I like it more for a few reasons:
First, ESO works so much better than MSN Zone. I hated the Zone!
Second, I think that ES wanted to make AoM much faster. The one thing that I didn't like about AoE and AoK was that it took so long to finish one game. In AoM you can get a game in done in under an hour.
Third, stone is gone. It was always a pain to get a lot of stone. I'm the type that builds walls and I could never get enough stone. I didn't like that.
The bonus reason is that the graphics are good. I really don't care about graphics so it's a bonus. In my opinion, people that buy a game because it has the best graphics out there are dumb. I go for content personally. Like I often say, I'd rather have an SNES over an XBox because SNES has better games.
[This message has been edited by Hairy Scary Man (edited 12-14-2002 @ 02:52 PM).]