Hey warlight. I've not been around much or indeed at all this year. But I'm recharged and have some internet now. If anyone wants a game feel free to invite me.
I'm happy to give advice but bear in mind I might be a bit rusty ;)
Quick request/observation. It's much more difficult to advise if the settings are 75% luck and auto-distribution so if you're wanting to improve your Ladder/Auto map game. Best to avoid those settings and use the standard template. It would help me a lot.
As would more specialist/good Middle Earth players to help teach that map as the ME map never really got me excited in the way the Europe maps do.
That was to try and work out in advance if the teaching would be about simple things like making more than 4 picks. Attacking late from important territories etc. That sort of thing.
I'm not the person to teach you advanced stuff. If I was I'd be a better player :)
And I'm not sure who is still helping here. But hopefully some better players than me also check here and they can offer you a game.