EPTI hope to see it become successful in the future. It's supposed to be fully released during the fall.
I wonder what the third civilization will be :S I kind of don't like playing as the only race available. Egypt would be fun.
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Zhou
United States832 Posts
I hope to see it become successful in the future. It's supposed to be fully released during the fall. I wonder what the third civilization will be :S I kind of don't like playing as the only race available. Egypt would be fun. | ||
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Ender.bg
Bulgaria20 Posts
The cartoony style imo is really charming and the presentation is very well made. Also super quick loading times is always nice. Tho only 3 civilizations seems not enough compared to the wide variety of of civilizations in the previous games (which were really good). Ouu and btw i've heard that the 3rd civilization woukd be the Norse. I think Romans would make more sense but we will see. ps. Is there skirmish vs AI in the Beta? | ||
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ODKStevez
Ireland1225 Posts
Extremely dissapointing. | ||
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Soier
Denmark28 Posts
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Baz
United Kingdom289 Posts
On May 14 2011 17:39 Soier wrote: Where do i get a open beta key, cant find any You don't need a key, just go on the website and follow the download instructions and you get in. At least this was true around a week ago when I signed up. To everyone else that is bashing on this game before playing it, don't be so judgemental. The game is not "Farmville" (although I suppose I can't really comment seeing as I have never played farmville), the game is basically the same old AoE that we all knew and loved. The differences are how you play through "campaign missions", are now "quests" that you take on. They are exactly the same as single player missions in AoE 1 and 2 though. The other main difference is, in previous versions of the game you could play online against other people and it would always be an even playing field as you would have the same units etc, in the same way as playing 1v1 in Starcraft. The difference now is that as you play through the missions, you unlock different parts of tech trees of your own choosing and can improve your in-game units through "gear" slots you can give them. This may put some people off, but it actually adds some depth to the single player stuff in my opinion. PvP in the game unlocks at level 6 or 7 (which takes probably an hour or two worth of play time), and you are matched against people of around the same level as you, so don't worry about fighting Elephants when you don't have them, as it will not happen. I am also a fan of the graphics, but that is totally subjective, some may like it, some may not, don't go saying they f*ed up the game because of the graphics. That is your opinion so don't state it as if it is a fact, especially when you haven't played the game. All in all I think the game is looking Reasonably good. I can't help but compare the game to SC2 when I am playing it and I hate the inability to micro as much as you can in Starcraft as units don't feel as responsive somehow. There are plenty of positives however, and I still love having to manage 4 resources compared to the 2 in Starcraft. I would just say to anyone the liked the AoE games, don't judge a book by its cover, go get in the open beta (provided you can still get in easily) and give it a try. I think you will be pleasantly suprised. | ||
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Benjef
United Kingdom6921 Posts
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Madkipz
Norway1643 Posts
To everyone else that is bashing on this game before playing it, don't be so judgemental. The game is not "Farmville" (although I suppose I can't really comment seeing as I have never played farmville), the game is basically the same old AoE that we all knew and loved. The differences are how you play through "campaign missions", are now "quests" that you take on. They are exactly the same as single player missions in AoE 1 and 2 though. and these quests are a waste of time with no inherent challenge nor difficulty in doing them. Its exactly like dailies in wow. why they even bothered adding these features to a perfectly acceptable game is beyond me. Tho only 3 civilizations seems not enough compared to the wide variety of of civilizations in the previous games (which were really good). Ouu and btw i've heard that the 3rd civilization woukd be the Norse. I think Romans would make more sense but we will see they promised more races as DLC | ||
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Baz
United Kingdom289 Posts
On May 15 2011 20:08 Madkipz wrote: and these quests are a waste of time with no inherent challenge nor difficulty in doing them. Its exactly like dailies in wow. why they even bothered adding these features to a perfectly acceptable game is beyond me. What I have experienced so far, this is true. I was hoping that the game would get more difficult as you get further along(just as a campaign would), but I trust that you have played further into the game than myself. If this is the case I agree with you, the difficulty needs to be ramped up significantly. | ||
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Soier
Denmark28 Posts
