Interview Age of Empires 2 Guess the Train Classic game into the esports circle is still full of talent

In recent years, "feelings" have been unable to get around the hurdle, a number of childhood anime adaptations into movies released, fairy tales launched live-action versions, classic game reset, of which, "Age of Empires 2 Decision Edition" can be regarded as a classic game reset more successful. As we all know, Age of Empires 2 has a fault line of about 10 years, it was born without the concept of eSports, and when it returned, esports had become a hot sport. Some time ago, we interviewed the Empire 2 popular anchor Feng Xin, this time we interviewed the professional players of Empire 2 to guess the train, let's talk about the situation of this classic game in the field of e-sports.

Guess the train is the top 3 in the world rankings of Age of Empires 2, the number one player in China, who has traveled for countless countries and won countless honors. "In fact, in Empire 2, the concept of e-sports has just emerged, not only in the game, but also in many fields, such as an e-sports hotel where I stayed a few days ago, that is, an ordinary hotel plus a few computers, it is e-sports, it is a concept." Guess train said, "I started playing professionally in 2012, the secret of success is to insist on training, hard training, this game is the competition between operational ability and understanding of the game." ”

Unlike the domestic hot games such as Glory of Kings, Empire 2 is not only popular in China, but also highly recognized internationally. "When this game was released on Steam, it could be ranked in the top 5, which is not easy, and the games on Steam can be described as star-studded, including phenomenal games such as PUBG. Empire 2 has a place on Steam, which shows how high its international recognition is. Of course, behind the success is inseparable from Microsoft's various conscience changes, Guess Train said, "One of the main changes in the decision version is the change of the server, so that the delay of the player-to-player battle has a lot less impact, when we used to play, one person card will cause everyone to be carded, and the Brazilian side of the network even has a delay of four or five seconds, the game experience is very poor." Now with the server, the stuttering has been reduced a lot, which makes the communication between players from various countries much smoother. In Steam, there is a ranking mode where players can compete with people of similar level. ”

When the Age of Empires first released 20 years ago, it was a phenomenal game, very popular, and also a regular WCG, and then gradually declined with the release of the second-generation RTS such as Interstellar Warcraft, until the release of the reset version gradually returned to people's vision. In the past, the world number one in Age of Empires 2 was occupied by one person for a long time, and now this position is comparable to the "Iron Throne", and no one can sit for a long time. "There are a lot of people who can compete for the first place now, and there is almost no gap between them. The main thing is that there are more people to watch, the income of players can be guaranteed, there will be more players, and the more players the game will be hot. Now from the international feedback to solo competition is better, the current game has not been broken, sometimes small games collide together, can only start at the same time. Microsoft also attaches great importance to the game, and many competitions, although not hosted by them, will sponsor some. ”

At present, there are nearly 200 resident Empire 2 professional players in China, which shows the prosperity of the game's development. "The game's code is very old, sometimes there are bugs, and Microsoft is always updating and fixing it. The ecosystem of the Age of Empires has more than 10 years of disconnection, until the final version was released to return to the public eye, and now it is considered to be entering the esports circle, I believe that this game will have great prospects and get better and better. ”

Yangzi Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Jiang Tiansheng

Source: Purple Cow News