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    Question Can real-time strategy come back from the brink of death?

    I agree with a lot of this. But one solution to this is to have ranked play. With enough players in a big enough range of skills, people can play against others that have similar rank/skill/APM/whatever and have a lot of fun! You win some and you lose some. I know Age of Empires has done this by...
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    Question Can real-time strategy come back from the brink of death?

    Ok, good to know. Yep I've been aware of the Xbox and PC mashup since Games for Windows Live (AOEO) required an Xbox account, which was odd, but a sign of where they were going. And the Xbox One is basically a Windows 10 PC anyway. They should be combined, at least in some ways, and that would...
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    Question Can real-time strategy come back from the brink of death?

    Well it might be better if he were on your team then :) Yeah like I said I’m not a big fan of losing to the micro-super-clickers that did the research and practice since it kind of takes the fun out of it but I don’t know where you draw the line. I’d just like to be able to win a game now and...
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    Question Can real-time strategy come back from the brink of death?

    I’m really looking forward to Age of Empires 4. I hope they do it right! I and a couple of my buddies) have played each one over the years - 1, 2, Age of Mythology, 3, AoE Online. We were hooked on the first one. I don’t game as much anymore but do play Call of Duty (shooter). It would be great...