Rush Tactics

Having devoted the last 30 days to helping noobs improve in AOE, Josh and Greg want to find out if they’ve actually succeeded in building a guide to help new players. So they grab their friend Gavin Townsley who has only dabbled in AOEO and walk him through the beginner process. Along the way, Gavin […]

Josh and Greg put their friendship to the test by tackling the quests that require a co-op partner in this week’s episode. While battling the unwavering onslaught of warriors attacking their base, they talk about what it takes to be a good co-op partner, how new players can make friends while leveling up their civs, […]

Josh and Greg continue the Noob November celebration by sending countless soldiers to their deaths in an attempt to discern the exact importance of gear. They also give their tips for new players gearing up their civilizations and weigh in on the all-important question: what stat is the best for each unit? Setup Play Age […]

New players unite! Josh and Greg lead the community in compiling their best tips for new players jumping into Age of Empires Online. This week, we start with the basics: picking your civilization, setting up your capital city, and starting your first quests. Setup Be a noob Noob Question #1: What does AOEO change from […]

It’s the spookiest time of the year, when patches pop out of nowhere to ambush us with tons of new in-game content. Josh and Greg jump into the new quest pack, civilization, vanity items, and features and quickly pick sides in the what-part-should-you-buy-first holy war. Which side will prevail when they fight to the death […]

When Crete is in peril, King Minos sends out a call for the greatest warriors in all the land. Josh and Greg pack up their picnic and head to the mediterranean sea to protect the boy wonder from thousands of soldiers conveniently marching in isolated and progressively larger packs. Setup You or your co-op partner […]

It’s time to make it rain coins, and not just the sweet chocolaty kind, I am talking cold hard cash. Josh and Greg are joined this week by our first-ever guest host, Andy Pierce. Andy has broken it down to hard calculations and lists of the best ways to make profit from crafting and questing. […]

Josh and Greg don their pharoah garb to tackle the Alliance Wars quest Palace Race: Egypt. Their goal: ensure their faction gets a new resort built before the other jerk, and pick up a few sweet reward chests along the way. Setup Two level 40 players The players must be in the same Alliance (you […]

Break the build-grow-kill mold with Auggie and his wacky friends on the Alpine Adventure quest. Greg walks us through his favorite quest in the entire game, and shows us how to make it worth our time. Setup You must beat the first 3 Auggie quests that appear in your hometown before you unlock the repeatable […]

Efficiency isn’t everything. Sometimes we want our build orders to entertain us with copious minion death before our inevitable victory. Josh details his cruel death march in his favorite Babylonian strategy: The Dwarf Swarm. Setup Team: 1-4 players Mode: Any map, any time (except PvP, unless you’re suicidal) Tactic Race to Age IV Use Walls, […]