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To me, DauT is the Mikhail Tal of AOE while Viper is Bobby Fischer. I've watched endless videos of DauT and Viper playing AoE. ZeroEmpires has done a lot to po

To me, DauT is the Mikhail Tal of AOE while Viper is Bobby Fischer. I've watched endless videos of DauT and Viper playing AoE. ZeroEmpires has done a lot to popularize AoE streaming. Here's his YouTube channel if anyone is interested - https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeroEmpires https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeroEmpires

_the_inflator 6y ago
T90official is also suuuuupercool! He also started as a pretty mediocre player and now deserves his rank among the best players! He shares a lot of his secrets and is also #1 commentator now for AoE II:DE related games: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUT79WUUpZlZ-XMF7l4CFg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUT79WUUpZlZ-XMF7l4CFg Also watch his Twitch account. Spirit of the Law is also a great resource: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLZJo-SxuPHz-oYKAIC_g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLZJo-SxuPHz-oYKAIC_g
- aerovistae 6y ago
  T90 to me is such a confusing phenomenon. I've never understood why a low-rated player who (to me) did not have a particularly entertaining personality was the most-subscribed AoE2 player on twitch. Is he actually good now? How high-rated is he compared to Daut and Viper and so on?
  - _the_inflator 6y ago
    He already beat Viper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tkf-BMMq-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tkf-BMMq-8 T90 is doing great. Also improved massively his commentator skills. Give him a try! :)
    - aerovistae 6y ago
      Ah, yeah, I kind of meant in a serious match though. In that match viper made 3 docks on a land map and no feudal army. As T90 himself said, "The trouble with playing viper is that if viper memes me, and I win, people just say oh T90 isn't good, viper wasn't trying. And if I lose, well, T90 can't even beat viper when he's not trying. So it's a lose-lose situation." Too true. I see he is #96 on rankings right now though, that's terrific. Being able to beat #1 isn't the only measure of success and I don't mean to imply otherwise.
  - seg_lol 6y ago
    Maybe because > He shares a lot of his secrets ? Teachers don't have to be the best at the _thing_, they should be really good at explaining concepts. Maybe T90 is the people watch when then want to go from zero to average? I don't want to be coached by the best tennis player in the world, it would be a waste and I couldn't do any of the things they could teach me. A solid above average player that knows my limits and can explain how to correct flaws would be much better (for me).
  - creamynebula 6y ago
    T90 is on the 2000-2100 range currently, he just reached top 100.
  - friendlybus 6y ago
    He's likeable, non-offensive and casual. Watching people try too hard at a game is draining sometimes.
MaxBarraclough 6y ago
Here's a long video of them facing off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLNu7ELg4mk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLNu7ELg4mk (Their first round runs up to the 39:00 mark.)
xuki 6y ago
Nilpferd is my favorite: https://www.twitch.tv/nili_aoe https://www.twitch.tv/nili_aoe
ouid 6y ago
Viper is pretty defensive and grindy. I think Carlsen is a much better comparison.

_the_inflator 6y ago

T90official is also suuuuupercool! He also started as a pretty mediocre player and now deserves his rank among the best players! He shares a lot of his secrets and is also #1 commentator now for AoE II:DE related games: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUT79WUUpZlZ-XMF7l4CFg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZUT79WUUpZlZ-XMF7l4CFg Also watch his Twitch account. Spirit of the Law is also a great resource: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLZJo-SxuPHz-oYKAIC_g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLZJo-SxuPHz-oYKAIC_g

aerovistae 6y ago
T90 to me is such a confusing phenomenon. I've never understood why a low-rated player who (to me) did not have a particularly entertaining personality was the most-subscribed AoE2 player on twitch. Is he actually good now? How high-rated is he compared to Daut and Viper and so on?
- _the_inflator 6y ago
  He already beat Viper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tkf-BMMq-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tkf-BMMq-8 T90 is doing great. Also improved massively his commentator skills. Give him a try! :)
  - aerovistae 6y ago
    Ah, yeah, I kind of meant in a serious match though. In that match viper made 3 docks on a land map and no feudal army. As T90 himself said, "The trouble with playing viper is that if viper memes me, and I win, people just say oh T90 isn't good, viper wasn't trying. And if I lose, well, T90 can't even beat viper when he's not trying. So it's a lose-lose situation." Too true. I see he is #96 on rankings right now though, that's terrific. Being able to beat #1 isn't the only measure of success and I don't mean to imply otherwise.
- seg_lol 6y ago
  Maybe because > He shares a lot of his secrets ? Teachers don't have to be the best at the _thing_, they should be really good at explaining concepts. Maybe T90 is the people watch when then want to go from zero to average? I don't want to be coached by the best tennis player in the world, it would be a waste and I couldn't do any of the things they could teach me. A solid above average player that knows my limits and can explain how to correct flaws would be much better (for me).
- creamynebula 6y ago
  T90 is on the 2000-2100 range currently, he just reached top 100.
- friendlybus 6y ago
  He's likeable, non-offensive and casual. Watching people try too hard at a game is draining sometimes.

MaxBarraclough 6y ago

Here's a long video of them facing off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLNu7ELg4mk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLNu7ELg4mk (Their first round runs up to the 39:00 mark.)

xuki 6y ago

Nilpferd is my favorite: https://www.twitch.tv/nili_aoe https://www.twitch.tv/nili_aoe

ouid 6y ago

Viper is pretty defensive and grindy. I think Carlsen is a much better comparison.