the only form i see aoe3 monetize is by selling expansions, but there is no other way to monetize
this game need more sources of income, to sell more content
some ideas to get income:
packages of taunts
premium statistics , cannons killed on ranked multiplayers games, villagers killed in ranked multiplayers games
New architecture sets and explorer skins are the best options IMHO for cosmetics. But I also want new Campaigns, Historical Battles and Coop content. New civs are always cool, but I also want good and replayable solo / coop content that use them.
Unit Cosmetic DLC, I’ve mentioned it many times. Especially in Europe there are still a large number of generic units that could use skins that are more in line with the historical background.
Because many players hope that this game can be continuously maintained and updated to provide players with more new content, and the premise of this vision is that developers can continue to obtain certain financial returns from this game.
I’m pretty sure that the team behind the game knows.more about the state of the game and what needs to be done to make it even more profitable. It’s not like they don’t know that ‘more.content => more sales’