What did you think of this one? Do you know any Pro players at other games? OVERWATCH? Put me in contact with them via email or discord, I would love to do another one of these!

@kalebebrene984

Жыл бұрын

you could try league of legends

@wesleygreen2638

Жыл бұрын

Bro. I’ve been playing AoE2 since I was like… 5.

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

I had thought of that! Those pros are crazy! The ONLY issue is that it's team based!

@krillindiesagain

Жыл бұрын

The video was very entertaining. I had a blast!!! I honestly think you can try and play more of the unique strats (there are many) of aoe and make videos out of it. With you sense of humour, you'd be a hit in the community!!

@stripedturtle7589

Жыл бұрын

First time watching you, would definitely watch more aoe2 content from you.

Hey, was really fun working with you! The video turned out really well!

@yeetustothefeetus2852

Жыл бұрын

he'll get you one day i say xD

@rogercruz1547

Жыл бұрын

I think he had too much idle editor time, and could have microed the script a little better and go for a fast thumbnail. Only had he researched engagement the enemy would be at disadvantage.

@fuyoutubeck

Жыл бұрын

if only I'd known about this great story at the day of warlords, I wouldn't have gone to sleep early that day ggggggeeeees

@cliffhamilton2857

Жыл бұрын

SurvivalistAoE, you're a real one. Much respect bro.

@GraceAppliance

Жыл бұрын

Survivalist, mad respect! You're awesome.

Shout out to T90 such a great dude for the AoE community 👏

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

He's a good lad*. Would have loved to have him as part of this!

@kanedNunable

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman record a game and send it to him.

@matijaslat2100

Жыл бұрын

yes he can cast your games

@ayou055

Жыл бұрын

@@matijaslat2100 is Ottowa's ELO low enough for T90?

@mortache

Жыл бұрын

My fav is Spirit of the La Hire, because he's a nerd

It's really nice to see how the tips from pros actually helped someone who had little to no experience with games in general. Seeing how survivalist was open to teach you plus the voiceovers from SOTL after he couldn't help directly was very wholesome in a way

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

In the extended cut for patreon i mentioned that like, this community (for the most part, was SUPER nice)! Almost every game I had a 'gg' or a 'glhf'. When you compare that to like .... overwatch ..... its crazy! The community was really nice! Survivalist and SOTL were super nice to reply!

@fuyoutubeck

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman dude stay with us we're so wholesome

@Magyarorsz

Жыл бұрын

Those were good ole days where people played for fun vast majority did remember when I was teen where people played fun and the people that were good always lent a hand to newbies pre KZread era late 90's/ beginning 00's era nowdays either meet with rage quitters AFK or people telling you what your momma did last night...

AoE 2 is just the game of my childhood teenage years and even now i play it time to time it's just masterpiece

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, as much as I raged, it was so fun! Couldent agree more

@krispykeith7529

Жыл бұрын

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@killermy92

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Warcraft 3 and Heroes 3.

You can absolutely tell that you put lots of work in this video, very nice editing! :)

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! It was a grind forsure!

@AXharoth

Жыл бұрын

true

@TrepidFaceHugger

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman So good man. Lovely humor

I’m 1400 player. Gotta say we’ve needed a meme guy for a while. Hope you stay with the community and make more content! Loved it.

From someone that really likes T90 videos, and has played RTS-games earlier in my life, but not AoE II. This was awesome. Making me really consider getting into AoE II. Good job!

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Haha honestly, so easy to dump hours into that game! Its almost always 20$ but worth every penny!

@nicholaswoollhead6830

Жыл бұрын

One of us! One of us! Forreal tho if u do, then come over on the subreddit as well, really nice community over there. /aoe2

I couldn't help but smile at a lot of these moments, like practicing so much yet not knowing what to do in castle age (lol), practicing and playing more yet getting worse...WE ARE THE SAME lol. I'm 1150 now, but I have a family and full time job, so I'm limited to some nights and the weekend. This was a really fun watch. Thanks for giving it a go!

@clubas1

Жыл бұрын

Same here brother!! Someday we will have more time. And great work getting to 1150 elo!

