EPTOn September 22 2023 19:07 maybenexttime wrote:
I love that they called the tournament WOLOLO. So iconic. ;-D
I love that they called the tournament WOLOLO. So iconic. ;-D
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Latham
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A little explanation for the French variant civilization. | ||
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CicadaSC
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Played AOE4, had fun. Never played AOE2. | ||
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Yurie
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On February 21 2025 14:01 CicadaSC wrote: What does AOE 2 have that AOE4 doesn't? Besides the nostalgia what makes people prefer AO2>4? Played AOE4, had fun. Never played AOE2. AoE2 basically simulates projectiles in a lot of scenarios. AoE4 just hits things so no counter play possible. A lot of people prefer the look of AoE 2 over AoE 4. AoE 4 of course has objectively more advanced graphics, if that makes it better is a separate question. AoE 2 is a little slower paced which some people enjoy. While economy is harder to do well, meaning higher skill ceiling. AoE 2 also has something like 5x as much single player content to bring people into the game and perhaps over to multiplayer. (Though I think AoE 4 has higher quality single player campaigns, especially the original game.) | ||
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Tal
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On February 21 2025 14:01 CicadaSC wrote: What does AOE 2 have that AOE4 doesn't? Besides the nostalgia what makes people prefer AO2>4? Played AOE4, had fun. Never played AOE2. From the competitive side, AOE 2 is more mechanically focused. You can dodge more attacks, you can quickly block paths with buildings, and generally it is more about micro and mechanics. For me, this is actually exactly what makes me prefer 4 - as I'd rather focus on macro and strategy. But for players who are already used to 2, I understand why they wouldn't switch - it's genuinely a pretty different game. Non-competitive reasons are the art style which some prefer, for similar (valid) reasons that some prefer BW over SC2 art. Also the huge amount of single player and modded content AOE2 has. | ||
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Latham
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https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/T90_Titans_League/4/Platinum_League It is unfortunately streamed only on Twitch, not on youtube, at https://www.twitch.tv/t90official AoE 2 definitely has more of a Brood War vibe, while AoE 4 is... more Starcraft 2, I guess? In AoE4 you get to the action much quicker, and I think the competitive maps are smaller (or at least I feel they are smaller). AoE 2 has a pretty slow start (just like Brood War with only 4 workers) and people mostly focus on their build orders and minmaxing or cutting corners, trying to get ahead of the opponent economy-wise. I personally really dig the vibe, game pace and game flow of AoE2. The graphics are also so clear and beautiful in my opinion. With the Enhanced Graphics pack, the game looks absolutely gorgeous. While AoE 4 uses 3D models in full that look very blocky and mobile game-esque, AoE2 devs opted to go a different route by making 3D models of their units and then turning them into very high quality, high definition 8-directional sprites like in Warcraft 1/2, Brood War etc. This improves the visual clarity overall tremendously. You can immediately tell the units and the buildings in the foreground, form the map texture and trees/water in the background. Everything looks crisp, neat and is immediately identifiable at glance value. | ||
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