Update post here: https://www.ageofempires.com/news/ageiide-february-preview
We’ll also be introducing a new feature that we hope will help some of our less competitive players in the early game: Auto-Scouting! When enabled, your initial Scout will automatically explore the map using the same algorithm that our AI uses. This feature is optional and can be enabled/disabled at will, and manually scouting remains an advantage—but a bit like Automatic Farm Reseeding, our goal is to help make certain elements of play just a bit more accessible to new users, hopefully increasing the number of players that feel comfortable in Ranked Matchmaking.