Help the Mac AoE cause
Help the Mac AoE cause
Hi everyone!
I bet I don't have to tell you that us Mac Age of Empires players are a niche within a niche. I have looked long and hard for a supportive site/forum for us. While this site is good for general Mac gaming, it is not dedicated (nor should it) to AoK or its series.
Sure we can go to sites dedicated to the series but Mac specific knowledge is virtually nonexistent. So this leaves us longing for more as Von Mixer's earlier thread can attest.
So to help the cause I have created a thread within the forums on the most popular Age of Empires series website. Heavengames (the main website) has a different website for each Age game. So I chose the AoK (AoEII) site that can be found here...
www.aok.heavengames.com
The thread can be found here...
http://aok.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/aokc ... 37047,0,10
If you wish you can register there, post your hopefully positive thoughts on getting a Mac forum, or at least a Mac FAQ, started.
I bet I don't have to tell you that us Mac Age of Empires players are a niche within a niche. I have looked long and hard for a supportive site/forum for us. While this site is good for general Mac gaming, it is not dedicated (nor should it) to AoK or its series.
Sure we can go to sites dedicated to the series but Mac specific knowledge is virtually nonexistent. So this leaves us longing for more as Von Mixer's earlier thread can attest.
So to help the cause I have created a thread within the forums on the most popular Age of Empires series website. Heavengames (the main website) has a different website for each Age game. So I chose the AoK (AoEII) site that can be found here...
www.aok.heavengames.com
The thread can be found here...
http://aok.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/aokc ... 37047,0,10
If you wish you can register there, post your hopefully positive thoughts on getting a Mac forum, or at least a Mac FAQ, started.
Hey N8mac, I want an AoE II forum for macs too, the one I use ismy forums
but I bet that if there was a non-clan AoE II Mac site, I would support it entirely ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Lewbylew AKA Von Mixer
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This site can function as a dedicated area for the AOE games. The Halo Demo section is an example of just such a thing. Now the reason AOE section here isn't that big is because the community hasn't come and used this area. Alot of Mac AOE knowledge seems to be spread between various clan sites. Some of the AOE 3 players have kind of taken over the GameRanger forums for AOE 3 strategies. That works out fine until more posts show up on that forum and the strategies disappear.
This site is probably the most neutral site for AOE since I'm not active in that community or with any of the clans. I don't know who I'm suppose to hate.![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
If you guys want this area or this site to expand the AOE section, I am open to ideas. The Halo Demo section is a perfect example of expansion as the community grew.
This site is probably the most neutral site for AOE since I'm not active in that community or with any of the clans. I don't know who I'm suppose to hate.
![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
If you guys want this area or this site to expand the AOE section, I am open to ideas. The Halo Demo section is a perfect example of expansion as the community grew.
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@Von Mixer
Have you registered on heavens site yet or do you feel it's a waste of time?
@Monoman
Thanks for your response. This site is setup fine for the AoE series, but it's missing one thing: traffic. I know there are other Mac AoE non-clan users out there. How to get their attention?
So far the best response at heavens site is to get a sticky with FAQs. Great
Until more Mac users start voicing their opinion over there, then it will be 1 vs 100.
Have you registered on heavens site yet or do you feel it's a waste of time?
@Monoman
Thanks for your response. This site is setup fine for the AoE series, but it's missing one thing: traffic. I know there are other Mac AoE non-clan users out there. How to get their attention?
So far the best response at heavens site is to get a sticky with FAQs. Great
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
The main way to get traffic coming here would be to just start filling the board with information, recorded games, or strategies and then direct people to the site when they ask you about them. It mostly comes down to people active in the AOE community to be active here. If both of you want this place to become the main area, I would suggest focusing on maybe recorded games or strategies and just start filling this place up with them. The idea behind this is if this place, for example, became the go to place for strategies then people would come here first looking for them. As the site gained returning members they would expand on this area and start adding recorded games, maps, or other information here.
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Ok Monoman, that seems like a good idea, I will try and get all my clan members to register here aswell as on my forums.
@N8man: I dont consider AOK heaven to be a waste of time, I just think that a site shared with PC gamers isn't going to be as effective as a site dedicated to mac gamers unless the PC and the mac players can connect somehow, such as in halo, they can play each others mods and play against each other, with AOE II you can only play against mac users![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
@N8man: I dont consider AOK heaven to be a waste of time, I just think that a site shared with PC gamers isn't going to be as effective as a site dedicated to mac gamers unless the PC and the mac players can connect somehow, such as in halo, they can play each others mods and play against each other, with AOE II you can only play against mac users
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Lewbylew AKA Von Mixer
Free:
AoE II
Dibidy Jay Let The Bass Drum Go Like: Bam Bam Bamitchy Bam Bam Bam Bamitchy
Free:
AoE II
Dibidy Jay Let The Bass Drum Go Like: Bam Bam Bamitchy Bam Bam Bam Bamitchy
Re: Help the Mac AoE cause
...thats me (n8mac) up there called guest. Don't know why it didn't recognize me.
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Re: Help the Mac AoE cause
aoe 3 is ok but you canget better games.
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Re: Help the Mac AoE cause
Personally i would stick with MGM because everything is in the one spot and i don't need to go anywhere else!
You need to find a way to attract users to your site. Everything under one roof is perfect for me. Anyone else?
You need to find a way to attract users to your site. Everything under one roof is perfect for me. Anyone else?
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Re: Help the Mac AoE cause
Lol. The only forums that are popular and Halo, Spam, and General Discussion.
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Re: Help the Mac AoE cause
there isnt enough people still playing age of empires 2... Whatever happened? Age of empires 3 is just a big blob of jizz.
The Shark: Teno is just mad that he could not find a Troll Rogue to cover in rose petals.
[zT]-Quesadilla: i loves australia sometimes
tenob of bmr: fucking guards still won't give me candy bags
The Shark: I have a bag.
[zT]-Quesadilla: lol wtf?
I'm QUESADILLA
[zT]-Quesadilla: i loves australia sometimes
tenob of bmr: fucking guards still won't give me candy bags
The Shark: I have a bag.
[zT]-Quesadilla: lol wtf?
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