Bruce Shelley vient encore de publier un blog. Il nous parle du retour d'informations des gagnants du tournoi "Warrior's Path" (qui avaient gagnés le droit de tester l'extension durant deux semaines à Dallas), de la future option sur TWC qui permettra de régler un paramètre destiné aux parties No Rush, de la satisfaction de Microsoft qui cite AOE3 lors de son bilan de l'année, et de la fonction de certaines unités en fonction de leur design.
Voici un extrait du feedback des testeurs concernant TWC :
General Comments on Age III X:
* There is a lot faster paced second age fighting in the X pack, which they liked a lot.
* The fire pit feature is really fun; they were constantly switching dances for different situations; they wished the Europeans had one.
* Warchief bonuses are cool and add good flavor to the civs.
Specific Comments on Age III X:
* Sioux Warchief special attack too good.
* Rifle riders still not good enough as an artillery counter.
* Naval game for natives vs. Europeans seem pretty balanced now.
* Three War Hut Travois card is too goof for an Age 2 card.
* European Explorer sniper shot should recharge more quickly. Europeans are getting out-treasured by the natives.
* Big treasures (and sometimes even small ones) can greatly unbalance a game. (Age III X designers will do a treasure balance pass and also do a random map pass for placement fairness.)