Shogun 2 Total War: Aggony 1v1 Rd 2 Duck vs Angelos

Duck vs Angelos Thursday 21st 3PM/15:00 GMT, Stream by AzureCuzYeah

"Welcome to AggonyDuck who finally gets to play in the A1C, after his opponents forfeiat in first round. And welcome to AzureCuzYeah who is doing his first livestream in the A1C. Angelos AG is already battle tested in the tournament after his victory over VM Pasifix and well known Total War player. 

I'm really looking forward to this and will watch it live from work.  Good luck both players!"

Brotherhood of Aggony (http://brotherhoodofaggony.com/index.php?page=Thread&postID=19395#post19395)

Stream is on the right---->

Remember to go FULL SCREEN!

You were saying?

Just because one person says it is a joke doesn't mean it is: 

Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Why U No Protect General?

Money hack sold by 7Samourai could destroy the integrity of Shogun 2.

It isn't often that ethics play a pivotal role in online gaming. The train of thought I subscribe to allows the community flourish on its own. We all have our opinions on how the game is supposed to be played and under what circumstances. More than most games, In Shogun 2 we see players taking hold to the ideology of honor as if they were a 16Th century Samurai. This is something that I find not only amusing but interesting as it represents a series of checks and balances within the culture of Total War. Ethics and honor correlate quite closely. The Total War community is not the largest, but a passion like no other is represented. I would like to address an issue that was brought up to me earlier today:

Shogun 2 (As well as Nearly all TW Games) have had their share of several problems in the past. Exploits and broken strategy have whittled the integrity of Shogun since its launch. We have over come as a community on more than one occasion with continual high powered tournaments and enormous passion for the Shogun 2 (As witnessed by our large live casting and youtube community.)

"Laissez-faire" politics would be a way to explain the extreme circumstances of this exploit (For any of you who have kept track of Occupy Wall Street lately you understand how important regulation can be). The rogue Shogun 2 clan 7Samourai have taken it upon themselves to undermine and devalue our $60 Dollar games. The easiest way for me to explain the consequences are this:

"Player A has the money hack. Player B does not. When Player A plays Player B the value of Player B's experience and enjoyment of Shogun 2 50% less than Player A"


I realize this maybe a ridiculous way of explaining the problem but, the point I want to get across is that the overall value of our Shogun 2: Total War is diminishing fast. Awareness needs to be created and addressed to  the entire community and CA. We do not live in the wild west and we shouldn't be taken advantage of. Bugs in Shogun 2 exist and there are plenty but the 7SAM route is detrimental to all of us. Profiting on the diminishing quality of the Shogun 2 majority is especially shameful and severely detrimental. Although the ladder has been broken for sometime it is a nice way to find random people to test your skill on. To have that option completely crippled would place us all at a huge loss.

Once again I mention ethics and the lack there of. I mean this to be a warning to to 7SAM or anyone else attempting to exploit me or my community, submit the money hack bug report and cancel all sales. I am making it my personal mission to to put an end to this kind of deregulated wild west bullshit.

-Azure

Sources: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/7SAMURAI/announcements/detail/1441381577781668965

Shogun 2 Live Commentary: I Hate Ashigaru Spam!

Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Infantry? What Infantry?

#LC-019 Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Forest Camp 2 Step

#LC-018 Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Morale Dojo Fail

#LC-017 Shogun 2 Live Commentary: I Let Him Have My Morale Dojo

Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Archer Dojo FTW?

Reset Hero Units in Total War: Shogun 2 (Not My Discovery)

Testing Rise of the Samuri. Azure/Echelon/Alnananaz

CW VS AGGONY Immortals 2v2 Tournament Finals LIVE 19:00GMT 9/22/2011

This is the finale in the long dramatic clan 2v2 tournament hosted by the Immortals. This is an amazing battle between the Russian powerhouse CW, who ran a train through all opponents with next to no losses. And Aggony, who lost in the very first round but was able to fight for a free spot and climb the ladder all the way to the finals. This should be an amazing best of 3 match. Be ready to watch!

You may view the stream on the right and go full screen -->

Or you can go to: http://www.twitch.tv/azuretotalwar

Shogun 2 movie Prologue, Part 1 v2.0

Do to constructive criticism recived from many TW fans, Prologue, Part 1 has been edited. This is version 2.0

Thank you for your support.

Enjoy.

Aggony & Imperials Immortals 2v2 Game 2&3

Superior Positioning! Semi Finals Immortals 2v2 Tournament Aggony vs Imperials Game 1

Bossrobert, a warning.

This is a suggestion to you all. Avoid Bossrobert in the future. This is of course you want him to black male you into buying him games, sabotage something you worked hard on, trash talk you and your friends. Obviously I was a fool to trust him. I am just glad the only access I ever gave him was to my steam group. So if you are smart, don't join his silly HOD clan. You will probably regret it.

Voice actors needed !

This is a call to all Shogun 2 and TW fans to join me in production of this movie.

Voice actors are needed. You won't get paid but you will be credited and you just might get more then one character to play if your good at it.

PM here or send me a email at perablenta@gmail.com if you want to help out and leave a mark for the next generation of TW players to see.

Azure's Ninja FLASH Tournament #2

1v1 Azure's Ninja FLASH Tournament #2

I had a great 4 rounds of live streaming games from this Ninja Flash Tournament
Azure's Ninja FLASH Tournament #2 Rules:
AVATAR
Map: Numazawa
Funds: Medium
Key Buildings: Off
Unit size: Large
Top Seeded person is attacker by default in rounds 1,3 vice versa 2,4 etc.

Special Rules:
Players may only use Samurai units. One exception: Great Guard
These units are available for play:
Yari Samurai, Naginata Samurai, Katana Samurai, No-Dachi Samurai, Bow Samurai, Matchlock Samurai, Great Guard
Only these units are valid!

With the Ikko Ikki patch we see large spam armies of Ashigaru with retainer heavy Monks. Not today. Today we get back to the roots of Shogun. Samurai on Samurai Combat. I would like to congratulate our Second AFNT Tournament Champion:

_Simon_

Video of round 1-4 will be posted soon Finals: Round 3: Round 2: Round 1:

Azure's Flash Ninja Tournament #1 of Amazing players I found at a single moments notice!

I created a quick Tournament to test today using the first 8 players I could find. I also decided to do crazy rules, such as: Each player must have 3 fire bomb throwers and no retainers are allowed to be used at all. Point_Man suggested I try such a thing and I think it went quite well. Videos are below for the matches I streamed including the finals. I would like to congratulate our FIRST AFNT Tournament Champion:

][GERUDO][1AoW2

Here is the final bracket: Finals: Round 2: Round 1:

Shogun 2 movie Prologue, Part 1

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Fans and everyone else!

