I really enjoyed this kind of "Set Report". Both in the style and the pace of the Video. It is much easier to consume, when you don't have the time to enjoy the full Set of games. It felt like every game was still very recocnisable and not to rushed despite the faster speed and I would greatle appreciate this kind of Report on maybe some stand out sets or maybe the finals of the brackets or something like that. I think that could be cool.
I really like this format. Putting things in context of the series and highlighting pivotal strategy moments adds a lot that I would miss watching individual games from a set.
i can definitely understand why playing vs Phosphoru feels bad, but i think his existence is a huge boon for the game- it shows that even in a 20 year old game, there is still room for creativity and adaptation, and that underestimating your opponent and refusing to adapt makes ANYONE vulnerable
I love watching pros who are very chaotic and not standard build orders and play patterns. MBL has been one of my favorites to follow for example. Phosphoru is a big draw to watch these lower levels of the very very talented players.
This happens at every game when he isn't at the highest level. When he is consistently in the top 10 doing this stuff to Daut, Tat, Nicov, Hera, etc then we can talk.
@@joshdavis3743 It's clear he's still learning and growing. That's why I'd love him to get a top pro mentor. He seems to clearly have skills that others at his current level dont. Get him someone who can coach him up on areas he can improve so he can be like MBL and back up the pressure with actual economy on the backend to help slam the door if your initial push doesn't get there.
It's insane to witness that, after an intermediate phase where the pro players figured out how to counter "the Phosphoru", Phosphoru just went pro himself.
Phosphoru loves breaking the game. Pros didn't learn that much, but the game got new balances because of his strats. Now he can find new ways to break the game.
There is a difference between emulating his strategies and actually being the one to come up with them. I'd say he deserves it. Lol as annoying as his strategies can be
Excellent cast T90 this format really works well for TH-cam. Watching a series at sped up gameplay like this narrated by you really setting the tone the whole time fits this so well. Great Watch!
This vid's been really a great presentation with an explanation of what has happened in those matches between redphosphoru and ThunderboltX. It is great that you are picking such content for your main channel.
Hey just want to say thanks for all AoE content. I'm really new to pvp AoE and got the definitiv edition just because of all the videos. Checked out the stream Yesterday and the hera games were really nice to watch.
Loved the format, I'd really enjoy more "abbreviated series" style videos. It was great that you sped through the inconsequential moments without skipping them completely. I still feel like I watched the entire series but it only took 40 minutes. Great stuff! And congrats to Phosphoru, excellent play. 👏
This is like when a stream sniper becomes a streamer themselves, Phosphoru went from a legend with a silly style to legitimately breaking in to the top tier.
Not really. Stream sniping is full hard against any codex and leagues rules that exist. Phosphoru is fully within the rule sets and public codex. Its a legitimate way to play.
@@simonsilence Oh yeah for sure - I should have been more clear, not that he's stream sniping but it's like, sometimes streamers will have a fan who is sort of an NPC in their streams, but then that fan gets really good and becomes a streamer themselves.
Faster speed is fine, there's a billion sets in silver and I'd rather we see more of them covered at this pace, than fewer at a steadier pace. Good stuff.
Phosphoru took 2 games off Viper in sudden desaster which even though it was a sudden death tournament was still under draft settings so he has potential to cause upsets in the future.
Love the format ! And I also love Phosphoru since your first video on him. Love his spirit, his dedication, the way he thinks and overcome each and every obstacle ❤
Very very clean. Super excited to watch more TTL. Really hoping we get full series recaps frequently like we've been getting for WWC2. As a newer returning player to the AOE2 scene, I love learning about all the talented players that aren't the very very top. Also, we should get Phosphoru into a mentorship program with MBL.
so excited to see this, what a great series. motivated to find my own start to hopefully join the ranks of the phosphoru fc, just made an alt account to practice different strats without tanking my main elo. technically not a smurf as my main elo is 1000.
Really love this format and I’m so psyched that TTL is back! It’s sad, but completely understandable, that silver won’t get as much coverage. Listening to TTL sets is some of my favourite content of yours, and Phosphoru was giving us a good show in this video. Love it!
I used to play red phosphoru on the ladder at 1400 elo (he used to play as white phosphoru). He always did fc malians long swords rush. Crazy to see him play at such a high level now
Thank you, this format is great. I never watch the full videos from the tournaments because they are just too long but in this format I'd be more likely to watch them.
