Which Age of Empires and StarCraft 2 games are covered on N3O?

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N3O (Never 3ver Old) is a clan forum that covers the Age of Empires series and StarCraft 2. Based on its board index, the Age of Empires coverage is split across Age of Empires 4, Age of Empires 3 (Definitive Edition), and Age of Empires 2 (Definitive Edition), while StarCraft 2 has its own general discussion section. There is also a shared Strategy & Recorded Games board that isn't tied to a single title, so replays and tactics from different games can appear there.

Age of Empires coverage

The forum organizes Age of Empires discussion by specific game rather than one combined board:

Board Focus Topics Posts
Age of Empires 4 "the newest installment of the Age Series announced by Microsoft" 2 2
Age of Empires 3 "Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition" 540 9,553
Age of Empires 2 "Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition" 34 239

A few things stand out from these numbers:

  • Age of Empires 3 is by far the most active Age board, with over 9,500 posts. Its most recent activity shown is a thread titled "End of an era - ESO2 closing..." from October 2024.
  • Age of Empires 2 has a smaller but still real presence, with its latest post being a pre-order thread for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (December 2020).
  • Age of Empires 4 is the thinnest section, with only 2 topics and 2 posts, the latest being an X019 announcement thread from November 2019.

So if you're looking for AoE3: Definitive Edition discussion, N3O has the deepest archive. AoE2 and AoE4 are covered, but with far fewer threads.

StarCraft 2 coverage

StarCraft 2 has a single dedicated board: StarCraft 2 - General Discussion, described as "General Discussion about StarCraft 2." The index excerpt doesn't list topic or post counts for it, so the visible evidence only confirms that the section exists and is moderated by the Global Moderator.

Shared boards that span multiple games

Two boards sit outside the per-game structure and can contain content from any of the covered titles:

  • Strategy & Recorded Games — "Talk about Strategies and share your Replays here." With 1,185 topics and 10,405 posts, this is the largest board on the forum. Its latest post shown is a 3vs3 ranked thread from April 2021. Because it isn't game-specific, you may find strategy and replay content for different Age titles (and potentially StarCraft 2) mixed together.
  • Scenarios — "Discuss, upload or download a new Scenario," with 48 topics and 195 posts.

What this means if you're looking for a specific game

  • Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — go straight to the Age of Empires 3 board; it's the most populated and most recently active Age section.
  • Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — check the Age of Empires 2 board, but expect a smaller thread count.
  • Age of Empires 4 — the board exists, but activity is minimal.
  • StarCraft 2 — use the StarCraft 2 - General Discussion board.
  • Replays and tactics across games — the Strategy & Recorded Games board is where cross-title gameplay content lives.

One caveat: the board index shows last-post dates that vary widely, from 2015 (Tech Help) to 2024 (General Board, Age of Empires 3). A board's total post count reflects its history, not necessarily current activity, so check the latest post date before assuming a section is still busy.