Red Bull Wololo: Legacy - Official Announcement

Announcement​

Are you ready for the most outstanding and prodigious event in the history of Age of Empires? We have teased you enough and are now ready to reveal what we have been brewing behind the scenes. Red Bull Wololo started back in early 2020 and pioneered the use of Empire Wars in major tournaments. The fast-paced, action-packed game mode quickly took off, and we had so many incredible moments spanning through the initial Red Bull Wololo all the way to Red Bull Wololo V in late 2021. As time went on, the events only got bigger and better, and here we are, in 2022, and we are about to blow you away.
To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Age of Empires, we are announcing not one, not two, but three tournaments. You will get to experience the original game that started the entire franchise back in 1997 - the original Age of Empires. You will also get to experience the arguably most influential game in the franchise's history, Age of Empires II - originally released back in 1999. Finally, the newest edition in the franchise, the incredible Age of Empires IV.

Once again, we will go back to Castle Heidelberg in Germany for the offline event spanning from the 21st to the 30th of October. During these days, you will experience the main event of both Age of Empires II and IV as well as the finals of all three events during the last two days - the 29th and 30th of October.

But what exactly is at stake here? Well, we have a total prize of a whopping $550,000.00 distributed among the three games, as shown below.

• Age of Empires I: $50,000.00
• Age of Empires II: $200,000.00
• Age of Empires IV: $300,000.00

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Invitations & Qualification​

Age of Empires II​

For Age of Empires II, you will see the return of all the previous conquerors. Mr_Yo, the champion of the original Red Bull Wololo. Liereyy, the only champion with two victories under his belt, Red Bull Wololo II and IV. DauT, the champion of Red Bull Wololo III. And finally, TheViper, the champion of Red Bull Wololo V. These players have proven themselves to be fierce warriors and have earned a direct invitation to the main event.

Other players must prove themselves worthy in different events leading up to the main event, as well as the two open qualifiers taking place from the 20th to the 21st of August and the 27th to the 28th of August.
You can already sign up for the open qualifiers here and here.

Age of Empires IV​

For Age of Empires IV, we're looking back to N4C to find our champions, and with that, Beastyqt, the winner of N4C, and Leenock, the runner-up, will already be waiting to meet everyone else that qualifies in Castle Heidelberg.

Other players must prove themselves worthy in tournaments leading up to the main event, as well as an extensive qualification event, Road to Red Bull held by EGC.
Registration and more information regarding this can be found here.

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I sincerely hope we can make this one of the greatest events ever. I'm aware of the commotion there has been following the release of Age of Empires IV, but remember that we are celebrating the franchise as a whole and the incredible history our beloved games have. We can't wait to share even more details with you soon.

For streamers, broadcasters, content creators and so on - I'm not able to share much information regarding streaming policies as of right now. I'll be sure to provide more information as soon as it becomes available. Feel free to reach out to me on Discord, and I'll take note of your interest for later. I know some people have already reached out regarding this, but please do so again now that the event has been properly announced. You can reach me at Chrazini#5687, thank you.

For additional information, go to redbull.com/wololo.

 

hype!!!!

 

LoL 11

 

LETS GO

 

$300k!

 

super hype!!!!!!!

 

 

I can't imagine the dilemma of the hardcore AoEZoner now, torn between crying about AoE 4 getting 300k and celebrating AoE 2 still receiving an amazing prize pool and LAN.

 

absolutely hyped as ****!

sooo excited for aoe2 ofc, and hopefully I'll find the aoe1 and 4 great as a new experience too!

 

Amazing! Looking forward to this event! Such a great time to be an AoE fan.

 

During these days, you will experience the main event of both Age of Empires II and IV as well as the finals of all three events during the last two days - the 29th and 30th of October.

Does this mean the final of AoE 1 will also be played in Heidelberg?

 

I expected it to be $200,000. if it's 2-3 games, but $550,000 is so much money, it's almost scary.
Good to see AoE I involved, but still curious about why no AoE III, even if it just was a small prize pool and top 4 or top 2 in Heidelberg.

 

Does this mean the final of AoE 1 will also be played in Heidelberg?

Only the final, it's on the website

 

Does this mean the final of AoE 1 will also be played in Heidelberg?

Yes, it will. The main event will be played offline prior to the offline event.

 

Is there anywhere a confirmation AoE II will be EW? Amazing info btw!

 

Is there anywhere a confirmation AoE II will be EW?

It will be Empire Wars.

 

Meet up plans when?

 

Is it aoe 1 DE or the original one?

 

btw is there an ETA when we will know more about the AoE(1) event? Don't really know anything about the scene other than that it's huge in vietnam so I'm curious what it'll be like

 

Is it aoe 1 DE or the original one?

It's on the Definitive Edition.
It's the original game.

 

btw is there an ETA when we will know more about the AoE(1) event? Don't really know anything about the scene other than that it's huge in vietnam so I'm curious what it'll be like

You can read more about it here.
Unfortunately, I found out too late, and was unable to integrate it into the announcement.

 

Only the final, it's on the website

So I'm guessing we will have the finals of AoE 1 and 2 on the 29th and the final of AoE 4 on the 30th.

Can't wait for the viewership comparison posts!

 

So I'm guessing we will have the finals of AoE 1 and 2 in on the 29th and the final of 4 on the 30th.

Can't wait for the viewership comparison posts!

Spot on!

 

Any information about live viewers in heidelberg?

 

Whos going to wear the armor this time?