Favorite age and why

[IndyBrit]

Here's a weird thought I had - what is your favorite Age in the game and why? Maybe we've done this before, but oh well.

I have to admit a Brit bias here - but Age II is my favorite. Spamming card-boosted units from 2-4 rax is just the sweet spot for the Brits and that age is a lot of fun. It seems to be where much of the game-deciding action is, even if the game isn't over yet there.

When I play French, age IV is my favorite, even though most games don't go that far. But trying to sneak in a second favorite age is cheating.

[HeJurmhoanni]

Age III because u have more unit combos to choise from and then using these units.

[Sporting_Lisbon]

Fortress age is just old school, I love it. 75% of 1v1's end in colonial age atm

[StrokeyBlofeld]

Discovery ftw.... I can't lose in discovery......

[36drew]

It depends the civ. For example, I druel at age iv ottoman and same with age iii spain. Lots of fun.

[NitroZ]

[quote=""StrokeyBlofeld""]Discovery ftw.... I can't lose in discovery...... [/quote]

+1

[Kaiser_von_Nuben]

It all depends on the civ and whether it's a team game.

In 1v1, I love Fortress Age with the Germans. Veteran skirm/uhlan + mercs is still my all-time favorite combo.

With the Brits I agree that the Colonial Age rocks. There's no need to age in most cases.

In team Dutch games, I like a straightforward colonial anti-cav skirm spam... for those who've played with my Dutchies you know what I'm talking about

Then again, Age IV is freakin' awesome with just about any civ. But as you say, it's a treat to get that far.

[Aaryn_GenD]

unbiased by any civ, i say it is age IV for me...
the buildings start to look soo nice then and the upgraded units look much nicer too ! :-P
couple that with everything what is available in industrial and you get a sumup of why industrial is my favourite age

[Drag]

Not sure it counts as an age, but my favorite is revolting, I just love that music :-P

[danno527]

I'm gonna have to say age II. My micro is good sub 40 units generally. My economy management is better small scale also. I tend to get sloppier and sloppier as the game progresses so i prefer the Colonial age. Discovery age as the Iroquois can be fun too they rock at treasure hunting.

[GeneralMichael]

I'm going to have to say age 4, since that is where I am finally am able to have a strong enough eco to be able to fight constantly, and also at that time I usually have all vills on either a plantation or mills, except for about 10 who are either cutting wood or building something. So I don't need to worry much about wasting vill time

[I__CHAOS__I]

[quote=""Sporting_Lisbon""]Fortress age is just old school, I love it. 75% of 1v1's end in colonial age atm[/quote]
+1
too bad FF is so bad nowadays

[Soccerman771]

[quote=""StrokeyBlofeld""]Discovery ftw.... I can't lose in discovery...... [/quote]

You didn't watch the tourney rec between me and joe on great plains did you. It is possible to lose in discovery...

@topic - Fortress or age IV. That's China's "sweet spot"

[Lost_my_hope]

(Royal) guard units.. church techs... factories.. heavy cannons... killer shipments... stylish architecture (I agree Aaryn)... yum :twisted:

[ckei]

fortress age all the way!

cant stop loving 2 falc shipment,dragoons and the lovely unit called hand mortar