So i decided that ES should abandon its "Age" series and in fact possibly its historical series. My idea eventually evolved into this.
Turf Wars, or some name like that. The "random map" you start in is actually a huge metropolis. All players start as premature gangs that are really small. You build your gang up, get lots of reputation, and try to take over the whole city, at the same time taking out the other gang.
Getting more in depth with this idea, i went ahead and created this.
Make up some gangs, make them unique. Give them specialties. Some gangs are better with drug trades than others. Some are better with killing, some better with bribing cops. You get the idea. This idea would open a huge window for ES to make a completely different game. All it needs is some creativity, without ES losing its past experience in balancing and graphics and design. Besides, the very theme would make the game a hit. GAMEPLAY: MILITARY: This is just the first thought, Please contribut to this idea!!
Here is where i believe ES should just drop the whole historical idea. I think ES and just other RTS makers have used and taken every possible historical thing that could be done. Lets make some stuff up, but not get into the space crap, but not abandon all truth.
"Cash" - probably a equivilent to gold. Most everything will cost Money. It can be made lots of ways.
Start small, exploit small area businesses to gain in power, Rep and Cash. You'll need your rep to expand you gang and to make it more popular to join. You'll need cash to buy weapons and other things. There will be "ages" Once you have gotten enough Rep, your Gang will be upgraded into a Mob, or something like that. When you "Age", new abilites and guns will be open to you.
Early on, dudes with small pistols can fight. You'll need them to raid the small businesses. You can always Raid an enemy Gang (the other player) to gain lots of Rep and Cash.
Around 2nd Age you can get large weapons, perhaps some nice gang cars. 3rd age you can have copters, have lots of abilites, Grenade launchers, well trained dudes ect.
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