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Highfire

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Posted July 14, '11 5:54pm UTC

So I've owned AoE III since the day it came out, and I've only got 15 minutes of play time on it. D:

Wow :<

What annoyed me was playing Age II, wondering when 3 was out and then finding it on my dads shelf when he says "It's already out"....
Kind of annoying knowing it was out for a year and he had it just as long and only then knowing about it

Which reminds me of Armies of Exigo - in 2004 I found it and played it, had no idea how it worked (being too accustomed to Age 2) and exited out thinking it was awful...

2006 I decided to try it out again, for some reason I still couldn't come to terms with it and exited out... Again.

Last year I looked at it, saw the gameplay familiar to Warcraft III and watching Starcraft II games I've decided to give it a shot. You know what I did then?
Kicked myself for not falling in love with it sooner!

Gahhhh that was bad, and I love the game now, the aesthetic behind it is very nice, I've played World of Warcraft and the problem is I am simply too used to it, Armies of Exigo felt like this classical chanting in the church kind of Human, not the stubborn buggers in Warcraft

Think about it this way - Lord of the Rings, now a most generic movie ever, but was it when it came out? I really don't think so, and even if it were, it hit it spot on!
Armies of Exigo I view it as the same thing in a way.

'Tuck Tuck Tuck' gave you a MONSTER TRUCK in AoE III

Oh I remember just using that and laughing so hard The "Tommynator", there was a special way of placing an "Andy's Truck" or something like that which was a different skin of the Tommynator in the editor, you needed to press CTRL-N and find it somehow. I can't remember exactly.

'Pandoras box' gave you random god powers in AoM.
'Wrath of the gods' gave you unlimted lightening strikes, meteor strikes, earth quakes, and tornados in AoM.

Oh I remember them, they were very funny
Which reminds me, get on the editor and use them to reenact 2012 (even though you can only cast a single god power in a place at a time), then release it on "doomsday"

- H

[quote]So I've owned AoE III since the day it came out, and I've only got 15 minutes of play time on it. D:[/quote]\r\nWow :<\r\n\r\nWhat annoyed me was playing Age II, wondering when 3 was out and then finding it on my dads shelf when he says "It's already out"....\r\nKind of annoying knowing it was out for a year and he had it just as long and only then knowing about it :D\r\n\r\nWhich reminds me of Armies of Exigo - in 2004 I found it and played it, had no idea how it worked (being too accustomed to Age 2) and exited out thinking it was awful...\r\n\r\n2006 I decided to try it out again, for some reason I still couldn't come to terms with it and exited out... Again.\r\n\r\nLast year I looked at it, saw the gameplay familiar to Warcraft III and watching Starcraft II games I've decided to give it a shot. You know what I did then?\r\nKicked myself for not falling in love with it sooner!\r\n\r\nGahhhh that was bad, and I love the game now, the aesthetic behind it is very nice, I've played World of Warcraft and the problem is I am simply too used to it, Armies of Exigo felt like this classical chanting in the church kind of Human, not the stubborn buggers in Warcraft :D\r\n\r\nThink about it this way - Lord of the Rings, now a most generic movie ever, but was it when it came out? I really don't think so, and even if it were, it hit it spot on!\r\nArmies of Exigo I view it as the same thing in a way.\r\n\r\n[quote]'Tuck Tuck Tuck' gave you a MONSTER TRUCK in AoE III[/quote]\r\nOh I remember just using that and laughing so hard :D The "Tommynator", there was a special way of placing an "Andy's Truck" or something like that which was a different skin of the Tommynator in the editor, you needed to press CTRL-N and find it somehow. I can't remember exactly.\r\n\r\n[quote]'Pandoras box' gave you random god powers in AoM.\r\n'Wrath of the gods' gave you unlimted lightening strikes, meteor strikes, earth quakes, and tornados in AoM.[/quote]\r\nOh I remember them, they were very funny :D\r\nWhich reminds me, get on the editor and use them to reenact 2012 (even though you can only cast a single god power in a place at a time), then release it on "doomsday" :D\r\n\r\n - H

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Maverick4

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Posted July 15, '11 2:55pm UTC

What annoyed me was playing Age II, wondering when 3 was out and then finding it on my dads shelf when he says "It's already out"....
Kind of annoying knowing it was out for a year and he had it just as long and only then knowing about it

Whats even worse, is having it on your shelf... mocking you. D:

Not going to look Armies of Exigo up, because then I'm sure I will want it. And I have a crappy computer, and no money. So I will not look it up.

Spent the 6 hours I was offline playing AoEII.

Map: Rivers
Map Size: Giant
Allies: Noone/FFA
Civilization: Random (Britons)
Resource Start: Low
Difficulty: High
Starting Age: Standard
Lock Teams: No
All Tech: No

FUN! Hard, but fun. Only three players left, including myself. The Teutons accross from me, and my ally, the Persians. Persians were getting pwned by the teutons, but I just sent 20 Cavaliers and 20 Horse Back Archers to their place, with a trebuchet, and took them completey out in 5 minutes. My idea now is to completely wall in the Teotons, so they're stuck using the resources on their land.

