EPTbut i must admit i love aoe3 for it's team games (even though i still did prefer 1v1), sc2 is just not a teamgame alltogether ....
and i've been playing aoe series since it first came out on pc ... i was what, 6 ? Just love them all
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
but i must admit i love aoe3 for it's team games (even though i still did prefer 1v1), sc2 is just not a teamgame alltogether .... and i've been playing aoe series since it first came out on pc ... i was what, 6 ? Just love them all | ||
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blade55555
United States17423 Posts
On November 24 2011 07:36 Malpractice.248 wrote: No one said aoe3. They said aoe. And its not like aoe players we bad by any means, they would do fine if they played. I only play casually, and i am masters, i didnt play any sc. ever. only aoe1/2/3. Grunt would have been amazing. I think starsky and np would have been too. But most aoe3 players, like u mentioned, had been playing aoe since aoe came out, and were already in their mid twenties, i believe. Well masters, but when I say results I am talking tournaments not ladder ranking of getting grandmaster or high masters I am talking legitimate tournament results. | ||
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stiLL.SERuM
Argentina9 Posts
To whoever likes to nostalgia : Darq_DarkJihad : On the Road to Expert Gutter_Rat : Flush Guide Out4Blood : Evil Tips,Tricks, Tactics and Techniques Captn Kidd's Newbie Guide FOPT Interview w/ Arch_Koven History of AoC Tournaments BsK_PoisN History of Development of Age Lightning_CN : Booming Im looking for an interview that kkab did where he mentions pak_se_ri and a group of AoE players who were better than Koven, Mozory and RD_Champion and preferred to remain underground. | ||
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DisaFear
Australia4074 Posts
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 Nice find, anime? Haha I can see the Artosis in that interview  | ||
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sheaRZerg
United States613 Posts
Was AOE3 played competitively? From my brief experience with it, it sure didnt strike me as a good game for that (or anything for that matter). | ||
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gnuell
Sweden16 Posts
Now that Ensemble Studios is dead someone should develop an RTS game as balanced as Sc2 but with a medival theme, I prefer that as Im not really into sci fi. Also arrange a SC2 invitational tournament for former Age of Empires players! I started playing Age of Empires online on MSN Gaming Zones RoR Trial room. They released the trial version of Rise of Rome with a single multiplayer map and it was actually quite a large community of people only playing the trial. I even remember pro players from the full RoR coming in like RFR_Gold who was shown in one of the vidoes embeded above getting beat. Once AoK came out I started playing that and later AoC. I remember when Microsoft were testing Age of Mythology I got the Alpha and Beta test CDs sent to my home, I think I still have those lying around somewhere. Like many other Age players I didnt like Age of Mythology at all and started playing Empire Earth when that was released. I think most of the better players at that game all came from Age of Empires. Since those days up until last year I didnt really game, I had been searching for years for a new game but never found one until SC2 was released. | ||
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Knuppe
90 Posts
This thread makes me want to play!! edit: As someone else said, it was the teamgames that made the game so damn epic.. 3v3 was insane!! Oh my god someone should take AOC and up the graphics a tiny bit, few more maps and its game of the year  | ||
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Beerdrinker
44 Posts
On November 24 2011 07:43 Iron_ wrote: Yes Dante and Chris could not play for the 50K microsoft tournament, although Chris was Canadian so I didnt have to worry about him to qualify. The qualification rounds were on continental though, and I was always a random map player. Iketh was my main competition for the qualifier. Only one round of the finals was on Arabia, so it was a bit different of a tournament. Most 1v1 arabia players were not really interested in playing anything other than 1v1 arabia. The reason I stayed up everynight playing the koreans was to get past that 2nd 1v1 arabia round in the finals. I did end up winning that game, by walling off arabia and building horse archers. It was vs the French guy DK_Deathnight, who went ahead and guaranteed a victory to the press since he knew I was a random map player. He threw his shit and stormed off after I won the game. One of my more proud rts moments. Yes I did have a head start on AOM, I worked for Ensemble as they hired me after that microsoft tourney. I only played the first few months before I moved on to my construction company. Edit: Crexis won the Canadian title, so Canada was still well represented. Random map was my preference as well. I was never a good Huns player. My heyday on arabia was pre-1.0c when chinese were viable(or OP depending on who you ask). I used to sit on the zone for lengthy periods of time waiting for anyone to play random map random civ. Another good player who is worth mentioning from the NA scene is ME_Count_Rahl. I still have bookmarked a short history of the KS clan throughout the aoe series. Its not particularly impactful or important, but it brings up old memories. There are still a group of KS players of various skill levels who play SC2 together a couple times a week. The team games have been fun when I have been invited. http://www.geocities.ws/ksjoseywales/history/index.html | ||
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_apathy
2 Posts
On November 24 2011 04:34 Dante_A_ wrote: I remember you! I was Dante, I won the first two WCG's for the USA, went to Korea both times with Randy/Stalin who went on to work at Microsoft. Chris, I and DjaDja were the three best NA 1v1 players for just about all of AoC, the x-pack for AoE2. When AoM came out and was such crap, it decimated the AoE2 community. It halted all the tournaments but didn't provide a good game to move on to, so a lot of guys either idled in AoE2 or just dissapeared. I ended up playing poker, and I still follow SC2 like crazy but mostly just watching on my phone from the poker table .I miss so many of the guys from AoE2... The Legion clan tournament in Almaty, Kazahkstan, hosted by a suspicious character who loved the game, going out to Korean bars when we were only 16 at the WCG, a lot of great memories. Koven/Grunt were by far the best AoE players, and would do well in SC2. I think guys like GeeK, Chris, Elfanor, (myself?) would all do well in SC2 if we committed to it. Edit: I remember you too GX_Iron; I remember hating that you got to go to that big Microsoft tournament because it was 18+ and I was still 17. Missing me/chris because we were too young was such a bummer. Alright guys. I was _RCF_blur/I3lur or whatever Great to see names like Dante and Haws still hanging around... online gaming's such a small world!Fantastic memories of AOK/AOC particularly. I went into poker too, played more or less full time for a year. Then managed to concentrate on university and work. Have been playing a bit of SC2 and enjoying it, although not sure the old magic is quite there :D Would love to see how koven/grunt/kimchi etc would have done in SC2 in their prime. Probably never know as they're all ridiculously past it in starcraft terms, like most aoe players. | ||
