Could we get rid of these timed events?

[Darkness01101]

@Sance231

No, I don’t want to do specific things or “challenges”, I had time to find out how I like playing Age of Empires, I just want to continue the campaign where I left off or just play some skirmish. One of the biggest reasons why I love Age of Empires is how much freedom you’re given when it comes to approaching it: you can play the campaigns, skirmishes against the AI, come up with crazy custom scenarios, play online in a ton of different modes etc. The idea of timed challenges demanding when and how you play undermines this concept so obviously that honestly it’s a bit baffling that anyone thought that doing this would fit the game.

This one resonates with me a lot. It’s very true; I play AoE how I want to play it… and I have for years and years. Being rewarded for that somehow, some way, would be nice; instead of having to jump through hoops that force me to play in a way I don’t really want to play. In fact, whenever I do the events, I usually go the path of least resistance because I either don’t want to do what is required of me or I don’t have time to (and the rewards don’t usually do much for me). So I put the AI skill level on Easiest when possible, do Tiny map, fast speed, unlimited resources if allowed, etc., etc. just to can crank through it ASAP and resume my normal way of playing

Obviously, I’m okay with trying out any new game modes or maps, or, maybe the first campaign mission of a new campaign they’ve created, via timed events, as it’s their way of publicizing that and getting us to try something new. (If we even need more game modes.) But you’re right, I just would prefer playing how I normally play.

(Actually might not be bad idea to throw a free campaign mission from the new expansion pack into an event )

You and I can’t speak for everyone, but I’d personally prefer a different way of doing them, if possible. Events are a neat concept, in theory… and I really enjoy seasonal/holiday ones… but I hope they can evolve someday.

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Profile icons/avatars do nothing for me since I never play Multiplayer online ranked or use the matchmaking service. Some rewards that I’ve mentioned before that I’d like to see, since I would actually get benefit from them and find them more interesting include:

• Different map colorization options/choices (sunset, sunrise, twilight, more/less saturated, fall season), and different unit colors/outfits, etc
• New audio taunts (including bringing back the old ones as a non-mod option)
• New soundtrack songs (including bringing back the old classics as a non-mod option)
• Easter egg mini-game or new mode unlocked (use your imagination for this)
• Sneak peek of new AoE4 stuff
• New cheat codes that do neat things, maybe a nuke weapon (I know they’ve done some already, which is nice. When I first posted the idea, I don’t know that they had yet done any cheats as rewards)
• Etc

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I made the following suggestion a while back. You may enjoy the read, as there are some neat artwork ideas from others, too:

[SUGGESTION] More variety with profile icon style during events

I notice a lot of the artwork for the events is lighthearted, quirky, fun-loving, cartoony, and non-serious. Wondering if a mix of more serious-toned profile icons and artworks could sometimes be mixed in, for variety? I appreciate the humor and bet they’re fun to envision/create, but I’d prefer more serious, dark, and gritty types of icons and artwork on occasion. As it is, the icons don’t incentivize me very much to do those challenges because they’re quite often bright, colorful, and clean, w…