Three days ago I created a similar post in the official forum to try to create a serious debate about early walling and I only got replies from 900/1000 elo 1 vs 1 players and AI players explaining me how to play age of empires and saying that "playing offensive does not require skill".
In the post I suggested that increasing the price of wooden palisades from 2 to 5 would positively modify the game from minute 5 to 15, especially on open maps. I don't know if I can post here the last post of the thread in which I detailed in depth my opinion about the impact on dark age and feudal. I would really appreciate it if some of you experienced players here could take a look at it to get some really serious opinions on the matter.
In the post I suggested that increasing the price of wooden palisades from 2 to 5 would positively modify the game from minute 5 to 15, especially on open maps. I don't know if I can post here the last post of the thread in which I detailed in depth my opinion about the impact on dark age and feudal. I would really appreciate it if some of you experienced players here could take a look at it to get some really serious opinions on the matter.
Suggestion: Increase the price of palisades
The problem is the walling in with palisades from the 5th to the 13th minute, when wood is a required resource for one strategy or the other. Let’s use this assumption: For example in the case of a pre-mill drush+fc defence, minute 8 of game, I usually identify it before with the scout, but if...
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