I present to you, the long awaited Shogun 2 Fan Made movie!

Be hold! Prologue, Part 1. The epic story begins...

HARBA VS FLOEDE LIVE, In case you missed it.

Live Match TODAY (Sept 5th) 2PM HARBA VS FLOEDE

Live match today at 2pm EST! Check it out live here: Live Feed

Spector in How dare you!

Battle against a Loan Sword Ashigaru core build, with a lot of support from cavalry, bows, spears and matchlocks. I hide my army as long as I can to keep my enemy in the dark and then spring my attack on him as fast as I can an from several directions.
How will he defend against my attacks? Watch to find out!

Spector in Cavalry tips, tricks and shenanigans

Here is a video about cavalry tips, tricks and shenanigans. Some of these things you might have heard about, some seen, some assumed but I can bet you there will be some things you never thought possible!
Watch to find out what I am talking about!

Round 3 CW vs MB_H Immortals 2v2 Tournament

Spector in Cav core army battles

Here is a video of two battles back to back. In both battles I am using a army that has cavalry units as its core. I am using all cavalry type units so its not a just a cav spam. There are also bow units, sword, spear and naginata units used.
Two different maps, but two similar opponents. One map had key buildings the other one did not.
Watch the video and see what happens!

FREE RAFFLE RISE OF THE SAMURAI DLC! Sponsored by the Immortals 2v2 Tournament!

The Immortals 2v2 Tournament has sponsored a Raffle to win the Rise of the Samurai DLC for Shogun 2. Winners will be announced at the end of the Finals (To be announced) So stay until the very end!

The Immortals 2v2 is down to the final Four Clans of: Gerudo, Imperial, Craftsmen of War, and Brotherhood of Aggony. Who will take it all and the sweet sweet prize money?

You will be able to view the finals at azuretotalwar.com and justin.tv/azuretotalwar.

Cavalry Guide

A warm greeting from Clan Gerudo,

here we go again with another gem from the Gerudo archives so please enjoy this modest Cavalry Guide. Again please comment if you liked it or found it useful and remember that you can still ask for guides on certain topics. :)

Cavalry Guide

Light Cavalry:

Light cavalry and Yari cavalry are the fastest cavalry units in the game. And obviously the best units for chasing down enemy units and launching surprise attacks on the enemy. The low cost is what makes this unit deserves a place in your army. In most fights I would have liked to have light cav in my army, but my otherwise cheap army makes it difficult to use up all the money if I bring light cav. Light cavalry is best used when it is sacrificed to charge into enemy bow units or to deliver a charge just before your melee line hits the enemy. It's main use is to mess up the enemy army and to launch fast flank attacks. A sacrifice for the greater good. Another good use for the light cav is to use it harass the enemy and keep him alert, by moving to enemy flanks and read. You can always escape if he sends his cavalry to chase your light cav. This way you can keep the enemy alert and he has to contribute unit to guard against your cheap light cav unit. Also having units in the enemy's flank or rear will reduce the morale of his units.

Should you vet this unit? No. Keep the unit cheap.

Weaknesses: spears, matchlocks and other cavalry units

Strengths: speed and low cost

Katana Cavalry:

Katana cavalry is great against any non-spear infantry. A katana samurai unit will rout in a matter of seconds and Katana cavalry will only loose 5-10 men in the process. That is some bang for your buck. Katana cavalry is used differently than other cavalry units. While other cavalry units perform hammer and anvil like charge and retreat attacks. Katana cavalry is best used to charge into combat and then just left there to hack all non-spear inf to pieces. Katana cavalry is to be kept safe from all other cavalry units. I would suggest sometimes being more aggressive with katana cavalry and even using katana cavalry against enemy infantry when there is yari ashigaru present. You can almost totally overlook enemy yari ashigaru if it is guarding a high value target like a matchlock unit. Katana cavalry will slaughter even yari ashigaru, but lose some men and obviously its not worth it to use katana cav against just yari ashigaru.

Shoud I vet this unit? Totally up to you, I would upgrade melee defense because that makes these units harder to kill and they last longer in prolonged combat. Melee attack is also another option to be upgraded, but I prefer melee defense.

Weaknesses: spears, matchlocks and all other cavalry.

Strengths: High melee attack, non-spear infantry, the ability to survive in prolonged combat, high morale.

Naginata Warrior Monk Cavalry:

Monk cavalry is a hybrid between yari cav and katana cav. And is to be treated as such. A yari cav unit will still beat this unit and it will not perform so well fighting against non-spear infantry. With the cost being only 50 lower than yari cav and 50 more than katana cav. I still find this unit quite nice and handy in multiple situations and when vetting this unit it really comes into play! High melee defense makes this unit last so long fighting against cavalry or melee infantry. The warcy ability on cavalry unit can be devastating. And some even opt to go all out and get hold firm. If you give this unit 4x melee defense, 2x bonus vs cav and warcy it will cost 1149 (with -5% cost retainer) and it will be able to take out a great guard in cavalry melee. The trick is though to get this unit into melee without absorbing the charge from a great guard. Since that will absolutely destroy monk cav.

Should I vet this units? Yes, you should.

Weaknesses: spears, missiles in general and other cav.

Strengths: versatility, high melee defense and morale, survivability in melee combat, the ability to upgrade bonus vs. cav, warcry and hold firm.

Yari Cavalry:

This is the "basic" cavalry unit. It is good against other cavalry units (same bonus vs cav as great guards) and it can deliver devastating charges against inf. It is also as fast as light cav. When facing infantry this unit is to be used to deliver hammer and anvil like charge and retreat attacks. This way the unit will beat a katana samurai, but if left in combat yari cav will loose to a katana samurai. So charge and retreat is the key to using this unit against infantry. Against cav I would never disengage from combat, unless it is truly necessary. (enemy closing in with spear or matchlock units) Yari cav charging into any other inf unit than spears is always a good idea, just remember to pull out as soon as the charge hits. Yari cav is great against melee spammers or just against closing melee units. It can hammer the closing infantry causing their formations to shatter and thus slowing them down, while you have more time to get your infantry ready or hammer them with bows and/or matchlocks. Doesn't really matter if you cant get behind them, just charge the melee lines from the front. Though remember that hitting a unit from the flank equals -4 morale and from the back -6 morale.