I knew nothing about this game previous to this, but your incredible storytelling and editing skills made me watch it all the way to the end, and what a journey it was! I've been watching your videos for over a year and this is definitely one of my favorites. Congrats man, you rock!

This was really well edited and a ton of fun to watch. Your story arc was compelling and I love seeing new people get into competitive AOE.

You're not necessarily bad at the game, it's just that it takes thousands of hours to master it, and that's when you're actively learning and improving in every match. The only way you could go pro in a week is probably if you're someone who's already a pro in another RTS, and you're playing 16 hours a day with full learning focus.

@Cecilia-ky3uw

Жыл бұрын

aoe2 is really really hard and unintuitive

@changantonio

Жыл бұрын

When I was a teenager (cd edition), I was proud that I could beat the ai in hardest. So by number of hours, I feel to myself that I'm pretty good. But then I'd go online and get trounced every time. Nowadays I got back to playing DE and still lose every online game. I don't know where all these >800 elo people come from. It just seems impossible to multitask at that level.

@afz902k

Жыл бұрын

@@changantonio yeah it's tough going online after playing single player for a while. In my opinion all you need to improve is making that conscious decision to put in the time and effort to improve. This is by the way NOT something I have done

@jasonjohnson3424

Жыл бұрын

Probably not even then BUT yeah, that'd be a pre-req.

@BlueShellshock

Жыл бұрын

Rts games in general are hard to access. Mechanical ability, multi tasking, and just knowing the metas are all several tiers more difficult than learning a new fps or rpg.

Wow your journey and your editing are amazing! Absolutely love it!! Keep it up!

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I am so happy you enjoyed it!

The golden rule for climbing on RTS games that you have little to no experience with is just go for cheese rush strategies. You just have to learn a streamlined process and you just go like that. Usually once you get halfway to a decent elo you start playing with other people that use the same strategy.

Aoe 2 is probably my favorite game of all time! There's so many little details that go into each match. Did you ever try the art of war tutorial? It helps with little things like getting rushed and expanding eco before/after castle

Dude your edits are top tier. Glad this video got randomly suggested to me. Welcome to the AoE2 community! Glad you made some progress in just a week!

Ah, another 90's kid brought back to the game by memories of their childhood and T90's content.

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Yooo exactly!

This was actually way more interesting than i thought it was going to be. I havent been into AoE for ages so i didnt think ide have the attention span for this. So good job.

You actually didn't understand what you acomplished here. This video is actually inspiring AF. This game is beyond levels of complexity, and you improved a shit ton in a short amount of time. Every begginner should see this video. Congrats on the awesome job you did!

Love the video, but I feel compelled to mention that a replay feature exists in vanilla AoE2, it's just that the default software isn't as extensive as CaptureAge for watching recorded videos.

Glad my build order guide helped :-)

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Yooo nooo way you saw this! I LOVE IT! Thanks so much for the great video! :D :D :D

@MorleyGames1

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman haha yeah your video got shared in the aoe2 reddit and it was a very nice surprise to see my little cameo. Loads more build orders on there if you’re still playing :-) great video. Really enjoyed watching

Such a great video. Nicely edited. Would love to see you do more AOE2 videos. And like what a lot of others might have said, it's not that you are bad at the game, but you are simply missing the strategy part of it. And that a lot of people have built up over 20 years

Dude this video is so high quality, funny, and enjoyable, I never expected this from such a small creator. I don't even play or watch AOE and have no idea why i ended up here but I watched the whole video. Good stuff man.

man I haven't seen a AoE2 video outside from the main youtubers in SUUUUCH a long time. Super refreshing, a really cool idea and I love the presentation and energy!

SotL voicing Yoda is something I didn't know I needed in my life. Thank you for this amazing AoE2 content.

I always think it's hilarious when people at or below my elo (~1000) talk shit cuz it's like... You're down here too, man. You handled that guy perfectly lmao

This was a really entertaining video. Your editing skills and story-building are top-notch. Thank you for making this.

Great video! Really like all the editing ottawa❤

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Took ages but comments like this make it all worth it!

