Do Mail ever Expire?

I have a F2P Account and would like to mail my Premium Items to myself to store them for if one day i get Premium Civ but want to know if there is an expiration date?|||

EDIT: checking on this right now...

|||Lol, like one hour after I receive a message it says "About to Expire." :P|||dont you mean 3 days?
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30 or 3 which is it?

Also then rather than having to resent yourself the item before the expiration date there should be an archive button to lock mail so it can't be deleted.

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wilmer0072000 wrote the following post at 08-26-2011 5:15 PM:
I have a F2P Account and would like to mail my Premium Items to
myself to store them for if one day i get Premium Civ but want to know
if there is an expiration date?

You can't mail rare/epic items to yourself. A way to store rare/epics in your mail is to trade your rare/epics to someone who is premium, so he can send (not COD) them to your mail.
|||That is gonna be hard considering i don't have any friends who are premium so findig a random premium player isn't an option as they can just keep the item and scam me.

Skirmish Hall Info Please

I've looked around and I cannot find any specific information on what will be in it. Can we please get some idea of what this package will contain.

Will there be Death Match, ffa, 3v3, 4v4, etc? Will we be able to host games and allow other to see and join them if they want like we were able to do in the Zone? Will game stats be available...

Many of us play age for the RTS/PvP part of it, and to be honest, the skirmish package is all I really want at this point. Can we please get some info on this with some details. If there is a post orsitewith this information, can someone please direct me to it, as I have not been able to find any info on this.

Thanks in advance.

|||I want to know if it will be PvP or comp stomp only :S Thats not even confirmed yet...|||

This article should be of assistance you you all:http://aoeo.heavengames.com/articles/previews/sneak-peak-analysis/

:)

Port Opening

Hey so when a person joins my party it auto pops up saying Harrison41 has a restricted Nat and may have trouble connecting to games and i never am able to play CO-OP and i dont no how to fix this can someone please help me?|||

http://forums.ageofempiresonline.com/forums/post/50252.aspx

Search is here for everyone. Hoping this helps.

|||Some routers don't play nice. What is your internet gateway device, and your connection type (cable/DSL)?

from free to premium

hi all, just a simple question for those of you who started playing free and then upgraded to premium.

do you think it's worth it? i've been playing free (greek) since the release day, and i'm thinking about moving on to premium (well, someday. still plenty to do before i reach that level 40). first i wanna explore the game a little more though, maybe also try out the egyptians, and so on.

the obvious reasons i'm considering it are: lack of storage space, impossibility to use all those cool unit/tech upgrades, and a thought that struck me just recently: once i reach level 40 and/or complete all the quests, there'll be virtually nothing left than PvP (and skirmish?).

so what do you once-free-now-premium-players think? are you having "more fun" now that you've upgraded?..
|||Itdefinitelyis more open and more fun. No more restrictions..and it is only $20. You get hours of enjoyment. Consider what $20 buys you... Movie and a popcorn, a book, a feed at McDonalds, a CD but the game fun outlasts all of that.|||

I upgraded to premium when I was about level 10. Kinda early actually now that I mention it, but oh well, I ask a ton of questions like you are doing here, it helps when you find someone capable of answering questions properly :D

Anyways! It seems like you're aware of the things you get with premium. I'd say if you like the game then yes, it's worth it. More crafting, advisors (you know what Advsiors are?), blue&epic items trading and equipping, more storage, PvP (ranked) from lvl 25+, statistically a better chance to win unranked games and also quests will be easier with blue gear ofcourse, some more minor things I guess.

So yea, I personally enjoy the game alot, even despite its current fixable flaws I actually love it so I got premium and I don't regret buying it so far. I just like this game style too much. The AoE gameplay alone is worth it for me really. RTS and (MMO)RPG combined though, is just amazing and they've done it well. Wearing better gear and crafting just adds to that for me.