I really respect Phosphoru for creating such a unique and powerful strategy so late in a game's life. I kind of assumed players would more easily be able to counter his predictability, but it seems it's not quite so easy.
It's super awesome to see Phosphoru break the mold of high level play. While I doubt this will work well against the top 10 players, but I feel like the rest of the AoE2 players have become very stagnant in their play. I always wonder, why don't we see expansions around the map like SC2? What about sneaking production buildings on the enemy side similar to how Broodwar Dark Templar rushing happened? I hope folks cook more just like Phosphoru does!
Yep I'm quite used to watching Blizzard RTS games where this kind of cheese is not only common, it's patented. When I started watching Age2 I was asking the same questions lol I really think it's viable and the game has so much room for growth that hasn't been tapped into because of how limited things used to be in previous versions of the game. Phosphoru is a joy for me to watch because I think he sees a lot of the same ideas we do.
Sometimes they do sneak forward production buildings, and it can be very effective but there’s reasons it not as popular as sc2. I think the main reason for that is due to the slower paced game. Two units in sc2 can wreck an entire mineral line and although you can get a vil kill or two giving advantage it’s not as swingy and you lose a huge amount of eco just from how long it takes to travel with villagers.
@@Rath_9 Sure, I can see what you mean, but how often do we see 3 archers move up with a stream of them coming in later? Imagine that stream coming from the woodline instead of across the map.
Love the format, i watched at x1.25 an it was really good, Phosphoru reminds me to a novice poker player, in the sense that his inexperience gives him an edge to more experienced and biased players on "how" you should play, but in the actual matches is more like chess, he has a clear opening that works, that you cannot ignore, even at high ranks, the forward castle was sublime, breaking the mold and totally going for the knockout, having that initial playstyle makes rivals think, when actual strategy is more fluid and every single match is different, Phosphoru going full Sun Tzu in this tournament, thanks a lot for such a good analysis
Could we have the starting map and civilizations picking analysis as a regular thing in the beginning of the videos? You can mark the beginning of the first game as a time stamp so people on a tight schedule still can have their thing but as the Lord said "this is a strategy game" and strategy of the series start there. Thank you for your effort. #TeamDauT
Great video, maybe try a few enticing clips from each game at the start if viewership drops way early? I hope it doesn't because this is great. A set overview is so damned welcome. Thankyou for the tourney. Man is Phosphouri a damn joy to watch. What a player to step it up to rank and take it to em. Standing where Hoang did.
Sorry to say it but the way Red Phosphoru plays is way more fun way more entertaining way more enjoyable way more interesting way more adapting way more intriguing then all the top guys who play the same way .. thank you so much for the upload
I have to proclaim the arrival of piss and shit, forcing me to remain on the toilet at work for 47:02 exactly. My coworkers have coined that term "he's going to defecon90"
I know T90 said that Thunderbolt lost only 2 sheep on land madness, but I am pretty sure that he lost 4-6 sheep. Also, lets go Phosphoru!!! I believe in you.
Loved this format! As others have said for stated reasons. MAINLY because, I am honestly NOT usually interested in any of the tournaments. I love seeing the Low Elo Legends and some special players (iSit, walls, etc.) and their unique and quirky styles. Pros playing is... a bit boring, ngl, for me anyways. Espicially in their long format whole video. Seeing this more condensed commentary of upsets, IS more interesting, so thank you! I'd like more videos like this.
Loved this style coverage! However, I think it may be more fair to Phosphoru to avoid discussions on how to counter him specifically until group J is complete.
Phosphoru, insane as always. I love his variety to play despite always being similar strats Watched on double speed and started the video within first minute of upload, so probably first to finish the video lol
I really enjoyed this kind of "Set Report". Both in the style and the pace of the Video. It is much easier to consume, when you don't have the time to enjoy the full Set of games.
It felt like every game was still very recocnisable and not to rushed despite the faster speed and I would greatle appreciate this kind of Report on maybe some stand out sets or maybe the finals of the brackets or something like that. I think that could be cool.
I feel this only works with a RedP game because he's so all in. Every game basically finished in less than 30mins as well.
Could not have written my thoughts better than you just did. Really enjoy this format
Agreed! I'd love to watch the important sets in this format!
There are just no "cheesy" strategies IMO. If you have a strat that's not "meta" and you're able to win. You're a better player
I really like this format. Showing the whole series like this was absolutely the right call.