While this unit is great against cav, it still gets slaughtered by great guards and I would never charge my yari cav unsupported by spearmen or matchlocks into great guards. Just a waste of koku.

Should I vet this unit? I don't recommend vetting yari cavalry. Yari cavalry is such a fragile unit after all that you don't really want to invest anymore koku on them.

Weaknesses: spears, matchlocks and Great Guards.

Strengths: strong vs cav, speed and charge bonus.

Fire Cavalry:

Well not much to say here, came with the Sengoku Jidai dlc meaning only max 1 in avatar mode. Power/unit wise fits right between great guards and yari cavalry. And is best used as such. Or you might opt out to get a third great guard and vet this unit quite highly. But remember though, it will not be as powerful as a great guard. Upgrading monk cav might be a better option for this. But if you are a player that likes to use vetted yari cavalry it might be wise to just choose Fire cavalry instead.

Should I vet this unit? A hard one, as I said before, depends on how you like your cavalry.

Weaknesses: GG's, spears, matchlocks, head on charging yari cavalry.

Strengths: Cavalry melee combat, against lesser cavalry. All around good stats.

Great Guard:

The mother of all cav. Great Guards are to be used wisely, they cost a lot but also rack up a lot of skills if used properly. Does not work so well in prolonged combat and best used to perform hammer and anvil strikes against enemy infantry. These units are to be feared in the battlefield and matchlocks should be pointed to shoot great guards when ever possible. These units can really turn a battle around. They also provide a melee buff to nearly enemy units and a well placed second wind (restores the gg's and 3 nearby units fatigue to fresh) can prevent your melee line from routing since exhausted fatigue gives -4 morale.

Should I vet this unit? Up to you, I use lightly vetted great guards, some more melee attack/melee defense never hurts. I do this to gain an advantage over enemy vanilla great guards.

Weaknesses: spears and matchlocks.

Strengths: Sheer power against all cavalry and devastating also against infantry, buffs nearby units morale, second wind ability.

Bow Cavalry:

Bow cavalry is truly an annoying unit. It can harass an army with more or less accurate volleys and the fall back if in danger. When harassing bow units you can avoid being hit by firing a volley and then falling back when being fired at. Also another good use of this unit is to first perform this sort of harassment and when the enemy gets used to it and lets his bow units chase you a bit, charge the bow units. I'm not saying charging into cheaper ashigaru bows is a good idea, but taking out vetted bow monks is always a good idea. Also be aware that bringing alot of bow cav is somewhat waste of money, the kills you get with this unit are fairly small. Only if you can constantly micro them can you get kills worth the cost. I'd recommend a max 2 bow cav. Bow cav is also good because it forces the opponent to do something and move.

Targets for bow cav: The more expensive units you can shoot the better. Cavalry, matchlocks and bows are always good targets.

Should I vet this units? Maybe, extra ammunition never hurts.

Weaknesses: spears, missile fire, matchlocks and other cav. Especially Yari cav and light cav since they are faster than bow cav.

Strengths: Tactical use, mobile bow unit.

Mounted Gunners:

Yes, matchlocks on horse. Sounds pretty good, but it's not. At the moment this unit completely sucks. First of all they face the same problem as bow cav, how can you justify the cost of 1000? You really can't. You would have to get so many kills with the mounted gunners that it is impossible. The micro and patience needed is insane. And that combined with the broken mechanics of this unit that make it absolutely useless. First they don't come reloaded into the battle, so the first time you target someone they start reloading. Then there is the range of 100, you can't properly harass enemy cav since even after they have reloaded they take forever to aim and actually fire. So you almost never get any good shots if the enemy can micro their cav. And sometimes they just end up shooting 10ft in front of them! I AM DISAPPOINT.

Should I vet this unit? No, same idea as bow cav.

Weaknesses: Any cav unit basically, bow units and matchlocks.

Strengths: Devastating volleys if you can actually land some.

About cavalry in general:

Mastering the art of cavalry is essential in winning and stupid cavalry play will often make you lose. I would never suggest going into a battle without cavalry. Enemy cavalry that is allowed free movement because you lack cavalry is always dangerous.

What I also see often is people attacking more powerful cavalry with less powerful cavalry, like cavalry is there just to be thrown at the enemy cavalry. I mean would you charge one katana samurai into two katana samurais? Almost in every match I get charged by enemy cavalry, no matter if I have more or less cavalry than they do. And often these cavalry fights take place right at the beginning of a game. So:

1. Enemy has more/stronger cav than you, assist your cavalry with spears and matchlocks. Keeping your cavalry near your army helps to get spears in fast.

2. You have more/stronger cav, try to fight the cavalry fight early on. And avoid enemy spears and matchlocks.

Pretty simple? Still most people fight cavalry fights that they can't win.

You notice me not recommending upgrading charge and this is just because the charge mechanics in this game are either broken or so confusing that I don't really see the value of upgrading charge at all.

Formations:

Do not use wedge formation. Maybe only in some cases if you need to penetrate thin lines of infantry. It makes your formation tiny and it doesn't really do anything. It's just for show. Use wide formations. In medium size units a formation that has 3 lines of cavalry is the best. You can go even wider, to 2 lines of cavalry.

Charging Enemy Cavalry:

When charging enemy cavalry always try to hit them in the flank, or even better in the rear.The best to achieve this is not to just click all your cavalry to go ahead and attack one cavalry unit, as people usually do. But keep atleast one cav unit a little back and when the cavalry fight has started, go around the fight with that one cavalry unit and charge the enemy cav in the back. NEVER CHARGE CAVALRY THAT IS STANDING STILL AND FACING YOU, since this will absolutely decimate your cav unit. Use this information to your advantage and park your cavalry in front of the enemy cav and let them charge you frontally. (this doesn't apply when charging immobile cav in the flank or in the rear, and that is always a recommended course of action)

Cheerz,

][GERUDO][ Harba

Spector in Rushing with a balanced army

In this battle I am on my favorite rush map but i have my balanced build. But my enemy has a siege unit a Fire rocket unit. Since i dislike the use of siege units in Land battles I decide to attack and make his life hard. How do it all work out?

Spector in Hold them down and shot them up!

Video on how to use a bow army with low cavalry support and hold of your enemy long enough to take him out with arrows. And you don't even have to snipe the enemy general. One volley to scare him off and make him make a mistake that you can use against him.

Gerudo vs CW - Maneuvering and Formations Guide

Spector vs a Friend by pure chance of Matchmaking

OK, Perafilozof's Shogun 2 videos is hosting new battle commentaries, my new Avatar Spector II has just graduated as a 10* General. There are 3 new builds that i am using. A balanced army, army with a Cavalry core and a one with a Bow core. First video is with a balanced army and vs a friend and a fan, of mine that I get matched in Matchmaker by pure chance.

