AoELicker,
Broodwar had new units,new technologies,NEW style of MAPS(snow,desert) and a whole new campaign with movies,a good plot and voice acting.
RoR brought 1 new race,5 new units and a better interface(queuing,double clicking to select a group,smoother fog of war).I don't consider AoE campaign to be a real campaign,its just pre-rendered map with a little briefing.
You never tried SC scenario editor or you are simply too dumb to use it properly? SC editor uses triggers and it allow us to do a large variety of scenarios with mutliple winning conditions. You can have the kind of AI you want and create games like Capture the Flag and RPGs.AoE editor only allow you to create a map and put winnning conditions.
B.net doesn't sucks more than the Zone. It's filled with lamers and cheaters,and so is the Zone.BUT at least B.net offer a much better connection that can handle 8 players without any lag or drops.On the zone,even when the lag is "good",AoE still looks different from singleplayer.Games on B.net looks exactly like singleplayer.