I've also been in the beta for a few months, it was quite disappointing. There's a lot of typical Age of Empires thingies, so if you're a fan of the genre there's quite a few things you'll love seeing again, the problem is that it's just a big string of extremely repetitive quests. The gameplay isn't very exciting at all.

Euronyme

Sweden3804 Posts

April 16 2011 20:09 GMT

#143

Hm. Just found out about this game from this OP. Cool.
I'll check out the beta, even though it seems fairly closed atm. It looks f*cking awful though, but what do I know. Feel free to PM me if you know how to get in somehow, or if you could lend me an account for a couple of days

Just judging from the name 'aoe online' I get the picture that you're on a big ass maps with tonnes of other players, kind of like world of warcraft, but RTS.. kind of sounds ridiculous come to think of it. What's the gameplay like?

OoFuzer

Chile436 Posts

April 16 2011 20:29 GMT

#144

On April 17 2011 02:49 TickTockBoom wrote:
Problem with AoE back when it was like 1,2 and 3 was that it was too complicated for online play imo. With all the different resources and upgrades, it was made to be a single player game. Sort of like Rise of Nations.

lol :S AoC is one of the most online rts game played. Now World Clan League is running with 7k dollars for prizes (www.aoczone.net for more info).

Also you can play at www,voobly.com 2500 people playing everyday.

DerNebel

Denmark648 Posts

April 16 2011 20:33 GMT

#145

On April 17 2011 05:09 Euronyme wrote:
Hm. Just found out about this game from this OP. Cool.
I'll check out the beta, even though it seems fairly closed atm. It looks f*cking awful though, but what do I know. Feel free to PM me if you know how to get in somehow, or if you could lend me an account for a couple of days

I said it before in this thread, but I'm going to say it again: Don't bother, it's a waste of time.

This game might be called "Age of Empires", but it has nothing to do with the great games of the series. Gameplay amounts to dumbed down mechanics, tutorial missions and a STRONG sense of deja vu every time you open up a new mission. There is no real multiplayer for hours after you boot up the game and the multiplayer that does exist feels like they killed AoE2 and through evil magicks resurrected a hideous abomination from its carcass.

So, in short: This game is horrible, WILL tank horribly upon realease, and the only purpose it serves is to feed a bunch of incompetent game developers and their families.

Incognoto

France10239 Posts

April 16 2011 20:44 GMT

#146

On April 17 2011 01:30 Aukai wrote:
I've reinstalled AOE2:AoK and The Conquerors =) I've been playing through the campaign but I don't know where I can play this online =[ I know the msn is no longer support multiplayer.

http://www.voobly.com/home

That's where everyone plays AoC, and it's got decent activity too.

Slakkoo

Sweden1119 Posts

April 16 2011 20:44 GMT

#147

Im in the closed beta atm, but can't say anything since I'm under the NDA

valaki

Hungary2476 Posts

April 16 2011 22:10 GMT

#148

On April 17 2011 05:44 Slakkoo wrote:
Im in the closed beta atm, but can't say anything since I'm under the NDA

Good or bad? just that

KaiserJohan

Sweden1808 Posts

April 16 2011 22:36 GMT

#149

Offtopic but while we are talking AoE, man Rise of Nations 1 was such a badass game

dUTtrOACh

Canada2339 Posts

April 16 2011 22:54 GMT

#150

Cool. Age of Evony... Looks like a pile of garbage. Sad, sad day.

Gentso

United States2218 Posts

April 16 2011 22:54 GMT

#151

On April 17 2011 07:10 valaki wrote:

Show nested quote +

Good or bad? just that

I may or may not have the beta or played it... it's bad. : |

GGTeMpLaR

United States7226 Posts

April 16 2011 22:56 GMT

#152

ahh I really wanna try this so bad but haven't gotten beta yet

always loved AoE games

Laids

United Kingdom596 Posts

April 16 2011 23:09 GMT

#153

I can't believe such a piece of shit is using the name AoE, fucking disgrace.

Dooba

Croatia588 Posts

April 16 2011 23:11 GMT

#154

Looks crappy, meh. : /

DannyJ

United States5110 Posts

April 16 2011 23:13 GMT

#155

The part i thought i disliked most (the graphics) are actually the part i LIKE most. I'm not sure if that means the graphics grew on me or the game is just that bad... probably both.

Zulban

United States7 Posts

April 16 2011 23:26 GMT

#156

i don't think the game is that bad... The actual game is almost exactly like AoE2. Though I guess you have to like PvE, and well this being teamliquid... yeah...

Incognoto

France10239 Posts

April 17 2011 19:07 GMT

#157

On April 17 2011 08:26 Zulban wrote:
i don't think the game is that bad... The actual game is almost exactly like AoE2. Though I guess you have to like PvE, and well this being teamliquid... yeah...

It's not just the people at TL who dislike the game. :s

Stuif

Netherlands6 Posts

April 19 2011 08:38 GMT

#158

Not sure if I can voice my opinion on the game outside of the beta boards, but I guess they won't mind some positive attention for once. I actually quite like the way they're going, sure the farmville aspect is not for competitive gamers - but the pvp is actually quite good, and plays just like age of mythology and age of empires 2. It's just the gear, but that works just like WoW - you just need to farm the best gear before you can get competitive in arena. Tournaments will just have "standard" sets I suppose. Still, it's not the way the usual RTS works - but it's actually quite fun once you get into playing pvp. The graphics are kind of lame, but it's not a dealbreaker for most people and I'm sure many peopl like this style over a realistic style.

Pax

United States175 Posts

April 19 2011 09:12 GMT

#159

I'm in the beta too. A lot of people complain as if this were one of those silly little marketing gimmicks some publishers like to call "betas". This is a full fledged beta, and everything is subject to change.

That being said, I personally enjoyed it for a little while, but the simplification of the controls wore on me. Maybe I've been spoiled by Starcraft 2's fluid and precise unit movements, but the absence of important unit control buttons like stop and hold fire are very frustrating.