Increase the population cap?

[I_love_nrj_hit_music_only]

Hi
I've wondered, why isnt it possible to have more than 200 units? I feel like with the focus on the fights (big open area, stealth in wood, formation and etc) that the game should be able to have more than 200 units. It's seriously so few, cause if you want a strong economical base, a strong navy and an huge army, you're kinda limited. Surely we should be able to have an option where we can adjust it, 50, 100, 200 , 500 , 1000 for example?

[Detective Conan]

I feel like if they did increase the pop cap they would need to give units some kind of upkeep cost.

[[R.E.] KingSmurf]

Imagine China turtling behind their thick walls, gathering an army of 500 pop, and building a wonder.... Good luck with that.

[JefferyNothing]

It becomes impossible to defend or attack someone with what so little units you're allowed to have. For instance I was battling 2x hardest AI and one of them completely mullered another hardest AI i put in to help me (the AI on harder difficulties on this game is so dumb). Once they were gone it was just a constant onslaught of me trying to attack one of them and having my base being attacked by the other but not being able to adequately defend myself because of the lack of units you're allowed to have. Having to send my army back constantly to fend off the wave and then getting attacked by the other AI. You just cant do it.

You need a decent force in late game to attack, but you're generally left with nothing at your base to defend it other than building defences which are useless against cannons and trebuchets. They need to allow more units.

[-SNiGS- JAM]

yes, having aoe2 pop options would be great

[Banknes]

Keeping the pop at 200 is great. It keeps op turtle situations at bay and forces each player to make the decision on booming eco or high unit army's with more risk / reward, compared to each player running 200 vills for infinite resources on top of 200 military that the player won't even be able to micro properly, due to not enough key bindings. Not to mention map resources already get run out come end game with the pop limit as is.

[Wolfsoldier5]

I don't think adding more options hurt the game. If people want to play with 20000 pop why not?
As long as it says in the game's description I don't have any issues with it

[Detective Conan]

The dev's should be working on fixing the core gameplay and balance. Modding support will be coming out next year and you will be able to do what you want.

“Customise your game with mods – available in early 2022, play how you want with user generated content tools for custom games.”

[Lothar]

+1 for me.200 is way too few,and only half of them could be combatants at maximum otherwise your economy can't support more large size army than that.Also the pop cap doesn't let you have more troops(And more civis who maintain the larger economical base to support the army),which makes the "battle" in this game(And the AoE 3)feels more like skirmish than regular open battle.If let I say,the devs really should learn something from the Cossack 3.

[PeteSkTemplar]

There are not enough trees for more pop and those trees wiil not regrown:)

Only solution then would be catastrophic plague to give the nature a chance.

[JonDonWayne]

For ranked stuff 200 is fine but an option for cutsom games to set pop cap higher would be nice and a map editor....i want to do some helms deep stuff with endless hordes of mongols XD

[Scud]

Originally posted by I_love_nrj_hit_music_only:

Hi
I've wondered, why isnt it possible to have more than 200 units? I feel like with the focus on the fights (big open area, stealth in wood, formation and etc) that the game should be able to have more than 200 units. It's seriously so few, cause if you want a strong economical base, a strong navy and an huge army, you're kinda limited. Surely we should be able to have an option where we can adjust it, 50, 100, 200 , 500 , 1000 for example?

probably in future. now they are too buzy too fix broken game.

[Astartes_XVI_Legion]

No, pop cap is already too high.

[Melinda Safitri]

lol XD just play total war

[*| Lion Heart |*]

Originally posted by KingSmurf:

Imagine China turtling behind their thick walls, gathering an army of 500 pop, and building a wonder.... Good luck with that.

china = zerglings...what is your point? ;P

[*| Lion Heart |*]

Originally posted by Astartes_XVI_Legion:

No, pop cap is already too high.

You are kidding, right?