Hope I helped!

|||I had a free account until lvl 9, before I nuked it and created a premium account afterwards. It's nice to be able to use the items, and the star tech definitely helped for that elite tower mission. (I had to use like 4 star techs to do it. It was ridiculous.) Not too interested in PvP, but I will probably play a bit of it here and there when I lvled up a bit. On general questing though, I don't think I have yet to encounter a mission where I feel like I NEED premium. (I am just starting Argos.) In fact, I might just create a free account later and see how far I can go without equipping any gear as a challenge.
|||When i first started my lack of storage was the main reason i considered going to premium. But then once i figured out some easy farming methods i decided not to go premium. I'm waiting to see what new civs come out (aswell as other new content) and i want to also see over time which is the best civ from the bunch. If i'm going to spend $20 i might aswell spend it on the best Civ. Currently on paperEgyptians are better than Greeks however perhaps the new civs would be the new powerhouse. So i don't mind waiting. I have plenty of things to do to keep me busy. Normally i don't do 1 lvl per hour (i actually do about 1 quest per hour)so it will be a while before i hit lvl 40. Besides multiple accounts and the other civ on the same account will keep me pretty occupied. Then once i reach lvl 40 i can PvP with all the best gear possible for a F2P Civ. Maybe after owning other F2P players at lvl 40 then i might switch over to Premium. But for now saving my money for Battlefield 3 is a better option.|||Aren't they going to do balance changes if a civ is too powerful though? So, if you buy a civ now thinking that it is the most powerful, it might get nerfed hard in the next 2 months. And this doesn't even take account of the possible metagame changes.
|||That is true but if i'm going to go premium one day i want to go premium with the most powerful civ at the point in time. Sure months from then the civ would get patched but at least i got to take advantage of the powerhouse on PvP before it gets nerfed. While all the civs can be balanced out over time there will always be a slight advantage when it comes to balancing (especially if used correctly by a smart player). All games that adjust balancing have this flaw.|||What I mean is, wouldn't it be better to go premium with the civ you are most comfortable using, seeing how the play styles of the civ most likely going to be different? After all, the strongest civ can change with balance patches, but the civ that suits your style would not change easily.
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Well you are right in that sense aswell. Me personally i love using War Elephants to take everything out. Chariot Archers can hit and run and cover War Elephants early on and then once you hit the Golden Age Elephant Archers go perfectly with War Elephants to cover each other then you throw in those Chariot Archers for a early horse archer rush that is impossible to counter and that is why Egyptians own the Greeks and have a nice playstyle to go along with it. Not to mention the early economy and cheap units to make a powerhouse even more deadly. That is why Egyptians rock but who knows next month they may get nerfed for all we know however you are right the playstyle will still be there. I like Egyptians since it suits my style and everything so they are perfect for me. However the Persians in Civ 4 with those powerful early Immortals were instant game over from the start of the game so i'm hoping Persians with Immortals will own here aswell.

To put it simply look at it like this:

Greeks = Ghost Pro + Ninja Pro using FAMAS w/ Silencer or Campers Paradise

Egyptians = Lightweight Pro + Marathon Pro using AK74u w/ Rapid Fire = Rushers Galore

:)

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The magical build you just posted gets destroyed hard by sarissophoroi/podromos y'know...

Too bad most people dont use them enough as they have tunnel vision and only build stables for the almighty hippikon, and even more tend to attack the wrong guys with the wrong units (podromos are the anti cavalry, dont send em at the archers as thats the sari's job).

Also please keep in mind that elephants are huge resource hogs, an equally skilled greek player going sarissophoroi/podromos should have far more then you do or he's doing it wrong. Remember that you need a fortress to make your elephants, which takes a good while to build and is extremely easy to harass with greek cavalry unless you build proper defenses.

Not saying your strategy is bad, its just nowhere near as impossible to counter as your saying. As with every strategy it has weaknesses (sari + podro are both cavalry and thus are weak to anti-cavalry as an example).

Also phalanx (epic advisor card) rip war elephants a new one.

|||I paid and It is GREAT!

I say do it|||yep and im glad i got that phalanx epic card ealrier tonight everyone is like 5-10k fro it and im like looooool and now its fun to use :)

It is possible to play 2 vs 2 Unranked whit an arranged team? How?

i wanted to play 2 vs 2 unranked whit a friend but we dont know how, or even if it is posible. we tried queuing as a group but it sais we cant queue cause were already team up. please someone answer.
|||You can't|||

Wow, so sad to hear that, thats kind of lame :(.