I really like this format. Putting things in context of the series and highlighting pivotal strategy moments adds a lot that I would miss watching individual games from a set.
i can definitely understand why playing vs Phosphoru feels bad, but i think his existence is a huge boon for the game- it shows that even in a 20 year old game, there is still room for creativity and adaptation, and that underestimating your opponent and refusing to adapt makes ANYONE vulnerable
Yes, I love how he picks weird civs. I feels amazing to watch him
I love watching pros who are very chaotic and not standard build orders and play patterns. MBL has been one of my favorites to follow for example. Phosphoru is a big draw to watch these lower levels of the very very talented players.
This happens at every game when he isn't at the highest level. When he is consistently in the top 10 doing this stuff to Daut, Tat, Nicov, Hera, etc then we can talk.
@@joshdavis3743 It's clear he's still learning and growing. That's why I'd love him to get a top pro mentor. He seems to clearly have skills that others at his current level dont. Get him someone who can coach him up on areas he can improve so he can be like MBL and back up the pressure with actual economy on the backend to help slam the door if your initial push doesn't get there.
@@cinco_de_la_tarde I don't think he has what it takes to be top ten.
It's insane to witness that, after an intermediate phase where the pro players figured out how to counter "the Phosphoru", Phosphoru just went pro himself.
I guess if you CAN beat them join them.
Love to see it I believe his strats are legit
Phosphoru loves breaking the game. Pros didn't learn that much, but the game got new balances because of his strats. Now he can find new ways to break the game.
There is a difference between emulating his strategies and actually being the one to come up with them. I'd say he deserves it. Lol as annoying as his strategies can be
@@Nomatterwhat69 In another timeline Phosphoru is a technical Minecrafter finding new ways to farm resources after each update Lol
I like the double speed cast. Sometimes I want to spend 2 hours watching a tournament series, but usually I'd rather have it in 45 mins.
I also watched it in 1.55 speed and it was very digestible. Liked it.
I like the 2hr series as well but if it means we can cover more matches in these lower levels by having 45 min.. I'm all for it.
Phosphoru looks at the state of game and says: "I don't want boom. I want aggression, always!"
I hope phosphoru can continue to find tournament success. Things are getting interesting...
I like the sped up gameplay. Usually watch videos like this on 2x speed anyways
And I still had TH-cam on 1.5x speed!
@@thire7432 I still had it on 2x speed haha
i recommend you all to give 0.4x a try.. maybe have a drink close too
7:30
opp: "i'll just wall off some of your resources"
phos: "i'm not trapped in here with you, YOU are trapped in here with ME"
I loved the format of this video! Being able to see all 5 games in under an hour was terrific.
Excellent cast T90 this format really works well for TH-cam. Watching a series at sped up gameplay like this narrated by you really setting the tone the whole time fits this so well. Great Watch!
This vid's been really a great presentation with an explanation of what has happened in those matches between redphosphoru and ThunderboltX. It is great that you are picking such content for your main channel.
46:45 Thank you hardy :)
Hardy’s a legend
The main takeaway is that everyone should learn how to be in Castle Age by 14:20 even on open maps.
after a lot of practice I got 16:50 but can't get lower than that so far, I need to study further :D
I really enjoyed the faster speed and seeing multiple games. This is a great style to use when showcasing tournaments. Thanks T90!
Honestly, I love the upsped game breakdowns. I would watch any upsped game with your voice narrating it
Amazing format, pacing was great - nice to have the extra analysis and high speed through the slow bits
Hey just want to say thanks for all AoE content. I'm really new to pvp AoE and got the definitiv edition just because of all the videos. Checked out the stream Yesterday and the hera games were really nice to watch.
just saw the title, let me grab some popcorn
Everyone has a plan until RedPhosphorus drops the castle into your base
Faster speed is super nice for "boring" parts, time managment is important for average member of community of 20 yearsbold game 11
I recommend that T90 opens a third channel dedicated solely to being a phosphoru fanboy account 😂
Loved the format, I'd really enjoy more "abbreviated series" style videos. It was great that you sped through the inconsequential moments without skipping them completely. I still feel like I watched the entire series but it only took 40 minutes. Great stuff!
And congrats to Phosphoru, excellent play. 👏
Sometimes I wish we could see their reactions. I bet that castle got a reaction.
19:37 moonwalking sheep
the swag
This is like when a stream sniper becomes a streamer themselves, Phosphoru went from a legend with a silly style to legitimately breaking in to the top tier.
Not really. Stream sniping is full hard against any codex and leagues rules that exist. Phosphoru is fully within the rule sets and public codex. Its a legitimate way to play.