Spector in Bows and Forests!

This is a little demonstration of just how bow units and forests go together because it seems that there are some players that don't know the basics.

Drophacking for Dummies (Not a How To)

GERUDO VS RTK, IMMORTALS 2v2 TOURNAMENT Round 2

Trash Talk + Cav Spam = Loss

TWR VS IMMORTALS, Round 2 IMMORTALS TOURNAMENT

Sibundla Brothers present BOSSROBERT VS AZURE!

Bossrobert vs Azurecuzyeah! Enjoy the match! And remember... If you mess with a bee hive... YOU WILL GET STUNG!!! ;)

Sibundla Brothers present BOSSROBERT VS AZURE PART 2

Bossrobert vs Azurecuzyeah! Round 2!!! Enjoy hehehehe! GGs to azure.

Sibundla Brothers present Im2v2 tourny aggony vs CW 1_02

Immortals 2v2 tournament round 2 match of Aggony vs CW. Enjoy!! This is game one of two.

0-4 on the day. GG Robert & Pointman

I got crushed in the Special match and the semi finals of the PMGT. It has not been a good day.

IMMORTALS TOURNAMENT 1PM EST FRIDAY AZURE VS BOSSROBERT LIVE STREAM

LIVE STREAMING NOW! 4:30 PM EST!!!

Check out the Live Stream on the right Justin.tv/azuretotalwar

Trailer #2 for a Fan made Shogun 2 Movie

Here is the second trailer for my upcoming Shogun 2 fan made movie. It shows off some of the features of the movie.

2v2 AzureCuzYeah & Alnananaz vs Synoptic & Angelos effective use of terrain

Skirmish units vs a Melee army

SIBUNDLA BROTHERS PRESENT... THE IMMORTALS TOURNAMENT 2V2 CHAMPIONSHIPS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG_BCq52oHM

The Immortals 2v2 Championships hosted by the Immortals and commentary provided by the Sibundla Brothers! Stay tuned for the matches of the tournament!

Picking retainers

Hello everyone,

today's lesson is about picking retainers. A good thing to master as a 1 star and even more so as a 10 star general.

Picking retainers is an art and also a math question. Retainers and veteran upgrades go hand in hand in this game. In order to get the best value out of your army you need to balance out your retainers and veteran upgrades. All starts with you wanting to max out certain stats on certain types of units for certain purposes. Skill and knowledge lets you do this is as efficiently as possible, and gives you and edge over your opponents. Also one thing to note about negative retainers is that they become more powerful and useful in team games. Since most of the retainers, like fuguchef affect the whole enemy team and thus racking up more value and meaning that only one of you has to play it. Freeing up more retainer slots for your team.

I've divided retainers into 3 categories based on how useful and cost effective they actually are.

Category 1:

1. Fuguchef, -2 to enemy melee infantry, pretty much a no-brainer. You don't have to worry about different types of melee units, since this affects them all. Veteran or not.

2. World WearyDLC, -1 morale, -2 melee attack and -5 accuracy to all enemy veterans/heroes. We can all see why this is better than Fugucheff, it gives your opponent disadvantages all around, in cav, in bows and in melee units. The more koku loss and -stats you give your opponent the better. And there is no single retainer or even 2 retainers that could negate the effects of WW. And as you progress through the ranks more and more veterans are being used, so you are likely to get good value with WW.

3. Blade master, +3 melee attack to swords, pretty self explanatory. For swords this is worth 50 koku per unit.

4. Trade post, -5% cost retainer

5. Inspiring Orator, -10% cost to all ashigaru units

6. Way of the Ikko IkkiDLC, +1 morale to ashigaru and monks, +3 melee defense to all ashigaru and monks (including monk cav), but +10% cost to samurai units. Great retainer for those fielding ashigaru or/and monk armies.

7. Reynos teachingsDLC, +2 morale, +4 melee defense, -2 melee attack, -10 reload. If you are using ashigarus and not planning on using many missile units this is a great retainer. Sacrificing 2 melee attack for 4 melee defense is great value.

8. Drill Square, +3 melee def to swords retainer, this is actually quite valuable since it gives +1 more than upgrading melee defense and this effects also samurai units, unlike way of the Ikko Ikki. And it gives you more than 50koku value per unit. You should never underestimate the value of melee defense.

Category 2:

1. Yagu sword instructor, +2 melee attack for swords. Seems good right? Now, lets think about this. If you upgrade a loan swords melee attack you get +3 melee attack! Yes, +3 not +2. So this retainer is not even worth 50 koku per loan sword! So instead using those two -cost retainers will free you more koku to be used in upgrading and thus give you more stats. Some might argue that this would belong to the first category, and its a pretty tough call. I still believe it falls a bit short. Since you do have Blade Master.

2. All those +1 morale to certain types of units like ashigaru or samurais, Infatry Offiver, Productive rice paddy or the best Heavenly Banner. They seem to offer good value, but then again they only give you 50koku value per unit. Yes, ashigaru armies need more morale but in the 1 category you can find couple great retainers for that.

3. Skilled Weaponsmith, +1 melee attack for all melee units. I don't see why anyone would use this. It's 25 value per unit (except loans even less).

4. Bad omen, -1 morale to enemy ashigaru units. When climbing up the ranks this is a very good retainer to use, since it's pretty much guaranteed players will have ashigaru units in their armies.

5. Practise Grounds, +2 melee attack for melee cavalry. Pretty decent retainer, gives you 50 koku per cavalry unit. But since you will probably be fielding 8 cav at max, it's not that great.

6. Then you have all those +5 accuracy to matchlocks/bows, -reload speed for enemy, -10% ammo for enemies. I mean yeah, these retainers are ok at max. They will not do that much of a difference. -10% ammo? If you upgrade your ammo for 50 koku this retainer will be pretty much useless, no bow fight will last for that long. And those +-5 retainers are not something to win bow/matchlock skirmishes for you, at best they give you a tiny advantage, but in the end it all comes down to your micro management rather than your retainer selections.

7. Bandit Horse thieves, -5 charge bonus for enemy cavalry. The cavalry charging is so bugged in this game that this retainer is a waste.

8. Mikoshi Portable Shrine, +2 melee attack for monks. If you want to field armies mostly made out of monks this is the retainer for you. Allows you to put more money into upgrading melee defense.

