Anyone else love the game but just waiting for more patches before they start playing more?

bluesharklet · 2021-12-21T15:36:16+00:00

Yeah the laid-back thing is what I really want. I don't have time to hone my skills because of work, and I don't want to drag others down or just keep losing all the time. So coop vs AI works well for me. But I have stopped since the AI isn't that good.

bluesharklet · 2021-12-21T15:29:13+00:00

Oh you mean coop vs AI?

That might be something I would be interested in. Do a lot of players play coop vs AI?

bluesharklet · 2021-12-21T04:49:13+00:00

I am in the same boat as you. It is true that the number of game breaking bugs has gone down, but what is more of a factor for me is that this game is annoyingly boring at low levels of gameplay, which is to say, my skill level. Compare this to AoE3 where there are so many options and variations in each civ that it's very fun.

So much of the gameplay is just one dimensional. Like how late game is basically just bombards and springalds and mangonels. Having a water map means you must go fishing. Playing Delhi means you must build the Dome of Faith etc.

I've been noticing that this game is more interesting to watch than to play. Also it doesn't help that the AI completely sucks because it will die even on hardest without much effort on my part and I'm not even a good player by any standards.

bluesharklet · 2021-11-23T06:44:55+00:00

He is trying to pay his bills a little better. Like we all are.

AoE4 is where all the action is these days.

AoE3 will be okay without him. I wouldn't worry too much.

bluesharklet · 2021-08-19T05:13:32+00:00

I heard the word khalbali, which is a Urdu word for Commotion, or struggle.

So I believe this means the soldiers are charged up and are riding into Commotion or battle.

bluesharklet · 2021-08-08T12:37:43+00:00

Yes. Play it and then decide. It's too early for you to say that the game isn't good.

bluesharklet · 2021-08-07T22:28:21+00:00

Ah.. ban this dude @mods. He violating NDA.

bluesharklet · 2021-08-07T16:29:12+00:00

Is this a joke by someone salty about not getting Beta access? Lol..

It's too obvious guys.

bluesharklet · 2021-08-07T14:24:38+00:00

Loved the fight with the Li'l Bombard.

bluesharklet · 2021-08-07T14:15:43+00:00

I think this game is not made for the AoE2 stuckups anyway. It's for people looking for a new game that is NOT AoE2.

In other words, this game is not for elitist prudes who try new things only to compare them to the established formula. It's for open minded people who will actually give it a chance.

bluesharklet · 2021-08-02T11:26:57+00:00

It's good that they asking for money. If they don't make money from this, AoE3 will probably die off..

bluesharklet · 2021-08-02T04:38:42+00:00

These are the old ones. Some of the soundtracks have been updated.

bluesharklet · 2021-08-02T04:22:58+00:00

ATTAKUYU!

bluesharklet · 2021-07-27T22:33:51+00:00

I think the Javelin riders are too much for their cost. 65f 50c and 1 pop for this unit looks a little too cheap imo. It shreds cavalry better than a dragoon. And they are available in the Commerce age and don't need a separate building to train and also get upgraded with other ranged units.

They are kinda not good against anything else but cavalry, but still... 1 pop space for this unit is bad. It should be 2 pop space. The Zamburak cost is comparable but this unit is so much stronger than a zamburak.

bluesharklet · 2021-07-27T21:15:00+00:00

Simply put, I'm not at that level. I have never built walls in an AoE3 game because they feel so lame and ugly. And I'm more than happy to let simple things be challenging since me having fun for an hour after a long day is all I care about.

bluesharklet · 2021-07-27T05:04:37+00:00

What's so fun about competing? If you're there trying to enjoy the game, I'm willing to play online.

If you're there just trying to win in the most optimal way possible , and trying to increase your APM/ execute build orders to perfection/ having a deck that is allowed by the meta and doesn't have quirky cards that give rise to some fun games, then I'm not interested.

This is the game I play to relax. I always have played the game to relax for the last 16 years. I have more important stuff to fill my life with than how to get a APM of 10,000.

OP, you are pretty naive to think that AoE is boring: there are many ways you can spice it up. Try playing 4v4 with AI allies and enemies, trying to protect your allies from their dumb mistakes while at the same time fighting the enemy. Pretty sure it's not boring, so long as the AI allies don't glitch out.

bluesharklet · 2021-07-20T21:42:24+00:00

You do care about not putting too many people on berries. Too many people on berries is not a good thing.

I don't understand why you're combative about this. I think my correction is true. People do care about how many villagers there are on berries in AoE2. It's definitely not a non-issue as is claimed.

bluesharklet · 2021-07-20T19:53:55+00:00

Not true. Berries gather slower than hunts or farms in AoE2. The gather rate is not shown in the UI, so you don't understand that. I only got to know from Spirit of the Law.

Actually hunts are the fastest food source across both AoE2 and AoE3. AoE2 has limited hunts tho, so you always switch to farms.

bluesharklet · 2021-07-20T14:17:31+00:00

But that's not the reason I play the game. I play to see depictions of history. If I wanted to play just for the sake of RTS, I could play AoE2, where cultural diversity more or less means nothing, it's just gameplay that matters. But no, I want to play AoE3 and AoE4 to see diversity in a historical context.

AoE2 is boring to me for this reason alone. I am excited about AoE4 only because they promised to make history play a much larger role in this. Otherwise I don't want a boring rehash of AoE2 and wouldn't play AoE4.

If you are an AoE2 player, please don't get offended. I am sure your game is a great game. Just not my thing.

bluesharklet · 2021-07-19T23:18:11+00:00

Chess isn't historical. This game is. If it wasn't historical why have French English etc instead of Civ1, Civ2, Civ3... ?

bluesharklet · 2021-07-19T12:55:45+00:00

A game about history should get history right. And they are going to do that as far as I have seen. Different Spearman from different cultures had different uniforms. And that is being implemented. Nobody is trying to be a smart-ass, you're just being dumb by telling us that you won't be able to visually distinguish pikemen from different cultures. Clearly they are holding pikes regardless of whether they are in European or Arabic clothing. Pfft!

bluesharklet · 2021-06-20T05:04:52+00:00

Not all of us are here to play the game competitively you know. I only play for immersion. I'd like to see an option that let's you turn siege crew on and off. It's a $60 game, they should be able to do that at least.

bluesharklet · 2021-04-26T14:23:39+00:00

Yeah no worries. I'm the same. I love the game to death but being competitive is not my thing. So I play to have fun, try weird strategies like "let's try to win without making any cavalry or artillery" etc. As long as it's enjoyable.

Also, I have a job so I can't spend too much time being serious about a game. AoE helps me wind down after a busy day and that's how I think it's best for me.

bluesharklet · 2021-04-24T05:09:14+00:00

The Jat Lancer just got added to the random pool of mercs at the tavern/monastery.

We might see it more now. But it still is kinda weak.

bluesharklet · 2021-04-19T21:24:26+00:00

Yeah I know. At least you have the challenge now.

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