If anyone has played both ...
Is Empire Earth: Gold Edition as good as Rise of Nations: Gold Edition?
Thanks. :)

Since they are completely different games, whether you find one or the other better than the other depends on your taste. For example, EE isn't so focused on researches that there would be a specific building where you can spend your tech points: they are in various buildings and cost normal resources. Furthermore, the pace of the game is considerably slower (especially if you don't play Tournament, which increases speed an amount).
Yet an other difference is that it doesn't cost increasingly more resources to train more and more troops. Also, the map isn't divided into players' regions, so that means no attrition.
PERSONALLY, I like Empire Earth more than Rise of Nations.

I have both, and like DrIstvaan says, they're quite different games. If I feel like playing a quick game, I reach for RoN, because with the right settings I can finish in 45 minutes or so. If I want a good challenge, and a bit more scale, I play EE.
I love RoN, it's a very tight, quick game, with some brilliant ideas. I love EE because it's BIG. Large maps, large population, and you can go all the way to the space age.

Looks like EE gold will add nicely to my RTS collection. Appreciate your responses.
Edit: Just ordered it.
Thanks! :)

A friendly hint: once you're a bit into the game, visit Empire Earth Heaven for TONS of user-made materials.

Thanks. Yah, that's a great site. :)

Empire Earth forsure A+ game
Multiplayer support
[url=]www.save-ee.com[/url]
I went to Empire Earth Heaven asking about the multiplayer part of the game and no one would help me so I went to save-ee and they were extreamly helpful they even hooked me up with a trainer who trained me on playing gren wars and Now I'm learning liga. Great Site great admins/mods.

That's some fine spamming, sir.

What like your usless post about nothing? Atleast I supplied a good site and let the guy know if he does go to Empire Earth Heaven they are about as helpfull as your post.

Apologies...we've been kind of spam hammered here lately, so when I start seeing site links in one of someone's first posts, I figure they're one of them.

it's a fantastic game...and I am NOT a huge "resource gathering RTS" fan. I tend to steer clear of games with "Resource trucks", but EE is just amazing. About as epic in scope as you can get, and a nice compliment to Sid Meier's Civilization.