While I try to tell almost everyone I know who is into gaming about AOE2 I've come to realise it's a little too niche & complicated for most to appreciate at first glance. There are some concerns regarding AOE2's learnability, as /u/Ranulf13 stated in my last poll;
"If a game requires youtube videos to ''learn'' the basic start of the game... there might be massive issues with the game and how it has developed over the years."
However when introducing a game like AOM to my friends seem to have no problem playing it since it's easier play without experiencing information overload, they like the scenarios/campaigns & also seem to prefer the cartoonish artstyle/graphics.
Twitch was always a useful reference point for my friends when trying to justify why they should check it out, but now AOE2 has fallen from being one of the top 25 most watched twitch games to now barely in the top 200 & rapidly declining.
The proscene also does not seem to entice my friends, they're far more interested in massive LOTR-esque battles which is ironically what I've been using as motivation for them to play AOE2 or simply narrating my own 300p games going into great detail of how stressful yet satisfying it is to play while pros tend to make everything look very easy & 'boring'
I love the game & wish more people would play it, but with the spotlight on AOE4 we're seeing AOE2 lose significant ground/popularity on both twitch & youtube, making it harder for potential new players to stumble upon this amazing game.
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