April 3, 2001, 13:35
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BHG, MS, and ES, the picture starts to clarify
Well its been clear (to me at least) that MS is NOT going to publish TWO history themed RTS's at the same time. There strategy is becoming clearer.
ES has recently announced that the next AOE game will be have a fantasy setting. This leads me to beleive that BHG's game WILL have a HISTORICAL setting.
It makes sense - take AOE's very successful 2D engine into the fantasy realm, where there is a large market, but not (AFAIK) the kind of talent that ES brings to the table. ES's emphasis on fun over historical accuracy is an ASSET there. Brian, wih his pattern of excellent, serious games, is ideally suited to design a deep history game. Shogun, EU, the city builders, etc have already shown that there is no reason not to do this in an RTS. And from MS point of view, the AOE engine has already been milked in the history market, its time for something different.
I suspect that MS will have not one but TWO hits on its hands. One from ES, and one from BHG.
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April 13, 2001, 14:30
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lord of the mark,
I believe your probably on the mark. 
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April 15, 2001, 20:35
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Yep right on the dot  d'oh
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April 23, 2001, 14:46
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Nevertheless, BHG's web site isn't too friendly of news, is it? 
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March 28, 2002, 11:06
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Lord of The Mark, like Yin26, yo've done it!! You use Tarot Cards to read this?? Can I ask you about some Lotery Numbers?? Where a Wheel of Fortune/Tarot Forum in ACS?? 
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April 17, 2002, 23:45
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Re: BHG, MS, and ES, the picture starts to clarify
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Originally posted by lord of the mark
ES has recently announced that the next AOE game will be have a fantasy setting. This leads me to beleive that BHG's game WILL have a HISTORICAL setting.
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Was looking through the older posts and just wanted to give lotm credit where credit is due.
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May 5, 2002, 15:32
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i was going to say you where an idiot for saying ''ES has recently announced that the next AOE game will be have a fantasy setting'' when i checked the date you posted this
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June 17, 2002, 18:54
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thanks guys
No, no crystal ball for lottery numbers, etc 
Maybe i should analyze game company stocks?? Not sure how I could have played this one, though. 
LOTM
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June 18, 2002, 13:58
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What is the new fantasy title?
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June 18, 2002, 16:05
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I plan to buy both games.
And there always was a question of where the next AoE game would be set. Most AoE fans thought the next game would be set during the industrial age (AoE: ancient times; AoE2:Medieval times; AoE3: Revolutionary times).
Looks like MS is covering all the posibilities with a fantasy setting, and a world history setting.
Creating, once again, another monopoly.  
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June 18, 2002, 20:20
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If I get either, I'll get RON. It seems to have enough things to allow me to forgive the RT part of the title.
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