Really a great video Ottawa. Great editing and timing. Loved the sith lord subplot

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much😍

Great video! Welcome to the aoe2 community :) Loved the sotl and Surv cameos! Any aoe2 player can relate to this, takes YEARS to get even marginally good at this game and we often go to bed cursing ourselves for even trying LOL

@YataTheFifteenth

Жыл бұрын

I've been playing this game since 2 years old and I am still horrible at it 10/10 game

I rooted for you and that Saturday climb felt really good. The longshot at Sunday is very ambitious, but is the goaal. I still believe you achieve so much for just a week. Epic content my mann, and shoutout to Survivalist for lending a hand - true epic gamer

Such an entertaining video. Congrats...pro or not if your week as a 700 ELO player ended up with a showmatch vs Survivalist in front of 3000 viewers from memb's channel -- you've hit the aoe2 big leagues!

Great editing and pacing mate, can see you put a heap of effort into this one!

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! :D

The crazy thing about this is that I was binge watching T90 the day I came across your first video my guy. I have come full circle!

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Looool that's too funny!

Great history and video! I love AOE II and your video helped me understand why my friends struggled at the beginning 11

I just stumbled on this channel half way through my first video and you’ve cracked me up a few times besides teaching me…well done sir

This is a great video I hope it pushes more players to play online and encourage them to practice

Never seen your vids before, I love aoe2, loved your journey, great humour, great editing :)

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Im really glad you liked it! I worked really hard on it!

I saw this on my timeline some months ago, but I didn't watch it until I saw your Civ6 one. It's crazy to think that in your Civ6 one you were able to beat a pro (even with a cheesyish strat) but in this one, you couldn't even get to 1k elo. I've played AOE2 for a long time but never played multiplayer until DE came out. The game is very fun, but man it can be a real pain in the ass. In your games earlier in the week, I'm pretty sure you went up against a couple of smurfs, which tends to be an issue recently for some reason.Good videos, man got a new sub.

This video was a random youtube rec for me (well, "random" insofar as I already watch a lot of AoE2.) Loved it! Also Surv was on point with the +200 elo prediction

One of my favourite videos so far. Love me some good AOE2! You'll be a top player in no time mate

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Haha Simon you're too kind!

@Bedman-ed3yi

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman E Love channel #ottawa Welshman

Ambitious goal given that it takes half a decade to get to the top but it's always great to see people giving it a go.

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Lol yeah, i was not totally expecting to be the best ever after a week but it was a super fun challenge!

@daarom3472

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman reminds me of that guy who practiced chess for a month and thought he could beat Magnus :P

This was actually amazing, really really good story and props for editing this to this mastapiece! good job!

While I am not particularly interested in games like this one, your video was helpful in reminding what was it like to learn games in childhood, for now since I have less time, they became harder to navigate. Thank you

“Dude, sucking at sumthin’ is the first step towards being sorta good at something.” - Jake the Dog

I think the most amazing part of this one was getting a response from SOTL! I messaged him a few times and got nothing lol. Wait a sec... Isn't he Canadian too?! Maybe I need to go north... Great video my man, it's not easy to make a 20 year old game this entertaining, but you did it :D

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks so much strat! Yee SOTL was very kind to reply :) Granted I did send out a few cold emails and heard crickets!

@Strat-Guides

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman Yeah and I had messaged him about a year ago when I was at like 3k subs haha so it makes sense :) He seems like a really good dude. There's a podcast he went on a few months ago and he seems like a genuinely wholesome guy.

@dyn9726

Жыл бұрын

@@Strat-Guides hey nice seein you stumble along here :V

@Strat-Guides

Жыл бұрын

@@dyn9726 hey! You're a fan of the Ottawan too? I love his editing so I watch everything he puts out :)

@thefire-nanceguy4440

Жыл бұрын

you dont have 50k subscribers tho lol

Watched 1 video because it was recommended. Subscribed. Amazing content, very fun, super excited to watch more!

This video is hella inspirational. This was peak aoe2 content, watching someone come back and get their build down after years of playing ai only is very relatable. I'd watch this every day 😅

This game requires a lot of time to be remotely decent at it. I can only play a few games a week and I basically just practice build orders against the AI and playing against people makes me really nervous. Anyway, this video made me feel better about my 1100 rating. Keep playing, this was inspiring!

