Yea you guys are welcome to correct me but if you find the IGN article, I believe it states that when England revolts there is a chance the 13 colonies may form, and you DO have the option to either continue playing as England or to start playing as the 13 colonies in the grand campaign.

This all depends on unrest though, as other players have pointed out. If you do want to play as america quickly it is best to start unrest early, because if you wait until 1770's the game's going to be nearing it's end by time you form.

Like I said,

The mechanics of revolts are not all that concreate but my best guess still remains that if a colony rebels, it becomes a emergent factions, aka: Greece, Ireland, etc. This is similiar to rebels in Rome given names, Gladiator Uprising , etc.

If your own faction revolts, then it pushes regieme change, and then you can choose to side with loyalist or rebels.


13 colonies is only known emergent faction you can play.


Thus is my knowledge thus far, just restating the facts from earlier, I believe this is all in the summary thread.


Of course it's all speculation until we get our hands on.


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