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Article #716514Re: Age of Empires Online ported to Steam
From: noman
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:11
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:11
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On 4/17/2012 3:45 AM, John Doe wrote: > noman <no_m_an@zzzyahoo.yycom> wrote: > >> There is a skirmish mode but you need a DLC for that, which was >> free for a long time. >> >> Once you have the DLC, you can go to a specific place on the >> world map and then set up skirmish battles like earlier games in >> the series, or most other RTS for that matter. In that mode, all >> the units and civ advancements are available to you within the >> normal course of play. >> >> The DLC improves the game a lot, by removing the quest/mission >> structures of the base game which make it more of an MMORPG >> rather than an RTS. I hope the DLC is still free. > > Does it allow player versus player? Or is it just against the > computer? I just posted the AOE online skirmish mode info in another thread. Didn't remember this particular post at all. Sixteen year presence on usenet has taken its toll I guess :) To come to your question though, I don't think you can do PvP there, but you can have co-op battles (up to four players per team, against computer controlled ones) And I just checked the GFWL site. This "Skirmish Booster Pack" isn't free anymore. It costs about $5. -- Noman
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