I can't play 0ad 28  after I press play it kicks me out of the game with an error description.

That sounds like horrible game design. An in-game upgrade that plays the game for you.  

Well my point wasn’t to copy design decisions that aoe2 makes, but to highlight how automated features should  be left unoptimized for better gameplay results. Aoe2 is just a good example of this. I agree that in general aoe2 has a much higher skill level than 0ad at the top level, but that doesn’t at all mean that we need “easier” mechanics, there should be no skill ceiling. Just because high apm can help players win the game, doesn’t mean apm is “demanded” by the game. A good game is one where a bad player can learn a lot of a certain mechanic, win more as a result, and still have a lot left to improve in that same mechanic.

The Hoplite Way to Hell  GG. 

gg is how I name my origin. You probably have origin as your local repo, not gg