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There’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s not exactly a great showcase for the game, and it remains to be seen whether Forgotten Empires can fix these problems prior to release next month. Clicking on a villager in Age of Empires: Definitive Edition conjures up a portal to 1997.
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But whereas the Sea of Thieves beta we played last week seemed like a fairly polished bit of marketing, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is a beta, full stop. Patches are going up quickly-Microsoft released one as I wrote this, actually. That’s enough to make the entire match borderline unplayable, in a game that requires somewhat fast reactions. One match I actually had decently fast connection with two other players, and then a third person connected with 200+ ping. Thus you have no way of knowing what your connection will be like until you’re in a lobby, and even then the situation might change as more players connect. Games also don’t seem (as far as the beta’s concerned) to be region-locked, or even let you specify a preferred region. Since connections are peer-to-peer, there’s no all-encompassing ping for you to measure against in the match browser. No other explanation.īut even if some problems are due to latency alone, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition isn’t doing much to help. I just get that message and then I’m kicked back to the menu. Is the problem on my end? Their end? Who knows, but I’ve been plagued by this notification every time I’ve joined a match-both through the automated matchmaking system and the match browser. It’s just enough information to make you wonder what’s wrong, but not enough to be actionable in any way. I’ve come to loathe the error message “You are having issues communicating with other players” over the last 24 hours. Good justification for a beta! IDG / Hayden Dingman
The info Microsoft and developer Forgotten Empires are getting from this beta is undoubtedly important-the team wants to smooth over any lingering netcode issues before release. Multiplayer’s important, and it’s hard to test without live players.
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Available Now Celebrate one of the most beloved real-time strategy franchises with stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics, a fully remastered soundtrack, two new game modes, including all expansions and all 14 civilizations, plus two brand new civilizations the Swedes and Inca. Oh, I’m sure there are good reasons for it. Return to adventure in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. Hosting a multiplayer- only beta for Age of Empires: Definitive Edition was (maybe) a mistake. And that’s a huge caveat, right? It’s also one that only applies to the beta though, and therein lies the problem.