12th playable faction

[Fisherking]

they do know it's true, but as stated before it is more for the reviewer's benefit then anything else.

The 12 factions are complete, custom voices, speeches, units, tech trees, balanced, etc, etc.

The other 38 only have bits or peices, but are not complete.

When reviewers pop open the game, they only want them to play the good factions and the good game. Since reviewers will not download mods anyhow.

So they want a 90% review or a 9/10, not the 8/10 they'd get when a reviewer goes, "I liked factions 1-12, factions 13-50 sucked though."

All about marketing

Yeah, so you can’t conquer the world with Corland or Bavaria until day two or three…

What language did they speak in Corland in those days anyway?

I am looking forward to upholding the great Bavarian Naval traditions!

We’ll teach those blighters to mess with us!

[knoddy]

nothing quite ever compared to conquering the world with the Aragonese.

[Fisherking]

nothing quite ever compared to conquering the world with the Aragonese.

Sure there was!

Which mod was it with Ireland and Scotland?

That was fun! Ireland ruled the world!

I loved the Irish and Scottish units any way.

[Haxorsist]

I think they're counting the US as the 12th faction. In one of those youtube videos in another thread, the CA guy said something like "We have 12 playable factions, some are European, some Asian and there's the 13 colonies."

To me it doesn't make sense that they wouldn't count the US as one of the 12 playable factions. I mean, it is a playable faction, not quite like the other ones, but still playable. If Portugal was in I would think they'd say 13 playable factions. I don't think they would advertise 12 playable factions if they could say one more.

[Fisherking]

I think they're counting the US as the 12th faction. In one of those youtube videos in another thread, the CA guy said something like "We have 12 playable factions, some are European, some Asian and there's the 13 colonies."

To me it doesn't make sense that they wouldn't count the US as one of the 12 playable factions. I mean, it is a playable faction, not quite like the other ones, but still playable. If Portugal was in I would think they'd say 13 playable factions. I don't think they would advertise 12 playable factions if they could say one more.

There is logic to both ways of thinking…

If it were so though I would have expected the 13 Colonies to be an early addition to the faction list. It just makes sense for a marketing stand point…as it is no surprise they are in the game, you know.

But while you have RTI they are an emerging faction, if they appear at all in the grand campaign.

They would not or should not have spent so much time explaining that.

They did make sure to name it in the interview, however, as the North American faction.

That likely means that the Iroquois are not in…

So....

[pdoyle007]

One of the interviews said that finishing RtI unlocks the USA for the Grand Campaign

[KozaK13]

One of the interviews said that finishing RtI unlocks the USA for the Grand Campaign

I think that is the test of time chapter in RtI that they mean. You emrge into the grand campaign as america right after the war of independance.

[General SupaCrunk]

Yeah, so you can’t conquer the world with Corland or Bavaria until day two or three…

What language did they speak in Corland in those days anyway?

I am looking forward to upholding the great Bavarian Naval traditions!

We’ll teach those blighters to mess with us!

In Latvian, i live in Courland! Courland now is Latvia.

[Fisherking]

In Latvian, i live in Courland! Courland now is Latvia.

So, what will we hear them say if everyone is speaking the proper languages?

I am of course guessing they won’t get everything right, just like me and the spelling.

But I doubt my Bavarians will be speaking Bavarian and will only be speaking German…and that likely with a Hamburg or Berlin accent…

[Sir Beane]

So, what will we hear them say if everyone is speaking the proper languages?

I am of course guessing they won’t get everything right, just like me and the spelling.

But I doubt my Bavarians will be speaking Bavarian and will only be speaking German…and that likely with a Hamburg or Berlin accent…

Whether a faction gets their own language and accent probably depends on how easy it would be to find a Voice Actor who can speak that paticular language or accent.

How easy would a convincing Bavarian accent be to find in the UK?

[Fisherking]

Whether a faction gets their own language and accent probably depends on how easy it would be to find a Voice Actor who can speak that paticular language or accent.

How easy would a convincing Bavarian accent be to find in the UK?

Bavarian is not just an accent or a dialect. It is classed as a language.Just like Friesian…

Not to say there isn’t an accent and dialects…

It isn’t so hard, UK or elsewhere…you just have to be smart enough to ask!

Just like you should have been smart enough not to get me on the subject of Languages!

[Sir Beane]

Bavarian is not just an accent or a dialect. It is classed as a language.Just like Friesian…

Not to say there isn’t an accent and dialects…

It isn’t so hard, UK or elsewhere…you just have to be smart enough to ask!

Just like you should have been smart enough not to get me on the subject of Languages!

Ooops.. well back to topic then.

Seems like people really want to see Portugal and the Mughal Empire as the last two factions. Here's hoping CA delivers!

[GMaximus]

So, what will we hear them say if everyone is speaking the proper languages?

I think if Lithuanian makes it in by some miracle (perhaps Polish-Lithuanian units respond in both languages, or there are several specific Lithuanian units? Who knows, although IIRC Polish was mostly used by the nobility in teh Commonwealth so I wouldn't be surprised if there was no love for us liths again), it's safe to say they'll make Courland use Lithuanian, since both languages are very similar (as far as I've encountered Latvian, anyway, feel free to smash me to pieces here if I'm wrong).

Just so I contribute to the main point of the topic, I hope Sefevids make it in as the 12th playable factions, as I intend to play them and the more polish, the better. Although honestly, I'd be as satisfied with the Crimean Khanate, although it being playable would be... unexpected, methinks.

[Thermal]

While i believe, to keep quality 50 factions shouldnt be made playable, a good half should be IMO, any that has a quality aspect should be playable, only the really rough factions being unplayable....


edit: at the twc people are pretty damn sure its maratha confederacy, and portugal looks almost impossible, so y'know...

[A Very Super Market]

I wouldn't care if the campaign for Switzerland or something was completely impossible, I just want the option.

[Polemists]

It's a mute point now guys, I mean the 12 playable are in. You can hope for more in a expansion or another tw game but at moment it's 12.

With a deadline crunch, demo demands, etc, I don't think they are going to suddenly add another 20 or 30 factions.

Tuesday we find out who number 11 is :)