[AoE] Converting troops to your side

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

Always thought that Monks/Priests being able to convert enemy troops to your side was one of the most interesting aspects of the Age Of Empires franchise.

But boy, did I hate it.

I had a buddy who just loved spawning clusters of the suckers and getting them behind his columns to convert my troops during skirmishers and battles. He'd also pack them inside battering rams and sneak them to my camp through breaches and holes in the defense.

It drove me fucking nuts.

Regardless, I thought that this was what made AoE stand out amidst the myriad of strategy games we could be playing instead, and it's not something I often see brought up in conversation.

How do you feel about this mechanic?

 

[Majora Fi]

AoE? Area of Effect?

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

AoE? Area of Effect?

Age Of Empires...

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

AoE? Area of Effect?

WOLOLOLO

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Its a gimmick which is fun to do a few times, but its not a truly reliable tactic.

I prefer when games allow you to capture enemy buildings so you get access to their tech, like how Original War does it.

Or like in Cossacks and American Conquest, that capturing buildings is a whole another fight in on itself.

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Its a gimmick which is fun to do a few times, but its not a truly reliable tactic.

I prefer when games allow you to capture enemy buildings so you get access to their tech, like how Original War does it.

Or like in Cossacks and American Conquest, that capturing buildings is a whole another fight in on itself.

You can capture enemy structures and use them against others in Command and Conquer Generals. China's faction has an ability you can purchase that places land mines around your buildings if other players decide to claim your structures.

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

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WOLOLOLO

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REDCOAT!!!

 

[Skellerick]

I had a similar experience, a very interesting mechanic when you think about the philosophical aspects of it all, that drove me nuts when friends used it too much lol

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

You can capture enemy structures and use them against others in Command and Conquer Generals. China's faction has an ability you can purchase that places land mines around your buildings if other players decide to claim your structures.

You can also do that in Red Alert.

And while it's been... geological ages since I last played it, I wanna say that you could also do that in Dune II — Westwood really did know their stuff.

 

[shaggi shaggi]

I like this mechanic so much. Wololo for life.

 

[ThunderBoy]