@@simonsilence Oh yeah for sure - I should have been more clear, not that he's stream sniping but it's like, sometimes streamers will have a fan who is sort of an NPC in their streams, but then that fan gets really good and becomes a streamer themselves.
Faster speed is fine, there's a billion sets in silver and I'd rather we see more of them covered at this pace, than fewer at a steadier pace. Good stuff.
Phosphoru took 2 games off Viper in sudden desaster which even though it was a sudden death tournament was still under draft settings so he has potential to cause upsets in the future.
Great video style, pace and content.
And what a treat to get a Bo5 with phosphoru! Can't wait to see his next one!
I love your current style of analyzing maps and drafts. Please more of that!
Nice intro T90! I really liked understanding the context behind the tournament
Phosphoru my cheesy friend, I'm rooting for you!
I wonder if you can find a way to make water maps work more in your favour!
I enjoy the deep dive, and I also enjoy your live casting of each minute of gameplay!! But yes to both Tristan!
46:42 Hardy, nice job as always 11
Love the format ! And I also love Phosphoru since your first video on him. Love his spirit, his dedication, the way he thinks and overcome each and every obstacle ❤
Very cool approach. love to see more like this!
Hardy, that editing at the end was better than the whole series!
Very very clean. Super excited to watch more TTL. Really hoping we get full series recaps frequently like we've been getting for WWC2. As a newer returning player to the AOE2 scene, I love learning about all the talented players that aren't the very very top.
Also, we should get Phosphoru into a mentorship program with MBL.
so excited to see this, what a great series.
motivated to find my own start to hopefully join the ranks of the phosphoru fc, just made an alt account to practice different strats without tanking my main elo. technically not a smurf as my main elo is 1000.
This was an awesome way to go over a set! Really enjoyed the analytical approach paired with faster game speed.
I think this video format was good, some speed-up to tell the whole story, some normal speed up near the end to get fully immersed
Great video! Make sure you cover ever Phosphoru game, his play style is so entertaining!
no worries mr berry . i really appriciate you casted hid premier on TTL silver ty VVM ^^
Love this kind of video. Commenting for you to note my interest and for the algorythm
Really enjoyed this format, put a lot of good context out there, nice
i really like this format, it's really fun to follow the whole set with more in depth tactic talk
I am so excited what strats other players will bring out to stop this madman :D
I like these long form videos. Just goes on my background while I am working.
The irony that this is a shortened version and you haven’t realised and commented how long it is
The last game was epic. Wow!
I also liked the "summmary of a set" recap type!
love this set report on the serie!!! lets goo phosporuuuuuu!!!!!!
That was a great edit at the end.
Really appreciate this format, length, and commentary! Thanks for continuing to evolve the format and build the AOE2 community.
Holy crap love the play from the legend himself
Really love this format and I’m so psyched that TTL is back! It’s sad, but completely understandable, that silver won’t get as much coverage. Listening to TTL sets is some of my favourite content of yours, and Phosphoru was giving us a good show in this video. Love it!
I used to play red phosphoru on the ladder at 1400 elo (he used to play as white phosphoru). He always did fc malians long swords rush. Crazy to see him play at such a high level now
Thank you, this format is great. I never watch the full videos from the tournaments because they are just too long but in this format I'd be more likely to watch them.
I always love watching RedPhosphoru!! I'm excited to see how he does in the next several rounds.
I really respect Phosphoru for creating such a unique and powerful strategy so late in a game's life. I kind of assumed players would more easily be able to counter his predictability, but it seems it's not quite so easy.
Wonderful format, especially with a situation like this!
Just wanted to say I like the way you covered the bans and picks for the series.
Creative play is how metas grow
It's super awesome to see Phosphoru break the mold of high level play.
While I doubt this will work well against the top 10 players, but I feel like the rest of the AoE2 players have become very stagnant in their play.
I always wonder, why don't we see expansions around the map like SC2? What about sneaking production buildings on the enemy side similar to how Broodwar Dark Templar rushing happened?
I hope folks cook more just like Phosphoru does!
Yep I'm quite used to watching Blizzard RTS games where this kind of cheese is not only common, it's patented. When I started watching Age2 I was asking the same questions lol I really think it's viable and the game has so much room for growth that hasn't been tapped into because of how limited things used to be in previous versions of the game. Phosphoru is a joy for me to watch because I think he sees a lot of the same ideas we do.
