Hey whats up? I've been playing AOE3 for a few weeks now, and I must say its quite an advancement from AOE2. (Gameplay-wise anyway. The graphics seem a little poor lol.) But anyway, I've been playing as the Germans with just continuous skirmish games against the computers. In a sense, I'm still trying to 'practice'. I'm able to easily beat the computer on a moderate game setting. (Though of course the actual difficulty can be quite inaccurate since it concerns the computer) But I've a few questions... Anybody know how much faster settler wagons actually gather than normal settlers? And are they faster than Courer de Bois? (French settlers) I pretty much enjoy using the germans, as they seem to have won me about every skirmish game I've played. Although I've yet to try playing as other civilizations. I have a level 34 civilization. Well um, this seemed more like an introduction than questions so... Any other people out there play as Germans? What exactly is your opinion on them? Are there strong, are they crappy... their strong points, their weaknesses... I just want some opinions. In closing, I hope I enjoy my time here and can join in this happy community of AOE3 playing.