Azure Total War

End of an Era

2013-03-04T11:14:00.001-05:00

On April 1st AzureTotalWar.com will go down. I will not be renewing the site again as its use seems to be non-existent since I stopped making videos. I want to thank all the contributors that made this site a haven for exceptional and professional Shogun 2: Total War game play.

As for myself, I haven't touched a multiplayer Shogun game in over a year. I have been far too busy trying to survive in this world. I work full time and go to nursing school full time. Unfortunately this leaves next to no time for Shogun, let alone Rome 2 in the future. In two years when I finish school we will see where I stand, maybe Medieval 2?

In any case the site will revert back to azuretotalwar.blogspot.com. It will still be here for nostalgia's sake. My steam account will remain active if you need me: azurecuzyeah.

It has been a blast broadcasting. Stay well.

THE END OF THE SHOGUNATE... IS OVER!

-AzureCuzYeah

Epic Battle with Saint Louis

2012-03-28T21:17:00.005-04:00

if video does not show, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBgRVpbH1t0

Fall of the Samurai vs Regular Shogun 2

2012-03-28T11:27:00.001-04:00

This is a group of strategies for taking on some of the FOTS armies. This was devised by Pariya. Don't think that 300 years of innovation should stop you from owning people in Fall of the Samurai if you haven't purchased the Expansion!

Hopolita says the darnedest things. Tongue Twister

2012-03-25T15:01:00.000-04:00

I am sorry Hopolita. I had to do it.

Hard times.

2012-03-23T12:29:00.000-04:00

I wanted to give you guys a heads up. Things aren't going so well for me right now so I may not be able to afford the .com renewal fee for this site in the next week or so. So if AzureTotalWar.com does go down the site will still exist as azuretotalwar.blogspot.com

As you all can imagine if I cannot afford my .com I haven't been able to afford the new Fall of the Samurai also. I look forward to watching all the youtube coverage and live steams that come with a new Total War Game. Ill try my best to stay informed. Keep me in the loop ;)

From New York with Love

-Azure

Shogun 2 Total War: Aggony 1v1 Rd 2 Duck vs Angelos

2011-12-22T16:47:00.002-05:00

Duck vs Angelos Thursday 21st 3PM/15:00 GMT, Stream by AzureCuzYeah

2011-12-22T08:51:00.000-05:00

"Welcome to AggonyDuck who finally gets to play in the A1C, after his opponents forfeiat in first round. And welcome to AzureCuzYeah who is doing his first livestream in the A1C. Angelos AG is already battle tested in the tournament after his victory over VM Pasifix and well known Total War player.

I'm really looking forward to this and will watch it live from work. Good luck both players!"

Brotherhood of Aggony (http://brotherhoodofaggony.com/index.php?page=Thread&postID=19395#post19395)

Stream is on the right---->

Remember to go FULL SCREEN!

You were saying?

2011-12-20T16:31:00.005-05:00

Just because one person says it is a joke doesn't mean it is:

Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Why U No Protect General?

2011-12-14T18:42:00.001-05:00

Money hack sold by 7Samourai could destroy the integrity of Shogun 2.

2011-12-14T02:27:00.003-05:00

It isn't often that ethics play a pivotal role in online gaming. The train of thought I subscribe to allows the community flourish on its own. We all have our opinions on how the game is supposed to be played and under what circumstances. More than most games, In Shogun 2 we see players taking hold to the ideology of honor as if they were a 16Th century Samurai. This is something that I find not only amusing but interesting as it represents a series of checks and balances within the culture of Total War. Ethics and honor correlate quite closely. The Total War community is not the largest, but a passion like no other is represented. I would like to address an issue that was brought up to me earlier today:

Shogun 2 (As well as Nearly all TW Games) have had their share of several problems in the past. Exploits and broken strategy have whittled the integrity of Shogun since its launch. We have over come as a community on more than one occasion with continual high powered tournaments and enormous passion for the Shogun 2 (As witnessed by our large live casting and youtube community.)

"Laissez-faire" politics would be a way to explain the extreme circumstances of this exploit (For any of you who have kept track of Occupy Wall Street lately you understand how important regulation can be). The rogue Shogun 2 clan 7Samourai have taken it upon themselves to undermine and devalue our $60 Dollar games. The easiest way for me to explain the consequences are this:

"Player A has the money hack. Player B does not. When Player A plays Player B the value of Player B's experience and enjoyment of Shogun 2 50% less than Player A"

I realize this maybe a ridiculous way of explaining the problem but, the point I want to get across is that the overall value of our Shogun 2: Total War is diminishing fast. Awareness needs to be created and addressed to the entire community and CA. We do not live in the wild west and we shouldn't be taken advantage of. Bugs in Shogun 2 exist and there are plenty but the 7SAM route is detrimental to all of us. Profiting on the diminishing quality of the Shogun 2 majority is especially shameful and severely detrimental. Although the ladder has been broken for sometime it is a nice way to find random people to test your skill on. To have that option completely crippled would place us all at a huge loss.

