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What’s the best Age of Empires game?

Posted on 6/22/19 at 9:11 pm
Posted by SmoothOperator96
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Posted on 6/22/19 at 9:11 pm
Is it unanimous that it’s AOE II? I just bought AOE III off steam and it’s a lot more empty than I remember. AOE II is installing right now and I’m excited because I haven’t played it since I was in middle school.

I replayed Kingdom Come Deliverance recently and saw some hype for an update that adds Cumans to AOE II.. is that an actual update or were they referencing a mod?

Also, is online still active for these games?
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 6/22/19 at 9:25 pm to
1) Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Expansion
2a) Age of Empires 3
2b) Age of Mythology: The Titans Expansion
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 6/22/19 at 9:28 pm to
The Age of Empires 2 demo that I spent hundreds of hours playing.
Posted by peaster68
Mississippi
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Posted on 6/22/19 at 9:31 pm to
Gosh... the hours I spent on AOE games are countless...
Posted by SabiDojo
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Posted on 6/22/19 at 10:49 pm to
3 was the best imo
Posted by GeauxMariners
BR
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Posted on 6/23/19 at 7:03 am to
You must be young if you say 3 is the best. Aoe2 was a classic, and the DE version is coming out this fall.
Posted by SabiDojo
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Posted on 6/23/19 at 12:26 pm to
I’m 35 so I’m between young and old
Posted by willymeaux
Member since Mar 2012
4877 posts
Posted on 6/23/19 at 12:47 pm to
I grew up playing 1 and 3, and 3 is my favorite. I bought 2 a few years ago and it felt a A lot like 1. All the different civilizations in 2 felt very bland and too similar.
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 6/23/19 at 3:16 pm to
2 is the best
Posted by txbd
Valhalla
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 8:13 am to
quote:

Is it unanimous that it’s AOE II? I just bought AOE III off steam and it’s a lot more empty than I remember. AOE II is installing right now and I’m excited because I haven’t played it since I was in middle school.


Yes, AOE2 is widely regarded as the best Age out there. It is by far the most popular in terms of activity on Multiplayer and on Twitch audience.

quote:

I replayed Kingdom Come Deliverance recently and saw some hype for an update that adds Cumans to AOE II.. is that an actual update or were they referencing a mod?



So the Cumans have been announced as one of the 4 new civilizations being added to AOE2: Definitive Edition. Bear in mind that there have been several other expansions since the Conquerors came out way back when. I like to use this website to look at the civ tech trees.

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Also, is online still active for these games?


Online is a little fragmented at the moment. Some people play online on Steam but the majority of people play online on a platform called Voobly. Vooby is a 100x better experience than playing on Steam for several reasons:
1) Voobly is a better experience performance-wise. Voobly runs on Userpatch 1.5 which means better balance-changes, better villager pathing, and a smoother overall experience
2) Voobly lobby is way nicer than Steam's HD pile of shite they call a lobby
3)Voobly allows spectate mode. And it's really fricking cool. Also, every online game by default is recorded so you can go back and watch your games and see what you did wrong.

AOE 2 is my favorite game of all time as you can probably tell so if you have any questions please ask away. Also, if you ever want to play on Voobly, let me know.
Posted by SmoothOperator96
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:34 am to
I’ll have to look into. My new job has a 4 on and 4 off schedule so I have more free time than I know what to do with
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
37728 posts
Posted on 6/24/19 at 9:56 am to
Whatever you do, stay away from t90official YouTube.

You will get sucked in. You will lose track of time. You will yell wtf when your phone dies after watching 5 hours of aoeII gameplay
Posted by Brettesaurus Rex
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:00 am to
Yeah Conquerers is the GOAT. However, I loved the streamlining 3 did when building an army.
Posted by txbd
Valhalla
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:32 am to
t90official is phenomenal. Hands down the best caster. Basically the equivalent of Tony Romo doing the play by play for NFL.
Watch TheViper, Daut, or Hera if you want some 1st person perspective on how the pros play.
Posted by SmoothOperator96
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Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:41 am to
Yeah. I wish they could remake AOEII with the streamlining and graphics that III has.
Posted by txbd
Valhalla
Member since Jan 2014
2329 posts
Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:42 am to
You're in luck. AOE 2 DE will be released soon (it's in the beta stage right now) with updated graphics.
Posted by SmoothOperator96
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Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 6/24/19 at 10:56 am to
Hell yeah brother
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