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Welcome back to another episode of the Age of Empires Magazine featuring Daniela and Chris!
January was all about the qualifiers of RB Wololo Londinium, so we’re gonna talk about that in todays show. Other topics include Team Vitality joining the scene, news of mismanagement in GL and what’s new in T90 Titans gold and silver leagues. We’ve also got official news previewing the new DLC and the Naval rework that we can discuss. There’s no franchise news apart from the DLC for AoE 2 releasing on the 17th of February, so after the News, we’ll head straight to some Emails and then the tournament outlook.
Please check out ⁠⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠⁠:
⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠

Timecodes:
00:00 Programme
01:13 News
01:46:00 Podcast News & Emails
02:11:40 Tournament Outlook February 2026

Links:
Team Vitality
Viper Drama
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TTL 5⁠
⁠RB Wololo Ladder Qualifier
Naval rework
Six Nations Cup

Daniela and I are discussing the RB Wololo Qualifiers, covering topics like the runs of the first 5 placements, the Hearttt vs Vinch Finale and other important topics. Enjoy!
Please check out ⁠⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠⁠:
⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today, we‘re visiting eastern europe and talk about the Poles. The Poles have been introduced to the game in the second DLC for the Definitive Edition in August 2021 together with the Bohemians introducing unique game mechanics and farm economy which I was very sceptical of when it got released but now believe to be one of the best designs decisions in the game. You'll be hearing me praising the civ design a lot in this podcast, when I go through all civilization bonuses, their unique techs, units and even buildings. They probably have the best campaign of the game, which if you haven't already, should defenitely give a go. The Poles are hard to master and had little impact on the eSports scene, yet I wouldn't want to change a thing about them. Well actually, one thing, but you'll find out when listening to the Podcast!
Chris

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Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
05:08 Folwarks
16:00 HP Regeneration
21:45 Stone-to-gold conversion
28:00 Cheaper Scout Upgrades & Teambonus
34:10 Winged Hussar & Unique Techs
51:50 Obuch
59:00 Strategies & army compositions
01:22:15 Campaign
Music: Poles Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome back to another episode of the Age of Empires Magazine! Once again, I am joined by Daniela!
We’ve got exciting topics to discuss, starting of course with the sixth edition of King of the Desert and a recent update with balance changes from the 2nd of december. We’ve also got a couple of Franchise News, because the South AmericaDLC has been announced for AoE II and is coming to the game in February 2026. As is the theme with our Franchise, if one game get’s something new, another game probably has something similar in store and that’s true for Age of Mythology and Age of Empires IV. We’ll finish up the episode with some emails and the tournament outlook for January 2026, where we’ll talk about the RB Wololo Ladder Qualifier and TTL Season 5. I’d also like to mention that we recorded this podcast just before the News about GL and their members have dropped, so there is no mentioning of that in this episode.
Please check out ⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠:
⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠

Timecodes:
00:00 Programme
02:30 News
02:12:54 Franchise News
02:26:45 Podcast News & Emails
02:39:25 Tournament Outlook January 2026

Links:
⁠King of the Desert VI⁠
Danielas Statement of MM
Balance Changes
⁠AoE 2025 Review
⁠⁠TTL 5
RB Wololo Ladder Qualifier

Macht euch bereit für einen Podcast, bei dem wir uns so richtig alt fühlen. Alles ist neu und unübersichtlich: AoE II verändert sich mit Phosphoru Rushes, Stand Ground Patrols und der Siegetower Meta. World of Warcraft ist überhaupt nicht mehr das, was es einmal war und ist kaum wieder zu erkennen. Und wenn Felix einfach mal ne Runde Hitman spielen will, scheitert er daran, weil er den Überblick über die verschiedenen Spieleversionen nicht bekommt. Christian hat wurde außerdem von Europa Universalis gemobbt. Klingt alles scheiße, aber lass euch nicht beirren, denn in Wahrheit haben wir gerade ziemlich viel Spaß mit unseren Spielen!
Viel Spaß beim Hören!
Felix & Christian
⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠
Musik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.