9. Yari Master, +2 melee defence for spear units. A must have for naginata builds and other spear heavy builds.

Category 3:

All retainers not mentioned above are pretty much useless retainers. I mean those mentioned offer so much better bang for your buck. And then there are also the retainers that are just plain useless, like some less fatigue retainers. A big NO-NO. Some of them are just so useless it makes me want to cry. Not even as 1 star should anyone consider using them.

Now that you hopefully caught my drift we can address the situation from a wider perspective. What I said at the beginning, it's all about balancing out retainers and upgrades to get most value! You basically want to use those 2 -cost retainers in order to gain more upgrade slots for your units. And then to boost the more vital stats with retainers, or to balance out those stats you did not have enough clan tokens to upgrade, or use retainers for those stats that offer more value than the upgrading. Basically all the retainers in the first category give you more value than upgrading.

I mean would you like more koku or less koku to use?

But if using veterans is not the option you need to use some retainers that wont give you as much value as upgrading would give. Then it comes down to the basic question of what do I need and what gives me most value? If you got 4 samurai units and 8 ashigaru units, which one would you give +1 morale retainer and which one do you think needs it more?

Cheerz,

again if you have any topics you would like me to write, please don't be afraid to ask them in the comments below.

][GERUDO][ Harba

www.clangerudo.net

Even more Heavy Gunner massacres

I didn't notice Alphys video until I made this already. It is different enough though.

Heavy Gunners of the Sengoku Jidai DLC in Action

Generals Beware, hide your warrior nuns, forget the nuns, save yourself from the loan sword spam killer that is the Heavy Gunners.

Sengoku Jidai 11-units DLC Guide

I was asked by Azure to start writing guides for you guys to read and study :) So here we go!

And what better time to start this than these exiciting times of a new Sengoku Jidai 11-units DLC. As a first post I give you the first impressions of the new units!

General info:

In avatar-mode they are like heroes, so you can only use one in your army. So using these units is all about veterancy. And only future upgrading will tell how these units actually behave in battle.

In classic you can use multiple units, but all the units are special units for certain factions. And looking at this I can see how they fit the bill and are made for classic battles. I mean when you think about it, for example:

Date uses light armored no-dachis so they get "Bulletproof" samurais to give them something against matchlocks and bows.

Mori gets "pirates" because they are a naval clan.

Takeda gets Fire cav because they are a superior cavalry clan.

Oda gets ashigarus with long spears.

and so on, some of them make sense and some are to just make classic battles more interesting and fun because now you have special units for each faction.

Spear units:

1. Long Yari ashigaru 500

Abilities - Yari wall

They are ashigaru so they have big unit size and they have loooooooong spears, they are like yari ashigaru in spear wall against cavalry in normal formation. And the yari wall is frikking amazing on these units, even in one line formation cav cant get though and will get annihilated in seconds.

2. Bulletproof Samurai 1100

Abilities - Rapid advance

These units are not bulletproofed! They are like naginata samurai with the same 9 armor, and will get annihilated like naginatas. They took 4 volleys from vetted matchlock monks before routing. Only real difference to naginatas is the rapid advance.

Update: CA staff has claimed that they take half the damage from bullets compared to other units. Further testing is needed.

3. Marahton monks 1250

Abilites - Warcry and Second wind.

Huge stamina, 16 morale, otherwise quite the same stats as naginata monks. Not too impressed with that extra second wind for 350!! extra cost.

Sword units:

4. Wako raiders 500

Quite like katana samurai, but with kisho training, so you can deploy them like ninjas! they also hide like ninjas when walking. Shame you can only have 1 of these :( would have been a great ambush unit. And they cost less than katana samurai while being almost as good, so using them instead of katana samurais is a good idea.

Bow units:

5. Bandits 550

Like bow ashigaru but they can hide like ninjas and be deployed like ninjas. The same idea as the wako raiders.

6. Daikyu Samurai 1100

Abilities - Fire Arrows

Like bow samurai but with 175 default range. In our initial test they beat a vanilla bow monk while being left with 28/60. They got +10 men compared to bow monks but less bow stats. And they are a bit more (100) expensive than vanilla bow monks. These might be handy in the future when vetted.

Matchlocks:

7. Heavy Gunners 1100

These are like hand cannons rather than matchlocks. 125 default range. Devastating when fired at cav! And when fired at inf from close range, at 125 range you can hardly do damage against infantry. The high price is a problem though.

Cavalry:

8. Mounted Gunners 800

This unit seem really nice! Price is not too high and they can do some serious damage against cav and at close range against inf. Basically matchlocks on horse. Default range 100 but can be upped to 125. I can see myself cheesing away with this unit and chasing enemy cav :) Start vetting!

9. Fire cavalry 1000

Weird unit, a little better stats than yari cavalry. Basically it's a vetted yari cavalry unit. But when looking at the stats you do get more than 150koku worth upgrades when compared to yari cav. But then again why upgrade yari cavalry.

Artillery:

10. Hand mortars 1900

Was totally worthless against enemy cav and inf, when fired at an immobile cavalry unit, 0 units killed. Fires at a huge arc! Probably meant for siege battles to fire behind walls.

More to follow in the future! I would also like to write guides on things you guys out there are wondering, so in the comments you can ask me to write guides on certain topics :)

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NEW Shogun 2 DLC: Sengoku Jidai 10/11 new units.

Tsuin Cup 2v2 Quarter Finals - Kinjo and Red Stag vs Kyias and Sharkles

PMCT Round 2 Bossrobert vs AzureCuzYeah

Trailer for a Shogun 2 fan movie

As the title explains this is my new project that I have been working on for some time now. There are several more people involved and more will be on board for the movie.

The movie will be uploaded in 3 Acts and each Act will consist of 3 parts.

Total 9 short videos, that together make a movie. Also before Act I part 1 i will upload the Prologue. Bringing the video count to 10.

I hope you like what you see, I expect comments and ideas. All are welcomed.

Enjoy.

AzureCuzYeah vs Fan0fGaming PMCT - Round 1

AzureCuzYeah vs [LONG]Azrael. Rush tactics.

Total War: Shogun 2 online Battle Commentary #49 (Ikko Ikki is my fav cl...

320th battle, Spector vs An Old Enemy

New battle video, 320th battle.

I use by standard balanced build against a ahigaru/monk army that is range heavy with bows and matchlocks.

Also an interesting thing is that this is my second time a battle against this

player. First time we where medium rank, but this time we are both 10 star generals. Lets watch and see what did his army evolve into?

317th battle Spector vs Naginatas

New battle video of the 317th battle.