Ranked matches 2 vs 2 are whit arranged team?

|||nope, hopefully this feature is coming in the future though, real bummer...|||

Well....You can play a custom game and have it like that. 2v2 Custom game.

|||Unranked with no rewards and you need to find two willingopponentsbut yeah, their are custom matches.

AOEO on MMOHUT

and it looks bad...... oh man I almost wanted to shove broken glasses in my eyes while watching this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8uTRhkNH9E&feature=feedu

First the lv7 commentator is matched against a lv40 player in sparta PVP. Then he gets demolished when his opponent isn't even good. He also commented on how pay-to-win plays a large role in this game just like all other reviews. This is only his first impression about the game, and chances are other new players may experience the same problem. MS really needs to step up and fix the game before its ruined.

It's sad..............

|||What do you expect? He had idle villagers when he has 20 population, and floating on freaking 800 gold before 40 supply. Am I surprised that he lost?
|||oh don't forget to read the comments. Most are not happy with p2w.|||The part when he got attacked he had enough resources for another 40 hypa's. It probably won't save him, but it won't be nearly as 1 sided as it seems.
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I think you're missing the point. It's his FIRST game and he gets to play with lv40 players in epics.Most noobs won't be happy with that.

|||I am not missing the point. I agree MS's matching needs some tweaks, without questions, but instead of starting to bash them here now, we should comment on his game play on the video so others can what actually made him lose.
|||personally ill be leaving because its so hard to get a pvp match :( i hit 40 and im tired of questing. when i want a match it usually takes 15-20 min. even aoc i get games wayyyy faster than that.
|||What did you expect ? 10/10 review ? As I said before, the game was released too soon with too many issues and it's going down.|||Yawn.|||*cat nap*|||MS will not step in, I hope they do not step in. I hope this game goes to the gutter because the lack of communication and the slow progress along with the pricing are terrible and someone must pay for this mistake and I hope they do.|||You do realize you are wishing the end of the aoe series, the end of a game with great potential, the end of the mmorts genre, if ms pays so do we. And they will step anyway this game was just released early. Pricing is great, just get one premium civ and that's it.|||Highly doubt if this fails that it would be the end of either AoE or MMORTS games. Look at Square Enix. FFXIV was a dismal failure yet they are still pushing along other FF Games to continue the series|||Maybe, but FFXIII is making me think twice before buying its sequel. (I never bought any of Square's MMO.)
|||Just give it a week of two. So people can get level 40. When that happens you'll find a game within 2 seconds any time on the day. We had it like that in the beta. With just 1k people :)

Competitive Age of Empires

I'm a new player, and am considering purchasing the Egyptian premium content pack.

I'm ok with spending the money - $20 instead of $50 is imho a good price to pay for a game.

However, I'm curious - what's the competitive multiplayer environment in Age of Empires Online? This being an MMO, it seems like you might have issues in ranked PvP related to players who have had more time to collect items for their units and/or earn better advisors, gear, etc.

Coming from StarCraft 2, I'm used to a pretty finely balanced PvP experience. I wasn't by any means a top level player, but from my experience, lack of balance will kill an RTS.

So, i guess my question is what's the current state of ranked pvp? Is it pretty well balanced or is it simply a measure of who has better items for their units?

|||See for yourself:http://www.youtube.com/iloveaoeonline|||

Hi and welcome,

be sure to jump in on this posthttp://forums.ageofempiresonline.com/forums/thread/97195.aspxIt is live and active at the moment!

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Hm... I'm not really concerned about the matchmaking... I'm sure that'll work out, and if I want to try PvP before level 40, it'll be my own fault if I lose.

I'm more concerned about balance at the higher end of competitive multiplayer: how do items affect balance? What about advisors, perks etc? Are the Egpytian and Greek civs currently balanced against each other?

|||Egypt>Greece that should change with upcoming patches, as for items, their prettystandard, better items help but don't think someone with a sword that gives 5% damage then your units will win because of that, premium>non premium but it is hard to quantify the deference, it's not HUGE though, I'd say the premium player has a fair edge but it's not an always win deal.|||

The gears in this game make certain games impossible to win.

Champion War Elephants need nerf.

