we all know its your gold wood and food,
but between population and upgrades? what really would decide a game? i beaten back opponants who had map control and it was like 3 TC to 1, but they were in classical and i was in heroic with better units and more upgrade (after game stats)
but in a sense you can still overwhelm an enemy even with less upgrades just flood his base with constant attacks.
i think ultimately between 2 even players upgrades make the defference upgrades and tecnology, meaning the players current age. i mean thats what makes egptians so strong right? FH.
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