Using a faction slot

[Sorn]

Would there be any advantages to devoting another faction slot to the Eleutheroi?

[General Appo]

Emmmm.... what? Why would they do that? I´m sorry, but I´ve just never heard anything about giving the Eleutheroi a second faction slot (is that even possible?) and have no idea what it would acheive.
If you could tell me why you think there might be some advantages or where you got the idea to devote a second slot to the Eleutheroi, I would appreciate it.

[Sorn]

Perhaps allowing some level of infighting among the Eleutheroi. While its likely none of their tribes were as grasping as the playables, they would have harassed one another to some degree.

Having a second interspersed at random (they would have to be spaced apart a bit) where there were stronger tribes and allowing them to work slowly toward expanding their lands might add a bit more realism.

[Megas Methuselah]

That would be interesting.

[Mithridates VI Eupator]

It's a rather nice idea, but I don't think it would fit EB, given that they have claimed that all factions will be playable. Other problems are that it would be hard to decide which provinces should belong to this faction, and that I don't think there can be two rebels, and thus one could engage in diplomacy and such with this secound rebel-faction, which would be strange, as if you ally, say, the indians, you automatically ally some celts and such as well.

[Sorn]

It would ultimately be in the same vein as the Eleutheroi, as far as we, the players, are concerned the two factions would fight us to the death. But certain small elements within would fight each other also.