EPTOn April 21 2013 04:27 blade55555 wrote:
Yeah in aoe when you rush (will most rushes) they aren't like sc2 or bw where if it fails you are behind. Doesn't work that way at all, forward rax is 100% standard as well especially in team games when everyone puts military buildings together.
There are some rushes that are "all in" as would be classified by sc2/bw, but most aren't and are standard ways to play and if it fails doesn't put you in a bad position.
Yeah in aoe when you rush (will most rushes) they aren't like sc2 or bw where if it fails you are behind. Doesn't work that way at all, forward rax is 100% standard as well especially in team games when everyone puts military buildings together.
There are some rushes that are "all in" as would be classified by sc2/bw, but most aren't and are standard ways to play and if it fails doesn't put you in a bad position.
I kind of miss this aspect of the age games. Aggression wasn't cheese. forward building was a standard opening, not a risk like a sc proxy. I also miss the aspect of forward building in mid and late game. You covered that whole map in longhouses, none of this rallying from home nonsense. I also like the randomized maps. Getting mapscrewed could be a pity (it happens occasionally), but I love the extra dimension of strategic play based on where the resources are in that one game.
but last time I tried to play AOM again, I couldn't wrap my head around the minimap and resource counters being in the wrong place and I kept unconsciously hitting minimap ping instead of building something, for no sensible reason at all.
