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[aoe2] Keep gambling away from our beloved AoE2. (www.youtube.com)
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[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I got a bit iffy on Hera a while back because he was saying some vaguely positive things about Jordan Peterson, but looking back and comparing it to Hera's other statements and actions, I get the impression that it was not because he was some diehard fan of the guy, but just that he was in that state where he had only seen the vaguely positive "clean your room" type claims and hadn't thought to contextualise it more broadly.

These days, I want Hera to lose, but that's only because he's so good I think it's good for the community for his dominance to end. I really like the guy on the whole.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I can empathise with that. I made similar comments (a long time ago) about JP. I think a lot of people initially appreciated the “clean your room” portion of his “teachings”. As a former catholic I found his lecture series on the bible interesting. Boy did I regret mentioning that to some people when he then went on his right wing debate bro crusade before cooking himself on benzos and going to Russia to be put into a coma. All that’s to say I doubt Hera is the first person to be drawn in only to regret it immensely after.

    These days, I want Hera to lose, but that's only because he's so good I think it's good for the community for his dominance to end.

    That’s interesting, I did derive satisfaction at him losing the second round against a couple of rookie streamers.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    Yeah the funny thing is I remember cheering for Hera during his initial rise. It felt so great watching a relative newcomer rising through the ranks and toppling Viper, during the early days of Definitive Edition. But now, Hera has gone 13 S-tier tournaments in a row without defeat, and it doesn't even feel like there's anyone on their way to beating him. (Unless he's under-prepared, as he sometimes is in lower-tier tournaments.)

    One thing I really enjoyed was when Return of Rome came out and a bunch of people were briefly playing the aoe1 mode within that. Hera came onto a small Australian streamer's stream to ask for tips before his showmatch against Daut. Chat recommended he try a strategy they called "boning": stone age rushing with villagers, where they attack with weapons that appear to be bones. Hera actually tried it..

    SpoilersAnd lost

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