Hey Team!
Everyone at Ensemble Studios wishes to thank you for the time you spent playing the Age of Mythology Online Multiplayer Test! The response we received was overwhelmingly positive, and you gave us some great suggestions for improving Age of Mythology when it ships next month.
Here are some of the things we changed based on your feedback:
- Completely redesigned online user interface
- Added quick teams to make it easy to play with your friends online
- Added an online games list as an alternative to searching for a game
In addition, we also made tons of updates to balance and playability such as:
- Norse have a better answer to archers
- Greek drop sites and military buildings cheaper
- Game speed (training rates, gather rates) faster across the board
- Gold moved closer to Town Centers
- More variation on random maps
- Egyptian Barracks more expensive
- Later Ages easier to reach (cheaper, faster)
- Civ bonuses larger across the board
- Many connectivity issues resolved
We're in the final stretch now and are busily working to finish the game. Unfortunately, that means we have to turn off our Multiplayer Test servers to finalize them for the shipping version. So . . . Friday, September 13 will be the last day of the Online Multiplayer Test. After Friday, you will not be able to login and play Age of Mythology. The good news is, that means we're almost done with the game.
Thanks again for helping us make Age of Mythology the best it can be - we look forward to seeing you online when Age of Mythology ships!
David Rippy
Producer, Age of Mythology
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