Why are YOU excited about the Europa Barbarorum project?

[Divinus Arma]

1. The most historically accurate representation of the time period as is currently possible.

2. The vastly improved variety of units.

3. The intirguing (almost RPG style) trait system.

4. The complex advances in gameplay.

5. The new victory conditions.

6. The sheer artistic beauty of it all.

7. The history "extras" in text and supporting information.

8. The balance of units, I.E. no more "uber-unit super-stacks".

9. Other: You name it:

[AggonyDuck]

Pretty much everything as a whole.
The improvents are made on such a massive scale, that I must admit I can't pick any particular one.

[khelvan]

Other: I will have a life, and free time, again.

[eadingas]

Which one's "the map" option? :)

[Greek_fire19]

EB? I'm just here for the polls

[the_handsome_viking]

personally i just like to see celts running around in plaid pajamas.

nah its the historical accuracy, no questions asked.

[Mr Jones]

i agree with 1pain1Duck, all of it as a whole. it is impossible for me to decide upon one thing. this is truly a masterpiece of the computer age. perhaps, in the far distant future, the names of khelvan and the other EB guys will be spoken with the same reverence of the likes of beethoven and shakespeare. i am quite confident of it, actually.

[Revolting Friendship]

lol @ greek fire19

Well, are there any reasons not to be excited about EB, it's like a whole new game. From what I've seen, EB is going to be what R:TW should have been, that's what makes me excited about it. You have to respect the EB-teams efforts, truly astounding.

[edyzmedieval]

Other: I will have a life, and free time, again.

Poor Khelvan.

My condoleances if you want them.

As for the mod, mainly everything as a whole. I like the artistic beauty, wide variety of units and historical accuracy very much.

[Tricon]

All, except number 6 of the above. With my low end system I'll be happy if it runs at all.

[Meneldil]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

[Ellesthyan]

The advances in the gameplay, mostly. All other things are surely important and will enhance my gaming pleasure, but all the neat tricks they've done as described in the features preview could be so great I can barely believe they're doing it

[Reverend Joe]

ALL OF THEM!

*falls into anticipation-induced siezure*

[vizigothe]

i voted for number 1

[Jebus]

Other: GAH!

[SMZ]

All of the above. A truly monumental amount of work has gone into this... I'm eagerly anticipating. I just hope my 56k can handle the download. This will be as has been often said, a whole new game. And the replay value is going to be astounding.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Because it's a challenge too. Trying to keep the Makedonians from capturing Athens is no easy feat. Every time I boot it up I groan and wonder how to try and keep from being driven out of mainland greece, so that I don't have to spend out the rest of my days in Rhodes or as an advisor in the employ of some Ptolemaic king.

[Steppe Merc]

You think that's hard, try figuring out what is the best way to make an incursion into the Selekuid lands while keeping an eye out for your fellow Dahae, not to mention trying to keep your treasury afloat enough to have cool units.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Other: EB is better than sliced bread.

[vizigothe]

Other: EB is better than sliced bread.

lie nothing is better than sliced bread

EB however is the next best thing since microwavable popcorn

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

What's that you say, barbarian!? EB is indeed better than both sliced bread AND microwavable popcorn!

[pezhetairoi]

The accuracy. Although it pains me a bit that I won't get to see the lorica segmentata because of the accuracy, but hey, that's what the late period project's all about, eh?

[econ21]

Sheer artistic beauty seemed to capture it best. My only knowledge of EB is from salivating over faction previews. I am very impressed with the units, especially their historical accuracy, so perhaps I should have voted option (1) or (2). But a game could have variety and history but still be dull or unappealing. "Sheer artistic beauty" expresses my sentiments best.

[Reverend Joe]

I hate sliced bread. I like to grab an entire loaf and chow down, or cut off a piece with my trusty 9-inch fishing knife. (See, Steppe Merc- knives are the better utensil!) I would definitely say that EB is better than sliced bread.

[Steppe Merc]

I hate sliced bread. I like to grab an entire loaf and chow down, or cut off a piece with my trusty 9-inch fishing knife. (See, Steppe Merc- knives are the better utensil!) I would definitely say that EB is better than sliced bread.

Well if it's a real knife yeah, but I was thinking about a butter knife.

EB however is the next best thing since microwavable popcorn

Eh, I don't know, microwave popcorn kicks ass. I suppose as long as there are movie theaters and you can make popcorn the old way (however you do that), it could be replaced...

[Zero1]

I picked Historically Accuracy, but to be honest, the vastly improved variety of units is JUST as enticing to me

[Greek_fire19]

The fact that EB have got rid of all the 'barbarian skirmishers' and 'phalanx pikemen' units and replaced them with faction specific units and creating 17 factions that each have genuinely unique playing styles has to at least quadruple the fun on its own.

Add to that the fact that the units are historically accurate and 10 times prettier than anything CA have produced up till now, not to mention the scripting, traits and ancillaries, animations, formations......*takes deep breath*.... more competition, new factions, historical characters etcetcetc


*phew* Yeah, I'm looking forward to it a lot

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

I like the new variety of units etc.
The historical accuracy thing is a bonus too.
It's generally a what could have been for RTW.

And it gives DA the chance to do more polls and I know how much that warms his heart, aw bless.

[Colovion]

I voted number one.

But in the end I'm really just infatuated with the Total War Genre. I haven't able to suspend my disbelief with the current state of RTW enough to play an enjoyable game. I'm expecting EB to allow me to do this.

[QwertyMIDX]

Other: I will have a life, and free time, again.

I second that, and I might even start doing my school work again to boot! Humm, on second thought that might get in the way of having a life and free time...