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08-16-2011, 06:10 PM
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| | I like conebred
| AOE Online
Age of Empire Online released today, and it is a lot better than I thought. Basically take the old game and throw in MMO. Plus there is a free version out there to grab. Home Page | Age of Empires Online
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08-17-2011, 07:12 AM
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| I'm missing what makes this MMO? Sounded intriguing, but as I suspected, there's no way that could work with a RTS. | |
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08-17-2011, 03:10 PM
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| | But seriously folks...
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| yeah - I was wondering what makes it "MMO"... | |
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08-17-2011, 03:22 PM
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| | I like conebred
| Online coop play and a few more features. I watched a review on youtube that referred to it in that way. Still going through the tuts right now. My understanding is you can get attacked at anytime from others. | |
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08-17-2011, 03:28 PM
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| | I like conebred
| ...from other users, but I could be wrong on that. | |
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08-17-2011, 04:15 PM
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| Oh...... ok. So what you build your civilization and then someone attacks you... Does it just place your world next to theirs and then you battle? So basically new civilizations are materializing at random around your borders?
I'm confused. I looked at the website and it didn't clear up much. Sounds interesting, but how do you plan for a battle if you can't see what's going on outside your borders? | |
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08-17-2011, 04:22 PM
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| | I like conebred
| To be honest, I am still confused after watching a couple reviews and playing. Maybe after I get through the walk-through it will make more sense. | |
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08-17-2011, 04:24 PM
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| It looks like it shows promise, but I don't remember AoE games being so cartoony.
[edit] never mind, I'm thinking of Rise of Nations. It will be hard to top Civ for historical RTS games in my book, but if there is a free version, I might as well give it a shot at some point. | |
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08-17-2011, 05:09 PM
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| | I like conebred
| The videos are very cartoonish, but gameplay really doesn't reflect that. | |
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08-18-2011, 08:16 AM
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| | I like conebred
| I forgot how deep this game is. | |
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08-18-2011, 08:34 AM
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| What's deep about it? Explain, please. I am a fan of RTS games, and would like to know what I'm missing out on. | |
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08-18-2011, 08:50 AM
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| | I like conebred
| In a nutshell... you use your common villagers to collect resources (food, wood, gold, stone) to build your army and economy up. Once you feel your up to par, you can go after your quest (takeout another village, save other villages, etc....)
Basically on my last one I had spearman rein-enforcement replenishing every second almost. I had an army of over a hundred taking out very small villages.
Here is a very nerdy yet very informative gameplay video of the game IBubbleI vs JusticeFive GvG Age of Empires Online Free vs Premium - YouTube | |
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08-18-2011, 04:15 PM
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| | I like conebred
| I had the day off, and I am addicted to this game. | |
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08-19-2011, 09:25 AM
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| I played AOE 2 and AOE3 over the last several years, have debated on getting this one. I fear where my grades will go if I buy the game.
And to brag, I was a beast at AOE2: Conquerors. ~1900. Not so much in the third one. | 
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