remaining two factions

**jerby** · 09-24-2005, 11:15

well. the 'workgrouplist' shows there are two different faction coordinators (telekos for thrace, dunno who the other is)

and i meant to say that i think(!) that some eb members wouldn't agree with fusing those two...

**tk-421** · 09-24-2005, 12:40

On the April Fool's Day thing they said that they would be replacing Thrace with Illyria. They had two serious screenshots. I don't know if they have changed that or if that was a joke like those messes up hoplites.
April Fools

**RandyKapp** · 09-24-2005, 12:43

Illirya would be new...

**jerby** · 09-24-2005, 13:11

Originally Posted by RandyKapp

Illirya would be new...

illiryia is out of the question..
it had no military influence, and absoluty no dream of expansion..
i would say: make the starting date 260-270. and make Eprius+phyrrus..

**Moros** · 09-24-2005, 14:31

No that were local rebels or mercenaries, at least one of those.
I can't remember

**Divinus Arma** · 09-24-2005, 14:41

I like the idea of an additional greco-roman faction. I don't know of any historically, but including something on, say, the italian peninsula such as Etruscans would be cool. Or perhaps another barbarian faction. or not. whatever.

Not to make a comparison, but I liked the Illyrians in RTR6. They were underpowered and faced huge threats, consequently getting destroyed every time, but I liked their irrelevance and obscurity. It was fascinating.

**Moros** · 09-24-2005, 14:45

Originally Posted by Divinus Arma

I like the idea of an additional greco-roman faction. I don't know of any historically, but including something on, say, the italian peninsula such as Etruscans would be cool. Or perhaps another barbarian faction. or not. whatever.

Not to make a comparison, but I liked the Illyrians in RTR6. They were underpowered and faced huge threats, consequently getting destroyed every time, but I liked their irrelevance and obscurity. It was fascinating.

well the Romans have their territory so I guess they were already conquered by them, same for the Samnites.

**tk-421** · 09-24-2005, 15:13

Originally Posted by jerby

illiryia is out of the question..
it had no military influence, and absoluty no dream of expansion..
i would say: make the starting date 260-270. and make Eprius+phyrrus..

They had a pretty strong naval/pirate influence. Rome fought a couple of wars with them in the 230's and 220's BC. Pyrrhus would be 280's and 270's BC, not 260's.

**jerby** · 09-24-2005, 16:23

Originally Posted by tk-421

They had a pretty strong naval/pirate influence. Rome fought a couple of wars with them in the 230's and 220's BC. Pyrrhus would be 280's and 270's BC, not 260's.

your abolsuty right.
i'm sorry..i messed up counting the years.. ten years before 270 is 280..whoopsie..
I'd rather have eprius in stead of Illirya..or just tharce/dacia..everything is fine.

maybe one of teh Hard-coded-slots can be used for a slave-faction of rome. Like the etruscans or samnites.. on any allie of rome in the penisuela..

**Duncan_Hardy** · 09-24-2005, 16:55

Originally Posted by jerby

maybe one of teh Hard-coded-slots can be used for a slave-faction of rome. Like the etruscans or samnites.. on any allie of rome in the penisuela..

To be honest, I think the EB team decided definitively what they would and wouldn't be including a long time ago... Feel free to speculate, but I don't think your ideas will be acted upon, the time for suggestions is over.