https://tube.fede.re/videos/watch/08fdb911-36e1-4d57-a512-d07e6ed545cd Hey folks, I've been working on a large comparative analysis between my favorite RTS series, Age of Empires, and a game I've been playing a ton lately, StarCraft II. This is the first of (probably) two parts. Production notes: -- ELO ratings cited for launch of Age of Empires 3 based on community ladder which used the same ELO formula as Age of Empires 2 and sourced win / loss data from an Ensemble-provided API. References: -- http://www.gamespy.com/pc/age-of-mythology-the-titans/6556p1.html -- http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-01-always-online-with-blizzard-interview -- http://artho.com/age/aoefish.html (interview with Ian Fischer) -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/0782127711 (Age of Empires Scenario Design Toolkit) -- http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/blizzards-mike-morhaime-interview (Mike Morhaime interview) -- http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/25/how-bruce-shelley-brought-a-board-gamers-view-to-designing-civilization/ (Bruce Shelly interview) -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/1556229127 (Side Meier Interview) -- http://us.battle.net/forums/en/sc2/topic/20419312467 (game speed community update) -- http://aoe3.heavengames.com/interviews/2005/01/14/interview_with_greg_street_and_d/index.shtml (pre-aoe3 interview with ES) -- https://github.com/Blizzard/s2protocol (official sc2 replay parser) -- http://www.agecommunity.com/press.aspx?PressReleaseID=161 (Age of Empires III two million copies sold) -- http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/5202424/Talking_Balance_with_David_Kim-4_26_2012#blog (talking balance with David Kim) -- http://www.shacknews.com/article/60174/battlenet-interview-blizzards-greg-canessa (Battle.net interview) -- http://www.agecommunity.com/aoeinterviews.aspx (various Ensemble interviews) -- http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-01-starcraft-ii-sells-3-million-in-a-month (StarCraft II sales) -- http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Patches (38 balance patches for SC2) Sun, 11 Oct 2026 03:53:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.fede.re https://tube.fede.re/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://tube.fede.re/videos/watch/08fdb911-36e1-4d57-a512-d07e6ed545cd All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.fede.re/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.