New factions?

**Megas Methuselah** · 12-12-2008, 22:06

Originally Posted by Marcus Ulpius

Pergamon - I'm nearly sure, someone had mentioned it, but it's a pity they were omitted in EB I, the only counter argument is that they will make an already overcrowded Asia Minor hard as hell to play for minor factions.

Hooooo boy! You're in for a treat!

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=103202

**Hax** · 12-12-2008, 22:32

You're not still standing behind your (at least partially) racist assessment of "tribal" Africans from Ethiopia, are you?

Racist? Yeah, man. Whatever.

Anyway, I apologize for my quick reaction concerning the Kushites. They were clearly not as underdeveloped as I might have originally thought.

**lobf** · 12-12-2008, 22:37

Originally Posted by Hax

Racist? Yeah, man. Whatever.

Anyway, I apologize for my quick reaction concerning the Kushites. They were clearly not as underdeveloped as I might have originally thought.

Well, it's a simplistic, stereotypical view. You wouldn't assume even the least developed European culture used sticks at that time, but for a little-understood African nation you were comfortable with that same assumption.

I know that putting it like this only puts you on the defensive, so I'm sorry. It's really not personal. I just try to point out inconsistencies in people's logic whenever I can.

**Megas Methuselah** · 12-12-2008, 23:10

See? If we look hard enough, we'll find some common ground.

**Jolt** · 12-17-2008, 17:47

Originally Posted by lobf

Well, it's a simplistic, stereotypical view. You wouldn't assume even the least developed European culture used sticks at that time, but for a little-understood African nation you were comfortable with that same assumption.

I think by sticks and stuff Hax meant something like this?

**Marcus Ulpius** · 12-13-2008, 01:15

Originally Posted by Methuselah

Hooooo boy! You're in for a treat!

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=103202

Thanks for the link. Good to see they'll be there.

**Megas Methuselah** · 12-13-2008, 02:44

No problemo, Ulpsie.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 12-13-2008, 03:01

I think along with Pergamon, there will be a faction slot for the Boii to curb middle Europe expansion by the Getai and Sweboz. Also, a numidian faction of some kind so Carthage does not get super powerful by 250 by taking all of Western Norther Africa. Other then that, I have no clue who else would go in. These two factions however I am sure will be in, not for historical accuracy but for the game balance needed that these two would bring to their respective regions.

**Megas Methuselah** · 12-13-2008, 03:24

Originally Posted by ACIN

I think along with Pergamon, there will be a faction slot for the Boii to curb middle Europe expansion by the Getai and Sweboz. Also, a numidian faction of some kind so Carthage does not get super powerful by 250 by taking all of Western Norther Africa. Other then that, I have no clue who else would go in. These two factions however I am sure will be in, not for historical accuracy but for the game balance needed that these two would bring to their respective regions.

Yeah, those are all the possible factions I could imagine, too. I wonder what the EB Team has in store for us...

**paullus** · 12-13-2008, 06:38

muaaahahahahaha

edit: i'm well aware this post is spam-like and borderline antagonistic. i'll redeem it by saying that work on a couple of our new factions has been progressing nicely, though not yet to the point we'd really have anything preview-worthy.

**Krusader** · 12-13-2008, 13:24

Originally Posted by paullus

muaaahahahahaha

edit: i'm well aware this post is spam-like and borderline antagonistic. i'll redeem it by saying that work on a couple of our new factions has been progressing nicely, though not yet to the point we'd really have anything preview-worthy.

Excellent work on the Han & Qin unit rosters btw paullus.