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TalonBot
Greece28 Posts
i cant remember a lot of names besides the sheriff,maiming matty,ECTORAS, Frazier, ugonnadie probably some TD guys and Brut/Brute clan...proud to beat few of those back then.tons of smurfing as well i also saw someone mention Heaven. Is it reffering to the KR clan? Finally aoc days, cant even remember how many handles i had ..maya rush and then hun was so op ( ). Used to play under HeLLaS clan.Cheers to old guys still gaming | ||
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hzflank
United Kingdom2991 Posts
I was actually in ME for a while, and so I had the pleasure of playing with Rahl/Josey quite a bit in AoC, and later against him a lot in AoM. He always seemed to be a very creative player, but was not at all on par with the koreans on arabia. Josey actually had his own website in AoM where he would put some of his recorded games: http://joseywales.nodecam.com/ | ||
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Beerdrinker
44 Posts
On November 24 2011 08:28 _apathy wrote: Alright guys. I was _RCF_blur/I3lur or whatever Great to see names like Dante and Haws still hanging around... online gaming's such a small world!Fantastic memories of AOK/AOC particularly. I went into poker too, played more or less full time for a year. Then managed to concentrate on university and work. Have been playing a bit of SC2 and enjoying it, although not sure the old magic is quite there :D Would love to see how koven/grunt/kimchi etc would have done in SC2 in their prime. Probably never know as they're all ridiculously past it in starcraft terms, like most aoe players. Hey there! I am painfully ignorant here, but when I was looking to get back into online gaming in towards the end of college in 2006, I had no idea that starcraft had persisted to become what it was. It was an AOC contemporary, and AOC was long dead, it never occurred to me to look into it. I wish I had given it a shot back then, when I had time and energy to get good at it. | ||
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AIOL!
France962 Posts
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_RCF_DreaMz
United States2 Posts
and some of the old school, age players still kicking. | ||
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Dante_A_
United States161 Posts
On November 24 2011 08:28 _apathy wrote: Alright guys. I was _RCF_blur/I3lur or whatever Great to see names like Dante and Haws still hanging around... online gaming's such a small world!Fantastic memories of AOK/AOC particularly. I went into poker too, played more or less full time for a year. Then managed to concentrate on university and work. Have been playing a bit of SC2 and enjoying it, although not sure the old magic is quite there :D Would love to see how koven/grunt/kimchi etc would have done in SC2 in their prime. Probably never know as they're all ridiculously past it in starcraft terms, like most aoe players. Wow! I definitely remember you. I can't remember the name of that room on the MSN Gaming Zone or whatever where everyone used to hang out and play non-rated games. What fun. Seeing you, Haws, and Iron on here gives me a big smile. | ||
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_apathy
2 Posts
On November 24 2011 08:56 Dante_A_ wrote: Wow! I definitely remember you. I can't remember the name of that room on the MSN Gaming Zone or whatever where everyone used to hang out and play non-rated games. What fun. Seeing you, Haws, and Iron on here gives me a big smile. The Ladder room? It was that for a while anyway, think it was something else at some point. Hey DreamZ btw. I'll have to start using my clan tag again in SC2, at least when I actually have time to play :D I know what you mean Haws, was never aware that starcraft was quite this big, think we were quite isolated in our little community | ||
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DAofCanada
Canada55 Posts
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rebdomine
6040 Posts
Never played it competitively though. | ||
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kemsley
United Arab Emirates137 Posts
I remember all you guys and have watched many of your rec games. Wish someone would just take AoC and redo it! Sheep Scouting and Boar-luring ftw! Captain Kidds guide on MFO :-) Monk Rushhhinnn I played the AOE series for 8 years, Gave up playing SC2 after 7/8 months... @Daut - I remember you and Randy from that WCG - amazing KmKm won and Randy was the only player to play non-huns, going Mayans and he beat KmKm in the group stage by stealing his boar with his Mayan scout all the way across the map! So fucking funny to see kmkm "like whoa - where the fuck is my boar!!!" at wcg. I remember a warm up game where Randy stole both his opps boars! Anyone remember Fox_EliteX from AoM, he was the most stylish player from AoM - some of his comebacks were amazing. I played AoE3 but it was complete homo from the start. Great thread! | ||
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tangwhat
New Zealand446 Posts
On November 24 2011 07:13 hzflank wrote: That is my biggest dislike with SC2. The great 1v1 gameplay does not also make for great team games. I dont think any of us would say that SC2 1v1 is not great, because it is. But SC2 team games are another story. I actually remember the names of all of the old players who have posted here I am not sure how many will know mine as I was only a run of the mill 2k player in AoC. I got closer to the top later in AoM.I remember you Flank, I tried joining hZ one time but I was super young so unsurprisingly got turned away =p, I used to post under "wizardra" on paoe, I miss those days, the entire scene would go crazy whenever a pro replay got released, damn good times. | ||
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