[quote]What annoyed me was playing Age II, wondering when 3 was out and then finding it on my dads shelf when he says "It's already out"....\r\nKind of annoying knowing it was out for a year and he had it just as long and only then knowing about it :D[/quote]\r\n\r\nWhats even worse, is having it on your shelf... mocking you. D:\r\n\r\nNot going to look Armies of Exigo up, because then I'm sure I will want it. And I have a crappy computer, and no money. So I will not look it up.\r\n\r\nSpent the 6 hours I was offline playing AoEII. \r\n\r\nMap: Rivers\r\nMap Size: Giant\r\nAllies: Noone/FFA\r\nCivilization: Random (Britons)\r\nResource Start: Low\r\nDifficulty: High\r\nStarting Age: Standard\r\nLock Teams: No\r\nAll Tech: No\r\n\r\nFUN! Hard, but fun. Only three players left, including myself. The Teutons accross from me, and my ally, the Persians. Persians were getting pwned by the teutons, but I just sent 20 Cavaliers and 20 Horse Back Archers to their place, with a trebuchet, and took them completey out in 5 minutes. My idea now is to completely wall in the Teotons, so they're stuck using the resources on their land. :D

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Wyrzen

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Peasant

Posted July 15, '11 5:53pm UTC

...you guys rock.

And I personally think AOE II is much better than AOE III.

Now I know AOE IV hasn't been announced yet, but I am excited for it.

And I agree with others, I wish the conquerers expansion hadn't changed the music. I go back and play plain AOE II just for the music sometimes.

Beat a skirmish on hardest! W00t! Took me forever though. I've discovered that the computer begins to cheat and use resources it doesn't have after moderate. Makes me feel good.

I so hate that the computer can control all his ranged troops separately....like when it's a onager vs crossbowmen? They all MOVE! Hmph.

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daleks

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Chancellor

Posted July 15, '11 6:45pm UTC

I liked AOE II better then III. III was very glitchy on my computers.

The best is when you are the Mongols and you upgrade everything for ranged units. Then I buy a bunch of Mangudai and they can kill anything before the enemy can attack.

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bravehawk204

349 posts

Nomad

Posted July 17, '11 4:15pm UTC

I love aoe with all my heart like a little child.

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Gamer_Cale

1,370 posts

Nomad

Posted July 17, '11 5:01pm UTC

AOE II was awesome I have lost the disc and rebought the game so many times but I can't find it again It's probabally one of my favourite stratedgy games it was one of the only games I played as a kid

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adamborg1

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Farmer

Posted July 17, '11 5:17pm UTC

Yes I love age of empires!
I like strategy games over all.

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xNightwish

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Nomad

Posted July 18, '11 11:53am UTC

raise your hands if you haven't played AoE. It was one of my 1st games (except for duke nukem and wolfenstein) so it was my 1st strategy game. i really love it. although i didn't like the land battles in 3 (dunno why) but the navy was awesomeness.

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Quirinus1

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Shepherd

Posted July 18, '11 11:59am UTC

I own the entire AoE series, but must confess I like AoE I & AoE III the most. The graphics of AoE I are very warm coloured and make me happy. I practically learned all my english from AoE I too...
AoE III takes the player to an Era which is touched by very few games: the Colonial era. It did that in a very good way. I love AoE, and hope there is going to be a magnificent AoE IV!

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Maverick4

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Peasant

Posted July 18, '11 9:44pm UTC

Found my Conquerer's Expansion disk, so I've been playing that today. Forgot how much I enjoyed having 'smart' villagers and the unique techs. Spaniards and Huns are my favorite *new* civilization. Koreans are allright, but their neither of their unique units are very good: Turtle ship is just a Cannon Galleon for versing ships (rather than buildings), and the War Wagon is just a mobile Scoripion. I cannot stand the Aztec and Maya, simply because they don't have a stable. My style of gameplay to to have a good defense, then explode with a calvary attack. Probably why my favorite civilizations are the Franks and the Byzantines. Huns are good too, but they lack the defensive power of other civilizations.

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CalvinKidd137

888 posts

Nomad

Posted July 19, '11 12:39am UTC

I played Age of Empire at my friends house and then he let me borrow Empire Earth and I Like Empire Earth much better.

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Ricarte

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Nomad

Posted July 19, '11 10:00am UTC

I would love to play it

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arcat

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Nomad

Posted July 19, '11 10:55am UTC

i like AoE since i was in elementary school, and i always stay tuned of the series, and many friends of mine play it too since elementary , nice game i think

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ooier

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Shepherd

Posted July 22, '11 1:59pm UTC

the AoE series are so great.
i like them, but the AI is too easy.
check Rise of Nation out because you can play online ;D

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tim1000

34 posts

Nomad

Posted July 22, '11 2:09pm UTC

the only AOE i have is AOE2 and thats for ps2 and its still a great game so the series must be good...

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