Town Bell issues

Age of Empires II: DE II - Discussion
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I guess eveyone has noticed the changes in Ring Town Bell button. Is it on purpose? Like, it is a tool you shouldn’t use if you are minimaly smart?
Before the April patch I used to ring the bell just to quick garrison vills in TC and make some shots or avoid a small raid, but would rapidly click again, and the other vills (far from the TC) would soon return to work.

But nowadays if you UNRING the town bell vills still keep coming to the TC or other towers and enterable buildings, not exiting and returning to work. Only those there were already inside the building return to work. So I have to do it manually for those who didnt go back. That is stressfull! And a recipe for chaos on my economy.

What used to be a simple and usefull tool is now a forbidden tool, never to be used, unless you want your entire economy to go crazy.

I wonder if this is on purpose or just some sort of mishap during the patch.

I don’t use it anymore, and I am getting used to it, as it make me a more versatile (and better) player, but sometimes I miss it.

What’s the thought on this?

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It is a bug. In the current PUP hotfix you can try it. It works

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What is this PUP hotfix?

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It is a hotfix for the last patch which is in public testing before make it definitive

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It was never useful honestly, you’re right about being able to be a better player without it. So I don’t care either way, they might as well remove it from the game for all I care, it would honestly make it less of a trap for lower level players.

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No town bell is still useful if all parts of your eco is under attack. Like eagle raid or huskarl raid

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No, it’s not. Manual garrison will always be the superior option if you have APM.

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As much as I’d like to see a full removal of the Town Bell function, if they DO axe it, how would they deal with the section in William Wallace 5 where you’re taught about it? Will they just drop those voice lines?