Beginner coming from SC2

Hello!

I've been playing RTS games, namely starcraft 2, for years and loving them. I've been invited to play AoE2 with some guys from work so I've got the remastered HD currently downloading on Steam.

I'm sure I'll pick up the timings for rushes, unit comps and such with enough practice, but I wasn't expecting there to be so many races (civs?) to choose from!

I play mainly Protoss in SC2, for the following reasons:

• Powerful, slow and expensive units

• Great static defence

• Big late game "deathball" potential

From what I've read so far: Byz, Vikings, Spanish are all top tier. Any advice, resources, or guidance would be great please:)

Thanks!