I didn't know they had 70 dps to begin with until recently, that's terribly not catered to PvP but chaotic childish fun.

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"Egypt>Greece that should change with upcoming patches, as for items, their prettystandard, better items help but don't think someone with a sword that gives 5% damage then your units will win because of that, premium>non premium but it is hard to quantify the deference, it's not HUGE though, I'd say the premium player has a fair edge but it's not an always win deal. "

You must be kidding, right? How do you think a "freemium" player would be able to challenge a premium player benefitting of much better gears, ultimate techtree, and advisors?

BTW, in order to answer the OP, this game is pretty much unbalance. I don't know if things are going to improve, but currently IMO its quitte crappy.

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"You must be kidding, right? How do you think a "freemium" player would be able to challenge a premium player benefitting of much better gears, ultimate techtree, and advisors? "

You must be kidding, right? How do you think a "premium" player would be able to challenge a freemium playerbenefiting from similargears, and a tech tree without star techs but more points on normal techs?

too lazy to think of something more creative ;)

|||At top level play the game is quite well balanced (I personally think Egypt > Greece but the game is still new...). Items/gear become less of a problem as you play more because everyone eventually gets lvl40 epic gear on their essential units.|||

"You must be kidding, right? How do you think a "premium" player would be able to challenge a freemium playerbenefiting from similargears, and a tech tree without star techs but more points on normal techs?

too lazy to think of something more creative ;)"

Or because you can't really have a reasonable defense against that argument? A single tier 1 adviser alone can throw balance out the window with 10%+ build speed increase. If you think that is a difference too hard to "quantify", you just suck at quantifying because that's just straight up match breaking buff that no free-to-play players can have.

And the difference between epics and uncommon are more than 5%, it's more like 13%+. Even 5% is a huge buff and it can easily triple that. That sort of one sided stat changes break competition between free-to-play players and premium ones.

Not that free-to-play players can even compete on the ladder anyway, but to think that those two are evenly matched is foolish.

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dang, my first responsedisappeared, ah well... Of course it isn't even, but if I played a f2p player who is considerably better then me i would get my but kicked.

http://www.youtube.com/user/iLoveAOEonline#p/u/10/7FeoorRFCoM

You can't really have a reasonable defense against that vid ;)

I love copy paste

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today i started sc2 again after 1 yr or something absence since aoeo was boring me to death with all the stupid grinding all high lvl players are doing and the difficulty to find quality games cause some people want to have only best of the best gear before pvp ing.

This game is at launch and i cant find pvp gamez, wtf is wrong???

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Well aoe is not like sc2. Plus sc2 was kind of imbalanced when they released the game when the tops playerson most of the regions were Terrans. But they fixed the game they nerfed the Terrans and buffed the other races, now sc2 is a good game since is kinda balanced.

I think that you need premium for be competitive on this game, but I think that real pro rts player will beat a random premium. Since an uber micro will beat unit spammer. But is the premium player have some decent rts exp, he have not hope.

The problem with this game and the pvp is mostly the trueskill crap, that *** suck. I'm talking because that lame systems kinda cripple some other games like DoW2 vanilla and CR, since that failing system was matching new players with lvl 30+ players with more than 100w. The trueskill matchmaking needs to stay away of rts. This game will be get better if they adopt the Sc2 model I think that DoW2 retribution is using the same model.

|||Except that SC2's MMR is a variation on True Skill/ELO. If there's a problem, it's not a problem with True Skill, but how they used it.
|||The DoW2 problems with TrueSkill are due toRelic's particular implementation of the algorithms rather than the system itself. TS is more versatile than ELO and can rank a wider variety of games (like FFAs, individual ranks in 2v2s, etc. while ELO can only rank head-to-head games). Placing new players against players with TS rank 30+ is not a unique problem as it can also occur with ELO. The standard TS system used by MS is giving new players a rank of 25 with a variance of 8.3. It's similar to how ELO gives new players a certain rank like 1600. On another RTS using ELO, I was at rating 1550 (default of 1600) and I was playing opponents with ELO ratings above 2000. As long as the implementation of TrueSkill is not particularly problematic, then there is no problem with using that system rather than ELO.