AzureCuzYeah vs Sabre My Balanced army vs MASS RANGE & Cav + Facebook and Twitter

Hey guys I just got my Facebook group running so all updates to http://azuretotalwar.com will be more known and linked to here and hopefully contests and other stuff in the future. If you guys would LIKE me on the right---> I would really appreciate it.

Also I have a Twitter that will also display all updates to Azure Total War. Feel free to follow @AzureCuzYeah



Battle vs Mass Ranged Units. It was pretty scary for a moment...

LIVE 2v2 Trash Talk Shogun 2 AzureCuzYeah & TomCruisesNinjaBaby vs SupremeJustice & DeathShadow

I was called out by SupremeJustice to post this video win or lose. Here you go pal. I accept your challenge. Also some talk and confusion about the live chat before the game starts.



We now have a Facebook page that I will use to let everyone know of updates on azuretotalwar.com. I also let people know on twitter. So please feel free to follow me to show your support ;).

Hype vs AzureCuzYeah replay. importance of Ashigaru units. Bonus replay provided by MH_B

]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: I am here with Hype fresh after his victory against me. Hype is rank 2 in the Shogun ladder and rank 7 in the 1v1 ladder with 60 wins and only 6 losses. You aren't a one trick pony from what I saw what are your other accolades in Shogun 2?
Hype: Well currently I'm 7th in the 2v2 Land and 1st in the 2v2 Naval.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: That is pretty diverse. Which do you like better: the land or the sea?
Hype: I most definitely prefer land battles
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: You essentially are top 10 in two different games. It must be pretty hard to keep up with both fronts. How do you stay on top of them both?
Hype: I mainly just play Naval battles to control the entire sea in the Clan Competition. Land battles are what I play for fun
Hype: It's been a bit difficult playing 2v2's which is unfortunate
Hype: CA really needs to work on the game and fix many of the multiplayer matchmaking bugs
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Which have you been victim of?
Hype: Well what I mean is
Hype: 60% of the time when I'm trying to find a game with my 2's partner. The game will either crash. Or bug to the point of us having to Ctr Alt Del
Hype: It normally takes us on average 10-20 minutes to find a game.
Hype: Another reason it takes so long is because people leave when they see our ranks. Factor in the amount of times people pull the plug because of anger. It's really difficult to actually get a real game going in 2v2
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: I can see this hindering your ability to stay on top of the ladder
Hype: It's not easy. That's for sure.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: What % of people pull the plug would you say?
Hype: It'll happen roughly at least once a hour
Hype: It's a issue CA really needs to address in this game.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So thats probably 1 plug pull in every 4-6 games or so. That is a lot of missed wins.
Hype: Unfortunately
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Have you ever purposely disconnected yourself?
Hype: No sir. That's one thing I'll never do.
Hype: I feel like if I was one of those people that did that then I'd deserve it happening to me.
Hype: I just wish that CA would give the person who disconnected a loss. Sure it may affect a innocent bystander every once in a while.
Hype: But overall it would prevent people from doing the bug at all
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: This is a good point.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: I am going to ask you something I usually save until the end.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: What is your favorite unit (I have a feeling it will has Ashigaru in its name)
Hype: Sure
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: have**
Hype: Haha, I do indeed love the Loan Swords
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: What makes Lone Sword Ashigaru so great in your mind?
Hype: The cost. Mainly
Hype: They're so cheap for what you get
Hype: For example
Hype: My level 9 Avatar Loan Sword
Hype: Has 6 Morale 24 Melee attack 9 Melee defence 15 charge bonus and 3 armor.
Hype: It only costs a mere 700
Hype: Compare that to a basic Katana Samurai and there just isn't any comparison
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Yeah, that is completely ridiculous in terms of value
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Do you ever see yourself mixing it up with other "exotic" units.
Hype: It really depends on the money alloted to me at the begining
Hype: Normally in Small / Medium battles I keep it simple
Hype: In large battles I always bring a few more Naginata Warrior Monks
Hype: Really any warrior monk be it a bow or a matchlock are great
Hype: Also the Katan Hero is always in my army if it's a large battle
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: How do you use your heros? I have seen many people keep them back to protect their general. Is it just to risky to send him charging?
Hype: It's a complete waste if you just use a hero for defense. you need to save them for when everyone is in a mosh pit.
Hype: After the initial charges and attacks have been set send your Hero in there to commence killing
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: You sound like a professional killer Hype
Hype: Haha, I don't know about that. Just been playing the Total War games for a long time. I've come to understand when you should do things.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: haha understood
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Alright Hype I want to thank you for letting me ask you some questions. Any parting words for the Azure Total War community?
Hype: Just for CA to fix this game. I think the gameplay is great. They just need to fix the multiplayer issues. Once that is done they'll have a keeper
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Alright. Thanks again.
Hype: Sure thing, thanks for letting me be a part of this.

A bonus replay was provided by the members of MH_B of them playing 7SAM. It is pretty hilarious and kind of raw. Enjoy.



I also have a special shout out for [N]KRAKEN who wasted 17 minutes of my life because I killed his Admiral. THANKS BRO



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Interview with Shogun ladders Rank 1 and 2 players Matthew BIshop and Si D Tri and members of Carotenoids Unite.

