# AoE Authority

Preferred-Name: AoE Authority
Canonical-Domain: aoeauthority.com
Entity-Type: SaaS / Product
Industry: Gaming Analytics, Esports, Competitive Strategy, Video Game Statistics
Description: AoE Authority is a competitive analytics and coaching intelligence platform for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. It aggregates live ranked match data to provide real-time civilization win rates, player profiles, leaderboards, matchup analysis, build orders, interactive tools, and personalized improvement insights. The site helps competitive AoE2 players make data-driven decisions about civilization picks, map strategies, and gameplay weaknesses. Core features are free; premium subscriptions offer deeper coaching intelligence. Currently in active beta.

## Key Pages
- Home: https://aoeauthority.com/
- Player Search: https://aoeauthority.com/players
- Live Matches: https://aoeauthority.com/matches
- Player Profile: https://aoeauthority.com/player/[playerId]
- Match Detail: https://aoeauthority.com/matches/[matchId]
- Compare Players: https://aoeauthority.com/compare/[playerAId]
- Compare Result: https://aoeauthority.com/compare/[playerAId]/[playerBId]
- Civilizations: https://aoeauthority.com/civilizations
- Civilization Detail: https://aoeauthority.com/civilizations/[civId]
- Build Library: https://aoeauthority.com/build-library
- Tech Tree: https://aoeauthority.com/tech-tree
- Damage Calculator: https://aoeauthority.com/damage-calculator
- Matchup Calculator: https://aoeauthority.com/matchup-calculator
- Army Advisor: https://aoeauthority.com/army-advisor
- Map Strategy: https://aoeauthority.com/map-strategy
- Eco Benchmark: https://aoeauthority.com/eco-benchmark
- Build Order Optimizer: https://aoeauthority.com/build-order-optimizer
- Pricing: https://aoeauthority.com/pricing
- Premium: https://aoeauthority.com/premium
- Meta Overview: https://aoeauthority.com/meta
- Meta by ELO: https://aoeauthority.com/meta/elo
- Meta Matchups: https://aoeauthority.com/meta/matchups
- Maps: https://aoeauthority.com/maps
- Map Detail: https://aoeauthority.com/maps/[mapName]
- Leaderboards: https://aoeauthority.com/leaderboards
- Quiz Hub: https://aoeauthority.com/quiz
- Quiz Level: https://aoeauthority.com/quiz/[level]
- Personality Quiz: https://aoeauthority.com/personality-quiz
- Personality Quiz Result: https://aoeauthority.com/personality-quiz/result/[slug]
- Archetype Discovery: https://aoeauthority.com/personality-quiz/archetypes
- Archetype Leaderboard: https://aoeauthority.com/personality-quiz/leaderboard
- Archetype Detail: https://aoeauthority.com/personality-quiz/archetypes/[slug]
- Archetype Compare Start: https://aoeauthority.com/personality-quiz/compare/[mySlug]/choose
- Archetype Compare: https://aoeauthority.com/personality-quiz/compare/[slugA]/[slugB]
- Improve: https://aoeauthority.com/improve
- Learn: https://aoeauthority.com/learn
- Win Condition: https://aoeauthority.com/win-condition
- Unique Unit Counters: https://aoeauthority.com/unique-unit-counters
- News: https://aoeauthority.com/news
- News Article: https://aoeauthority.com/news/[id]
- Data Sources: https://aoeauthority.com/data-sources
- Blog: https://aoeauthority.com/blog
- Settings: https://aoeauthority.com/settings
- Login: https://aoeauthority.com/login
- Dashboard: https://aoeauthority.com/dashboard
- System Health: https://aoeauthority.com/system-health
- Admin: https://aoeauthority.com/admin

## Core Offerings
- Live match tracking and recently finished match viewer for ranked AoE2 games
- Player profiles with match history, civilization stats, rating trends, and opponent analytics
- Civilization database with live win rates, pick rates, tier rankings, and matchup matrices
- Interactive matchup calculator with real win rates across 49×49 civilization matchups
- Build order library with expert openings filterable by civilization, strategy, and map
- Interactive technology tree explorer per civilization
- Damage calculator for unit combat effectiveness and hits-to-kill
- Army advisor recommending optimal unit compositions and counters
- Map strategy directory with civilization guides and build orders per map type
- Eco benchmark tool comparing economy stats against ELO-specific benchmarks
- Win condition advisor providing matchup-specific game plans and execution timelines
- Meta analysis dashboard with live civilization performance and patch-aware insights
- Leaderboards across 1v1 RM, Team RM, Empire Wars, and Deathmatch
- Knowledge quiz with 4 difficulty levels and Knowledge ELO tracking
- RTS personality quiz matching players to 8 competitive archetypes
- Weakness analyzer identifying civilization and map performance gaps vs bracket average
- News and blog covering patch notes, meta updates, and tournament results

## Positioning
- The #1 Age of Empires II analytics platform focused on competitive coaching intelligence, not just raw statistics
- Differentiated from generic stats sites through weakness detection, personalized coaching, matchup prep tools, and patch-aware meta insight
- Data-driven improvement guidance based on real ranked ladder matches with confidence intervals and sample sizes
- Built for serious ranked players who want actionable advice, not just numbers

## Product Features
- Real-time data pipeline ingesting live ranked matches with automatic refresh
- Steam account linking for personalized profile dashboards and auto-loaded match history
- ELO bracket filtering across all tools (All, <800, 800-999, 1000-1199, 1200-1399, 1400-1599, 1600+)
- Confidence tags and data freshness indicators on all aggregated statistics
- Interactive charts, heatmaps, and comparison tables
- Mobile-responsive design with lazy-loaded sections for performance
- Multilingual support (English and Spanish)
- Schema.org structured data (WebSite, Organization, SoftwareApplication, WebPage, FAQPage, Article, ProfilePage, ItemList, BreadcrumbList, Dataset)

## Target-Audience
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition competitive ranked players
- Players seeking to improve their ELO through data-driven civilization picks and strategy adjustments
- Tournament viewers and analysts tracking meta trends and civilization balance
- Content creators and coaches looking for accurate win-rate data and matchup statistics
- Players of all skill levels from beginner to 1600+ ELO