Are there any former Age of Empires players that have transitioned to SC2?

Seeing how well the Starcraft I and WarCraft 3 players have done, it would be interesting to know how the Age players have done.

I want to know if players like Arch_Koven, Grunt and IamChris, would be competitive at Sc2?

The only Age player I have seen is Capoch who I ran into on the ladder playing GM on the NA server.

Roe

Canada6002 Posts

November 23 2011 00:10 GMT

I remember Artosis saying he played age of empires somewhat competitively. I played Age but I'm not sure if you're interested in that. (high diamond)

blade55555

United States17423 Posts

November 23 2011 00:11 GMT

No, no aoe3 players have had any good results in sc2. H20 did in the first beta tournament but quit due to falling behind and the game being to hard for him, TLS had decent results not sure how he is now. The only aoe3 players who used to play it that went to sc2 are me/tsl (aka ourk in sc2) and naugim but don't think he's had any results either. The rest that tried quit (I believe grunt tried but went into military service).

Capoch was "good" in the beta when 4 gate was strong, ever since 4 gate is a free win he hasn't done anything in tournaments. And idk the other 2 guys.

Eee

Sweden2712 Posts

November 23 2011 00:12 GMT

Dignitas BlinG

Carras

Argentina860 Posts

November 23 2011 00:18 GMT

Hi,im an ex-aoc player.. i was only 17+ in voobly when i left (real ranking,not the stupid one they have now..) i could have improved a lot if i had kept on playing , but i passed on to SC2.

Capoch is playing, i see him from time to time in Argentinian events, nw´s etc.. he just qualified for wcg korea this weekend.

Daut was playing SC2 was pretty high in GM on EU, but i think he stopped playing some time ago , dont know why

i wish brazilian beasts like Alive started playing zerg! that would be fucking awesome..

wasnt BlinG from aoc brazilian ? the bling from sc2 isnt..

unjugon

Spain119 Posts

November 23 2011 00:19 GMT

Good times OP, AoE2 is my favourite game.

I am farily sure Chris is not playing many games, much less competitively, except a game of AoE2 every now and then for kicks.

I would be surprised to see Koven or Grunt in SC2, but would be exciting. Other old timer like Kkab, Halen, Mimmox would be great to see, but some of them must be close to 30 now.

Daut used to appear in SC2 ladder a year ago, he was doing very decently. I think Ruso has played some SC2 too.

From AoE3 I have no idea.

unjugon

Spain119 Posts

November 23 2011 00:20 GMT

I remember Gary_Payton from Brazil, he wasn´t as great as the other names in here but still brings nostalgia

FluXen

Canada210 Posts

November 23 2011 00:23 GMT

I played AoE III and was lvl 30(major) i think, im now currently masters zerg and mid diamond toss

Lobber

Canada414 Posts

November 23 2011 00:24 GMT

I've always though AOE2 players would be amazing at SC2, the sheer amount of macro and multitasking that game seemed to have made me think they'd be amazing it it... Also, for the sake of interest, can anyone link a VoD or something of some AOE2 games I wanna see how it looks competitively now.

debasers

737 Posts

November 23 2011 00:24 GMT

#10

Apparently there were a ton of good Brazilian AOE players :O didnt even know that.
Didn't even know there was a competitive community

Remb

United States190 Posts

November 23 2011 00:25 GMT

#11

On November 23 2011 09:10 Roe wrote:
I remember Artosis saying he played age of empires somewhat competitively. I played Age but I'm not sure if you're interested in that. (high diamond)

Artosis was one of the best in the world for AoE

Roe

Canada6002 Posts

November 23 2011 00:25 GMT

#12

Actually I just found Artosis on AoE3. It's an interview from about 6 years ago.
http://www.ageofempires3-alliance.com/Artosis.3336.0.html

I love that pic hehe

debasers

737 Posts

November 23 2011 00:29 GMT

#13

On November 23 2011 09:25 Roe wrote:
Actually I just found Artosis on AoE3. It's an interview from about 6 years ago.
http://www.ageofempires3-alliance.com/Artosis.3336.0.html

I love that pic hehe

wow, what a find. Love it

nkulu

United States242 Posts

November 23 2011 00:31 GMT

#14

I played a ton of aoe1 competitively. Back when I played sc2 actively i used to be around top 200 NA. Went by name __Vim on the zone if anyone would remember.

Tidus Mino

United Kingdom1108 Posts

November 23 2011 00:35 GMT

#15

On November 23 2011 09:18 Carras wrote:
Hi,im an ex-aoc player.. i was only 17+ in voobly when i left (real ranking,not the stupid one they have now..) i could have improved a lot if i had kept on playing , but i passed on to SC2.

Capoch is playing, i see him from time to time in Argentinian events, nw´s etc.. he just qualified for wcg korea this weekend.

Daut was playing SC2 was pretty high in GM on EU, but i think he stopped playing some time ago , dont know why

i wish brazilian beasts like Alive started playing zerg! that would be fucking awesome..

wasnt BlinG from aoc brazilian ? the bling from sc2 isnt..

Nope BlinG from AOC and SC2 are the same person

and Daut played SC2 but got a salaried position playing Age of Empires Online

TrickyGilligan

United States641 Posts

November 23 2011 00:39 GMT

#16

On November 23 2011 09:29 debasers wrote:

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wow, what a find. Love it

Lol that interview is awesome. Favorite part:

You should have the option to save the recorded game AFTER you play it. Also, you should be able to watch them online with friends. Replay watching is a huge social thing in StarCraft, and it helps learning if you can discuss it while watching it.

Oh really? It's a shame no one told Blizzard this.