It is pretty much the only thing that can happen on Dark Age
This is the kind of argument an espectador would say, never a player.
Even on Arena (so called the most boring map in dark age) the dark age is crucial for the whole match, and understand how to play it is key.
Maybe the streamers should play a little bit more with the fog of war during dark age... Aswell as coment the map and civs wisely, something that has been lost in the latest time for a more "entertaining" stream