There may have been but they weren’t prominent in most people’s play. And they were just not nearly as competent. That was back in the day when people were argu

There may have been but they weren’t prominent in most people’s play. And they were just not nearly as competent. That was back in the day when people were arguing about controllers vs mouse for fps aiming. These games are just not great for multiplayer. The gameplay of effective, competitive multiplayer is the opposite of what people enjoyed. Grinding out a few seconds off of your aoe 2 feudal age research time sucks. But it’s what matters. Orienting on serious multiplayer sucks but casual is hard to encourage