Watch how I fight vs naginata samurai + naginata monks backed up by some cav and matchlocks.

I have a great idea and a plan but everything can go down hill fast once you start making mistakes with your micro.

Will i win or lose, watch to find out !

316th battle, Spector vs Loan Sword's

New battle video of the 316th battle.

Watch and see how vanilla Loan Sword Ashigaru, properly buffed with retainers and supported by cavalry and matchlocks can give any balanced army of samurai a run for it's money.

Also watch for pointers on how to avoid battling that army build using its

weak points.

Total War: Shogun 2 online Battle Commentary #48 (Sub to my buddy =D)

308th battle, Spector in for the ''LONG'' haul

New battle video of the 308th battle.

This one is against one of the member of the LONG clan, and against a build made up of monks and ashigaru with heavy matchlock support.

On a map with only one key building and lots of forest for cover how will a balanced, samurai sword core, army fare? Watch to find out.

*LIVE* Sengoku Jidai ][GERUDO][ Harba vs angelofwar12 1pm EST

*LIVE* Sengoku Jidai ][GERUDO][ Harba vs angelofwar12 *LIVE*

The live stream is on the right. Click PLAY then click the FULL SCREEN button in the lower right.

Making Fun of Prince of Macedon

Total War: Shogun 2 online Battle Commentary #47 (Hattori-shortcuts are ...

301st battle, Spector on ''Speed''

New battle video, 301st battle in the avatar conquest.

You take a good army, you add a good general, you get a good map,

you even get a fair enemy.

But are you a good enough player to win?

Total War: Shogun 2 online Battle Commentary #46 (Classical battles are ...

291st battle video, Snipe MY general !?

New battle video, 291st battle.

Watch how plans made on start of a battle fall one after the other, and fast micro is essential to staying on top of your enemy.

Also see just how much range fire from arrows and bullets a leadership general can take before he is routed from the battlefield.

Upcoming Contest Give Away to a Random Winner

Hey guys I am going to set up a Contest Give Away soon and I want your input on what the prizes should be. As far as I am concerned a Bunch of Ikko Ikki DLC or Steam cash isn't that exciting or cool. BUT! What do I know! Let me know what I should give away below (Limit is $50USD).

Jakcie_fish: A Noobs guide to shogun 2

286th battle Spector in ''I got a bigger bow''

New battle video, 286th battle,

Watch two balanced builds fight over a Archery dojo, skirmish, then do a dance with their army's and fight like the generals of old. All weapons are in swords, spears, horses, bow and matchlokcs!

Counter a unit, counter a counter, and then counter a counter with a counter!

What am I talking about ??? Watch to see!

Krasnikof vs KaptenFloede in case you missed it live! New loyalty Rewards

I added a loyalty rewards program on the right. It seems pretty simple to earn some itunes and amazon gift cards from just visiting my site and facebook page. unfortunately it shows up behind the videos when you click it for the first time. Anyone know how to fix this let me know?

Here is the live footage of all 5 games listed in order:

Here is the first match of the finals of the inaugural Budo League tournament!

You can view the entire playlist here.

Thanks very much to AzureTotalWar for allowing me to post on this esteemed blog! I hope to make many more videos, and cover many more competitions.

Enjoy!

Total War on TV: Krasnikof v. KaptenFloede 11AM EST/ 16:00 GMT

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The Sibundla Brothers... Present... THE HEIR OF CARTHAGE!! AGAIN

Windrider aka robert sibundla vs Heir of Carthage... Enjoy the savage rape.. Do not hesitate on QQing and crying on the page.

IM BACK! AzureCuzYeah vs DarkM1nd Game 1 Sengoku Jidai

SIBUNDLA BROTHERS PRODUCTIONS.... MBH VS 7SAM...

Luvmo Sibundla vs Demonk monk aka Drifta on twc aka shinto priesnt of 7sam. Demon monk talks trash before the game AND GETS RAPPPED!!!

Enjoy and have fun ;)

284th battle, Spector vs his Equal

New battle video. 284th battle.

Some grate must see tactic to remember and use your self's.

Watch a exiting and tactically brilliant battle of two balanced and well organised army's.

Sibundla Brothers present... HEIR OF CARTHAGE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zukWFtt-eBA

The Sibundla Brothers Take on the "supposedly amazing" Heir of Carthage... And show all of you how he really plays... Many commentators such as POM and this guy... SUCK!

Enjoy!! Hope this opens your eyes to who you learn the game from!! Enjoy the rape!!

279 th battle, Spector in Total Fail

New battle video. 279th Battle. Watch a Total Fail battle.

Yes, for the first time watch Spector get his @$% kicked.

Battle full of my mistakes, so watch and learn from my mistakes so you don't

end up doing the same things.

New 2vs2 AVA clan battle

New 2vs2 AVA clan battle. Nighthawk and Omega vs Horo Shu clan.

Two rush builds meet two skirmish builds what will be the outcome ?

Watch it all unfold right here!

270th battle, Spector vs a melee sword spam!

New battle video, Spector vs a melee sword spam!

In this 270th battle my balanced army faces a test. Win or get sliced and diced by a spam of katana samurai and loan sword ashigaru!

Both are leadership generals and some of the generals or unit abilities may turn the course of this battle!

Watch to find out just how close can some battles can be!

Katana Dilemma: The Katana Cavalry Gamble. Paper Tiger or Destroyer of Men?

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#1 New Video 2vs2 AVA battle!

We have a battle where Nighthawk and djfquinn, both 10* generals, play vs two 1* generals in a 5k koku battle on the map Koyasan Temple.

Will they win against overwhelming enemy number superiority? Watch to find out!

GDCT - Round 3, Match 2 - GamerDudester vs AzureCuzYeah

YouTube Roast of Total War: Shogun 2 Commentator AdmiralPrice

A 2v2 multiplayer battle with Timox, as I make fun and roast my friend AdmiralPrice. Enjoy!

257th battle Spector vs Quantity, Tips for new players and more!

New battle video, 257th battle.

This is a medium 10 k koku battle of a 2* vs a 10*, it is a video for both players that are new to multiplayer and veterans as it has tips and good battle commentaries for both sides.

Its a mix of actual and theoretical tactics and has grate examples of points and tips during the battle. Its also a good back story for a show about unit quality vs quantity.

My First Game in The GDCT

254th battle Spector vs a Naginata Monks heavy army!

New battle video, 255th battle.

In this battle you can watch lots of cool Katana Samurai vs Naginata monks action, some useful tactics for geting fast Cavalry superiority and then exploiting that advantage.

