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beyers

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It would be nice if we can setup an Age of Empires club in SA. Then we can play as much as we want, at good speeds, even after we are capped...

Cheers
 
Its very disappointing to find that we do not have AOE enthusiasts in the MyADSL community (well I know of at least one...). It could have been so GOOD.



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<br />It would be nice if we can setup an Age of Empires club in SA. Then we can play as much as we want, at good speeds, even after we are capped...

Cheers


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Ja, i suppose many AOE players have now moved to AOMythology. I used to play AOE, then AOE2, and then Mythology. That was until Warcraft3, which which has now replaced all the strategy games i used to play. I think that these strategy games with a role-playing element are replacing the bog-standard strat games like aoe and empire earth etc.
In fact just last week i bought Spellforce, which is just fantastic, definitely half rpg half strat. And the graphics are brilliant. Haven't played online yet though, still on the campaign.[:D]

Telkom - South Africa's Handbrake to progress.
 
I saw Spellforce recently, but the game seemed a little buggy. Units not as intelligent as they should be. I suppose a couple of patches should fix that... What has been your experience so far?

He who does not understand the value of war at the right time, cannot comprehend the value of life at any time - Anonymous
 
There are tons of AOE players in SA, the sales of the game alone should be proof enough. Any AOE players, please mail either BEYERS or me to get a game organized...

[:p]

Cheers
Antowan

He who does not understand the value of war at the right time, cannot comprehend the value of life at any time - Anonymous
 
well, i have to say, Spellforce has a great single player campaign, can't stop playing the damn thing, lol. One minute, you're playing rpg, with maybe a coupla heroes to tag along with you. Then, you complete your quest,go through the relevant portal, and you're building bases, armies, full on rts, its mad. And the graphics blow me away. There was a big patch, 25 meg i think, so that might have taken care of the bugs. The online action is a bit sparse though, not alot happening, and i've heard that its not too hot, but with JoWood already busy with the exp, they should sort it out. The game is very hungry though, i reckon my AMD XP2000+ with GeForce4 Ti 4200 only just makes the grade.

Telkom - South Africa's Handbrake to progress.
 
I for one would surely play AOE with you. Unfortunately i gave telkom back their worthless adsl a month after getting it in exchange for my old isdn 64. If you are willing to handle the slooooowww speed of that i will gladly join your game.
 
Great![:D]

Mail me and we can get it organized!

Cheers
Antowan

He who does not understand the value of war at the right time, cannot comprehend the value of life at any time - Anonymous
 
just came across this thread now, my friends and I play AOE just about everyday over tcp/ip, although we do sometimes have problems getting a game started with disconnects and periods where the game hangs.

We play the roman expansion, deathmatch from starting age. You can get us on IRC on the zanet.org.za network on the server
belus.zanet.org.za #vibe
 
Hope I'm not too late

I've always had PC hardware that's a bit 'behind the times' so only managed to start playing AOE about a year ago :). Have recently moved onto Empire Earth but am keen for local online..
 
I am always keen if you can tolerate a rusty old bugger in the mix. Antowan you have me on MSN pls just message me when your ready to rock 'n Roll. :D
 
*** Age Of Empires ***

AOG : has a server been setup ?
I have been away in my dusty boxes looking for my copy which i have now found ... r u playing standard AOE or with Rise of Rome ? :)
 
There's a few demo's knocking about on the pc magazine cd's.
Had a go. EE took up many hours of my time when it came out. It usually took the form of 2 of us playing the PC, or rather, trying to hold back the hoardes, lol.
I've had a few go's on the EE2 demo, its a bit samy samy, better graphics etc.
don't know if i'll get it.
 
Yea - played the demo of EE2 as well. Wasnt sure if i'd getit, just dosend feel the same - everything's bigger and its verry AOC'ish. Then got really bored and played it for real. Man it's nice, the extra effects of the terrain and weather make for interesting strategising.

You can assmeble an army of stab and bang-ers, wait for a rainstorm and sprint into the enemy's territory and take 90% of it out before you're even spotted. Well - kinda. But it really creates an interesting aspect, and for once, the oke on top of the hill is actually better off than the poor oke trying to come up. It's realer.
 
I love Empire Earth as well, took up MANY hours of my time... especially playing a gigantic map with 8 computer players, it's insane! I'm still on the fence about EE2, dunno if I can afford to lose so much of my life again, need to work sometime :D
 
I think that was the appeal of WC and AoE, is that you could finish a game within an hour with 8 players (human that is) :D Never got into EE purely cos it took such a looooong time to get going.
 
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