# Tell People You're Playing Shared Resources? You Should Probably Just Trick Them Into Playing It

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**Category:** III - Discussion\
**Created:** [September 21, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/tell-people-youre-playing-shared-resources-you-should-probably-just-trick-them-into-playing-it/289812 "2026-09-21T13:46:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ekdal1378](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ekdal1378/32/34504_2.png) [@Ekdal1378](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Ekdal1378)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/tell-people-youre-playing-shared-resources-you-should-probably-just-trick-them-into-playing-it/289812/21 "2026-09-25T04:28:14Z")

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My issue with shared resources is Shared population caps, playing against a non stop mass of gendarmes is not fun.

Some units are too strong when massed and buildings (and walls) too fragile

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**Author:** ![AnnaPulamoor](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ce73a5/32.png) [@AnnaPulamoor](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/AnnaPulamoor)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/tell-people-youre-playing-shared-resources-you-should-probably-just-trick-them-into-playing-it/289812/22 "2026-09-25T07:44:02Z")

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If you don’t mind me saying so, I actually think shared resources with random teammates can sometimes be more like a warm afternoon tea together — peaceful and cooperative most of the time, and then suddenly a storm breaks out when the fighting starts.

That said, while I’m not particularly fond of treaty games, I can’t deny that I think treaty mode might actually be one of the best ways to play with this mechanic, especially 40-minute-plus treaties.

So honestly, I think it’s still worth asking whether the problem is really the mode itself, or whether we’ve simply become too impatient as players. I don’t think the answer is quite so obvious.

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**Author:** ![AnnaPulamoor](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ce73a5/32.png) [@AnnaPulamoor](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/AnnaPulamoor)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/tell-people-youre-playing-shared-resources-you-should-probably-just-trick-them-into-playing-it/289812/23 "2026-09-25T07:44:13Z")

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As for the shared population cap, I think the unlimited population itself also gives you ways to restrict your teammate’s behavior if you really want to. And, well, don’t you have Dragoons?

I agree that the fact that buildings are significantly weaker is rather unfortunate. But as for some of the supposedly extremely overpowered units being massed to the point of becoming terrifying, I haven’t personally encountered situations that extreme so far.

I can’t guarantee that the balance is perfect, of course, since I haven’t looked at the exact numbers. But at least from my experience, I haven’t seen the kind of brutal situation you’re describing.

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