My opponent was 10* general, using lots of Naginata Monks, supported by Loan Swords and a Katana Hero!

Can Nagi + Warcry win against cold steel of katanas ???

GDCT Round 3, AzureCuzYeah vs Gamerdudester. Commentator Tournament.

First off the video of my game is below the picture of the bracket.

I am in the GamerDudester's Commentator tournament. This is my round 3 (and surprisingly first game due to byes) in the tournament. All the guys in this tournament are video commentators and I hope that you guys take the time to check out there stuff. So below is the current bracket except for my win, which you are about to see.

Enjoy the game, It is a little confusing Oda vs Oda but worth a good watch. (I know I didn't change to free camera yet).

Struggling to get good FPS in Shogun? Good Memorial day deal today at newegg

If any of you are in the market to get a new video card there is a great memorial day sale today at newegg.com for a GTX 460. Its going for $120. I don't get any sort of credit for sharing this amazing deal so a "thank you" is fine :p

GTX 460 Deal at newegg.com

You're welcome!

Rus vs Pol TWCup Victorious vs Mortiner Live Commentary

Gamer Dudster Commentator Tournament Loser's Bracket Round 2: AP vs. Lee Garden

Enjoy!

*BEWARE* Naginata Warrior Cavalry Bug Attack = Warcry

Sibundla Brothers productions # 17 MY BROTHERS BACK! 2V2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK7YLXuzODM



Luvmo Sibundla and Miller vs Matsuda tadashi and friend. AKA Parkaboy.

Enjoy the rape!!

Shogun 2 DLC Ikko Ikki Bug Naginata Warrior Monk Cavalry Attack

Shogun 2 2v2 " We never knew"

Tosa Cup Quarter Finals AggonyAmp vs Sabre

Tosa Cup Tournament Round 3 Game 2 Chocobo vs Meat

254th battle Spector vs a close copy of his own army!

New battle video, 254th battle. Jumped from 67th to 254th because the new patch changes the old replays.

In this battle you can watch lots of cool Katana Samurai vs Katana Samurai action, some useful tactics for big melee battles and also good usage of Cavalry units.

My opponent was 9* Leadership general, while I am also Leadership skilled general but 10*.

Enjoy !

Vetted Cavalry Bug. Second attack upgrade cannot be used.

TWC Tournament Round 1 AdmiralPrice vs. Boss Robert

Here it is guys. Cheers.

Tosa Cup Tournament Round 3 Game 1 Chocobo vs Meat

Patience Is A Virtue of the Wise

This is what happens when you're not patient:

matchlocks OP 100% proof.wmv

You told me you needed proof in video, and here you go, and after watching this and seeing that matchlocks can kill enemy units after shooting thou 1,2,3,4 units of your own troops in close formation and then if you can tell me that is ok... well then there isn't anything else i can do. And since these where Ashigaru units make this ever worse.

And the argument about them shooting at cav unit isn't going to work, because if they can shoot over 300 man at cav 100 m away, then all shots should have hit cav and no FF made, but as you can see in the video FF was made so that argument is a bust.

Jackie_fish + Tosa cup = good times

Much more on my channel check it out
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Sibundla Brothers Productions # 16 Luvmo Sibundla vs Pikey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GTNTpFKn1s

Sorry if you do not like napoleon this is not for you! It is just a one time thing maybe two time thing going back to napo! This site will always be for shogun until azure wants otherwise! ;)

GOING BACK TO NAPO FOR THIS ONE FOLKS!! Pikey Challenged me, Luvmo Sibundla, to a 1v1 best two out of three! and here is result one of two ;)

My brother is not here but comes back in two days!! Enjoy everyone!

Luvmo Sibundla vs Pikey virus

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Sibundla brothers productions # 15. Idi amin vs Yellow Virus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSOd6EmsdO4



Sibundla Brothers presents: Idi Amin Dada vs Yellow Virus aka Prophecies stepdad. Enjoy the massive rape!!! And the turtle formation!

A win is a win unless you cheat ;)

Tosa Cup Tournament Round 3 AggonySwoosh So vs QMotion

Game 1:


Game 2:

S2TW MP Battle TRI-Commentary 3 The Way of the Bow

In this episode, Viz, Frewd, and I take on another commentary (and fail miserably).

Live By the Cav

A quick vid illustrating that all cavalry armies are not an exploit or noobish. If you get beat by an all cav army, you have no one to blame but yourself.

AdmiralPrice vs. the Heir of Carthage

Hi All! I happened to run into the Heir of Carthage yesterday (well, in honesty it was Frewd100 who did, and then that divine gentlemen asked Heir if he'd play me)! I played a battle against him. Check it out!

Sibundla Brothers Productions # 14 Idi amin dada vs Yellow Virus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfeXcDS4jsk


M_BH Idi Amin Dada (Rapist) vs Yellow Virus... (under dif alias)

Enjoy! Many more coming! Subscribe :D

My First Battle as a Ten Star

Well, it's finally done. With about a hundred battles under my belt, I've finally reached ten stars. This is my first ever 22K battle. Enjoy!

Tosa Cup Tournament Round 1 AggonyAmp vs (DH)ValkireiAG

Game 1&2

Tosa Cup Tournament Round 1 Hydro vs [7SAM] Red Warrior

Game 1:


Game 2:

AzureCuzYeah's Tosa Cup experience!

I just finished my first round of the Tosa Cup and unfortunately lost. Luckily for you I have replay commentary of all three games. My opponent was Sabre: Rank 1 in the 1v1 ladder and Rank 2 in the Shogun ladder. The Tournament is a bracket with the best of three games. Over all I enjoyed my first tournament. I think they are necessary to highlight and display true skill in Total War. With myself eliminated, I have my replays to show for it. Enjoy.

Round 1:


Round 2:


Round 3:

Sibundla Productions #13 dual commentary featuring river rat.2v2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3WujCl4xc4

2v2 commentary battle. Myself Idi Amin Dada and River Rat of M_BH playing a 2v2.

Sibundla Brothers # 12 Aggony vs 7sam commentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BN-4KanT7w



Aggony vs 7sam! commentary battle sadly without my brother.... :(

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[M_BH] vs [7SAM] Early 2v2 Shogun 2 Battle replay commentary

Perablenta's 1vs1 video: Spector vs Cannons!

When you get your general sniped by those pesky cannons can you still win that battle? Maybe, with some luck and some skill.

A balanced army vs a general sniping cannons, but against enemy general who isn't hiding behind his siege unit!

Can one cavalry charge turn a lost battle to a win ? See it all here!

