Six down- four to go to!!: 4 faction slots left

[hekk]

I think the announcement of Takshashila only shows we can't really take the words of the DEVs here too seriously, as many of them stated before that there wouldn't be an Indian faction due to limitations.

So far, I'm very happy with the factions that have been announced so far. I can't wait to try Pergamon or the Bosporan Greeks.

While I think Syracuse was undoubtedly a very influential Greek state in it's time, I think it's unlikely it will make it. As others have pointed out before, it would quickly get steam-rolled by either the Carthaginians or the Romans. There simply aren't enough settlement slots in Sicily to properly represent Syracuse as a faction on it's own.

I'm actually hoping for a second Numidian faction. The Mamla'ha BiMassylim (the Eastern Numidians) will have it incredibly hard to be able to withstand Carthage. However, a faction located further west in North Africa like the Mauretani or Masaesylian (West Numidians) would have a fairly good position to start up from, and good time to conquer some nearby regions before it collides with Carthage. Also, a Mauretani or Masaesylian alliance with the Massylians might help to prolong their existence.

I think there could be a good chance for the Atropatene. They could be given similar units to Parthia, as they were a Persian dynasty and were remainders of the Persian Empire that ruled independently from the Seleucids. Their state lasted until 3rd century AD, when their state were absorbed by the Parthians. It would be fun, albeit quite hard, to try and reconquer former lands of the Achaemenid Empire and to try and re-establish a new Persian Empire.

I'm guessing that the last two other factions will probably be the Celt-iberians and the Belgae, and I say that with little enthusiasm as I rarely ever play as barbarians. :p

[stratigos vasilios]

I think the announcement of Takshashila only shows we can't really take the words of the DEVs here too seriously, as many of them stated before that there wouldn't be an Indian faction due to limitations.

I think they said their wouldn't be a Mauryan Empire faction... but instead they've given us a Mauryan Satrap Kingdom. So they technically didn't lie, I think.

[moonburn]

there´s always the historical encompass of time that exactly in 273bc the indians where in civil war and not until 267b.c. will tashakila have to choose to return to being a satrapy or probably fend of a kind of mongol or timur the lame kind of invasion springing from the east altough if thats scripted we know they´ll stop around gedrosia so we can actually have to play a migration campaign and bring the gypsies into europe 1500 years before they arrived in europe ... OH YEAHHHHH just a litle bit of history repeatinggggggggggggggggggg

as for the factions since they brought in an indian satrapy maybe a meroe kingdom might be nice ethiopians showing the blackpower (just a litle bit of history repeating ? )

arevaci if they don´t make it this time will make lusitanians far more powerfull particulary since it seems conquering new lands for both romans and carthaginians will be hindered by the new found importance of culture (like it can take 20 years before pacifing a region i mean the romans spent 150 years pacifing the lusitanii after having conquered them) while the lusitanii will take a big advantage of the fact that the upkeep will probably be decreased thanks to the new engines qualities wich was the roman greater quality but now with proper micro management one can fight off the romans by manpower

the 3rd faction i´m suspecting is the khwarzians a new kind of step cathraphact faction

and ofc the never ending syracusans master of greater greece the most powerfull city state of the greeks the destroyers of the carthaginian sacred band the defender of all the western mediterranean greeks the birthplace of the greatest greek minds of all times and the pinacle of greek power as a republic the true land of meritocracy where the lowest born greek can achieve the rank of dictator by sheer genius and willpower the last remainder of true greek aristocracy for that and much more syracuse more then any barbaroi petty kingdom may it be tylis the georgians or the atrepanes deserves the last place of honour amongst the great deservers of the world much more then a bunch of flee infester horse riders of the sahara or stinking germano celtic halfbreed´s who´s notion of culture is how to best use menour to build huts

[Moros]

I think they said their wouldn't be a Mauryan Empire faction... but instead they've given us a Mauryan Satrap Kingdom. So they technically didn't lie, I think.

Nasty trixie EB Members, yes, I told us they were trixie.

[LusitanianWolf]

Nasty trixie EB Members, yes, I told us they were trixie.

Btw, regarding the celtiberian faction.... People have been talking about the Arevaci but what about the Cantabri/Astures (maybe an alliance of both, kinda like KH)? They were the last ones in Iberia to be defeated by 19BC and gave many headaches to the romans so its a bit sad that they are just represented by rebels. But sure, that would be the same for the Arevaci.. This is ofc presuming that we'll get a new faction in hispania, and that the non-celtic ones (like the turdetanians or the edetani) will be represented by cartage and regionals, who knows what the team have in the sleave to us?

[Populus Romanus]

Moros should frequent the gameroom more. Moros would pwn at mafia.

[Brennus]

I will say it for the last time (because to be honest I am getting sick of it myself) but my logic behind suggesting a Belgic faction is as follows:

1. They are culturally distinct enough from their Gallic cousins that they would not be a clone of the Aedui and Arverni.

2. Caesar informs us that they migrated to Britain (which I aim to prove conclusively in a few years time) as evidenced by the presence of the Atrebates of Britain.

3. Caesar also informs us that Diviciacus of the Suessiones ruled portions of Britain and Gaul (points 2 and 3 qualify them as expansive enough to be factions, more so than Syracuse the KH, Saba, Tylis, the Pritanoi and possibly the Lugii).

4. There is sufficient room on the campaign map for a Belgic faction to exist without immediately coming into conflict with either the Sweboz or Gauls.

5. Victory conditions are very simple based on reading the historical information: Southern Britain, a portion of Gaul and the trans-Rhine area the Belgae are reputed to have migrated from.

6. We have plenty of personal names of Belgic rulers to flesh out a family tree.

7. They are well researched.

I'll shut up about the Belgae now.

[Arjos]

Ahahahahahaha Brennus, worst case we'll get a Belgae submod up and running lol

Wondering if a wandering mod could change the title

Technically a celtiberian faction isn't confirmed, so still 4 slots :P

[B-Wing]

From my perspective, the four most likely candidates are, in order of likeliness:

(1) Celto-Iberian tribe or confederation - several candidates for this one; viable roster already exists in EB1; campaign map void of neighbors

(2) Belgic tribe or federation - same reasons as Celto-Iberians, minus the campaign map part

(3) northern Arabian faction - based on team comments about new Arabian units and province reshaping in the Palmyra/Nabataea area

(4) western Numidian faction - necessary counterpart to the confirmed Numidian faction

Honestly, I think there are several contenders for #4 whose cases are just as strong/weak, like Syracuse, Kartli, Atropatene, and a Celto-Thracian faction. But having two Numidian factions at the start just seems like a historical requirement to me.

[amritochates]

That's 9956 posts now to sift through for clues and blatant disinformation.