Quote Originally Posted by Foot View Post
Actually it does play an important role, game mechanics-wise. Before, often it was the case that Parthia would find itself in a large part of the Arabian peninsular as it was the only suitable (and it wasn't suitable) faction to have those provinces rebel to. We also felt that it was important to represent that important part of the world that played an important role in trade to and from India. Compared to the Alex Mission, the inclusion of Saba was a wise choice. There was no chance that the Senate as a faction would make an appearance, so I don't even understand why that choice is even being considered as an alternative to Saba.

Foot
+1

And think of the ppl who actually created all of Saba's units and descriptions.. By saying '' Saba shouldn't have been included '' you're actually saying '' your work is worthless'' .. Besides, it's always nice if you have a big Empire (like Imperium Romanum) and have some other factions outside your borders, so you've still got a kind of a challenge in defending those borders.
Last but not least, we don't want two exactly the same factions, do we? Variation is the best we can get, IMHO, and Saba has units that are totally different from any other in entire Europe (barbarorum :P)

At least, that's my opinion.