Why AOE3 is a letdown compared to AOE2 (the 1000th time)

- Card and XP system is too complex.

- Having only three resource types is too simplistic.

- Counter system is too complex.

- Counter system relying on tags not individual units and armour types is too simplistic.

- Regional aesthetics rather than all western European is too complex.

- Lack of dropoff buildings is too simplistic.

- Units having both range and melee is too complex.

- Artillery without minimum range is too simplistic.

- AOE3 has too many assets to remember, which is too casual thus simplistic.

- AOE3 relies too much on timing and decks, and too fast-paced, which is too competitive thus complex.

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Conclusion:

- AOE3 is too complex compared to AOE2 which is a letdown.

- AOE3 is too simplistic compared to AOE2 which is a letdown.