@fireninja8250

Жыл бұрын

Exact same feeling. I'm like 1200 but freak out when rushed and lose, losing 10% more games I should and getting a elo of 1000

@WanderingSage24

Жыл бұрын

It's easy lol this came out when I was 14 or 13 I'm 37

@fireninja8250

Жыл бұрын

@@WanderingSage24 what does that have to do with this?

@DosCaracteres

Жыл бұрын

@@WanderingSage24 so you must be like 2000 elo or something

@WanderingSage24

Жыл бұрын

@@DosCaracteres it's a strategy game lol. Each civ has strengths and weaknesses vs the others. Also you have to understand how to keep your economy safe while fighting. usually your opponent is across directly across the map from your starting position. and the hotkey lets you train troops and vills faster as well as build multiple buildings at once.

Great video, made me a lot more confident about my 1300-1400 elo...

@allanthomson9372

Жыл бұрын

Lmao same feeling (and same elo) makes me remember how hard this game is and what I’m at is cool

Well put together video sir, ive got a lot to learn. honestly speaking the editing is very well done! great video! earned my sub!

This was the first video i had seen of yours, great stuff. The editing was perfect and your personality was great fun to watch. Good stuff dude

Hey there. I'm The Sicilian. Great video! Take care. 11

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Are you actually?!?!?! That's sick! Yo I also love the offspring

Having been playing this game for years and knowing the skill it takes, I’m just gonna go out on a limb before I watch the rest and guess he gets absolutely destroyed when he tries playing a pro 😂

You've narrowed my childhood almost to a tee with one alteration, I also had a copy of Little Big Adventure 2

You are a PRO storyteller, entertained me the whole way through. Great vid! watching it again haha

We need a Ottowa and Zieley(I butchered the name) crossover!

@Verygoodfeel01

Жыл бұрын

Good idea i love it.

@Korrus_

Жыл бұрын

Alr happened

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Bruh you gotta convince Zieley for me 😉

@Verygoodfeel01

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshmanNo problems we will convince him for you everything.

pro AoE2 is absolutely wild. I can't even comprehend making my brain move that fast. I did spend probably over 1000 hours in the game over the years though

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

These guys are big brain, I will tell you that much!

@ryantannar5301

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman this video made me curious so I looked up typical APM for starcraft players and apparently 50 is considered casual and you're not proficient until 150, RTS plays scare me a little

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

@@ryantannar5301 the 17 APM is actually eAPM - effective actions per minute. Its not really clicks its more actions!

@ryantannar5301

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman ah that puts it into a bit more perspective. Those StarCraft numbers seemed inhuman

I've been playing AoE2 on and off since the release back in 1999, but never online. This video changed that 👍🏻

amaaaaazing video, never played AoE or any similar games such as you but this video singlehandedly made me want to play them! keep it going man, i bet that you are going to blow up!

This is the greatest story ever told

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Oh it's a story alright!

This was amazing! I want the week 2 journey

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Haha I think this will be a 'one off' but still thanks so much for your nice comment!!

The game used to save a recording of every game and you could watch it in game, don't have definitive edition but sure it's still on there. No CaptureAge needed. Awesome video btw.

Hi dude, I discovered your channel recently with one of your CK3 video, I'm glad you are style doing videos. Keep up the good work

My man you just described my entire experience getting into AOE2 😂😂😂

The first half of this video feels like watching a man slowly lose his sanity. Spamming voice chats in ranked is something I would expect from the dang Joker. If you can't be the best AOE2 player, you can at least be the funniest AOE2 player.

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Voice in my head *im the joka baybe*

Great stuff brought back memories also you are very witty and clever I laughed out loud several times during the video maybe I just get your humor where others do not so please keep the great content coming

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I really appreciate your comment! 😃😃

12:08 As Czech, I appreciated that Czech part :D 12:48 Nice and Funny. So much respect for how far you've come, even though you lost in the end. It would have been epic to beat him, but no matter how it turned out, I would have demanded a rematch. You're great. Great and funny video. I had a great time.

This video is great. Do what you love!

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! So happy for this comment! It was a fun caveat before I return to CK stuff! I would love to do more like this!