On May 15 2011 19:39 Baz wrote: You don't need a key, just go on the website and follow the download instructions and you get in. At least this was true around a week ago when I signed up. To everyone else that is bashing on this game before playing it, don't be so judgemental. The game is not "Farmville" (although I suppose I can't really comment seeing as I have never played farmville), the game is basically the same old AoE that we all knew and loved. The differences are how you play through "campaign missions", are now "quests" that you take on. They are exactly the same as single player missions in AoE 1 and 2 though. The other main difference is, in previous versions of the game you could play online against other people and it would always be an even playing field as you would have the same units etc, in the same way as playing 1v1 in Starcraft. The difference now is that as you play through the missions, you unlock different parts of tech trees of your own choosing and can improve your in-game units through "gear" slots you can give them. This may put some people off, but it actually adds some depth to the single player stuff in my opinion. PvP in the game unlocks at level 6 or 7 (which takes probably an hour or two worth of play time), and you are matched against people of around the same level as you, so don't worry about fighting Elephants when you don't have them, as it will not happen. I am also a fan of the graphics, but that is totally subjective, some may like it, some may not, don't go saying they f*ed up the game because of the graphics. That is your opinion so don't state it as if it is a fact, especially when you haven't played the game. All in all I think the game is looking Reasonably good. I can't help but compare the game to SC2 when I am playing it and I hate the inability to micro as much as you can in Starcraft as units don't feel as responsive somehow. There are plenty of positives however, and I still love having to manage 4 resources compared to the 2 in Starcraft. I would just say to anyone the liked the AoE games, don't judge a book by its cover, go get in the open beta (provided you can still get in easily) and give it a try. I think you will be pleasantly suprised. The only Downloadable content on their site is Wallpapers, atleast as far as I can see. Or am I blind? | ||
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PhiliBiRD
United States2643 Posts
On May 14 2011 17:39 Soier wrote: Where do i get a open beta key, cant find any same, someone said u can just go to the website and follow instructions but it asks for a 25 digit code and the site does not provide one for you. | ||
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MyThRiLL
United States44 Posts
You can't get in. They opened it up last weekend for anyone to join but now it is back to a closed beta. You'll have to keep an eye out and see if they let more keys out or anything. Going into this game I was as worried as any other fan of AOE. I almost didn't even want to give it a chance, but I am sure glad that I did. I've been playing it non stop for the last 3 weeks. PVP feels like AOE2 with a little twist. The questing feels like a better version of a campaign, and the interaction with EVERYONE that is online is great. Does it have it's flaws? Of course, but it's only the beta and if many of us are having enough fun to play mirror matches (because there is only 1 race playable right now in beta) over and over again, along with the first AOEO tournament coming up soon at RTS-SANCTUARY, whats not to be happy or excited about? My best advice to any people jumping to conclusions is to give it a try when it releases this fall. If you have ever liked an AOE game before, then chances are that this game will end up growing on you. | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
http://rts-sanctuary.com/index.php?portal=AOEO&showtopic=203541&st=0 If anything it really changed my mind about the game and I'm looking forward to giving it another shot.  | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
This whole thing makes me want a reboot of Rise of Rome. It's encouraged me to reinstall AoE1 and 2. All I can say is, even with the now rudimentary gameplay and mechanics- Age of Empires will always trump anything that has been made after AoE 2. Why? The atmosphere. People complain about the graphics and people flame back and forth that you shouldn't judge a game by the graphics. When it comes down to spending 85% of your budget for flashy scripted scenes that argument holds a lot of weight. When your RTS has been turned into a cartoon- then it bears a little more relevance. The original Age of Empires had this indescribable feeling of antiquity. Even the aged interface contributes. What I'm seeing for Online is like Disney designed a ancient world theme park game. I sincerely hope that I am wrong. I would love to go back to the series that started my passion for RTS. However I'm just not that naive. Please prove me wrong, Sincerely, AoE fan. | ||
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
The best thing playing AOE:O did was make me reinstall AOE2 which made me realize just how amazing and ageless that game really is. | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
Reinstal.. Okay I'm lying. I always keep Age of Empire 1 and 2 installed. I have 2 terabytes of internal storage. I can afford to keep nostalgia games installed. Especially when they're 600 megabytes A blog compared Age of Empires to Brood War and I turned it back on. After a thrilling 2 hour shitfest between myself and 7 other easy AIs (Look I forgot how to play it's been a while and i've gotten really really lazy from SC2!) it made me google AoE:O. And here I am, in complete agreement of what you posted. Hopefully someone out there likes the idea of AoE:O and shows up to support it. | ||
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
I really think if you too the AOE name off of it I'd like it more, haha. Not to mention mixing MMO / social game stuff with an RTS is just kind of strange. | ||
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MiB
Sweden325 Posts
They have plans to continue to add races as the game continues so its not just Eyptians vs Greeks. Also the cartoony graphics makes no difference, Remember your villagers carrying meat in AoE? They where bigger in that game then in this one. Yes im saying that watching villagers gather resources in this game is just as fun as in Rise of Rome. Plus they buffed archers and monks My favorite units ^_^ So... The game is free, give it a chance. | ||
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Meapak_Ziphh
United States6784 Posts
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Knuppe
90 Posts
On August 10 2011 15:56 Meapak_Ziphh wrote: I dunno, every time this thread gets bumped I die a little inside :/ I miss aoe2 to, played some on voobly a year ago... not many good ppl left. | ||
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Noximous
United States29 Posts
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