1. Random 'age of empires iii' google search
2. The fact that it's AOE III, the graphics, and everything about it
3. HC
4. --
5. No dropsites
6. Great, makes AOE III stand out
7. British (because I am) & Spanish (because I am a bit)
8. --
9. Have to wait till I get the chance to play with them!
10. As above!

1.A PC user mag when my dad was reading it
2.That its an 'Age of' game and everything bout it
3.natives and mercs and...lots of stuff
4.can't rotate buildings
5.dont have 1 yet
6.It's great, unique and helpful
7.Dutch (coz its new) and French (cool native stuff)
8.British (never liked the brits in aok i hate longbowman)
9.now...its...i like the sound of the british rocket (sounds like a challenge when im versing them)
10.the envoy (useless)

1.On a gamesite and planet age of mythology
2. ES made it

3.Tradeposts

4. No noob filter

5. -

6.good

7.Dutch
8.French
9.cannon
10.enemy cannon

1. Went to the ensemble site, saw the teaser.
2. The fact that they made it.
3. Physics engine.
4. The units need twice as many polygons.
5. Probably the new sound for the battle horn.
6. It sounds fun, but I'm sure it can get annoying sometimes.
7. I won't know until I play the game.
8. I won't know until I play the game.
9. I won't know until I play the game.
10. I won't know until I play the game.

1. Went onto ES's main website and saw it.

2. It's an 'Age' game, what other reason do i need?

3. Graphics, new physics engine, more powerful units, random death animations for units and building, some units don't cost pop space.

4. Not sure yet, i'll have to check ou the game when i get it.

5. Maybe the fact that you can't control, destroy or get your (or enemy) units run over by trains, and the fact you carnt put units on top of walls.

6. Different. Fits in more with the 'Explore and colonize' theme of the game.

7. Dont know yet cos i havn't played the game yet, but i'd have to say British (because i am)

8. Probably wont be any.

9. Dont know yet.

10. ^^Ditto^^

1) I think it was from heavengames somewhere.
2) Made by the same people as my favourite game is.
3) Home cities will be interesting - whether I will actually like them I'm not certain, but they sound like a good addition now that some of my fears about them have been put to rest.
4)The most disappointing thing is that it isn't out yet, not really what you asked for, but I can't think of anything else.
5) Tactical formations (which I believe have been removed now ). I have rtw and may get rtw:bi, I can play those if I want that style of gameplay.
6) Sounds interesting and I think it will be a good addition. I'm not 100% certain that I'll like it, but it should be good.
7) How should I know? (Cheap russian units sound attractive though - but then so do lots of other civs.)
8) -
9) Don't know, though envoys sound useful.
10) Probably some sort of gunpowder unit
11) An unusual unit
12) Terrible idea - I always forget passwords. I'll have to make atleast 5 copies of my password stored in different places (because I'll forget some of the places where I write it down).
13) I'm awful at thinking up names. Don't worry, it'll be something stupid.
14) I don't know (see above). I'll probably name it after hwere I live.

[This message has been edited by harr (edited 08-27-2005 @ 05:17 AM).]

1. My dad found it on webhallen.com, and then told me since we both use to play age.
2.I will buy AoE3 because it's AoE3.
3.The home city. Without it, it feels like what you do don't affect any thing, if you winn an overwhelming victory with 10.000 paladins and 20.000 Elite war elephant against 1 militia, it has the same efect as if you manage to win with 50 cav archers against 100 champions.
4.I miss the tactical formations.
5.--
6.LOVE IT!!!!
7.Hard to tell because of that I don't have the game yet, but I think it will be spain because of their faster shipments, or the french because of the ultra strong military and good natives.
8.--
9.All units with guns
10.All units without guns.

1. From here, HG. I remember the day the news was posted.
2. It's an AGE game.
3. Home Cities; SUPER GRAPHICS
4. More polygons for normal units (not those in cinematics)
5. No more drop sites.
6. I love it.
7. Ottoman
8. I have no idea.
9. I am not certain--Janissary
10. Hmm... tough--I need to play to figure this out.
11. I want to see the RONIN OUT.

