Ok there are some game sworth getting. I know offhand that I will be getting AOM there is no question about that. With the added addition of god powers and unique myhical creatures, random maps, relics wih varying abilities, 3 civs that actually play differently. (gather favor differently, gather resources differently. Like the set showcase mentioned the Egyptians rely on gold to make their buildings.)
I wont turn the other cheek from blizzard. They make fun games and I just loved SC. The races where very unique and you really had to play them differenly. Besides Warcraft was one of the first games that got me interested in this genre. Wc3 interests me only because of the small tactical battles (at least tha was what they are going for.) Don't get me wrong I just love to play games with lots of units on the screen battling it out. I think that blizzard is trying to get away from too much base building and more fighting. Judging from comments on most of the WC3 forums its jsut mindless massing of one type of unit and throwing it at the enemy. So much fo the small tactical-strategic battles that was the primarily the focus of WC3. Regardless I will still get it.
WC3 will probably sell more units because of its loyal fans. I believe AOm will be the better game.
From the words of Puccinis famous tenor aria. "Vin Cero" "I will conquer"