#Vikings age of empires 2 free

They also are cost effective vs Palas and even though they aren't Pikemen. And now they can deal with a bunch of hussars better whereas before a group of FU hussars ~2 to 1 could take on Berserks. They went from meh to fuck champs, I want me some Berserks. Berserks can do decently well vs Aztec EW flood and in death match they are seen quite often. But Vikings need to push fast on such map and get a very forward wall off or they will have to push in elsewhere if one flank has walled like a god. Even early imp Viking Pikes are okay if no one else is yet imperial. Most put up castles and amass Berserks which do well vs Castle Age Knights when fully upgraded. They do see rise in Arena and if you manage to push one side of the BF flank hard with siege ram arb early imp push. It's a very smooth pocket transition assuming you're ahead and the game reaches imp to begin with. Honestly in AOC they are a little underwhelming and take a lot of time to create and may not see rise on open maps in 1v1, but in TG and especially as pocket, it's a very good idea to go Cavalier to Berserks + Siege Ram and if your flank couldn't go Arbs you can add those too. Okay now that I got the eco part out of the way. Now change civs to say Saracens and you will struggle running 3.

Vikings with the same number of vills (least in aoc) can comfortably grush with 4 docks in feudal with perfect ease. On top of the cheaper docks and cheaper war ships.

#Vikings age of empires 2 free

And even if you aren't making farms which benefits free wheel and hand cart more. They can run away from non Celtic They can forward faster. And it takes effect immediately upon feudal/castle meaning your villagers are that much efficient early on. Other Civs can't compete against such a free bonus.

The only thing a Viking TC will ever research is age ups, maybe if you need it the town watch techs and the rest is villagers. Then comes castle where another 300f 200w is saved. That's an instant 175f 50w saved and you can use the time it takes to research wheelbarrow to make 3 extra vills as viks which conveniently enough wheelbarrow is the cost of just over 3 vills + 50w. Even in Rise of Rajas where Malay can enter feudal with 2-3 more vills. They have hand cart while most other civs doing an FC probably don't even have wheelbarrow done. In a fast castle situation Vikings are arguably the best economic powerhouse. Then when i started to play more competitively in 2010 I learnt just how good free wheelbarrow and hand cart is. And when I played the campaign to find out they regen I was like omg this civ has a hero like unit. While all my friends loved Teutonic Knights. How are Vikings on water maps now with the ship cost nerf and the lack of Fire Galleys, and how does this compare with how they were in AoC? How strong is Viking infantry in terms of fheir survivability with the added HP? How significant is the free Wheelbarrow and Handcart as an eco bonus?

Wheelbarrow and Handcart techs are researched for free.

Infantry gain 10% more health in the Feudal Age, 15% more health in the Castle Age, and 20% more health in the Imperial Age.

Chieftans (Castle UT: Infantry gain +5 attack vs cavalry and +2 attack vs camels.).

Why would you choose Longboats over Galleys or in what situations? How significant is it now that they don't need a castle to be built and their cost is reduced?

Longboat (UU: Small, multi-arrow firing ship.).

How do Berserkers compare to other infantry? How do they fit in with the Viking's composition?

Berserker (UU: Fast infantry that regenerates health.).

the Vikings! Feel free to ask any questions, answer anything, make jokes, discuss, or whatever floats your boat longship! If you missed the Huns discussion/any of the discussions from previous weeks or just want to revisit them, I'll have 'em linked below! Don't miss out on our discussion next week over the Portuguese!

Anywho, this Friday, we've got your favorite long-haired fair folk to speak of. Sorry for the wait this week (completely forgot what day it was).