1.How did u find out about Age of Empires 3?

Roommate saw it on the net.

2.What made you close the deal that you were getting AOE3?

The first 3 screenshots.

3.What your fav feature so far?

Home City.

4.What's most dissapointing about this game? (what u wanted in the game but not there etc)

Umm... can't think of any

5.What's your least fav feature?

I'm not sure about having to go kill random parties to get "treasures" but it'll probably turn out to be fun.

6.What do you think of the HC?

I am so going straight to ESO2 and joining a clan just to level the crap out of it.

7.(what will) your fav civ be so far?

British. I can't wait to drop a line of riflemen with a horde of longbows.

8.(what will) Least fav civ be so far?

Russians. Strelet seems pretty weak.

9.Fav unit so far?

Rockets!

10.Least fav unit so far?

Strelet.

11.What merc would you most like to see?

Ronin. I think they would complement my near-anachronistic longbowmen very well.

1. ES Site
2. It's AOE
3. Havok Physics?
4. The chunky, cartoony UI dissapoints me
5. Hmmmm mmmm errr dunno, I need a list of the features..
6. It's great
7. No idea
8. No idea (I can't usually gather an opinion until I've played :P)
9. It's got to be the cannon
10. You make me think too hard!
11. More asian units

1.HG

2.The deal was pretty much already closed when AOE3 was anounced.

3.The HC, and the shipment system. I just the customisation.

4.Not being able to put infantry on the walls, no British Skirmishers (calivermen, Highlanders, Greenjackets would have all been ace), and thats about it. *EDIT - Oh, and the huge UI.

5.I don't have one.

6.Definitely one of the biggest features.

7.Don't know because I haven't played it, I know Britain will be top on my list, just because I have a natural affiliation for them considering I'm, er, British.

8.Don't know because I haven't played it, but from first impressions, the Russians.

9.Longbowmen, Frigates, and Red Coats are currently my fav units.

10. I don't have a least fav unit......yet!

11.Well....I'd love to see:
Hessians
Merc naval vessels, such as Waku ships (Asian pirates), Korean Turtle ships (not really mercs, but would be interesting)
Chinese Rattan-shield soldiers
Bandits
Landschnect Pikemen/arquebusiers
Mounted Crossbowmen

[This message has been edited by Billman (edited 08-19-2005 @ 09:08 AM).]

1. Because of hearing some rumors on forums that there would come an AoE3, and after that I discovered the official announcement on the ES website.
2. Because Ao... Games always rule!
3. HC's
4. That I have to wait until november / end october to get it!
5. Not being able to put units on walls and maybe also not being able to overrun other units with heavy cavalry.
6. It's supercool! Doesn't only look perfect, also has cool features.
7. The Dutch (coz I am Dutch), second the French, because I like France and I like the cool Gendarmes and their natives
8. Hmm, It's AoE3, so everything is cool about it! every civ has it's plusses and ---, So I don't think their really is an awful civ, but if I have to choose: Portuguese or British, they don't seem to be very special to me.
9. The Ruyter or the Fluyt, but I have to wait with this until I played the game!
10. Envoy (almost useless), but I have to wait with this until I played the game!
11. Mamelukes for the French on horse, but I have to wait with this until I played the game!

1.aom.heavengames.com
2.I like 'Age' games.
3.HC
4.only 4 sets of architectures
5.--
6.excellent!
7.every civ
8.--
9.grenadier
10.musketeer
11.Chinese units

1.How did u find out about Age of Empires 3?
Think it was on Blue's News or something. And I've been keeping track after Age 2.
2.What made you close the deal that you were getting AOE3?
Nothing specific. I just think it'll be a solid game, and I'm back into RTS's after playing stupid MMO's for awhile.
3.What your fav feature so far?
Random maps, custom hotkeys
4.What's most dissapointing about this game? (what u wanted in the game but not there etc)
Might not have the competition.
5.What's your least fav feature?
huge ui.
6.What do you think of the HC?
Would have to try it before judging it.
7-11
no idea.

