What happens to this ESOC forum when the AOE 3 DE is released?

[Kanoo]

Hey, this is my first post here.
Firstly, I’d like to start off by saying you guys have done a fantastic job with helping this game grow into what it is today. I love it! Thank you.
Secondly, once the AOE 3 DE gets out, will the ESOC still be active on the EP patch or will you gradually shift to the DE and help with balance changes, gameplay changes, etc as you have you done so remarkably to the original complete edition, but now on the DE?

[Challenger_Marco]

Nothing will happen

[iNcog]

ESOC will shut down when DE releases

[harcha]

ESOC will shut down when DE releases

as a matter of fact the current version of AoE3 will be taken off of Steam

[gibson]

Aoe3 product keys will be remotely deactivated by Microsoft and you’ll be given a free upgrade to de

[EAGLEMUT]

once the AOE 3 DE gets out, will the ESOC still be active on the EP patch or will you gradually shift to the DE and help with balance changes, gameplay changes, etc as you have you done so remarkably to the original complete edition, but now on the DE?

Unless the DE is a huge failure for some reason, I would expect people just move to DE and EP development will essentially end.

[Jotunir]

Will the last version of the patch still be available for those of us that don’t switch to DE?
I ask this because I was really dissapointed with AOE DE and AOE2 DE performance issues, and I expect AOE3 DE to have the same problems.

[EAGLEMUT]

Will the last version of the patch still be available for those of us that don’t switch to DE?

Of course, just won't be developed further I think.

[Plantinator]

What if we have like re balance again? Will esoc continue in this case?

[EAGLEMUT]

What if we have like re balance again? Will esoc continue in this case?

Then we'd push MS to fix that, as a community. I think it is really desirable for the DE to be a success and for AoE3 to have official support again. It is a chance for the game to unify under one superior version, leaving behind the nillas, decade-old unpatched bugs/exploits, hourly-crashing servers and botched Steam release which doesn't even give you a proper way to launch the damn game.

[iNcog]

What if we have like re balance again? Will esoc continue in this case?

Then we'd push MS to fix that, as a community. I think it is really desirable for the DE to be a success and for AoE3 to have official support again. It is a chance for the game to unify under one superior version, leaving behind the nillas, decade-old unpatched bugs/exploits, hourly-crashing servers and botched Steam release which doesn't even give you a proper way to launch the damn game.

plus one. exactly this

and giving aoe2de's slow but steady progress, I am hopeful!

[Jotunir]

Since we are asking questions about the future of the esoc patch, I wanted to know if any hotfix will be released to remove april’s fools content (the minecraft start menu mainly) . Thanks for the other reply, it was something that had me worried.

[Plantinator]

Alright youve convinced me. Still think it would be cool if re would be able to be played after de release tho for Nostalgia reasons (;

[EAGLEMUT]

Since we are asking questions about the future of the esoc patch, I wanted to know if any hotfix will be released to remove april’s fools content (the minecraft start menu mainly) . Thanks for the other reply, it was something that had me worried.

Yes, there will be an update released tonight, in a couple hours.

[Jotunir]

Thank you so much for the good news!

[deleted_user]

ESOC will shut down when DE releases

It's good to differentiate ESO from ESOC

The ES Online platform will probably be shut down, but the ESO Community forums (thish website) will stay up.

[iNcog]

I dont know if they would actually shut down ESO. obviously was joking about esoc

[deleted_user]

ah

[spanky4ever]

Since we are asking questions about the future of the esoc patch, I wanted to know if any hotfix will be released to remove april’s fools content (the minecraft start menu mainly) . Thanks for the other reply, it was something that had me worried.

Yes, there will be an update released tonight, in a couple hours.

Could you post a link for it here, please

[spanky4ever]

I dont know if they would actually shut down ESO. obviously was joking about esoc

Well, it would def have to change in a big way, but I hope they will adjust, and play tournament on AOE 3 DE

[Ashvin]

once the AOE 3 DE gets out, will the ESOC still be active on the EP patch or will you gradually shift to the DE and help with balance changes, gameplay changes, etc as you have you done so remarkably to the original complete edition, but now on the DE?

Unless the DE is a huge failure for some reason, I would expect people just move to DE and EP development will essentially end.

EAGLEMUT literally cried writing this.

[EAGLEMUT]

Since we are asking questions about the future of the esoc patch, I wanted to know if any hotfix will be released to remove april’s fools content (the minecraft start menu mainly) . Thanks for the other reply, it was something that had me worried.

Yes, there will be an update released tonight, in a couple hours.

Could you post a link for it here, please

Here it is: viewtopic.php?f=466&t=20065

[fedjahnson]

once the AOE 3 DE gets out, will the ESOC still be active on the EP patch or will you gradually shift to the DE and help with balance changes, gameplay changes, etc as you have you done so remarkably to the original complete edition, but now on the DE?

Unless the DE is a huge failure for some reason, I would expect people just move to DE and EP development will essentially end.

I could hope this doesnt happen