Sometimes they do sneak forward production buildings, and it can be very effective but there’s reasons it not as popular as sc2. I think the main reason for that is due to the slower paced game. Two units in sc2 can wreck an entire mineral line and although you can get a vil kill or two giving advantage it’s not as swingy and you lose a huge amount of eco just from how long it takes to travel with villagers.
@@Rath_9 Sure, I can see what you mean, but how often do we see 3 archers move up with a stream of them coming in later?
Imagine that stream coming from the woodline instead of across the map.
Love the format, i watched at x1.25 an it was really good, Phosphoru reminds me to a novice poker player, in the sense that his inexperience gives him an edge to more experienced and biased players on "how" you should play, but in the actual matches is more like chess, he has a clear opening that works, that you cannot ignore, even at high ranks, the forward castle was sublime, breaking the mold and totally going for the knockout, having that initial playstyle makes rivals think, when actual strategy is more fluid and every single match is different, Phosphoru going full Sun Tzu in this tournament, thanks a lot for such a good analysis
Pros have used his strats in tournaments. Andy got a win vs Lierry in a tourny last spring using a phosphoru FC all in.
Could we have the starting map and civilizations picking analysis as a regular thing in the beginning of the videos? You can mark the beginning of the first game as a time stamp so people on a tight schedule still can have their thing but as the Lord said "this is a strategy game" and strategy of the series start there.
Thank you for your effort.
#TeamDauT
Watching Phosphoru feels like watching a Charles Oliveira fight. Its never boring. Win or lose they always go for the kill.
loved this format, thanks Tristan!
Set overviews like this could be fun, not just for Phosphoru games, but others too
enjoyed this a bunch. i am just hoping phosphoru gets to play malay again, its my favorite strat of his 11 gl champ
just 11, this is great
First game was insane Thunderbolt didn't do anything right
Great video, maybe try a few enticing clips from each game at the start if viewership drops way early? I hope it doesn't because this is great. A set overview is so damned welcome.
Thankyou for the tourney.
Man is Phosphouri a damn joy to watch. What a player to step it up to rank and take it to em. Standing where Hoang did.
faster speed made perfect sense for this set.
I definitely liked the sped up videos to include the whole series!
For RedP. I like the faster speed for some of it. But like the final game tp be regular.
I'm a simple man. I like watching Phosphoru matches.
Love that we couldn't guess the last game by looking the length of the video
haha, i recently got the hide duration extension and have just kept it on for all yt videos. Its weird for sure.
T90 should teach Phosphoru to overcome his mistakes instead of showing his strategy to 1000s of oppenents
what mistakes
maybe you could teach him
This was a great format, especially for early round games.
Really like the stile of this vid T90! Titans League hype!
a banger vid idea i had of T90 and RedPhosphoru spend time developing a new Phosphoru strat
Redphosphoru is the Happy Gilmore of AOE2
Loved the deep dive!
I like this new format.
Sorry to say it but the way Red Phosphoru plays is way more fun way more entertaining way more enjoyable way more interesting way more adapting way more intriguing then all the top guys who play the same way .. thank you so much for the upload
Very nice summary of the while set
I have to proclaim the arrival of piss and shit, forcing me to remain on the toilet at work for 47:02 exactly. My coworkers have coined that term "he's going to defecon90"
“When this video goes up thunderbolt is gonna hate me” - don’t hate the caster - hate the game 😂
Phosphoru would probably do well in hidden cup. But only if nobody knew he was competing
I know T90 said that Thunderbolt lost only 2 sheep on land madness, but I am pretty sure that he lost 4-6 sheep.
Also, lets go Phosphoru!!! I believe in you.
Refreshing Aggression.
The speed was good!
Loved this format! As others have said for stated reasons. MAINLY because, I am honestly NOT usually interested in any of the tournaments. I love seeing the Low Elo Legends and some special players (iSit, walls, etc.) and their unique and quirky styles. Pros playing is... a bit boring, ngl, for me anyways. Espicially in their long format whole video. Seeing this more condensed commentary of upsets, IS more interesting, so thank you! I'd like more videos like this.
Loved this style coverage! However, I think it may be more fair to Phosphoru to avoid discussions on how to counter him specifically until group J is complete.
Phosphoru, insane as always. I love his variety to play despite always being similar strats
Watched on double speed and started the video within first minute of upload, so probably first to finish the video lol
That some weak shite. I watched on half speed to get double the T90
thats how you are supposed to watch AOE content xd
Good video format!
It really warms my heart to see phosphoru do this well at high level ^_^
I hope we get to see all the phosphoru games! :)