I fell into the game again because of DE and a new friend whose into it too. With Youtube videos (explanations and competitive games, like Hidden Cup right now) and regular updates it got another dimension to it.

The DE of Age of I sucks though, the sprites generates from 3D models being less good than in II DE. I would has preferred they made a remaster like the C&C for this one.

Did you catch hidden cup 4? It was an amazing tournament.

It was indeed!

I'd love to see an alphastar variant try to learn how to play and compete against the best

It would be really amazing if one built an alphazero for AOE2, trained it on the ladder, and then entered it into hidden cup V without letting anyone in on the joke until the end.

Yeah I did; Hidden Cups are always peak for AoE2 e-sports scene. Unbelievable matches! I think they hit 100k viewers on Twitch, which is amazing for RTS game.