Age of Mythology gets major update, patching numerous bugs and balance issues

Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon art
Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon art (Image credit: Microsoft)

What you need to know

  • Age of Mythology is a spin-off of Age of Empires, involving Gods, Goddesses and mythical creatures.
  • Age of Mythology has received a major patch called update 2.7, fixing several bugs and balance issues.
  • This is intended to be the only big update for the forseeable future.

If you're an Age of Mythology player who has been waiting for a big patch to finish testing, we've got good news. There's now a major patch for the game called update 2.7 and the Age of Empires team has shared all the details.

Amid the lengthy patch notes, dozes of bugs big and small have been rectified, while several small tweaks have been applied to the different factions, in order to make sure they are all balanced. There's also a few general quality-of-life improvements. Do note, this is intended to be the only big update, at least for the forseeable future. Still, the team is taking detailed feedback if you find there is a major bug that they missed. You can share any feedback regarding your experience in the game on the official Age of Mythology forum.

For more Age of Empires and RTS content, you can check out our interview with World's Edge right here. Matt Brown, one of our staff writers, got a chance to talk with different creative leads about the future of the franchise and what Microsoft is doing with Age of Empires IV.

Samuel Tolbert
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