Viel ist geschehen in den vergangenen Jahren und insbesondere seit dem Release der Definitive Edition von AoE II. Insbesondere die Art und Weise, wie Spieleröffnungen gestaltet sind, hat sich stark verändert. Wir nehmen dies zum Anlass, in einer neuen Reihe über Strategien zu philosophieren. Den Beginn machen wird mit einer Folge über den Dark Age Rush (Drush) sowie Men at Arms (M@A) Openings. Unter anderem geht es darum, welche Arten des Drushes es gibt, wann lieber Men at Arms geöffnet werden sollte und welche Follow-ups es üblicher Weise gibt. 

Viel Spaß beim Hören wünschen
Felix & Christian

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Timecodes:
00:00 Das schlechteste Intro der Welt
04:11 Grundlagen des Drushs
13:45 Pre- & Postmill Drush
24:32 Follow-ups
30:00 Drush FC
34:23 French Drush
41:08 Stances
42:56 Men at Arms
56:05 Maps
58:02 Team Games

Musik: "Spring War" vom offiziellen AoE 2 Soundtrack
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Soundtrack Volume 1

[GER] Strategien #01: Drush & M@A

Welcome to the new issue of your monthly Age of Empires podcast magazine! 
I've put together an exciting program for you, with both old and new segments. As always, we'll start with the news, which is of course dominated by Warlords 4. There will be spoilers, so if you don't want to hear them, check the timecodes and skip that section. We'll also talk about Town Center Tango 2, the pitfalls of the PS5 version, and, of course, the topic that everyone is talking about: the Khitan. There's a few updates on AoE 4 and AoM, as an event has started in both games. In a new segment called Games News, I'll be giving you some news about RTS and strategy games outside the franchise that were released last month or will be released the upcoming month and that might be interesting for those who not only like AoE 2 but also enjoy playing strategy games and RTS in general. Today's episode features games like Tempest Rising among other things and some sad news relating to Battle Aces. We'll wrap up the episode with podcast news and the look ahead to the tournaments in June. Enjoy this issue of the magazine and thank you for listening!
Chris

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Timecodes:
00:00 Content
01:57 AoE 2 News
34:21 Franchise News
38:36 Games News
50:18 Podcast News
52:38 Tournament outlook June 2025

Links:
Warlords 4: liquipedia.net/ageofempires/Warlords/4
TCT2: liquipedia.net/ageofempires/Town_Center_Tango/2
Mentioned game in TCT2 segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-s5zkCF2sc
AoE 4 Event: https://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-empires-iv-patch-13-2-4553/
AoM Update: https://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-mythology-retold-update-18-27100/
AoM Event: https://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-mythology-retold-update-18-21333/
AoC Classic 2025: https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe2/comments/1kpjgy2/announcing_500_aoc_classic_2025_tournament/
Dynamic Battle Team: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EEjYfWOuvs8wh2dGvyGgclC17FQCkQ2lbJD3GpTUGEU/edit?tab=t.0
Yodesla: https://www.twitch.tv/yodesla/about
EGCTV: https://www.twitch.tv/egctv?lang=de

Music: www.purple-planet.com


[ENG] Magazine Ep. #01 June 2025

Weekly Podcast about all things Age of Empires II: eSport, History, Campaigns, Strategy Talk, Civilizations and much more! This feed contains mainly English epidoses with the occasional german episode inbetween. For a clear english feed, please visit my Patreon or listen to the show on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jjwFU76puJ8tCCvdV99N5?si=ed392146557c4982

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[ENG] Magazine Ep. #01 June 2025

Start the game already - Age of Empires II Podcast

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