I think AoW is a perfectly acceptable game, but it seems to me like a prettier, less complex Version of Master of Magic. The AI is better in AoW as is the balance, but not by enough to be more fun because it lost the epic magic feel. MoM had better building choices, more flavorful units, etc. Keep in mind AoW has 45 different units that are really different pictures on one of 3 basic units that are for the most part identical. A human swordsman = an orc swordsmen and a orc cavalry = a human cavalry. I dont fully know why, the whole game just feels bland and repetive so I can only do a few turns before i get bored.
The thread that turned into one on dominions at the AoW forums is here:
http://aow.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/f...=29,3513,30,60
And if dominions got bashed on the AoW forums it would be by people that dont know what it is as you said...here we have people who played AoW pointing out why they didn't like it. There's a difference.
Also note that if thousands of AoW fans learned of dominions 2 (through a demo!
) I bet there'd be a lot less AoW fans and a lot more dominions fans. Or at least a few...10 maybe
[ September 22, 2003, 21:12: Message edited by: LordArioch ]