I put thousands upon thousands of hours into AoE 1 and 2 online. The AoE series has probobly been 50% of the hours I have ever put into gaming. But I will not force myself to love a game because it's the next Age game.
I really had I hopes for AoM. I really though it would take the genre foward more then just a few baby steps. I was dissapointed to find out it felt like nothing more then an AoE2 mod, bringing nothing new to the table. This does not apply to just AoM. I was also very dissapointed in Empire Earth, Warcraft 3 and Rise of Nations.
I have a question for the ES devs. Do you remember how adventurous you felt when you first developed Age of Empires, a game based on Whatever the cause, you guys need to go back to your roots, be adventurous and creative. Make something that will reignite the RTS genre. You can do it, because I know you are some of the most talanted devlopers around, as you made Age of Empires. Mr_Floppy4