Didn't he already quit AOE2 after achieving "everything".
League of Legends is not exactly what I would call fresh, interesting streaming content. Its 13 years old and thanks to a lot of patching and power creep well past its peak in my opinion. 11So Hera's looking for a fresh, interesting streaming content, it may work out for him.
2 years? haha; do you know the year has 12 months, not 30 days?The interest in AoE2 in the last 2 years was supported by the fact that AoE4 was on the horizon. But AoE4 is a disappointment to a lot of people, I'd say to the majority of AoE2 community. The prospects for AoE franchise are quite modest and I find this decision by Hera reasonable. It looks like we are getting past the golden age of AoE. It's just too unlikely now that AoE4 takes off as a big e-sport, the game isn't good enough for that. So Hera's looking for a fresh, interesting streaming content, it may work out for him.
Really not a bad idea at all, though you'd want to do something to make sure people don't just camp their spots by smurfing or not playing to ensure that they can participate. As far as money goes, a few hundred bucks is a few hundred bucks. In starcraft they have these weeklies that take 5-6 hours, tons of series, etc. and the winner gets a couple hundred bucks. Pretty much all the top players sign up except for the handful that have crazy career earnings.What about a winner stays on type of showmatch?
-First week ladder #1 vs #2, winner gets the crown and grabs lets say $200.
-Second week the remaining highest ranked player at the time challenges the champion.
-Rinse and repeat until new patch.
-Problem is the very top players might not be that motivated as couple hundred dollars arent that much.
he will be back, when he realizes the competition is way too strong to be a pro gamer there. He can't live on mediocraty in LoL, because his viewernumbers will drop and then he'll be back to AoE 2 again.
I remember larry said in one stream he had like 4-5 k elo in Dota2, which was (idk the current ranking system) very high and he still was miles away from pro level. It's incredible difficult to get to pro lvl in those kind of games, since millions play it.
2 years? haha; do you know the year has 12 months, not 30 days?
ill give a maximum 2 months before aoe4 was available to general public; was in few channels where casuals asked the streamer if he was hyped for aoe4; most of the questions were after red bull wololo 5;
where did you get the 2 years is .... a case of study
He might still compete in AoE2 events and eliminate other pro-players from brackets.why are we discussing a guy that no more plays age2, and leaves age4 for LoL??? shut this down
Can we have a reminder feature @_PkZ_ ? I am already having trouble to find posts related to AOE4 and it is huge, big, gigantic, extraordinary potential. I want to add this post to the list.You dont have to be good at the game to have big audiance on Twitch. High rank and quality entertainmet arent necessarily connected.
Not sure what you mean here.Can we have a reminder feature @_PkZ_ ? I am already having trouble to find posts related to AOE4 and it is huge, big, gigantic, extraordinary potential. I want to add this post to the list.
Thanks for posting... i would have missed.
Last 5-6 years? I think I heard of him first in KotD 2, which was in the beginning of 2019. His first really big result imo was second place in NAC III, which was just before the pandemic.I think it would be disingenuous to say this isn't a hit to the community... like Hera or not there's no denying he's been one of the most important players/streamers in this community for at least the last 5-6 years now.
Last 5-6 years? I think I heard of him first in KotD 2, which was in the beginning of 2019. His first really big result imo was second place in NAC III, which was just before the pandemic.
I agree that it is a hit to the community though
He was talking about Hera I believe, since he answered Andrews Post about Hera.Liereyy: Results - Liquipedia Age of Empires Wiki
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His first really 'notable' 1v1 result was the Euro Cup in 2017
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hera has been involved in aoe2 scene even before liereyy i think. He used to stream hun wars in voobly days 2018-early 19..... his big breakthrough was in DE thoughLast 5-6 years? I think I heard of him first in KotD 2, which was in the beginning of 2019. His first really big result imo was second place in NAC III, which was just before the pandemic.
I agree that it is a hit to the community though
oh that's a derp my bad, I assumed Andrew was cheering for Liereyy and didn't actually read lulHe was talking about Hera I believe, since he answered Andrews Post about Hera.
I would mark ECL as starting point for Hera era, especially finals.Arguably you could say Hera's first big result was in 2015 as part of Team Canada, but 2018 was when he started getting results in 1v1 events
Is that for Liereyy? I thought he was around for way longer than that. I remember the "Who is number 2?" tournament, where he already felt past his first prime due to net being very active. And that tournament already is a long while back.Liereyy: Results - Liquipedia Age of Empires Wiki
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Nah, Larry wasnt that great at the time. I still remember Viper jokingly mocking Daut for losing to Larry in one of the Escape events.Is that for Liereyy? I thought he was around for way longer than that. I remember the "Who is number 2?" tournament, where he already felt past his first prime due to net being very active. And that tournament already is a long while back.
The interest was supported by the fact that Microsoft was throwing more money into sponsoring content like community tournaments. AoE4 being on the horizon was just the strategic justification for this investment. I doubt most people getting back into AoE2 would have cared if that investment was coming because Microsoft thought they could grow AoE2 into a big game rather than because Microsoft thought that building up some interest in AoE2 would make AoE4 sell better.The interest in AoE2 in the last 2 years was supported by the fact that AoE4 was on the horizon.
If it is between Daut and Viper, they make joke out of anything don't take it seriously, since 2017 Viper always say Liereyy is the most dangerous opponent.Nah, Larry wasnt that great at the time. I still remember Viper jokingly mocking Daut for losing to Larry in one of the Escape events.