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After a DLC-drop there are atleast some patches to ballance the new stuff. I wouldnt read to much into this one sentence, it sounds to me like typical marketing: just because BMW promises you a “complete” experience or “peak performance” doesnt mean its the last car they’ll ever make
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next DLC is cooking bro.
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The other way is to wait and see what happens next.
The highest possibility is that if this DLC sells very well, they might make a new DLC.
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Yeah. Community must show now that Devs should making next Dlc’s by purchasing , Baltic Powers" Dlc.
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I absolutely guarantee you, as someone who has reached adulthood, the only thing which will make or break another DLC is $$$. If this sells, you’ll see more updates. African DLC didn’t interest the vast majority of players, which is why we nearly didn’t see this one.
Just pony up some cash. Do your part. 
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Who knows?..I hope not, we need more Asian civs (Persia and Korea at least)…
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Where was that sentence
EricTheRed283 posted the whole thing:
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Well reading that it sounds like it will be the last dlc, balance patches don’t count as new content afterwards.
There other posts have gone on about ending the free trial “to prepare for this next chapter” maybe that just means that this dlc will complete the game as the above says rather than more surprises coming up in the next chapter?
They have made a lot of bug fixes, quality of life improvements and even made big improvements to the single player campaigns so maybe all the community asking for a final patch and the promised dlc have got it.
Unless the dlc sells really well and we get more?
You could also read it as the dlc and improvements further refine and further complete the game rather than the game being complete? The wording isn’t the best
That’s why the Baltic DLC has to sell well, or we can forget about new DLCs in the future (for real this time)…
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That’s a myth. It’s like when someone says Age of Empires III bankrupted Ensemble Studios. The same reasoning (none).
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They said the same thing about the Knights of the Mediterranean DLC; I remember the official page announcing, “The final DLC for AoE III: DE is now available”—specifically using the word “final” to imply there wouldn’t be any more. It gives us an idea that they’re using that same slogan again—which, I reiterate, doesn’t actually mean anything. It’s just like the marketing for the Mediterranean DLC back then: “Embark on this exciting new adventure with two new civilizations—the Italians and the Maltese—discover new European maps, ally with different royal houses across Europe,” and so on—exactly what they’re doing now. In short, that kind of slogan doesn’t mean the game is coming to an end—especially not now that the free demo has been discontinued and the game’s price has gone up alongside the addition of extra civilization and cosmetic DLCs.
What we can certainly say is that AoE III is more alive than ever; it’s no coincidence that the developers are reconnecting with the community. They even let us test the beta for the new DLC—something they had never done before with an AoE III expansion—and they are actively listening to feedback from both content creators and players to improve the game. These are further signs that AoE III is making a comeback. I feel that the developers’ recent sales strategies are laying the groundwork for what lies ahead. While AoM: Retold got off to a great start, let’s be honest: it didn’t manage to surpass AoE III. I believe management eventually realized it wasn’t worth continuing to pour money into AoM: Retold, so they decided to return to AoE III, picking up where things left off back in 2024. We might see a new DLC for Retold next year, but let’s face it—DLC releases for that title will likely become increasingly scarce over time. In contrast, AoE III—bolstered by its solid base of veteran players and the newcomers who joined after the free demo—will provide the financial stability to support upcoming content, suggesting that there is likely more to come in the future.
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Yes, and it’s also false because you had Halo Wars in 2009, and even after Ensemble Studios closed, you had Robot Entertainment with AoE Online…
Yes, currently I fear more for AoMR than for AoE 3…
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Inside of you there are two wolves:
One believes this will be the last update.
The other is speculating about a Persia DLC.
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Don’t go looking, Hoop Thrower—remember, those who seek shall find, and I’d rather wait than dig into it.
And somewhere, someone is wanting a Canadian DLC.
Now, it would be really strange for World’s Edge/Microsoft to suddenly out of nowhere allow the devs to bring back AoE3 after it “died” only to then just give up after adding 1 DLC pack. Talk about mood whiplash.
The AoE3 experience will feel more “refined and complete” after this DLC pack for sure, but it doesn’t mean AoE3 is actually finished. There is much more that can be added.
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Don’t forget splitting Germans into two similar but not similar separate civs
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Exactly, we’re kind of bipolar…
It’s difficult, if you consider that Canada only existed from 1867 onwards… at most they could rework the Canadian revolution to include more UUs…
Yes, now at least we can consider Europe “complete”… from there they can create European campaigns or expand into Asia and do the same with 2 DLCs: Middle East and SEA…
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To be fair the way it’s written I think the would further covers both refine and complete so I think your right.
I never saw the word final in the KOTM, have you got an image