If you rush to the Colonial Age with the Portuguese you'll freaken own. You'll probably have tons of food (having focused on food to Age up) so making twice as more villagers pumping out of both TCs will get your economy in a huge advantage over the enemy.
Gaurdian_112 Banned
posted 08-30-05 07:12 PM
EDT (US)
3 / 22
Elpea, don't think you have an advantage. I will be better than you when I buy the game.
Noob.
Psychotic_Knight Skirmisher
posted 08-30-05 07:12 PM
EDT (US)
4 / 22
Hasnt this been posted already?
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StonewallJ Seraph Emeritus
(id: Conquistador34)
posted 08-30-05 07:16 PM
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5 / 22
Quote:
If you rush to the Colonial Age with the Portuguese you'll freaken own. You'll probably have tons of food (having focused on food to Age up) so making twice as more villagers pumping out of both TCs will get your economy in a huge advantage over the enemy.
Yes, they still have quite an advantage, getting up to 4 extra tcs for free.
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Vuredel Skirmisher
posted 08-30-05 08:13 PM
EDT (US)
9 / 22
Quote:
Designer Kevin Holme
Didn't realize they bumped him up to Designer, thought they just kept him around for playtesting. Cool.
And it was funny how the Microsoft playtest group had to be kicked off 3 1/2 hours after their session was over. AoE3 must really be shaping up to be freaking awesome.
Im glad they nerfed the portuguese 2 TC in beginning of a match. It seemed too strong to me and i knew people would figure out ways to abuse it. Im also glad they still gave them covered wagons each age so the whole extra TC feature wasnt taking out for good. The extra wagons are probably what will give the portuguese thier uniqueness from the other civs.
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Carltheshivan Skirmisher
posted 08-30-05 09:18 PM
EDT (US)
17 / 22
lawl! "old shitty"!
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Aro AoKH Dictator
posted 08-30-05 10:17 PM
EDT (US)
18 / 22
*Updates civ page.*
A second TC did sound too strong. Hopefully this doesn't weaken them too much though.
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Carro_LS Skirmisher
posted 08-31-05 06:30 AM
EDT (US)
19 / 22
The most important thing in that whole blog is the fact that 'The_Sheriff' stated that the game is fun for hardcore gamers.
“I’ve been playing games all day. I probably played 12 games today and I had fun in every one. The game is just fun now. I played lots of civs, and ships, and it was a blast. The Home City is the best feature ever.”
Leads me to think it feels right, unlike AOM.
aoxcody Skirmisher
posted 08-31-05 06:36 AM
EDT (US)
20 / 22
New games are always fun.It starts to get interesting when the hype slowly fades as thats when we will be able to judge the game properly.
RiderOfEternity Skirmisher
posted 08-31-05 06:59 AM
EDT (US)
21 / 22
Elpea you still have the blog page as your home? :O
A second TC did sound too strong. Hopefully this doesn't weaken them too much though.
I agree that it sounded too strong, but they still have a huge advatage in age2 and 3. Once they get to age 2 they can put that little TC up and pump out some babies..(errr villies)....and it also allows them to keep making villies while they advance to age 3, so the villie pop keeps rising whiles others are at a stand still...then once in age 3, they have an advantage still over the others because they dont have thier 2nd TC yet. Not sure how mujch TC cost and IF its possible to be able to slap one up as soon an you get to age 3, but the potuguese will still have an advantage until then.
To me they still sound powerful, unless you can get in thereand do a villie rush to get em down.
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