Sibundla Productions # 11 3v3 commentary battle

Commentary sent to us by a former member of nedkill! battle with Nedkill against the cattiatori clan.

Enjoy!! ;)

sibundla brothers sibundla time PART 2 EPISODE 1

Continuation of Sibundla time episode one! ;)

Enjoy! A battle commentary is coming up in a sec!

Epic Spam is Hilarious

Do you hate spam? Me too. But not when I spam like THIS. You have to admit, this is hilarious spam.

Thanks to Azure for inviting me to post

My opponent drops and I lose???

I am mad 10/10

sibundla brothers sibundla time PART 1 EPISODE 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuVWTaX0xko



Sibundla Brothers present to you a new series from the Sibundla Brothers called "Sibundla Time"

Here we play a co-op campaign and talk about the aspects of the game and co-op campaign as well as just things in life. Very funny and very enjoyable!

Enjoy!! ;)

Teutonic_Order vs [7SAM]Mr. Miyagi Ultra Battle. Stand and Fight tweak

[7SAM] Mr. Miyagi True Rank 1 Shogun Interview w/ Game Replay and commentary.

]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: I am here with 7 Sam's Mr. Miyagi. Former Shogun and leader of the 1vs1 ladder. How are you and 7 SAM?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: good good and u
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: I am great. So who happens to be the founder of Seven Samurai?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: bronsan
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Before you guys are accepted into 7SAM does bronsan make you watch the movie Seven Samurai?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: lol
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: i never seen it but most of the guys have i hear its a epic movie
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Whatever, I am watching it right now! I am ahead of the game incase I want to switch clans! (Don't panic ATW people I am not going anywhere)
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: How can you be a part of something and not know its roots Miyagi!
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: For those that don't know Seven Samurai is a movie from 1954: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Alright Miyagi you have been Shogun, Your clan has won the Tier 1 ladder. What is left for you, and your guys?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: well
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: everyone is pretty burnt out fighting that 5k nub public clan so i think we are gonna try to get on top of all the ladders but its hard when 75% of the guys in the top 50 of all ladders plug pullers thats hard to compete with
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Well I don't have the same ethics as most of the TW forums. Anyone you want to throw under the bus?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: well im not gonna bash whole clans for plug pulling i sure know amp pulled it on me in a 1v1 thats no shock but i here alot of the guys in that clan are good guys so im not gonna bash the clan just using him cause hes been floating around the 1 spot on the shogun ladder for awhile
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: lots of fight ducking going on to
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: picking ur fight is just is bad in my eyes
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: i loose sometimes everyone does u just take the L like a man type out the GG and learn from ur loss u only learn when u loose u never learn when u win and sometimes i like to loose to put me back at the top of my game and i think alot of good players feel that way
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Yeah it is a shame this game has so many holes people can take advantage of. When you look ahead a year from now. Do you see a competitive game thats been cleaned up by CA?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: who knows the fact that they have draged ass patchin this game is crazy what we have been playing from release is a beta i think and the fact that they have never explained why people get kicked off the 1v1 land and sea ladder its BS they have made millions of dollars on this game and this is the best they can do give me a break
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Yeah, I'd say everyone shares your opinion.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So on another note lets talk game play. What kinds of strategies have you used to carry you to the rank of Shogun?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: well everything under 24k fights go monks lone sword and light cav and there all no vets i like the big armys and 24k i go katana monks and yari and just hit him fast and hard overwhelm and it works 90% of the time i get alot of shit from people for not picking vets but hey if it aint broke dont fix it u know
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So Sheer numbers and brute force? I like this approach.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: What types of strategies or opponents do you struggle against?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: well
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: theres always someone out there that has a army setup and a strat thats just right for countering what im trying to do im not gonna share my weaknesses with the whole world but and army or strat can be beat there is no perfect army or start that will work against every player
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: I hear people often saying. "Anyone can be Shogun, it isn't even hard." Do you agree with that? Or did it take a lot of effort to get there?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: well i got there from 1v1 and 2v2s and anyone who has ever been at the top of those ladders now it takes great skill and hours of gaming to get there and for the poeple that get it from 3v3s and 4v4s i have to give them credit cause it take so long just to get a fight i mean sometimes a hour went by and u couldn't even get a game in with dropers and no match being found
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: if u dont plug pull and get to be shogun u should be proud and everyone should tip there at and show respect
Call from [7SAM]Mr. Miyagi started.
Call with [7SAM]Mr. Miyagi ended.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: What is your favorite unit in Shogun 2 and why?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: the monks just cause u can use warcry if they didn't have that i would use something else lots of people QQ bout them but there not OP they just have a good debuff
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Alright so I am going to hand the floor over to you before we end the interview. Anything you want to promote or discuss?
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: i know we get a lot of shit on the forums for being cheaters and plug pullers but the fact is everyone in the clan are really good guys where a really tight group yes we had people along the way not play by the rules and they have been kicked we kinda find it funny and enjoy seeing all the QQ on the forums and u tube but the fact is were all good dudes that like to have fun and win and win the right way lastly i want to give a shout out to my clan for wining teir1 its was a epic allnighter ill never 4get and hats off to katsumoto breeze for making shogun just add to the list for 7sam who been there and thats it
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Thanks Miyagi I hope to do this again soon.
[7SAM]Mr. Miyagi: thank u and i hope we meet on the battle field and get to do one together on ur site
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: I look forward to it!

Perablenta's 1vs1 video: Spector vs Matchlock/Cav spam!

Ok, I have a new battle review for you!

In this one you can see how can a balanced army fight against a 50 % matchlock warrior monk / 50% Melee Cavalry spam.

It has some grate kamikaze moments and some rapid fire execution moments!

Be sure to watch and learn from this because I ain't going to show how my Katana Hero gets obliterated in 3 seconds again, after this.

I learned my lesson that day.

Jackie_fish:Shogun 2 Total war Commentary 2Vs2 #10

Watch in 720p
This is a 22k battle on alpine ridge
I believe we were both level 10 so enjoy !!!
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Clan system... How does it work?

I have had a lot of people come and ask me how the clan system works. Here is my explanation:



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Sibundla Brothers Productions duel commentary # 10 AG vs Virus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_OeZ9TKJFk

Sibundla Brothers Strike again!! With Another 2v2 clan commentary!! Here we have the AG boyz vs Yellow and one of his boyz from virus! AG vs Virus!!

Here you will see how micro management and battlefield awarness is key! Yellow of virus will show you the bad example of how not to micro and how to have poor awareness!

Enjoy!! ;)