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I haven't played AOE for ages, but aren't the races only different in a few details like 2 units and some passive effects? In StarCraft races are vastly differe

by ascar 8y ago

I haven't played AOE for ages, but aren't the races only different in a few details like 2 units and some passive effects? In StarCraft races are vastly different. I can't really judge AOE's complexity, but from what do you draw your conclusion? Just based on the number of rules?

cellis 8y ago
Each civ (race) has about 2 different bonuses (e.g. Indian villagers work faster) and in addition a unique unit. Competitive players now play with about 20 civs. Each civ also has a "team bonus" (e.g. Teams with a Spanish player get 33% more gold per trade trip, teams with a Persian player get upgraded buildings ). In addition to that, each civ has a different tech tree, as well as starting resources or -- in rare cases -- starting units.