1.Someone said "Hey, you guys want to do AOE3 next?"

2.I get free copies.

3.Deck building in the Home City. It is distressingly addictive. But since that's such an obvious answer, I'll add that the way we handle Forts is fun. It really makes them an event, but keeps them from ruining the game.

4.We used to have a much cooler way to wall your colonies, but it was pretty buggy.

5.The profanity filter.

6.It makes the game.

7.I like the French (good Skirmishers and scouting) and Ottomans (weird units, fun HC Cards).

8.I overdosed on the Germans. The Dutch have been annoying to balance.

9.Dragoons. I've just always liked Dragoons so I wanted them to be prominent and fun. And they are.

10.Doppelsoldners. I don't hate them as a unit concept -- I just hate them when you see them marshalling just outside of your Fort. Call a Surgeon.

11.Something else Middle Eastern or Asian. Or maybe another ship. We used to have a Merc cannon, but he was a screw.

1.How did u find out about Age of Empires 3?

From AoM heaven, way back in the winter

2.What made you close the deal that you were getting AOE3?

I have loved AoE2 and AoM and the game looks stunning

3.What your fav feature so far?

The HC feature or a *hopefully* improved ESO

4.What's most dissapointing about this game? (what u wanted in the game but not there etc)

I really can't complain yet, I never have been one to complain. But there may be things I will wish were in the game when I try it out

5.What's your least fav feature?

That the defensive player has a better chance at winning (In AoM I thought that the balance was fair enough

6.What do you think of the HC?

It's a very inventive feature that is going to really allow us to customize our "character". I can't wait to explore it!

7.(what will) your fav civ be so far from the info we have?

Really can't decide yet, before AoM's releasal I figured Poseidon, but I now play with Thor. I will most likely enjoy playing the most aggressive civ.

8.(what will) Least fav civ be so far from the info we have?

For some reason I could see the English aggravating me, I'm not sure why

9.Fav unit so far from the info we have?

Dragoon, sounds cool, looks cool, I can't complain about it!

10.Least fav unit so far from the info we have?

Can't decide that yet

11.What merc would you most like to see?

I don't really know alot about the merc system yet, however I would say the japanese.

[This message has been edited by Brtnboarder495 (edited 08-19-2005 @ 08:47 PM).]

1. mfo.
2. soon as i layed my eyes on the text.
3. tied.non-spamming forward buildings, hc, better mp format
4. release date so far away.
5. rushing strats seaminglly having the upper hand.
6. love it.
7. french.
8. germans.
9. musketeers.
10. anything asian.
11. none ,too many would ruin the game.

1.How did u find out about Age of Empires 3?

From AoM Heaven.

2.What made you close the deal that you were getting AOE3?

AoE3 itself .

3.What your fav feature so far?

Home City sounds the most interesting. (Making native American units is also interesting.)

4.What's most dissapointing about this game? (what u wanted in the game but not there etc)

I will know when I play it .

5.What's your least fav feature?

This one is easy: "phantom" trade units -- i.e. indestructable trains that can be walked through. Where is the fun when you can't cut off your enemies' trade route?

6.What do you think of the HC?

I think it's probably the most innovative idea to the age seires. Hopefully, there will be a lot of cards to choose from, and they're well balanced. If not, it will get boring really fast when everyone uses the same card build order.

7.(what will) your fav civ be so far from the info we have?

I'm undecided between the Portuguese and Russian. The Portuguese seem interesting because of the Cassador, and the Russian fits my playing style, because I like to rush with Goths in AoC DM.

8.(what will) Least fav civ be so far from the info we have?

The Turks. Auto vils spawning and lack of varieties in military units make them seem like a very boring civ to play, at least in the beginning.

9.Fav unit so far from the info we have?

Tomahawk! I believe ES said that when a unit is killed by a Tomahawk, its death animation will be different from the others .

10.Least fav unit so far from the info we have?

Hussar. it doesn't seem to have anything special about it. The animation is not very interesting either.

11.What merc would you most like to see?

