Age of Empires III

**rock_lobster** · 06-27-09, 02:33 PM

So I know this game has been out for a while now, but I just started getting back into it and I'd like to get more competetive with it. I like playing with people I know (or least associate with online) for a better time, and also so that I we can exchange critiques and strategies. Anyone here, play the game? Thinking about getting back into it?

They have 2 expansions out, none of which I have purchased yet, but I prolly will.

I need players!

**Big_Boze** · 06-27-09, 02:47 PM

ROCK you beat me to this thread!

Fly and I play AOE III still, and I was going to make a thread to see if anyone here still plays it.

If anyone wants a Supremacy beat down vs. Fly and myself, PM me or hit either one of us up on steam friends.

;]

**fly351** · 06-27-09, 02:51 PM

Nice Lobster! Yah me and Boze don't really lose...

I think Boze's win % is at like 62% now, mines like 58%. They would be alot higher but when we first started out we sucked and lost alot lol. Last game we beat down a Master Serg and a 2nd Liet.

**rock_lobster** · 06-27-09, 05:37 PM

Awesome. I was a HUGE fan of the Conquerors back in AOE II (still the best in the series in my opinion). I was never really an expert type player, maybe I'd consider myself Intermediate, but only because I know a good bit of the in's and out's, not necessarily because I carry out strats very well.

I tried loggin on to ESO today, but my wireless is giving me trouble when I try to log on....funny I can play all ttp games, but it cant connect to ESO...just sits there telling me it's verifying or whatever.

Anyhoo...what civ(s) do you guys use?

Initially I used the French, then moved on heavily to the Dutch...right now I'm messing around with the Spanish, which I'm loving. Faster home city shipments, lancers....wonderfulness.

**LuckyDucky** · 06-28-09, 06:34 AM

Ya get the Warchiefs Expansion because it adds to the Euro decks. The actual Native american civs are kinda meh. And the Asian dynasties because of their awesome civs. Japs ftw. I've also played a good game with the Indians from time to time.

To bad I uninstalled the game. :P

**Red_Lizard2** · 06-28-09, 07:04 AM

probably should look into it, when i went to buy a Civ buliding type gae i ended up going Civ IV over AOEIII. Anywhere with a run down of what it is like or at least the difference between Civ?

**Specter_987** · 06-28-09, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by Red_Lizard2

probably should look into it, when i went to buy a Civ buliding type gae i ended up going Civ IV over AOEIII. Anywhere with a run down of what it is like or at least the difference between Civ?

AOE3=Real-time
=Resourse gathering
=Building single units

Civ4=turn-based
=Religons
=Economy
=Trade routes
=Building groups

This is a pretty basic comparison.

**rock_lobster** · 06-28-09, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Red_Lizard2

probably should look into it, when i went to buy a Civ buliding type gae i ended up going Civ IV over AOEIII. Anywhere with a run down of what it is like or at least the difference between Civ?

http://www.joystiq.com/2005/11/24/me...vilization-iv/

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...icle908452.ece

For online play I prefer AOE III. The Civ games are ok, I just dont like having to take turns.

AOE III also demands a lot of "on the fly" tactics. You dont have an entire turn to sit there and think what unit you should create next or where you should move. AOE III has everything in motion at one time.

Civ is more like chess...think Stratego, just more complex.

**SpiritOfF1re** · 06-28-09, 07:02 PM

How much is AoE3 going for right now? I normally try to hold out for a price drop, and I have AoE2...I'll look into 3 :P I need a nice new RTS, that is cheaper then DoW2

**Red_Lizard2** · 06-28-09, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by SpiritOfF1re

How much is AoE3 going for right now? I normally try to hold out for a price drop, and I have AoE2...I'll look into 3 :P I need a nice new RTS, that is cheaper then DoW2

Hearts of Iron 2, its RTS. Though AoE3 probably more fun