Quote Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name View Post
Why isn't he a senior member yet? I have seen senior members with only around 2,000 posts.
Promotions are actually not determined by post count. Senior member is a special rank that is conferred to about 12 people every half year, generally for major contributions to the community.

Quote Originally Posted by LuciusCorneliusSulla View Post
Please tell me you arent considering leaving Syracuse or Pergamon out - their potential was incredible, even if not fully realised.
Illyria and Numidia would be a shame to waste too.
Pergamon, as stated before, will certainly be a faction. However, team members indicated that Syracuse most likely won't make it. The main problem is that there is barely any information on their military in the post-Alexandrian era. Also, chances are that Syracuse as a faction will end up being simply a speed bump on the way of Rome or Carthage. Archimedes notwithstanding, Syracuses glory days were well and truly over.

Incidentally, the main criteria for faction inclusion in EB are historicity and regional importance. Availability of information is important too, but enjoyability is not a criterion. Now matter how fun it might be, there won't be a Caledonian faction.