This one here =>

1- In google, it was a wonderfull day.
2- All the previous age games.
3- The alliances with natives. The long AoM like campaign, Simon Bolivar in the campaign, the shipments, etc...
4- I wanted more south american natives.
5- Don't know, it seems that rushing will be a lot harder, and defending a lot easier.
6- Cool. I hope that the adventage of a higer level will not be decisive.
7- Russians, but I'm not sure. Also I like Ottomans and Spaniards.
8- British, not matter the info, I hate them as civ.
9- Dragoon (cool name, and I love ranged calvary), pikeman and crossbowman (cheap and rush masters), almost any not gunpowder unit. SAMURAI.
10- Red Coat (upgraded british musketeers).
11- Mounted Crossbowman, Mongol mounted archer.

[This message has been edited by Saurus (edited 08-19-2005 @ 09:44 PM).]

cowboys are from later in history, true but its made for eveyone to rush, so def must be good and as for the UI its large in aoc when you ahve a units clicked on like they did

[This message has been edited by Byzantine2793 (edited 08-19-2005 @ 09:47 PM).]

1. I've forgotten.
2. I'm tired of playing small games.
3. The water.
4. No conversions.
5. CD key limit, runner up is definitely the profanity filter
6. Could be interesting, but I'm not fond of the idea that you have to level up your HC to explore the game in its entirety and I'm even less fond of the idea that people with low level HCs could drag down everyone's strategic options but its the only way to make it fair so...
7. The one that starts with two town centers.
8. The british(they seem boring).
9. Jannisary.
10. The cacador or cazador or whatever its called, if a unit gets three pages of discussion about its name I have no choice but to be sick of hearing about it and despise it.
11. That UU the chinese had in AoK or whatever the abbreviation is.

1. I was looking for it a few years ago then I googled it again recently and I figured out it was finally announced.
2.The rest of the Age Of series.
3.The Physics.
4.Pop Cap too small.
5.Dropsiteless Gathers..
6.I love it.
7.Not sure.
8.Turks.
9.The Heavy Cannon: Sooo Much Power.
10.The Explorer.
11.Don't Know.

1.How did u find out about Age of Empires 3?
I got a fancy press release

2.What made you close the deal that you were getting AOE3?
The preview I have now, before the preview I was highly discouraged from the way the game sounded (really "noobie"). after I got the preview I have turn my oppinion 180 degrees

3.What your fav feature so far?
shipments and decks.

4.What's most dissapointing about this game? (what u wanted in the game but not there etc)
Hmm the UI is too big. way too big, if it were smaller i'd have very few thigs to pick on a good reviewer can always find a few things to pick on in a game, if the UI was smaller I would have almost nothing

5.What's your least fav feature?
1 account per key (if they keep it in )

6.What do you think of the HC?
Pwnage!

7.(what will) your fav civ be so far from the info we have?
Fav civ is a toss up between germany and Dutch

8.(what will) Least fav civ be so far from the info we have?
portuguese... not really interested in playing as them... don't know why.

9.Fav unit so far from the info we have?
War Canine, it's teh pwnage

10.Least fav unit so far from the info we have?
Envoy... waste of skin I need a combat unit not a stinking pip dressed like a fancy pants scouting

11.What merc would you most like to see?
Samurai... who they hell can get them? I can't find them anywhere.. watch is be brits who i loath to play as well

TGE

[This message has been edited by TheGoodEvil (edited 08-19-2005 @ 10:53 PM).]

Samurai... who they hell can get them? I can't find them anywhere.. watch is be brits who i loath to play as well 

Not Brit, I play them all the time

1.
When I saw the: "The wait is almost over!!!!" in the ES site

2.
I have bought every age game since age 1

3.
The new playing style looks awesome!, Also I like the new and improved ESO from what Ive seen

4.
omg too much WAIT!!!!!!!!

5.
-

6.
I dont rlly understand it completly but I like the idea

7.
French

8.
Ottomans

9.
Train

10.
Samurai

11.
egyptian cavalry mercenaries spammed from my TC plz