12/29/2022 0 Comments Empire wars game mode aoe2![]() ![]() To me, it is a nice way to play some competitive Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition when I don’t quite have enough time to play a long 4v4 Arena Ranked Match. ![]() It’s worth noting that we don’t expect Empire Wars to replace Random Maps. It’s hard to say for sure, so we want to raise its visibility by giving it a ranked queue and let you decide. This could be thanks to the Red Bull Wololo tournament series (which you should all check out starting May 29) or it could just be because it is a fun, shorter game mode, that feels like Age of Empires. In the lobby (& mods) there are a few options for short game modes including Deathmatch, Turbo, Battle Royale, and Castle Blood Automatic, but the most popular, and fastest-growing, is Empire Wars. It’s a difficult problem to solve because shortening or speeding up matches can impact the “classic Age of Empires: II” feeling. One of the most common requests we see is for a short game mode. Why are we adding Empire Wars Ranked queue? Believe me when I say this is something we take very seriously and I want to walk you through the logic and why we think this is the right decision for Deathmatch and the wider Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition community. Ok, enough preamble, I’m here to announce that we will be removing Deathmatch from the ranked queue and replacing it with Empire Wars in an upcoming patch. We don’t always get it right on the first try, but we do our best and appreciate your patience! I’m certainly not alone, just one of many people who are passionate about the franchise, looking for ways to grow it. A big part of my job is looking through the numbers and trying to see where we can improve, and make the game even more fun. ![]() So, a little about myself, I’m an Arena team game clown and I lead the business and data team for the Age of Empires franchise at Microsoft. The reception for everything from the Definitive Editions, to tournaments, to the Age of Empires: IV teasers, have been nothing short of humbling. This is my first time doing an official blog post for Age of Empires so first, thank you so much for trusting us with this franchise. ![]()
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