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Title: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 05, 2011, 01:34:33 pm http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/05/age-of-empires-online-beta-download-public-until-saturday-mornin/
anyone here like AoE games? I have AoE II and I love playing it. I'm gonna try to remember to download this tonight and would like to play with anyone that's interested. AoE is a real time strategy game and it's addictive as hell. You basically play god controlling a bunch of people from a bird's eye view. Check it out and let me know what you think of it. :) Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 05, 2011, 03:11:50 pm Oh hell yes. I used to play AoEII: Conquerors Expansion every single night after school during my sophomore and junior years of high school.
I'll download it right now man. Thanks for mentioning it in the Good Morning topic. <3 Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 05, 2011, 03:29:22 pm sweet! finally someone else who likes this game.
I bought that game with the expansions after playing a demo of the game online. My wife threatened to break my computer one night if she heard that "Mondotoom" sound again, lolol. if anyone else wants to get in on this, hurry. it only lasts till the 7th or something. Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: JabbaScrub on May 05, 2011, 03:39:16 pm I've never gotten to play any RTS games, though I've always wanted to.. Too poorfag. :-[ I'm already downloading SC2 right now so I'll download this after it gets done. Is there a friends list or something?
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 05, 2011, 03:58:01 pm ... no idea yet.
turbo, you dl it yet? what's it like? be careful jabba, this game will suck hours from your life before you realize what's happening... Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 05, 2011, 04:20:13 pm It's still downloading. The "art\Art.bar" file takes like an hour to download. From the moment I made my first post in this topic till now, it has gotten to 99%. Took it that long.
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 05, 2011, 04:31:46 pm slow internets or huge file?
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 05, 2011, 04:34:03 pm Bit of both. My internet isn't slow, but it's not incredibly fast, either. It's also a huge file.
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: OhioLawyer on May 05, 2011, 04:40:51 pm I have played a few RTS games, but I really just can't seem to get into them. I don't know what it is.
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 05, 2011, 04:46:51 pm I have played a few RTS games, but I really just can't seem to get into them. I don't know what it is. dude, try it Ohio. I don't know if you're smart enough to figure out how to play, but you might have fun trying. ;) seriously, this game should be awesome if it's like the old ones. it's really fun once you understand the gameplay... especially when you go to war with other civilizations. >:D Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 05, 2011, 04:49:29 pm The only thing I'm not fond of so far are the graphics, but that's just from the pictures Microsoft had on the download page. Looks a tad cartoonish. D:
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: banthaPudu on May 05, 2011, 05:03:27 pm I'm just glad it's not "I hate that f***ing banthaPudu guy!" that keeps her up now Lak! ;)
AoEII has been around for a while hasn't it? Is the downloadable version a beta or something? Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 05, 2011, 06:07:14 pm I'm just glad it's not "I hate that f***ing banthaPudu guy!" that keeps her up now Lak! ;) AoEII has been around for a while hasn't it? Is the downloadable version a beta or something? it's not AoEII, it's AoE Online... a new online version of the game. just found out you have to have a gamertag to play it though. my gamertag is lakkus 8) Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: IBU on May 05, 2011, 06:15:42 pm Age of Empires is fun, I used to play it at my friends house sometimes.
I don't have time to play it now though :( Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 05, 2011, 06:16:35 pm make time IBU!
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: JabbaScrub on May 05, 2011, 06:49:38 pm The only thing I'm not fond of so far are the graphics, but that's just from the pictures Microsoft had on the download page. Looks a tad cartoonish. D: Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. :-X DOWNLOADING NOW. Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 05, 2011, 07:02:56 pm And I'm Turboweasle on there too, by the way.
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 05, 2011, 08:57:15 pm holy freakin crap it's still dl'ing... >:(
i've had it going on the wireless for 3 hours... I just plugged the laptop in to speed it up but I probably won't have time to play tonight. let me know how it is. Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Laughing Turd on May 05, 2011, 09:00:15 pm This is more up my brother's alley. I'll tell him about it. O0
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 05, 2011, 09:54:51 pm It has a pretty long tutorial. Don't really have much of an opinion on it yet, because I haven't actually gotten to play it with/against other people. =/
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 05, 2011, 10:35:06 pm I did about four quests before I had to quit. It seems a lot like the old version just a little lite. Now I wanna play more to get to the meat of the game but I gotta quit before I get hooked. I did level up a little bit and upgrade my tech some. Seems like a good time waster to me.
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Termin8or on May 06, 2011, 07:39:10 am I love these games. I had a whole bunch for the PC. But they are freakin addictive.....I wish I had time to invade and wipe out lakkus >:(
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 06, 2011, 08:26:14 am I love these games. I had a whole bunch for the PC. But they are freakin addictive.....I wish I had time to invade and wipe out lakkus >:( just do it man. it will be fun laughing at you while I annihilate your armies. >:D Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 06, 2011, 09:29:03 am Okay, I'm devoting the vast majority of this day to this game. Bbl gonna make a kick-ass city.