Once again I mention ethics and the lack there of. I mean this to be a warning to to 7SAM or anyone else attempting to exploit me or my community, submit the money hack bug report and cancel all sales. I am making it my personal mission to to put an end to this kind of deregulated wild west bullshit.

-Azure

Sources: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/7SAMURAI/announcements/detail/1441381577781668965

Shogun 2 Live Commentary: I Hate Ashigaru Spam!

2011-12-12T16:07:00.000-05:00

Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Infantry? What Infantry?

2011-12-11T16:45:00.000-05:00

#LC-019 Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Forest Camp 2 Step

2011-11-19T06:40:00.001-05:00

#LC-018 Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Morale Dojo Fail

2011-11-19T06:39:00.000-05:00

#LC-017 Shogun 2 Live Commentary: I Let Him Have My Morale Dojo

2011-11-19T06:38:00.000-05:00

Shogun 2 Live Commentary: Archer Dojo FTW?

2011-11-17T10:50:00.001-05:00

Reset Hero Units in Total War: Shogun 2 (Not My Discovery)

2011-10-24T21:04:00.003-04:00

Testing Rise of the Samuri. Azure/Echelon/Alnananaz

2011-09-28T16:48:00.001-04:00

CW VS AGGONY Immortals 2v2 Tournament Finals LIVE 19:00GMT 9/22/2011

2011-09-22T12:21:00.000-04:00

This is the finale in the long dramatic clan 2v2 tournament hosted by the Immortals. This is an amazing battle between the Russian powerhouse CW, who ran a train through all opponents with next to no losses. And Aggony, who lost in the very first round but was able to fight for a free spot and climb the ladder all the way to the finals. This should be an amazing best of 3 match. Be ready to watch!

You may view the stream on the right and go full screen -->

Or you can go to: http://www.twitch.tv/azuretotalwar

Shogun 2 movie Prologue, Part 1 v2.0

2011-09-20T16:51:00.001-04:00

Do to constructive criticism recived from many TW fans, Prologue, Part 1 has been edited. This is version 2.0

Thank you for your support.

Enjoy.

Aggony & Imperials Immortals 2v2 Game 2&3

2011-09-17T14:29:00.000-04:00

Superior Positioning! Semi Finals Immortals 2v2 Tournament Aggony vs Imperials Game 1

2011-09-16T12:03:00.002-04:00

Bossrobert, a warning.

2011-09-15T12:11:00.001-04:00

This is a suggestion to you all. Avoid Bossrobert in the future. This is of course you want him to black male you into buying him games, sabotage something you worked hard on, trash talk you and your friends. Obviously I was a fool to trust him. I am just glad the only access I ever gave him was to my steam group. So if you are smart, don't join his silly HOD clan. You will probably regret it.

Voice actors needed !

2011-09-14T18:06:00.001-04:00

This is a call to all Shogun 2 and TW fans to join me in production of this movie.

Voice actors are needed. You won't get paid but you will be credited and you just might get more then one character to play if your good at it.

PM here or send me a email at perablenta@gmail.com if you want to help out and leave a mark for the next generation of TW players to see.

Azure's Ninja FLASH Tournament #2

2011-09-13T12:55:00.001-04:00

1v1 Azure's Ninja FLASH Tournament #2

I had a great 4 rounds of live streaming games from this Ninja Flash Tournament
Azure's Ninja FLASH Tournament #2 Rules:
AVATAR
Map: Numazawa
Funds: Medium
Key Buildings: Off
Unit size: Large
Top Seeded person is attacker by default in rounds 1,3 vice versa 2,4 etc.

Special Rules:
Players may only use Samurai units. One exception: Great Guard
These units are available for play:
Yari Samurai, Naginata Samurai, Katana Samurai, No-Dachi Samurai, Bow Samurai, Matchlock Samurai, Great Guard
Only these units are valid!

With the Ikko Ikki patch we see large spam armies of Ashigaru with retainer heavy Monks. Not today. Today we get back to the roots of Shogun. Samurai on Samurai Combat. I would like to congratulate our Second AFNT Tournament Champion:

_Simon_

Video of round 1-4 will be posted soon Finals: Round 3: Round 2: Round 1: