Spirit, guys of the Law here.

@Foxx488

3 жыл бұрын

@@ADCFproductions Hey Law, Spirit of the guys here

Finally SOTL's Civ Overview: Definitive Edition!

For an archer civ, I think that rather than thinking the TC wood discount adds 2 farms per TC, the real bonus is that you can go university + ballistics and still add TCs. Archer civs generally have to either prioritize TCs or fast ballistics and they tend to fall behind knight civs economically because they're later to their TCs (even the strongest eco of the archer civs, Vikings, often is kinda all-in with 1-2 TCs at most). Britons can get the best of both worlds and this is a gigantic eco bonus to me.

@gabrielmelnik6796

3 жыл бұрын

Or slap that siege workshop and eat enemy tcs

@light_david7

3 жыл бұрын

I remember i hated that bonus for being so useless. I usually didn't make extra tcs. I thought it was meant for when your starting tc was destroyed you could recover easier.

Britons were one of my favourite civs just because of longbowmen, to the point that I neglected siege units because I could take out castles safely and slowly from a mile away with them.

@jonkoxl2069

3 жыл бұрын

Add saracen ally for 2x faster building melting

@josepetersen7112

3 жыл бұрын

Crenellations find a use!

@jonkoxl2069

3 жыл бұрын

@@josepetersen7112 laughs in turkish bombard cannons

@stevensamuels4041

2 жыл бұрын

Noobs

12:42 veeeeery subtle hint, Spirit, very subtle.

@Physiker17

3 жыл бұрын

Can you explain what the comment about "neutral islands" means?"

@dimitrikemitsky

3 жыл бұрын

@@Physiker17 a neutral island is one with no player spawn, just empty with some resources. It is a reference to T90Official, another very well known AOE2 caster/youtuber/player. In one of his early tournaments, T90 famously built several archery ranges on a neutral island by accident, instead of on the enemy island.

@mackycabangon8945

3 жыл бұрын

@@dimitrikemitsky oh. Thought it was a reference to the British Empire wanting small uninhabited islands in the middle of nowhere

Actually, trebs don't have full accuracy against 1x1 buildings like towers

@Volcano4981

3 жыл бұрын

True. I recall ZeroEmpires making a video on them where he mentions Trebuchets having a hard-coded accuracy of 80% against buildings that's hard to see on stats editors. And 15% against units; 45% if you're the Huns. I'm also surprised Spirit didn't mention the Briton Trebs could be a good counter against Onagers that could potentially get too close for comfort, or Bombards.

@SergioGarridoPaco

3 жыл бұрын

@@Volcano4981 that's exactly the place I found the info!

@annaairahala9462

3 жыл бұрын

They don't have full accuracy vs all buildings, but large buildings 2x2+ are large enough that the "missed" shots are still hits.

@Muenni

3 жыл бұрын

@@annaairahala9462 With full or half damage?

@annaairahala9462

3 жыл бұрын

@@Muenni I believe trebs are unique in that it's full damage, but I have not tested actual damage numbers

I'm early, but not as early as Viper reaching Feudal

@BlueBolt5000

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@sandmaster4444

3 жыл бұрын

Reference? =D I missed this one

@nostalgicdouchebag1912

3 жыл бұрын

You thought Viper feudal was fast? You haven't seen Liereyy feudal times at all

Imagine updating every civ overview for the latest DE version, that's definitely not an easy work to do

@thalasyus

3 жыл бұрын

The original Britons overview was lacking. This one was overdue, really.

@michaelandreipalon359

3 жыл бұрын

Not easy, yes, but still needed for the masses.

I was just watching the britons overview and thinking that it was pretty much old and then you uploaded the updated version

12:44 Casually throwing shade at T90

@dontspikemydrink9382

3 жыл бұрын

What

@light_david7

3 жыл бұрын

@@dontspikemydrink9382 SotL is referencing the infamous first ranked/serious/tournament or whatever game T90 did, where he played on islands, and was behind and all, and needed to make a move, and so he transported sneaky vils over to the other players island and built three archery ranges and started production, and when he ejected his archers to go kill some enemy vils, he realized he was on a neutral island, and instantly resigned.

@Smackyabitchupshitlips

3 жыл бұрын

@@light_david7 cheers bro

@tako158

3 жыл бұрын

@@light_david7 that was sad to read

SOTL: "It's time to refresh an old civ overview. Britons did not change in years." Forgotten Empires pitch meeting: "And that's why we propose for the October patch this breaking change to Britons making Longbows an evolution of Arbalesters, and give them a brand new unique unit. This will give Britons a new strategic value"

@PAZ1984

3 жыл бұрын

that would be bautiful

@PAZ1984

3 жыл бұрын

a mounted skirmisher ♥

@theobsidiangaming5381

3 жыл бұрын

@@PAZ1984 They already got that from berbers.

@PAZ1984

3 жыл бұрын

@@theobsidiangaming5381 what do u mean? They have the Camel Archer, it would be a different unit.

@StarryxNight5

3 жыл бұрын

@@PAZ1984 Isn't the genitour a cavalry skirmisher?

So glad to have the full intro for these civ overviews

Glad you mentioned bringing a few monks along with massed longbows. Really adds to their longetivity.

fun fact, historically the english have always been fond of sheeps, and the scots (celts) used to cross the border to steal sheep. This is accurately portrayed in game

@sirtaelellevalerie1056

3 жыл бұрын

@jocaguz18 english are partially descended from celts.

@hannibalburgers477

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know my Kurdish cousin was British

You know life's good when you hear that opening

Keep 'em coming! After all, your civ overviews are both the most informative and fun to watch kind of videos for me :D

You are an absolute legend for doing these older civs again. These are your best videos and my favourite to watch.

I’m so happy and thankful these are being redone! 🙏🙏🙏 I’ve watched the old ones way too many times.

Man! I've missed these so much! Love the civs overviews

spirit: why are britons popular literally everyone in the known universe and every state of conciousness there could ever be: 6+6 range arrow bois

Love that you're updating these. Just started playing again with some friends after ten or twenty years, lol, so we've been watching your vids. But it's crazy how much things have changed, so thanks for going back and putting in the extra work.

I love the civ overviews! I've watched them more times than I'm willing to admit. These remakes make them even better ^^

I just love how your videos show serious numbers and precise calculations and you still manage to put in memes and jokes at the perfect moment. You truly are amazing as a content creator.

This is awesome! I've wanted to dip my toes into the older civs but the guides are super outdated. Very cool of you to make updated guides :)

Thanks so much for redoing all of the old civs, what we would do without I know not.

Dear Mr SOTL, I always love the clarity and depth of your videos. They really help me learn about the game. I just wish I could play it!

I´ve watched this channel for 3 years and just now started playing, lovely to see the updated civ overviews as many of them are indeed quite outdated. Thanks man.

Really appreciate all the videos you put up. Thank you very much, kind sir!!

Please keep these updated overviews up!

Bless you making the updated version!

Thank you for revisiting!!!! You're extremely thorough and your analytical view on all your videos is so good that I sometimes prefer just watching your uploads over playing (mostly rewatching because I've seen most if not all). Also, your narration voice and volume is on point 👌 watch out David Attenborough and Morgan Freeman 😎

So glad to see these updated civ showcases, love it!

Very excited to see you redoing the old reviews.

Well done, Spirit! Keep doing what you're doing!!!

Literally been waiting for these since DE came out

One of the things I love from the Britons in DE, aside choose them frequently, is to hear their remastered theme when starting a game, pure bliss.

YES! FINALLY! I knew you'd do that because of how the old one wasn't really helpful at all. May the Father of Goth Spamming guides us!

@AgeofNoob

3 жыл бұрын

TWO HANDED SOWRDSMAN IS BACK!

@twohandedswordsman852

3 жыл бұрын

@@AgeofNoob Yes :) May the Father of Goth Spamming guides us!

You're the hero we need, not the hero we deserve. Thanks for remaking the old videos, I love watching them all.

@heycidskyja4668

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, is that a jojo reference??

Wow! Thank you, we were needing this update.

I love a good civ overview!! Thanks!