And Lakkus, if you still have AoEII we should play sometime. Seriously. Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: JabbaScrub on May 06, 2011, 09:31:06 am Mine downloaded in about 45 minutes. >:D
I don't like the lame graphics, and the cartoon characters aren't very enticing. "You can use wood to make sandals! I like sandals! What was I talking about? LOL!".. Yeah.. Please tell me these quests are just for the tutorial. I despise quest-based gameplay. Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 06, 2011, 09:39:04 am I really hope they are. I'm not too excited about having to do a bunch of "fetch-and-fight" quests. I want to build a freaking army, turtle for an hour or so, then unleash 120 Champions onto my unsuspecting enemies. >:D
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 06, 2011, 09:59:38 am we can still play AoEII online? if so, it will have to be a late night thing cuz that's the only time I can devote a few hours to playing without interruption. probably won't take that long against you though cuz I'm sure you can fawk me up.
and what's wrong with the graphics? did you turn up the resolution? or is it just that you don't like the art style? I think it's fine. it's just a cleaner look than the old pixelated version I've played IMO. I don't like the quest stuff either but I'm assuming that's just the training portion of the game. I could have sworn it said you could build your city and take each other on. Let me know how it goes today Turbo. Don't get too far ahead of me.... :P Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 06, 2011, 10:04:54 am we can still play AoEII online? if so, it will have to be a late night thing cuz that's the only time I can devote a few hours to playing without interruption. probably won't take that long against you though cuz I'm sure you can fawk me up. I think you can still do 1 vs 1 battles using IP addresses, but I'm not sure. Though I do know that there are still servers dedicated to hosting Conquerors matches still, and I can look for those later. And late night sounds good. Quote and what's wrong with the graphics? did you turn up the resolution? or is it just that you don't like the art style? I think it's fine. it's just a cleaner look than the old pixelated version I've played IMO. I'm not really fond of the art style. But I'll get over it. I'm not much of a graphics whore. Quote I don't like the quest stuff either but I'm assuming that's just the training portion of the game. I could have sworn it said you could build your city and take each other on. Let me know how it goes today Turbo. Don't get too far ahead of me.... :P Lol, I'll try not to. /lies Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 06, 2011, 10:08:34 am man, I know you're gonna have some walled castle fortress by the time I learn how to make a barracks. :'(
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 06, 2011, 12:28:33 pm Probably not. I'm still unsure how your city plays into anything so far. But I've expanded it some. Built five new buildings this morning, which is good. Also, the quests get much better, relative to how they started off. I can do co-op stuff now. For reference, I'm at a level 5 home city.
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 06, 2011, 01:47:21 pm Hmmm... I hope the home city isn't just a kechua thing like building your "apartment" in PS Home.
I'll get up to level 5 tonight if I have time and try to co-op with ya this weekend. Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Aguirre on May 06, 2011, 10:19:40 pm oh my AoE online :o :o :o :o :o
that series and Future Cop LAPD were the **** :'( Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: JabbaScrub on May 06, 2011, 10:37:42 pm I believe I was level 5 when I had to get off. Turbo's right, the quests do get better. As for the home city, I'm afraid that's how it might turn out. For instance when you go to Mycenae it doesn't look like a war-based city. :|
And turbo I think the reason I got my ass handed to me in your quest was because I sent my guys to kill two big treasure guardians. They weren't the actual enemy. :P Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 07, 2011, 01:09:11 am Oh, yeah, that would explain it. Those guys are beasts.
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: IBU on May 07, 2011, 05:50:17 am if anyone else wants to get in on this, hurry. it only lasts till the 7th or something. I would play with you guys but if it ends today... :-X Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: JabbaScrub on May 07, 2011, 06:57:55 am I think he meant it's only available for download til today.
That is right, right lakkus? :-X Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 07, 2011, 11:19:55 am It'll be open through the morning of Saturday, May 7 at 9:01am (presumably London time, since the press release was issued from London, so ... 4:01am Eastern).
Looks like it's over. =/ Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: JabbaScrub on May 07, 2011, 05:21:08 pm :-[
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 07, 2011, 05:26:33 pm it's just an open beta. you'll be able to play it for free later. there's gonna be a premium content download that you'll have to pay for if you want that content, but it's not required to play the game.
go to the website and read the FAQ if you wanna know more. http://ageofempiresonline.com/faq/ Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: JabbaScrub on May 07, 2011, 08:42:25 pm Fuq. :(
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: IBU on May 10, 2011, 02:22:04 pm Are you guys still playing each other?
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Cadillak on May 10, 2011, 02:28:28 pm haven't played each other yet. I keep falling asleep on time lately instead of staying up too late playing games. I'm getting old man.... :-[
Title: Re: Age of Empires Online - beta Post by: Turboweasle on May 10, 2011, 03:05:19 pm Haha, god forbid you get enough sleep. ;D |