Honestly, i wouldnt mind more of these expansions coming out within the next years.
It keeps top players interested (guys like Viper, Daut, Tatoh love trying out new civs and develop their strategies) and also it gives Microsoft revenue and incentive to put funding into Aoe2 tournaments (for promotion).
Once Aoe4 has died off completely, we can hopefully fully focus again on the only real great game of the franchise
The narrative that Aoe2 tournament funding only happened to lead into Aoe4 is simply not true. Aoe2 offers the only longterm prospect of revenue from the Age of Empires franchise
It keeps top players interested (guys like Viper, Daut, Tatoh love trying out new civs and develop their strategies) and also it gives Microsoft revenue and incentive to put funding into Aoe2 tournaments (for promotion).
Once Aoe4 has died off completely, we can hopefully fully focus again on the only real great game of the franchise
The narrative that Aoe2 tournament funding only happened to lead into Aoe4 is simply not true. Aoe2 offers the only longterm prospect of revenue from the Age of Empires franchise