Was this the one AOL charged me to play by the minute when I was a kid?

nerdix · 2025-12-09T18:50:20 1765306220

Yes it was!

I just posted a comment about how amazing the warcraft 2 community was on AOL. Couldn't remember if they charged per minute or per hour so you just confirmed it for me. I just remember that some kids were racking up insane bills. I had to play on Zone (and then Battle.net when Battle.net edition came out) but I loved the AOL war2 message boards.

recursive · 2025-12-09T17:23:47 1765301027

It is not and has never been an AOL game. Unless you were paying by the minute for internet access for multiplayer via Kali.

rickcarlino · 2025-12-09T17:59:11 1765303151

I don’t think I was using Kali. Did AOL partner with them? As I remember, I found it via AOL in a sponsored or semi official capacity. There were a number of RTS games available via the AOL gaming channel, integrated or closely aligned with the AOL app.

nerdix · 2025-12-09T18:52:04 1765306324

It was a partnership through a multiplayer service called Engage.

rickcarlino · 2025-12-09T20:02:12 1765310532

I found this: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/aol-initiates-new-game-pri...