Taking more Els than the Spanish language BUT every failure you learn from is no failure at all

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Lmfaoooooo LOVE IT!

Amazing video, I did this same thing a few years back and the pros were very helpful aswell. I did rage quit after about a month xD 111 Fast castle knights, castle rush, siege and stable behind enemy lines, such fun once you get it down.

The double-clicking all vills gives me nightmares to this day, I finally realized theres a setting to only select idle villagers on double-click and I was so relieved. I Love this AOE2 DE content lol, please keep it up.

Am I hearing T90's voice in this vid all the time?🤔

Just happened to click on Survivalist's game while I was casting a while ago and stumbled upon one of your games live. This explains how it came about! Was really impressive for only learning for 1 week. And that's some in-depth research to locate the origins of the Arena clown terminology.

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

I saw you in chat that night actually!11 I had sent you a twitter DM a few months back about the vid idea!

@T-West

Жыл бұрын

@@OttawaWelshman Oh I probably missed it then, I get lots of spam in those dms lol. Discord is usually better for me.

Dang this was actually a super well made video!! I hope you make a second episode of this! :D

awesome video I used to play AoE2 as a kid just like you did, your video aroused in me the urge to play it again after such a long time

If you want to join the AoE2 community we embrace you with open arms.

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

hahaha thanks for having me!

I'm new to your channel but KZread compulsively feeds me everything AOE2 related - I really enjoyed this, great video :)

First video I watched from you and have no idea how you don't have at least 1 mil subscribers. Keep going man, you're amazing!

OMG I love this game so match and your video making style is also is one of my favourites, and you drop these things combined! Thank you!

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Haha i am SO happy you liked it!

One of the best videos i have watched....you must have put many hrs int oit....hilarious...and funny...and entertaining....gj sir!

This is an awesome video! It reminded me a lot of the learning curve i had to take when starting this february :)

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Haha glad I could reflect it accurately! Thanks so much for your comment

duuude! :D that was SO MUCH FUN to watch! :D laughs, thoughts and everything in-between! loved it :)

just found this video unable to sleep with the worst flu ive ever had and it was amazing haha deffo kept me entertained, loved the editing and storytelling and i love this game so was sick to see someones take on it. Subscribed bro!

@OttawaWelshman

Жыл бұрын

Hope you feel better!!!

First video of yours that I've ever seen, gotta love the algorithm. Definitely have a new sub!

1 year ago, I watched one of your reviews and commented it was not good and not informative. But friend, you are great now, this was one of the best entertaining videos, I simply clap and be a subscriber.

I watched this whole video and have no regrets you my friend have earned a subscriber Great Video!

brilliant vid, sir. That was fun to watch. I've played all of the games but my laptop struggles with AOE4. I will persevere... Peace from Berkshire.

I love this new style of content, definitely the way you needed to branch out to grow more. Really good video

Awesome Video M8 👍, realy fun and entertaining , keep good work and u will always be rewarded !

very entertaining...didn't expect it, but watched it till the end :D well done! Greetings from Germany

OMG, such good content! I laughed so hard I almost pissed myself. How have I not found your channel before now? MOAR PLEASE!

I only play the Age of Empires campaigns, because like you at the beginning, I suck. And I've been casually playing AoE and 3 since the game originally came out. I still don't want to play multiplayer, but your funny video and tips encouraged me to up the difficulty haha

Wow! I feel like I’ve been on such a journey watching this video. Loved every second of it!

nice vid man! and glad that Survivalist helped you a bit!

Oh, how the times have changed... it seems only those who dedicate a lot of time to the game remain... so these days people at 600 ELO execute build orders nearly perfectly, can micro, and are following the streams of the top rated players. Just 2-3 years ago 600 ELO was about simcity players, half of them never even touched their boars, and produced villagers only on demand like we did it as children playing the original campaigns.

Great video My tactics to reach 1600 was milita + FC or fast feudal in open maps (can narrow all civ difference) Then I started to practice for longer games.

Such a good video! Thanks for the hard work 😍

as a total noob this was an awesome video. hilarious and totally captured the experience of being a beginner on the learning curve

Hahaha absolutely deserves a follow. I was waiting for my little one to get outta school watching this laughing like a mad man. Great video.