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I recently started playing AoE2 again with my brothers after basically a 15 year gap, and it's a lot of fun. I was surprised to see such an active community. I've heard AoE4 will be more like AoE2 than AoE3 was, so I'm totally considering picking it up at some point if my brothers do. The game has aged really well with its design. We are all casual gamers, and it's nice to have something to play with people who aren't into the FPS twitch skills.


The game has seen a resurgence because of

1) the release of the HD and Definitive Editions of the game, with graphics and gameplay that still hold up

2) availability on popular game stores like Steam (though it's a Microsoft game)

3) continuous balance patches, content updates, and occasional DLC

4) talented Twitch streamers and YouTubers casting games, commentary, and analysis (See T90Official and Spirit of the Law)

5) an active, mature, and welcoming player base on Reddit, Twitch, Discord, etc

6) frequent and varied tournaments with increasing prize pools (the recent Hidden Cup had the highest prize pool for an AoE2 tournament in 20 years)




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