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    Speaker of Truth Senior Member Moros's Avatar
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    Default Re: New factions?

    Quote Originally Posted by antisocialmunky View Post
    Signs point to Belgae?
    Nah I have it there since I joined the .Org. So that's from before I joined EB, and from the time EB was even an open project (no members only forums). So no there's no connection between them. Though that doesn't mean there's no Belgae tribe being considered or chosen as a faction.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moros View Post
    Though that doesn't mean there's no Belgae tribe being considered or chosen as a faction.
    *Whips out microphone, and hat with EB PRESS printed on it*
    "So Moros, is that confirmation for a Belgae faction?"
    Regardless of what you say, I'm convinced that there will be a Belgae faction.

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    It is not a confirmation for the inclusion of a Belgae faction, but rather a confirmation of a proposed inclusion of a Belgae faction. Cross your fingers, boys!

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    BELGAE?! *sighs* Like it wasnt busy in Gaul already *sighs again*
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    I disagree. I think that the Belgae would be an excellent choice for a variety of reasons.
    A. They were really there and were a significant regional power, at least according to Caesar.
    B. They would not be another Celtic faction like the Averni and Aedui, but a half Germanic half Celtic fusion, which could be really interesting and add to the diversity.
    C. They can mix up the Sweboz steamroller and make the interplay in Gaul more complex, especially for the Romans or Carthies trying to swallow up the whole thing.
    D. Could possibly also get involved in Britain (scripts? I dunno just talkin off the top of me head).

    And on the other side of Averni/Aedui I think that there should be at least one more faction in Iberia: either a Celtiberian faction like the Arevaci, an Aquitanian faction like the Vascones that straddles the Pyrenees, or an East coast pre-Celtic Iberian faction like the Edetani that mixes with the Greeks of Emporion. That way there would be a continuum of Celt-related factions running from the SW corner of Spain to the shores of the North Sea, like it really was.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oudysseos View Post
    IAnd on the other side of Averni/Aedui I think that there should be at least one more faction in Iberia: either a Celtiberian faction like the Arevaci, an Aquitanian faction like the Vascones that straddles the Pyrenees, or an East coast pre-Celtic Iberian faction like the Edetani that mixes with the Greeks of Emporion. That way there would be a continuum of Celt-related factions running from the SW corner of Spain to the shores of the North Sea, like it really was.

    Well, I think it's a good idea to add a new faction in Iberia, the Arevaci are the best choice. They were more advanced than the other Celt tribes although they were strong power in cultural terms and in military issues. Archeological researches have shown more data from them and are more representative than the evidences we have about other non-mediterranean tribes from Iberia.

    Secondly, as celtic faction in the game they will be a really genuine celtic faction that will add new aspects in the celtic factions, I mean they have a very particular personality that we know deeply, because of the iberic connections.

    Edetani are an interesting option, but it doesnt appear so highlighted as the Turdetani or Arevaci in Iberia.

    About the Vasconi, I think It is somehow strange to add them at this time period in the game. We only know about them later, and with any role in military actions agaisnt Rome, and absolutely their craftworks and the rest of archeological facts show them with no relevance. The were a ingnote tribe in the pirinean valleys until the Rome's arrival.

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    Proto-Saxons in Skandza!(April fools!) But seriously, a new Germanic faction would be epic goodness.
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    Default Re: New factions?

    Quote Originally Posted by Leviathan DarklyCute View Post
    Much shitstorm.
    That was very constructive...


    A Belgae tribe would be great since it would be a buffer for the Sweboz, certainly when they've got a Lugian or a Boii tribe on the other side too. They were an expansive bunch and could be given a stronghold in Britain (or by script). Plus they are indeed a nice mixture of Celtic and Germanic influences.
    On the down side. The Belgae were a bunch of very independent tribes, so I don't know if they really deserve a faction as a whole...
    It would make Gaul a little bit overcrowded too, but with 10 extra factions trown in I think every part of the map will be a bit crowded. Some faction will be overrun early in the game, so I believe we need a way to make factions reappear to solve that.
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    Well, the not-so-centralized-or-tied-to-the-land factions should be able to horde.

    Also, that Hella-Celti-Iberian Emporion faction sounds fun. More Hellenic Celts!
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