50 Factions?!

[lars573]

So does anyone actually know for sure if these 10/12 playable factions are like the Roman families in RTW and the 5 in Med 2, or the only ones? Or are they just assuming?

[Martok]

So does anyone actually know for sure if these 10/12 playable factions are like the Roman families in RTW and the 5 in Med 2, or the only ones? Or are they just assuming?

If you're asking whether all 10-12 will be initially playable, with another (as yet to be determined) number of factions that can be unlocked, then the short answer is "unknown". CA has been keeping things very close to the vest on this, and haven't really said one way or the other how this is going to work.

That said, I have a hunch that all 10-12 factions will be playable from the beginning, with the rest unlockable only via modding. As CA has yet to confirm this, however, it's probably best you don't quote me on that.

[lars573]

I figured as much.