The Hero Rework - Age of Wonders 4 (MP) Basics

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Introduction: (0:00)
What is a 4X?: (1:30)
The Governor System: (3:59)
The Old Signature Skills: (7:13)
The New Signature Skills: (9:24)
Defenders and Generic Command Skills DOUBLE FEATURE: (17:35)
MAGES (It was in all caps in editing so I'm going to leave that here for all of you): (25:28)
The Ritualist: (30:39)
Rangers (WARNING!): (36:37)
Warriors are pretty rad too: (39:03)
Dragon Lords (might be OP right now but honestly w/e): (43:13)
Eldritch Sovereigns are all Bards now: (52:56)
The Ambition System: (1:00:44)

Welcome Back to We Play Games! The Tiger Patch gave us a massive update for the game, completely overhauling the way heroes operate... in most dimensions. In this video I'll break it down for you in a way that hopefully nobody here quite understands but enjoys regardless, as that's generally my vibe. Have fun?

[wepg]

Oh, also apparently an aux cable was loose for like the first 8 minutes of footage so that tiny electrical crackle you hear isn't just a figment of your imagination

or spiders in your walls

this time

[vaevictusasmadi]

Thank you for this nuanced strategic overview. I've found other guides either too simple or too stat-focused, but your explanation actually gave me insight I felt I was missing. Cheers!

[mithrals]

A friendly tip for video's like this where you look at abilities and talent trees;
Let your mouse pointer rest on the thing you are talking about. Take your hand off the mouse while talking.
Otherwise, good insight. Love it.

[Dakkalazy]

I don't even play multiplayer but I just got back into this game after the new DLC, and your videos have been very insightful. It's interesting to listen to especially with regards to AI autoresolve. I really hope Triumph improves the shadow dragon final skill.

[ciscoytube]

Walker, thank you for your video. I almost didn't want to start a new game until you put something out about it. Looking forward to more.

[WinSlayaGaming]

Love it! Im going to watch this while getting my next aow4 video ready

[andrewwilson]

Always enjoy your insight man. I’m pretty stoked about the dragon ruler changes.

I’m not a stream watcher so I appreciate the YT love.

[wepg]

"I kinda want to play a drinking game where I drink every time I say "I don't want to waste X's time, " it sounds like it would be almost as much fun as the Shyamalan Avatar drinking game where you drink any time anyone mispronounces a name."

"Walker go to sleep."

[ALPHAROGUE]

Gotta love when a video is named "Basics" and it's over an hour long.

[blackleon]

That's why im subscribed, top tier content

[JohnnyTightIips]

As someone who was always playing SP with a materium dragon lord, this is an absolute win

[daniebelle]

personally loving ranger. starting with crow bow and then building to gun. think its dps together with the champion command abilities, and its ability to reset cool downs on kill, is a pretty fun combo. wllowys u to play with your banners more like one big unit. lot of bouncing back n forth between units on turns but been pretty fun.

[gundalf]

Not sure if Defensive Master is the be all end all for Defender builds, because Pushing Attack, Stunning Bash and Rallying Cry already end in defence mode. The first 2 also only have a 1 round cooldown.

[Zockerchen]

Hey, one of the brave souls here that actually clicked on the low quality thumbnail, having no clue on what changes.
Played the Game this weekend, as it was free on Steam and must say i like it. (Not the first video of yours i'm watching X))
Don't now it will keep me entertained enough for the hefty price tho (talking about all the dlc's)...

[SkyForceOne]

i meeeaann... in CIV6 your army generates value for you too ;) capturing cities and especially pillaging (which can let u surpass the lategame 1-tech-per-turn restriction) is a vital strategy for lategame (and early/mid game, but thats quite more rare since u will fall behind)

[AeciusthePhilosopher]

15:00 I kinda consider that like "better resurgence" since you get heroes with it that die back if you win the battle.

So if you win you get your hero back guaranteed; if you take a bit longer to win you get them back during the battle so they might still be able to contribute something. And since I already have the option to put grave caller on an item, infinite better resurgence is not bad.

[igncom]

Ohh.... I've been having my ritualists vibe all battle every battle. I thought that was their point, and their direct attack was just a bit of fun.

[TheIlluvatar]

Hello, nice video!
note on eternal one: it is pretty bad in term of gameplay/impact, for sure.
BUT it is pretty good in term of fantasy.
It embrace the Liche fantasy, and its perfect for a solo run, as, your hero is the unkillable liche, whether it is good or not in term of metagaming, it is good in term of flavour.

[szemyah]

i play a ranger and think with the skirmisher weapon, snapshot and immobilizing shots i have so much utility. being able to completely shut down a single melee unit and a second every other turn has a lot of value, at least for me. love it more than i thought i would. i was able to completely nullify 2 bone dragons in 2 fights on brutal difficulty in the early game. they did not get a single point of damage out on my units. in another fight i kept the enemy charge warrior hero out of the fight while wittling it and a second unit by myself, buying so much space for my other units.

[gamefan]

Interesting take, although I do like to have the flexibility of choosing how to develop a hero, I understand not all options might be viable.

Just like with bases I prefer an overall balanced approach for first base, second one, I can specialize if needed, that