]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: I am with the clan Carotenoids Unite. Two of the members Si d Tri and Matthew Bishop are ranked 1&2 respectively in the Shogun ladder. How are you guys doing?
Matthew Bishop: Doing great, almost the weekend!
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: great, it's been a good night so far
T.Cizzle : Fantastic, thank you
CarcuS : Good
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So there are only 4 of you total in Carotenoids Unite?
Matthew Bishop: Yes, currently for Shogun 2. We have a few more members that play the Call of Duty's with us, but we're pretty much it anymore.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So you all know eachother through CoD? It just so happened someone convinced 3 of you to buy shogun too huh
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: How did you guys come together in the first place?
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: well, Matt and I started the clan back in 2002 with Vietcong, we've played many games, from RTS to FPS, we stay away from RPGs, we got into the CoDs
Matthew Bishop: Then TC joined us in 2003-2004
Matthew Bishop: We knew him growing up in church, and ten Marcus joined our CoD server
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: We had Carc our token Canadian join us shortly thereafter
Matthew Bishop: in 2003, and we had about 5-7 more members
Matthew Bishop: Played the CoD's, C&C's, CoH's, Guild Wars, and BF's together
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we're all close friends actually, which makes it more fun, we've known each other for a while now
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So you guys have known eachother a really long time. Do you guys see yourselves recruiting to compete better in the Campaign map? You guys seem to be in perfect position to grab more members, being on the top and all.
CarcuS : Not really, one of the funner parts of playing these games is always playing with good friends and it makes it a good challenge to compete with larger clans.
T.Cizzle : We are a close knit group and we kind of enjoy how it is
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: So do you guys stick to only team games?
Matthew Bishop: It's been a challenge in the past in recruiting people, things haven't always worked out with recruits, so we stopped recruiting back in Call of Duty 2.
Matthew Bishop: Yes for the most part
Matthew Bishop: However....
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we play single player but multiplayer with eachother is a lot more fun, at least in my opinion
T.Cizzle : We dont always play as a group
T.Cizzle : but personaly i enjoy single player
T.Cizzle : dragon age, mass effect, need for speed, ect.
T.Cizzle : also star craft 2 is big right now
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Do you guys ever plan on giving the 1v1 ladder a chance? It seems awfully difficult to drop down to relying on yourself when you play mostly for the team aspect.
T.Cizzle : good question
Matthew Bishop: That's a great question, we've actually played some 1v1's individually....my record isn't the greatest
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: from personal experience I played great as a team player in warcraft 3. when I tried to do 1v1 I got destroyed often until I quit 1v1 for good.
Matthew Bishop: But Si is pretty good.
Matthew Bishop: Yeah, Simon is our strongest 1v1 player, but we all play 1v1's to gain experience and get better. We find that if you play enough 1v1's, you become a better team player with your experience.
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: yes, I've found 1v1 is a good way to practice, see what other good players are doing, and focus on improvement
Matthew Bishop: We've flirted with top 10 on naval though
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: I think it's safe to say we all enjoy playing with eachother more
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Well it seems like you guys are the "four" musketeers of shogun
T.Cizzle : haha
Matthew Bishop: Haha 3 1/2, TC's not the greatest....
Matthew Bishop: Kidding kidding.
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: oohhhhh
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: LOL
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: 0uch
Matthew Bishop: He knows we're joking, Simon and myself wouldn't be where we were without Marcus and TC.
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: 4 way bromance here
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we plan on all four of use being top on the ladder at some point
Matthew Bishop: So, we're our each biggest fans lol
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Rotating the shogunate? lol
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: haha
Matthew Bishop: Eventually we'll start fighting each other lol
Matthew Bishop: Then it'll be the demise of our clan
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: haha
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: haha
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: As a team which clans have given you the most run for your money.
Matthew Bishop: 7Samurai without a doubt.
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: 7Sam
CarcuS : 7SAM
T.Cizzle : 7sam
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: what is it about 7Sam that seems to ruin your lives hah
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we enjoy playing them, it's a challenge, we've learned a lot from out matches with them
CarcuS : They have a large clan, but so many of them are so good at the game, that no matter which 2 or 3 you go up against it's going to be a tough game
CarcuS : And they always seem to be playing the same time as us.
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: haha
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: haha all 500 of them
CarcuS : No, i think it's more like 50.
Matthew Bishop: Yeah they're everywhere on the Shogun ladder, and they bring different strats. Its gotten to the point where we switch up our strats to try to outsmart them.
Matthew Bishop: And all 50 are good
Matthew Bishop: lol
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: lol
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Alright guys I am going to wind down now
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Favorite unit go!
Matthew Bishop: Great Guard
CarcuS : Naginata Warrior Monks
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: nagitana warrior monks
T.Cizzle : Warrior monks
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: ooo 3v1
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: naginata*
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Where is the synergy?
Matthew Bishop: Well now you know our 4v4 strats haha
T.Cizzle : in naval seige towers are op
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: lol
T.Cizzle : but usefull
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: This is true
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: Alright thanks guys. I appreciate the replay and I hope you all become shogun at one point.
CarcuS : Thank you.
T.Cizzle : Thanks for having us
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: thanks, for giving us the opportunity to show it
Matthew Bishop: Thanks bud, we really appreciate the interview. It was our pleasure, there are plenty of other great players out there that would be just as good!
^0Si^5'd'^0Tri: we'd like to do this again in the future
]TPG[ AzureCuzYeah: You can count on it boys

I'd like to thank the top of the top again for a great interview.

On another note if anyone is interested in helping me design a website banner please message me on steam or email me.

New AzureTotalWar.com and accessing replays in Shogun

I want to thank you guys for all the support. Because of the huge interest in Azure Total War, I decided to get azuretotalwar.com to provide a better overall experience. In any case thanks again for giving Azure Total War a great start.

Many of you have had difficulty accessing replays in Shogun 2. One of the two methods for saving replays is bugged. For those of you that have been saving your replays at the Unit stats screen, your replays are broken. In order to save your replays properly you need to save them soon as you get the Victory or Defeat screen. You need to save them right away before pressing end game or else they are invalid.

To access your replays they are located here:

C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2\replays

Keep in mind the folder "AppData" is a hidden folder and you will need to make it public in order to access your replays. You can learn how to access hidden folders by going here