Thanks. This was the most expecting video of the year for me. Now I´m waiting for the Byzantines. I played AOE II as a child like in 2010. Now I want to come back to revive memories, and the two civilizations that most attract my attention are the britons and the byzantines. Because I´m more interested in the DE than in the HDE, that´s why I wanted an updated guide. My wishes have been granted.

yo spirit of the law i haven't watched this video yet but knowing your other videos im sure this gonna be good :D

Finally new review! I'm so happy

we love your Overwies

Your videos are great :) keep it up man

Spirit - Love your videos! You made me come back to AoE2, where I started to play competitively. Now I'm playing around 1200 elo, and am watching a lot of T90, Viper and Hera, too! Thanks for introducing me to the community! If I could recommend a topic for you: I'd love to see an analysis of how many knights are needed to wipe up a group of crossbows - I feel that's a classic clash of popular strategies (Knight vs Archer rush), and I never know how many knights I need to engage. You could twist it by analysing how different armor and attack upgrades affect the trade, how civ bonuses work out and when it is cost efficient vs effective (clean all archers, regardless of resource efficiency). Happy to discuss!! Love your work, keep it up!

Seen the length of the video, knew there would be "the intro" coming. And come it has!

Yesss redoing civ overviews, you love to see it

Thank you so mucho for this update

Hey spirit of the law I like your (updated for de) civ overviews so please put more of these videos

I find it funny that they still specify "Foot archer civilisation" since all archer civs bonuses lean towards the foot archer-line (Mayans, Ethiopians, Italians)

I LOVE YOU!!! keep em coming!

Finally some aoe2 content, im glad it returns

SOTL voice is so soothing I use his videos as asmr to fall asleep to :)

love you mr spirit of the law for this video

Perfect, more excellent content.

I want to take a moment and thank Spirit for all of his past breakdowns. I was raised in an AoE household. Been playing for 20 years. Spirit has given a much more in depth game analysis than even the devs. Good work.

I hope we get more updated civ overview videos soon!

i see he is gonna do all the civ overviews again great

Oh heck yes love the overviews.

Yesssss, finally the updated version!

Our favorite series is back!!!!

I love the idea of revisiting civs. Thank you for doing so ! If I may, I have 2 nuances though : -Yeomen for Imperial : mostly true, but highly aggressive castle age that lasts forever is not *that* rare and Yeomen can make quite a difference there. Corner case maybe ? I think it still deserves a shout out. -Cavalry : Although lacking Bloodlines, Husbandry is cool and a full blacksmith tree is a C+ to me, since you wont hand out D and below anyway. Take Celts for instance, I'd rather have fully upgraded Cavaliers than super expensive Paladins lacking Plate. Anyway, fantastic job as always, I wish you keep going for a long time

Yesss thank you so much! I love this!

I was just looking for updated Britons, huns and Byzantine stuff and what do you know, he's updated one of them. My hero.

This makes me so happy

That T90 roast lol! archery ranges help on neutral island landings

Great video

Been waiting AGES for this one! Hope the Huns come next!

Hello and thanks for this video! Love this series, and while you obviously have a lot of projects, could you also do this for the Italians? They are an underrated civilisation in my opinion. Keep up the good work!!

W00t! Can't wait for the new ones!

Guattt!!! New Civ overviews!

"Faster working archery ranges can help on any neutral island." This message is approved by T90.

I thought this was one of your best videos yet! The video was very informative. There was a lot of info that I didn’t know. Also the video keeps going at a good pace- not too fast but not too slow. I noticed you changed some of the music too! Overall, well done! I think the developers should have given them a better navy. “Britannia rules the waves”, right? Oh well.

@Specificify

3 жыл бұрын

They didn't rule the waves in aoe2 time period

@jamesinciardi5099

3 жыл бұрын

@@Specificify I guess not. Oh well.

This man is a saint ! 🙏

Yay please do review all civs!

So many things have been added to the game since I've last played according to this video.

Yaay! An update for my fav civ! Arbalests for everybody!

very productive recently~

Thank you so much! :')

Rumour has it SOTL hearts early comments 😉

@ADCFproductions

3 жыл бұрын

apparently yes.

@ADCFproductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nuuk_Nuke_Nook SOTL doesn't like me :C

Thank you. Spirit

Dude, I don't even own DE and mostly played aoe2 years and years ago, yet i watch these videos as soon as you upload them. It's some combination of the thorough detail, excellent editing with clear examples of what you're talking about, and your sikly smooth voice. Keep up the good work.

Very nice!! :D Now I think we just need the update civ overview for the Huns and the Slavs.

omg it is really happening! Updated SotL civ overviews heck yeah! 😌

Niced work. Can't wait for the Byzantines guide!