• Droplet [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    1 month ago

    One of my earliest realizations about the logistics and economics of war was from playing Age of Empires II when I was younger, where the late Imperial Age is often decided by the player who has the better map control (control of resources on the map) and production buildings to maintain a constant military production that eventually overwhelms your opponent’s and tilts the course of the battle to your side.

    It is ultimately a game about managing your economy.

    • I used to follow competitive AoE, and it is that, definitely, but lately the economy management strats have gotten so optimized that they’re just about 5 minutes of very precise timing and lightning fast apm, and then a lot of micro fighting. Seeing all the matches be the same for the first 10 minutes got pretty old for me.