Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition News

Be honest, did you notice the description for the Wolf in Age of Empires IV is: Bitey Infantry?

They provide no Food to gather, only death.

For our next seasonal event it’s time to grab your sunscreen and head to the beach! Beat the heat with new challenges and in-game rewards from July 25th to August 21st!



We hope you enjoy the Summer Vacation Event!

—The Age of Empires Team

As we continue into Season Five of Age of Empires IV, we want to hear from you! Help us shape future content in the game and make your voice heard with the latest feedback survey. ✏️ 📖

Survey Ends Monday, July 31st at 11:59 pm PT!

Plenty of changes are coming with the release of our latest minor patch. The Wild Man and Dragon Turtle have faded back into legend, and we hope you enjoyed the monstrous start to Season Five! Here is a peak at what is included:

• Updates to Ranked Season Rewards!
  
• Upcoming seasonal events!
  
• Changes to address Queue Dodging & Cheating in Ranked.
  
• … plus bug fixes and balance changes.
  

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Thanks again to our amazing community members, all of whom have helped to make Age of Empires what it is today!

—The Age of Empires Team

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

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[h2]New! Seasonal Event: Summer Vacation[/h2]
For our next seasonal event it’s time to grab your sunscreen and head to the beach! Beat the heat with new challenges and in-game rewards from July 25th to August 21st!

[h2]Ranked Season Updates[/h2]
[h3]Map Pool Change[/h3]
Since our Map Monsters have left for the season, they will no longer be appearing on ranked maps. The ranked map pool is otherwise unchanged. Battle your way up the ranked ladder before the season ends on October 23rd at 11:59 pm PDT (Oct 24th at 06:59 UTC)!

[h3]Ranked Rewards[/h3]
Mentioned in both our Season Five release notes, and our follow-up post, progress continues to be made on changing the Ranked Rewards system. Starting with this patch, players should now see the highest rank they’ve achieved this season on their profile and on the multiplayer ranked screen.

[h3]Queue Dodging[/h3]
We’ve updated the game servers’ backend to better detect when a player purposefully disconnects from their match. The system should now apply queue dodging cooldown punishments more instantly than previous configurations. Purposefully disconnecting from a Ranked Team or Ranked 1v1 lobby or load screen, as well as any time during Ranked 1v1 matches, will now also count as a loss for the disconnecting player in addition to the cooldown punishment.

These changes, in congruence with some of our other changes, should reduce the frequency of queue dodging. We are continuing to monitor this closely and may further tighten queue dodging punishments to be more in-line with other Age titles.

Additionally, we remain aware queue dodging is more frequent at the high and low extremes of ELO levels and are continuing our work to address the matchmaking process for these extremes, to further reduce the frequency of queue dodging for these players.

[h3]Ranked Cheating[/h3]
In our update kicking off the start of Season 5, we mentioned our continued investigation of cheating on the Ranked ladder, especially in Teams games. Thanks in part to reports sent in from players, we have taken some keys steps to reduce cheating in Ranked.

[h3]Voice Chat Reporting[/h3]
See our FAQ for more information on Voice Chat features including How to Report a Player. Please include as much information as possible including the date & time of your match. If you have a recording or stream of your match, please include this in your report too. Thank you.

This is just a small taste of what is coming in the latest update. For a more complete list, please visit our site and check out our blog. Happy Gaming!

[h3]:alertalert: DISCLAIMER[/h3]This list is subject to change and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all the known issues we’re tracking. The above is to inform you of the team’s current priorities, which will change as other issues arise or take precedence.

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Check out our epic monster map! 🗺️🐉 Don't miss the chance for your villagers to encounter the Wild Man and Dragon Turtle to heat up your battles in Age of Empires IV.

The Summer Party Event is still happening - don't miss your chance to earn some fun rewards before time runs out! The party stops on July 20th!